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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brandon M. Walkin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wan Si Wan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device displays a first application and a second application along an edge of the display and, while concurrently displaying the first and second applications, detects an edge-swipe gesture. in response, if the location corresponds to a location of a respective application on the display, the respective application is associated with standard edge-swipe gesture criteria, and the edge-swipe gesture meets the standard edge-swipe gesture criteria, the device performs a system operation that includes displaying a system user interface at a portion of the display previously occupied by at least a portion of the first application and at least a portion of the second application; if the location of the edge-swipe gesture corresponds to a location of the respective application, the respective application is associated with enhanced edge-swipe gesture criteria, and the edge-swipe gesture does not meet the enhanced edge-swipe gesture criteria, the device forgoes performing the system operation.