How to use the new gestures of ios 12 on the ipad

The arrival of iOS 11 in the fall of last year involved a profound transformation, and improvement, of the iPad interface and, especially, of the way in which we interact with this device that aims to replace the laptop. Apple offered us a new Dock, an improved application selector, the "drag and drop" function, and so on. But with all this, the evolution of the iPad had not come to an end, far from it. Now, with iOS 12, apple implements some changes to its interface with which it intends, although I do not know if it will succeed, to improve our experience of use. Specifically, in iOS 12 for the iPad we can find new gestures that we must learn to access the home screen, the application selector and the control center, along with a new status bar.

The new gestures for the iPad with iOS 12

The new gestures that come to the iPad from iOS 12 are identical to the gestures already used by millions of users on the iPhone X. Clearly, Apple is preparing us for the total suppression of the Home button in future iPad models, after so many years with him. Rumors suggest that the next models of the iPad Pro, which could see the light this fall, will have a TrueDepth camera system and the Face ID function instead of a Home button with integrated Touch ID as until now.

Consequently, if you already use an iPhone X, the new gestures of the iPad will be very familiar to you; but if not, as is my case, you may need a little time to get used to it.

Changes in the Dock: how to go to the home screen and the application selector

In iOS 11, when you wanted to access the home screen from an app, you press the Home button with Touch ID. That is still the case, but now you can also access the home screen when swiping up from the bottom of the screen.

When you're in an app, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen, and this gesture takes you directly to the home screen instead of opening the iPad Dock on the app you're using.

But if you want to show the Dock and open more than one application to perform multiple tasks simultaneously with the split screen function, what you should do is gently swipe and lightly hold your finger in place, instead of just swiping your finger from the bottom of the screen while you have an app open.

But if you slide and hold a little more up the screen, then you can access the application selector on the iPad (App Switcher) to quickly switch between different applications or close applications that you have open, which is done by sliding up the thumbnail of the application you want. This gesture works both within applications and from the home screen.

How to access the Control Center

The Control Center in iOS 11 has been unified with the app selector and can be accessed by swiping up on the Dock, but that gesture now opens only the app selector without providing access to the Control Center.

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Now, with iOS 12, to access the Control Center, you will have to slide a finger down from the top right of the screen, where the battery life and the Wi-Fi and / or cellular connection appear. You can do it both from the lock screen, from the home screen or from the app that you have open on the screen.