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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
William M. Tyler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Caelan G. Stack, Belmont, CA (US);
Christopher P. Foss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christian X. Dalonzo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Alan C. Dye, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
At a display of a computer system, a user interface is displayed that includes a placement location configured to spatially accommodate a respective user interface object of a plurality of user interface objects corresponding to different applications. In response to detecting the input that is directed to the placement location and in accordance with a determination that the input meets first criteria, including a duration criterion, one or more selectable options associated with the first user interface object corresponding to the first application are displayed. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets second criteria, wherein the second criteria requires that the input includes movement in a first direction, display of the first user interface object is replaced with display of the second user interface object from the plurality of user interface objects associated with the placement location.