MattMatt757
New Member
Check out my reply below for more but, they left it out to avoiding glitching up android phones already put out in the U.S. w/o the need specs to run multitouch smoothly...There are apps and upgrades already rolling out!
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Verizon's Motorola Droid DOES include MultiTouch and Pinch & Zoom
- Thread starter danDroid
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Many?.... Please enlighten me... Picsay is the only one I know of.
PowerPlayGraphix
Member
I installed picsay but it doesn't work with pinch and zoom like it shows in the video. Do you have to have picsay pro? all that happens when I try is to move the pic around.
PowerPlayGraphix
Member
never mind... I got it to work. it seems a bit finicky but it works. Great proof of concept anyway.
LifeIsABeach
Active Member
No, but this means two things:
1. Third-party browsers can enable it
2. When the device is finally rooted someone can mod the operating system to allow it on the default applications. Someone in the Hack forum said they already know what code to change - they just need to be able to have access to do it.
EntropikOne
Member
and if you dont love open source.....you dont belong on the internets 
Willyammer
Member
"Pinch and zoom" is not an Apple only app. I have it on my Zune HD (talk about buyer's remorse!!!).
PowerPlayGraphix
Member
Apple was awarded a "Multi Touch Input" patent. This patent covers using multi point contact on a computing device with a touch screen to implement input into that device. This INCLUDES pinch & zoom. The patent covers ALL multi-touch input in a touch screen computer device, not just pinch and zoom. (Here's an article on the patent Apple Gets Their Multi-Touch Patent; Is Palm Screwed? )
Now, the reason Motorola/Google haven't implemented it on the base program is because they don't want to deal with the headache of fighting it if they can come up with options that work almost as well. Pick your battles. If a 3rd part app adds it, then let THEM fight with Apple but don't blatantly rip on their patent. All these other devices will probably run into trouble with Apple sooner or later. Apple just finished with Psystar so they now are free to pick their next fight. I personally don't miss pinch and zoom like I thought I would. What WOULD be cool is a press and drag option to highlight an area you want to zoom in on. I think that would be even better than pinch and zoom.
Now, the reason Motorola/Google haven't implemented it on the base program is because they don't want to deal with the headache of fighting it if they can come up with options that work almost as well. Pick your battles. If a 3rd part app adds it, then let THEM fight with Apple but don't blatantly rip on their patent. All these other devices will probably run into trouble with Apple sooner or later. Apple just finished with Psystar so they now are free to pick their next fight. I personally don't miss pinch and zoom like I thought I would. What WOULD be cool is a press and drag option to highlight an area you want to zoom in on. I think that would be even better than pinch and zoom.
If that was the reason, then single touch is also a part of the patent. Read the text. I believe they are holding out for something.
Dude!! Why wait!! yur just torturing yourself!! get it now and be in heaven with the rest of us!!
holy cow ya'll there's an app in the market called dolphin browser and it blows the default browser away!! its faster, easier to see and has something called "gestures" where you swipe your finger on the screen and it does things you have it set for when you swipe your mark. i also wrote the owner about pinch and zoOm because according to many comments....lots of other phones have it with this browser. i will update when he writes me back about when pinch will be added for droid.
