Oh, That ?Pull To Refresh? Thing In iOS? Yeah, Twitter Has A Patent App On That

Like that "pull-to-refresh" feature found in many popular iOS apps, including Twitter, Facebook, Tweetbot, Sparrow and others? Been wondering why Apple hasn't implemented the same thing in its own apps, like Safari or Mail, for example, when such a thing would make for a dramatically improved user experience? As it turns out, the reason why the feature hasn't made its way into Apple's core iOS apps may have to do with a patent application titled "User Interface Mechanics" - an application which lists the inventor as Loren Brichter, creator of Tweetie. You know...Tweetie? The app Twitter acquired back in 2010, which later became the official iOS Twitter client? Yep, Twitter is trying to patent "pull to refresh." But the patent app doesn't stop there - it goes after anything that issues a command on pulling down a menu.

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