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Swipe gestures on Android is still superior (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by ChipChapChopChao@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I know this topic has been discussed many times in the past. I really wanted to give an iPhone a try coming from an Android, but the navigation on the phone seems to be a huge downgrade.

The back button is in most applications out of reach with one hand. And swiping on the right edge is not user friendly for a right hander.

On android you can do that from both sides and it makes the overall experience much smoother!

Will apple ever catch up with android?

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[–] salloumk@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I often wonder why Apple don't just bake in the back function natively system-wide instead of only on their own apps and basically recommend developers to put it in. Seems weird, but there has to be a reason I would guess. Yes, the back gesture is better on Android but the swipe system as a whole is a lot more fluid and buttery on iOS in my opinion.

[–] AleMUltra@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Apple does not support this gesture in its apps either. Example: if you go to your profile from the App Store (top right icon) then you can't go back comfortably from the bottom, you have to go up with your finger to the top of the screen.