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Apple HIG: Gestures

Documents platform gestures as direct physical interactions and advises using standard gestures consistently, avoiding interference with system gestures, and providing alternatives where needed.

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Long press Choose long press when the design problem is a sustained-contact gesture and its threshold, feedback, cancellation, and equivalent action path. Long press starts only from a target that intentionally supports sustained contact. Supports consistent platform gesture behavior and avoiding conflicts with system gestures.

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Publisher: Apple Developer. Last checked: .