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Multitasking Gestures occasionally fails (ios 8)

i just upgraded to iOS 8, now gestures fails occasionally when in apps. I try to swipe up with four fingers, and pinch wih four fingers, but none of them works. I had to use the button to exit. Did anyone else experience this?

iPad mini (Retina) Wi-Fi, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 7:59 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2014 8:44 PM

same problem. occasionally occur.


as a temporary solution...

open and close notification center.

(swipe down / up from the top edge of the screen.)


and then you should have multitasking gestures work well.

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Sep 17, 2014 8:44 PM in response to theborgv

same problem. occasionally occur.


as a temporary solution...

open and close notification center.

(swipe down / up from the top edge of the screen.)


and then you should have multitasking gestures work well.

Sep 23, 2014 7:17 PM in response to theborgv

I've been having the exact same issue. Glad it's not just my iPad. Turning multitasking gestures off and back on in Settings fixes it momentarily as others have said, and so does opening and closing the Notication Center (which is very odd, but it works). I assume Apple will fix this in iOS 8.0.1.


Also, on an unrelated note, is it not possible to add photos to a note document in the Notes app on iPad? I read that that's a new feature in iOS 8, but no option to add a photo shows up when I try to do it as articles have shown. Maybe it's an iPhone-only feature?

Multitasking Gestures occasionally fails (ios 8)

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