Firefox Launches 'shake to Summarize' on Iphones
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Firefox introduces 'Shake to Summarize' feature on iOS, but users express concerns about usability due to conflict with existing 'shake to undo' functionality.
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al_borland
4 months ago
Shake is the undo action on an iPhone. While I appreciate a quick and easy way to summarize articles, this seems like a usability problem.
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