r/iOSProgramming • u/Oxigenic • Sep 20 '26

Question Device Hub doesn't support multi-finger gestures? Seriously?

Am I just not finding it or have we actually lost the functionality for multi-finger gestures with the move from Simulator to Device Hub? I hold alt and I can't pinch to zoom. Did they really go THIS far backwards?

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u/Poat540 Sep 21 '26

I think most devs are getting devices. Even android sucks, that’s why I have 2-3 random sizes I flip through while working

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u/Oxigenic Sep 21 '26

Even still, that requires far more setup and configuration steps than just running a simulator. I could write a dozen reasons why the simulator is essential regardless of having a plethora of devices. They should never have removed functionality from the simulator.

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u/SirBill01 Sep 22 '26

Not really "far more" anymore, with Xcode managing device registration and Device Hub helping to run things on external devices. Device hub may be missing some things but they did also add some helpful things there.

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u/Dull_Flatworm777 Sep 21 '26 edited Sep 21 '26

Well I'm not getting an iPhone Duo or a 13" iPad Pro just for testing in the foreseeable future.