Nine iOS Gestures

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The Action	What It Does
Tap	To press or select a control or item (analogous to a single mouse click).
Drag	To scroll or pan (that is, move side to side).
Flick	To scroll or pan quickly.
Swipe	In a table-view row, to reveal the Delete button.
Double Tap	To zoom in and center a block of content or an image. To zoom out (if already zoomed in).
Pinch Open	To zoom in.
Pinch Close	To zoom out.
Touch & Hold	In editable text, to display a magnified view for cursor positioning.
Shake	To initiate an undo or redo action.

Additional Notes

These none iOS gestures require iOS 4.0.x or above.

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iOS 10 (formerly iPhone OS) - Is the intuitive, advanced, intelligent and secure mobile operating system. It’s the foundation of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It comes with a collection of apps and features that let you do the everyday things, and the not-so-everyday things, in ways that are intuitive, simple and fun.

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Updated 18/01/14 @ 08:55 PM Daniel D, Editor