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lukeredpath on March 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The pull-to-refresh patent

I'm sure if Apple really wanted to incorporate this into their apps they would either a) license the patent or b) just do it anyway.

madeofpalk on March 27, 2012 [–]

Apple already uses 'pull to refresh' in loads of their internal iOS apps.

alexfringes on March 27, 2012 | [–]

True. Surprisingly enough, they also use the Android style connect-the-dots unlocking UI for some of them.

cpeterso on March 27, 2012 | | [–]

And iOS 4 copied Android's "window shade" style notifications.

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