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On trackpad mode in iOS 9 and the iPhone

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/trackpad-mode-ios-9-and-iphone' title="On trackpad mode in iOS 9 and the iPhone"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/06/wwdc-2015-ios-9-keyboard-trackpad.jpeg)?itok=QwAJGrLb' />[/url]</p> <p>One of the new iOS 9 (http://www.imore.com/ios-9) features Apple announced for the iPad was "trackpad mode". Place two fingers down on the QuickType keyboard and it transformed into a trackpad allowing for highly accurate cursor placement and better control for text editing. It would be terrific to have the same feature on the iPhone. <!--break--></p> <p>Apple waited until iOS 3 (iPhone OS 3) to ship text editing but when they did, they nailed it. They nailed it so hard competitors are even now adopting similar mechanics (https://twitter.com/gruber/status/604139739118223360) for upcoming releases. Trackpad mode, however, takes it to another level.</p> <p>Although it was never announced for iPhone, and never appeared in the public beta for iOS 9, it's a poorly kept secret (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=ios+9+trackpad+iphone&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;gfe_rd=cr&amp;ei=wF6xVYXuJbLd8getg4voCg) that Apple at least experimented with universal trackpad mode support in the early iOS 9 developer betas.</p> <p>There might be good reasons why Apple isn't currently offering trackpad mode for iPhone, including usability. When four-finger app switching gestures were introduced, they were iPad only as well and never made it onto the iPhone. Larger screens are absolutely better suited to more advanced gestures.</p> <p>Yet two fingers don't seem like too many, and big and bigger iPhones like the 6 and 6 Plus are blurring the lines on what can and should be considered large screens. Also, like with the four-finger app switching gestures, Settings could allow the feature to be toggled on only by those who want it and consistently find it of value.</p> <p>Regardless, it's an incredible concept, and I hope it appears on the iPhone, in one form or another, either in the final release of iOS 9 or in a subsequent update.</p> <p>We've filed this issue with Apple's bug reporter: rdar://21969935</p> </div></div></div><br clear='all'/>

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