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Finally we have a patent application detailing a set of new gestures that will allow you to manipulate objects in order to enhance their visibility. These add to the mid-drag and micro gestures discovered in April, and gestures based on physical metaphors from July. The new gestures are based around holding and swiping (or swiping then holding), and seem to be specifically suited for smaller displays where pinching and multiple finger gestures can be awkward or block info. There is also mention of an Android-like tilt to zoom feature using the device’s accelerometer. PatentlyApple explains:

“In one example, a user may perform a “swipe then hold” touch input gesture, leaving a finger on the display screen of the electronic device. The electronic device then may pan and zoom onto any objects along a direction vector of the user’s swipe gesture or, more generally, along a directional path associated with the user’s swipe gesture. The user may vary the speed and/or direction of such cycling by moving the finger to the left or to the right and/or by tilting the orientation of the display screen.”
As for the “Hold then Swipe” gesture:

“…when a user selects a particular person’s face in an image and performs the touch input gesture, the electronic device may begin to automatically cycle through other images that also contain the face of the identified person.”