[Biohazard]

How to Activate the Best Secret Feature In Your iPad

Your new iPad—and old too, with iOS 4.3—has a new hidden feature that Apple doesn't want you to know about: Extra multi-touch gestures that completely changes the iPad experience—for the best.

New iPad hidden gestures

• Swipe four or five fingers—to the left or to the right—to navigate through open applications.
• Swipe four fingers up to access the running apps tray and playback buttons, including Airplay controls.
• Pinch with all your fingers to go to the home screen from any app, without touching your home button.

For example: With a simple hand swipe, to the left or right, you will be able to navigate through running applications. Once you try it, you won't be able to go back.
Sadly, Apple doesn't want you to use these features yet. They could have included the switch in the general preferences for everyone, but right now this is only available for developers, so they can give feedback.

It will "only" cost you $5
The good news is that you can activate them and it's really easy: It only takes one click. The bad news is that you have to pay an extra $5 for Xcode 4, in the Mac OS X App Store.

Here's how to do it:

1. Purchase Xcode 4 and install it.
2. Launch Xcode and connect your iPad to your computer. It will appear in the Xcode's devices list.
3. Click on the "Use for development" button.
4. When it asks you to enter your iOS developer credentials in the dialog box, click cancel. It will give you an error. Disregard it.
5. Once the developer mode activation is completed, go to your iPad general preferences menu and turn on the new multi-gestures.

That's all. Your $5 multitasking gestures are ready to be enjoyed. You will soon discover that it was totally worth the $5.
lternatively, you can wait until the upcoming iOS 4.3 jailbreak, which will allow you to activate this feature for free with a simple app. Hopefully, it will come out soon.

Sursa

[Eugen Mihalache]

Presupun că anumite funcții (ascunse) trebuie să fie valabile și pentru iPhone 4, sau?

[Fmac]

Nu cred ca merge in iPhone, ar fi greu sa faci gesturi cu patru degete, nu?

[Biohazard]

Nu stiu daca merge si pe iphone, nu prea e practic pe un ecran asa mic.

[Tudor]

Merg super pe iPad gesturile, uneori mi-e incomod să tot apăs butonul Home.

[Biohazard]

Probabil o sa fie adaugate in iOS 5

[georgelek™]

efecte secundare ceva? gen autonomia bateriei atunci cand optiunea "multigestures" este activata... cine a incercat sa ne spuna si noua daca se merita sa le activam. ms.

[Tudor]

Nu consumă bateria, nu are de ce. Gesturile multitasking sunt super. Pe mine mă cam enerva dublu-apăsatul pe butonul Home pentru că dacă iPadul nu stătea țeapăn rezemat de ceva uneori nu reușeam să apăs cum trebuie. Acuma e foarte ușor. Merită din plin!

[georgelek™]

Multumesc pentru raspuns, cu siguranta astazi am sa cumpar xcode si am sa activez optiunea, cat despre butonul home,asa este ,uneori este greu de apasat am sesizat si eu...si posibil ca intr-o buna zi sa cedeze din cauza folosirii intense. Ms din nou.

[Biohazard]

In legatura cu butonul home, am observat ca se infunda cu timpul si devine foarte usor de apasat.

[Tudor]

Cred că depinde cât de tare apeși pe el, la mine funcționează ca în prima zi.