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Re:iPhone OS 4.0 by moron4hire on Thursday April 15, 2010 @10:07AM (#1267808)
I actually use it, especially when I'm trying to go back and forth between email, maps, and music.
Re:iPhone OS 4.0 by timdorr on Thursday April 15, 2010 @11:23AM (#1268021)
As do I. It's one of the best things about Android, I've found. Going back and forth between two applications directly is very, very efficient for using a mobile OS, I've found. I think the author is wrong in saying that it appears as a "random selection" of apps. If I'm using it, it's because I remembered that I was just using another app. I'm not using it for discovery; I'm using it as a shortcut.
Re:iPhone OS 4.0 by Heavensword on Thursday April 22, 2010 @05:07PM (#1286458)
I use it all the time, too. It's essentially a taskbar for recently used or running apps. If I follow a link from Seesmic or Gmail, but want to keep the browser open, I <hold Home> and swap back to mail. Or maybe a song comes on that I don't feel like listening to at the moment, so I swap over and skip it in the same manner.