With the new Siri gesture in iPadOS 27, the edge-swipe interactions on iPad feel noticeably inconsistent in landscape orientation.
When holding the iPad horizontally, the gesture activation areas on the two sides of the screen are not symmetrical. Swiping inward from the right edge to open Control Center requires noticeably more distance than swiping inward from the left edge to access Notifications/Lock Screen.
This becomes especially obvious when there are widgets or other UI elements near the edges of the screen. If you place similar widgets near both edges, the amount of the widget that needs to be crossed before the gesture activates is visibly different on each side.
This creates an unnecessary asymmetry in an otherwise carefully designed interface. More importantly, it makes the gestures less predictable and increases the chance of accidentally triggering Siri when trying to access Control Center or Notifications. Especially when a simple swipe from the middle of the Home Screen activates Siri the same way, yet control center/ lock screen are only form the top edges.
I think iPadOS should:
• Use equal gesture activation zones on both sides of the screen.
• Slightly increase the size of these zones so Control Center and Notifications are easier and more reliable to access.
• Keep the interaction consistent regardless of which side of the iPad is being used.
The goal isn’t to change what these gestures do, but simply to make their activation areas consistent and predictable.
Has anyone else noticed this difference in iPadOS 27?