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anethum wrote

i'm an exclusively android user (one of those annoying ones that still uses a phone from 2017 too) and the occasional moments where i have to use my sister's iphone i find quite humiliating. is this floating thing on the side the home "button". apparently it's not. how do you switch screens. what

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twovests OP wrote (edited )

iPhone is based on the assumption that slipping and sliding is the natural state of interaction with the natural world. Here's how to switch apps :)

Android:

  1. Press the "switch apps" button

  2. Tap the app you want to switch to

iPhone:

  1. Place your finger on the "gesture bar" on the bottom of the screen.

  2. Pull up until you feel one vibration.

  3. Wait for the animation to complete.

  4. In some fullscreen apps, you will need to repeat step 2 another time. This activates the App Switcher.

  5. Wait for the animation in 4 to complete.

  6. Tap the app you want to switch to.

    1. WARNING-- If your finger moves upward by delta-y 1 pixel, during the "tap" this will actually swipe the app closed. You can not hear it, but iPhone is laughing at you.

  7. Wait for the animation to complete.

  8. Wait until the app re-loads, because your open apps have probably swapped out of memory by now.

As you can see, iPhone is far easier and more natural.

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anethum wrote

what if instead of "we slip and slide as we fall in love" depeche mode sang "we slip and slide as we use iphone",, it would be horrible because the syllable count tracks but the meter kinda doesn't

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