If you actually need to read the message to decide what to do with it, you tap once to view.

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The Stocks app also allowed you to tap once on the quotes to change them to the % price change view and tap again to display market capitalization.

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She can also tap the mirror to view different colors, find matching shoes and send the image to her Facebook profile.

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They each had a balcony, a spectacular view, iced water on tap and a direct-dial telephone.

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This 3D aerial view is a kick to tap and swipe around, circling skyscrapers and cruising down streets like a bird.

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IPhoto will find look-alike photos when you double tap on an image in the thumbnail grid view.

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Tap his uniform and the camera shifts to the view from inside his helmet.

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To change your view layer in Apple Maps you have to tap the lower right corner (helpfully curled over as if it were physical paper) to reveal quite small traffic, satellite and hybrid views among four other options.

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