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by jader201·13y ago·view on hn ↗
> Dear Apple, I’d love to see you implement this in Apple Maps. Dear developers, I’d love to see you implement this in any pinch-to-zoom app.

Better yet:

Dear Apple, I’d love to see you implement this in iOS, so that developers don't have to.

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Why? They already have a perfectly intuitive way of doing this. It doesn't make any sense. I just tried it and its not particularly useful, doesn't feel anywhere nearly natural and I can already do zoom one handed just hold the phone so that there are two fingers free to pinch.
Are you serious? I'm curious to see how you normally hold your phone with one hand now, I'm figuring you as some sort of contortionist, or one of those guys that can cut a deck of cards in half with just one hand. I personally love this gesture, and I use it all the time, especially when it's too cold outside and I'm using my phone with one hand, with the other one in my pocket instead.
> "just hold the phone so that there are two fingers free to pinch."

Yes, just you try doing this on a rocking bus - it's a pretty effective way to turn your phone into a projectile. Or a train. Or a car. Or...