Disable 4-finger and 5-finger swipe

Hi,

I’m developing educational app for kids and sometimes they keep 4 or event more on screen when trying to drag & drop item in game. On iPad there is gesture that when you user 4 finger to swipe it will be change current active application to another. Is there any way to disable this gesture?

Hi Hedgehog,

I looked into this at one point, and I’m pretty sure there’s no way to disable it from code.  However, it’s possible for the user to disable it themselves in the Settings app (under General, Multitasking Gestures).  So, you could alert your user about it and direct them to the Settings app to disable it.

  • Andrew

Thanks Andrew for response. If there is no way to disable this your idea sounds good. I wonder if disable this gesture is possible using native code.

I actually think it’s not possible even with native code – there are a bunch of threads about it out there in other forums (e.g., http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forums/topic/multitasking-gestures/).

  • andrew

Good to know, because I need to convince my client that disabled it is even impossible using native code :wink: , and I don’t want to buy Corona Enterprise to support this little feature. Anyway, thanks for help!

Hi Hedgehog,

I looked into this at one point, and I’m pretty sure there’s no way to disable it from code.  However, it’s possible for the user to disable it themselves in the Settings app (under General, Multitasking Gestures).  So, you could alert your user about it and direct them to the Settings app to disable it.

  • Andrew

Thanks Andrew for response. If there is no way to disable this your idea sounds good. I wonder if disable this gesture is possible using native code.

I actually think it’s not possible even with native code – there are a bunch of threads about it out there in other forums (e.g., http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forums/topic/multitasking-gestures/).

  • andrew

Good to know, because I need to convince my client that disabled it is even impossible using native code :wink: , and I don’t want to buy Corona Enterprise to support this little feature. Anyway, thanks for help!