An Apple patent shows multitouch gestures for iOS keyboard
Since iOS debuted in 2007 with the original iPhone, Apple has been reluctant to incorporate specialized gestures for virtual keyboard platform, but a new patent reveals that such functionality could be incorporated into a future version of the OS.
Apple iOS system, initially known as iPhone OS, has always been based on touch gestures to navigate the interface, such as slide or pinch to zoom, eliminating the "old fashioned" virtual buttons. This entry scheme is adopted in all aspects of the operating system, except one: the keyboard.
The iOS keyboard could improve much in the future
Although the keyboard to see in iOS 7 has gone through some design tweaks, has remained virtually unchanged since its original conception. Apple's current solution is intuitive, smart auto-correction and some other features of usability, but some may argue that no existing application takes full advantage of the capabilities of the latest hardware.
Also, as you know, Apple does not allow the installation of third-party keyboards for reasons of stability and security of the system, so iOS devices can not access popular applications such as Swype Android.
However, a patent granted to Apple shows that the company is open to the idea of a more polished QWERTY input. The patent is called "sliding gestures touch screen keyboard" and has its roots in basic tactile properties used in iOS, but adapts to a limited space, in this case the keyboard. Although the patent covers a finger actions and various, the functionality is limited to slide gestures.
To illustrate the utility of the invention, the image you have just above shows how a user tries to put "Ok" in response to a message. The user enters the OR and then wrong and introduces J over K. With the current keyboard (regardless of the spelling) would have to clear the J by pressing Delete. With the keyboard that appears in the patent, Apple teaches us that we would only have to slide your finger to the left to replace the deletion.
As mentioned before, you can also implement actions with several fingers. In this example we see a hit with two fingers on the left could erase the last word typed while a hit with three fingers would remove the entire line.
As discussed in Appleinsider , the patent shows many more examples for possible implementation. At the moment it is unclear whether or not Apple decides to include this technology in a future version of iOS, although the company has historically shown little interest in changing the system iOS keyboard.
What do you think? Would you like Apple to implement something on the keyboard of iOS?
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