** Critical for Stylus and Wrist Protection Users **

Apple’s new iOS 5 operating system will launch on October 12 for all iPad owners, bringing with it a host of valuable improvements, including simple iCloud (internet) backup of all app data files. 

You should be aware of one new feature, however, that will cause problems with Penultimate and other handwriting apps. “Multitasking Gestures” is an enhancement that allows you to switch between apps using just a multitouch gesture. It does this by interpreting the touch input when there are four or more “touches” on the screen. 

If you use Penultimate by writing with your wrist on the screen, Multitasking Gestures will be accidentally triggered, and will make the app unresponsive. Your writing may be interrupted, and Penultimate may appear to have frozen until you remove your hand from the glass and start over. 

Unfortunately, Penultimate cannot automatically correct for this. The iPad does not tell the app that this is happening, and does not allow the app to prevent it.

You, however, can disable Multitasking Gestures by using Settings on your iPad. In the General settings area, look for Multitasking Gestures, and simply turn it “Off”:

(Please note that Multitasking Gestures may only be an issue on iPad 2.)