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Waiting for AI's pull-to-refresh moment

Issue 159: The race to the interface

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David Hoang
Sep 03, 2023
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There is a gesture on the iPhone that long-time mobile users are familiar with that have non-native origins. If you open the official Mail app on the inbox view, you can "pull" the interface down and the app will refresh with more emails. This is known as "pull-to-refresh."

What not everyone may not know is this interaction was made popular and invented …

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