I like the 3 finger swipe up to close apps since that prevents me from accidentally closing an app that I didn't want to close. I know I could always go to a home screen and open it again, but that can also be an inconvenience at times.
Wayne On 5/4/14, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't find the method you describe to be much faster than the three > finger swipe up. I just bring up the App Switcher, swipe right once to > make sure I'm on the app immediately to the right of the home object and > then just swipe up with three fingers. Most of the time for me the focus > moves to the next app, so I can just swipe up with three fingers as many > times as I have apps. Occasionally, the focus flops back over to the > home object, and I have to swipe right again, so obviously in this case, > your method would be faster, but this is the exception in my case and > not the rule. Just my $0.02. > > On 05/04/2014 07:52 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> The 3-finger swipe up is one way. A much faster way especially if you are >> closing a number of apps is to find the first app next to the Home area, >> swipe up or down with one finger so Voiceover will say "Close" followed >> by >> the app name. Now double tap to close the app. This is like the action >> rotor >> in mail or messages, a single finger swipe up or down toggles between >> "Close" and "Activate". >> The nice thing is that the rotor stays on Close so as each app >> disappears, >> the next one slides over into that spot and you can just continue to >> double >> tap to remove apps. >> Even faster is to flick the rotor to Close, then put your finger roughly >> in >> the middle of the screen to touch the app to the right of Home, then hold >> your finger on the screen and split tap. With each split tap you are >> removing an app and the next one will slide in under your finger. You can >> split tap quite fast and close all your apps very rapidly. >> One thing to keep in mind is that if you accidently touch the Home image >> then your rotor resets itself to the default which is Activate item. This >> means if you touch Home and then swipe to or touch another app and double >> tap it, you will switch to that app. >> >> Lastly, instead of a 3-finger swipe up you can also perform the >> pass-through >> gesture which is a double tap and hold. Then without releasing the screen >> do >> a swipe up with 1 finger to close the app you are on. This basically >> mimicks >> how a sighted person closes apps by touching and swiping up with one >> finger. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Alan Paganelli >> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 10:50 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Deleting apps in the app switcher >> >> You need to use a 3 finger swipe up for each app you want to close. >> Flick >> right for each app that's opened for VO to announce it, use a 3 finger >> flick >> up to close it. >> >> HTH >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Alan >> >> I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being >> ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. >> >> Please click on: >> >> HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played >> on >> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on >> my >> website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pinky" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 3:08 PM >> Subject: RE: Deleting apps in the app switcher >> >> >> I am using an iPad and when I do the one finger flick up nothing happens. >> I >> know I used to delete that app in the app switcher with this method For >> some reason now when I go to the app switcher and do a single finger >> flick >> up nothing happens. Any other suggestions or I am I doing something >> wrong? >> >> Ed. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Chris Apple boy >> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 1:54 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Deleting apps in the app switcher >> >> Do a one finger flick up until it says close app. Then double tap. From >> then >> on you can just double tap until all you see is home. >> >> Regards Chris >> Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! >> >> On 03/05/2014 01:09, Pinky wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I know when I go to the app switcher you can use a three finger swipe >>> up to delete apps. I know there was another way where I use to do >>> something then just tap the screen and it would delete apps every time >>> you >> tap the screen. >>> For the life of me I can't remember how to do it. Can anyone remind >>> this old geezer how to do this. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> >>> >>> Ed >>> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >> list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have >> any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that >> a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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