MOST iPhone Gestures are well documented, but there is one incredibly useful gesture that Apple hasn’t mentioned at all. There is a familiar gesture for going back on a web page or browser tab, such as clicking undo after making a mistake when editing a document or drawing an image. The back button is also invaluable for going back to the previous page, window or screen in an app, and using a gesture makes it even easier.
In Apple’s guide to iPhone gestures, it covers most of the gesture options available in the iOS interface. However, he neglects to mention that swiping right often acts as a way to back up to the previous screen in many apps, including Safari, Mail, Reminders, Notes and News. Many third-party apps also support this gesture, such as Gmail, Chrome, Twitter, Facebook, Feedly, Instagram, and Discord. Although Apple doesn’t mention this as an official gesture, it’s widely supported by most iPhone apps. All users have to do is tap the screen and swipe right, which will open the previous screen in the app. As you swipe right, the iPhone will preview the previous screen, making it a smooth transition.
Other ways to restore your iPhone
The swipe gesture isn’t the only way to get back on the iPhone. In some apps, the back button will appear in the upper left corner. This button also appears when users are redirected to another app, for example when opening a website link from Messages or WhatsApp. In this case, Safari or Chrome will display a back button next to the app the URL originated from, allowing users to return to that app and pick up where they left off.
iPhone users can also go back to the apps they were using using the app switch gesture. To do this, swipe up from the bottom of the iPhone, press and hold, then release. This will display all the apps that are currently open on the iPhone. Swipe left or right to see all open apps, and tap an app to open it. If users are working between two apps, they can swipe left or right along the bottom edge (near the white line) to switch between open apps.
More iPhone swipe gestures
Some apps and many websites use left and right swiping as a way to move between photos and videos. Swiping right to go back is very useful to learn and may not be discovered unless you read about it from a source other than Apple or discover it by accident. However, Apple shares quite a few gestures, and most of them are great time savers. Spotlight Search makes it easy to find almost anything on your iPhone. Apps, settings, documents, photos, and more can be quickly discovered by swiping down from the middle of the home screen or lock screen to reveal the search box and reveal the keyboard.
Swiping down from the top right of the screen opens the Control Center for quick access to brightness, screen volume and more. Swiping down from the top center of the screen brings up notifications, and swiping left clears each notification. Swiping down from the bottom of the screen and off the edge of the screen activates Accessibility, if enabled, to temporarily move the top of the screen down to more easily reach a higher level. These swipe gestures create a file iPhone Easier to use when you know, so it’s worth trying each one a few times to build up some muscle memory for the action.
Source: Apple
