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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth Kocienda, San Jose, CA (US);

Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display and one or more programs stored in memory for execution by one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for displaying a first application view that corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently open applications. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first input, and in response, concurrently displaying a group of open application icons that correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications with at least a portion of the first application view. The open application icons are displayed in accordance with a predetermined sequence of the open applications. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first gesture distinct from the first input, and in response, displaying a second application view that corresponds to a second application adjacent to the first application in the predetermined sequence.


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