Multitasking

App Switcher Controller lets jailbreakers personalize their multitasking interface

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 21, 2020

Chronic multitaskers are apt to use the iPhone’s App Switcher for rapidly moving between recently-used apps more frequently, but wouldn’t it be great if Apple offered at least some form of user customization for what could be considered one of the iPhone’s most-used interfaces?

If you answered yes to the question above, then we invite you to check out a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed App Switcher Controller by iOS developer Tomasz Poliszuk, as it provides iPhone users with a bevy of options for personalizing the App Switcher interface.

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Astrid brings a snazzy new multitasking experience to jailbroken handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 1, 2020

Multitasking is an important feature on modern smartphones and tablets, not only because we demand more and more out of our apps at any one given time, but also because we want to be able to do more than one thing at once to save time. Multitasking has come a long way on the iOS platform over the years, but one fact remains true: the jailbreak community continues to have of the best multitasking concepts that Apple still has yet to incorporate out of the box.

Astrid by iOS developer MTAC is the latest of such multitasking concepts to come to fruition in the form of a jailbreak tweak as of late. Astrid aims to be a no-BS interface for simply accessing your most recently-used apps in a jiffy. Best of all, it includes creature comfort features that the standard App Switcher doesn’t.

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How to multitask like a pro with Picture in Picture video on your iPhone and iPod touch

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 28, 2024

Picture in Picture (PiP) video allows you to use FaceTime video calling or watch a video while you use other apps. Your video continues playing in a resizable thumbnail overlay which floats above everything else displayed on the screen. It's a great multitasking feature that's finally available on the iPhone and iPod touch thanks to the iOS 14 software. Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to use Picture in Picture on your iPhone or iPod touch.

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Word and PowerPoint gain Split View, trackpad support coming to Office for iOS by the fall

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 11, 2020

Keeping true to its promise, Microsoft yesterday updated its Word and PowerPoint productivity apps on the App Store with the ability to open two documents in a side-by-side view on iPad via Split View multitasking support. The Excel app did not pick up Split View support at post time, however. Microsoft has also acknowledged that it's working on implementing iPadOS trackpad support for the Office suite, but don't expect to be taking advantage of it before the fall.

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The best free Mac apps for managing simple work and home projects

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ April 14, 2020
Mac Apps to Manage Projects - Taskade

You may not be a project manager by trade, but you do have projects to manage. So you probably don’t need a fancy or extensive project management tool. But you do need one to keep track of smaller projects for work, school, or your home.

These Mac apps can help you stay up to date on all of your projects. They offer project and task management with extra features but still keep things simple. Best of all, they’re each available for free. And those that have in-app purchases do so to give you more features you might want but don’t necessarily need.

For keeping track of all your projects, check out this list of the best Mac apps for managing them.

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The best free Mac apps to help you focus when working from home

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ March 24, 2020
Focus Apps for Mac - Focus To-Do Timer

When you work from home, there are a lot of distractions. And while you certainly have interruptions in a physical office or workplace, those you have at home are just a bit different. So if you aren’t used to working at home every day, you need to prepare for these disruptions.

To help you readjust after an interruption and concentrate better on your work, we’ve assembled a list of Mac apps to help you focus. These apps use different techniques and combinations of them such as the pomodoro timer and Eisenhower Matrix methods.

If you need some assistance getting used to working in a home office, these apps should help.

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This cool concept shows one way to improve iPad multitasking, but has a few usability issues

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 26, 2020

We've been hearing some complaints lately about multitasking on iPad which, for all its advantages and advancements, hasn't really reached a point where average users could figure out that stuff on their own to multitask like pros. Honestly, it's a convoluted mess. Such harsh criticism is grounded in facts, and that's precisely why this deceptively simple iPad multitasking concept has been making rounds in the past couple of days.

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