I suspect this was influenced by the browser behavior in iOS 7. Almost all the browser chrome (full address bar and status bar) disappears when you start scrolling but reappears if you scroll back up quickly.
In fact, the iOS behavior is rather more nuanced:
* Scrolling down hides chrome
* Swiping up quickly reveals chrome
* Scrolling up slowly does not reveal chrome
* Scrolling to the top of the page reveals chrome
* Over-scrolling past the bottom reveals chrome
It's often interesting to see how much consideration Apple puts into small details like this.
This is also the best implementation. I think there's some stuff lost in translation when done on the web. Dollars to doughnuts these UI patterns don't have a speed function in them to adjust for intent.
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I suspect this was influenced by the browser behavior in iOS 7. Almost all the browser chrome (full address bar and status bar) disappears when you start scrolling but reappears if you scroll back up quickly.
In fact, the iOS behavior is rather more nuanced:
It's often interesting to see how much consideration Apple puts into small details like this.This is also the best implementation. I think there's some stuff lost in translation when done on the web. Dollars to doughnuts these UI patterns don't have a speed function in them to adjust for intent.
Also tapping the bottom of the screen reveals the chrome, which is really useful for not losing your place.