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The four-finger swipe to switch between apps more or less fixes that issue. I've had the four-finger gestures enabled on mine for a couple months, and they really are a noticeable improvement.

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I find the 3 and 4 fingered swipes, especially on the smaller screens of the iPhone/touch devices to be pretty inconsistent and not very natural from a hand gesture perspective. I'd also suggest that 'more gestures' isn't what the average consumer is going to find as useful.

I'm also not looking forward to the first gesture requiring the use of my big toe.

You can't pull off a four-finger swipe with one hand unless you aren't holding your phone. Maybe on the iPad, but it's practically worthless for handhelds.

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