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To be a little pedantic - it’s not quite the same as Apple’s user interaction design... notice how the ape performs swipes to navigate back?

Apple’s gesture for this requires starting at the edge of the screen, but Instagram allows you to start swiping anywhere.

I’d hesitate a guess that without this difference, the ape wouldn’t have been able to browse Instagram nearly as easily.

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Yes, instagram’s swipe back is much better than apple’s.

Though in fairness, I do think the iphone is pretty intuitive. My parents picked it up quite well (mac too).

However, there are a variety of mid-tier functions that are not very discoverable. Not pro features, even simple stuff like screenshots and certain sharing options.

To be fair, screenshots aren’t intuitive on any OS.

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