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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Edward Chao, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0232 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2200/16 (2013.01); G06F 2203/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/048 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving, a request to display a set of application views. In response to receiving the request to display a set of application views, a set of application views is displayed. The set of application views includes a first application view that corresponds to a first application that is not in an active session, and the set of application views are arranged in an order of application views. Displaying the set of application views includes: displaying a second application view that corresponds to the second application before the first application view in the order of application views in accordance with a determination that a second application is in an active session; and displaying the first application view in a first position in the order of application views in accordance with a determination that there are no applications in an active session.


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