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> I have never ever swiped back intentionally in over 100000 swipe backs

Real question here, what are you trying to do when you "swipe back"?




Touching something on the left side, like a link, and let my finger touch the glass a tiny bit too long while pulling the finger back. Unwanted swiping happens to me all the time in all directions - may the developers use a touch screen for everything forever!


This swipe thing violates one of the most basic ux principles by making a destructive action easily triggered by accident.


Dating apps.

By instinct I swipe back like I am in Safari, and that does something else in those.


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