Apple files patent applications related to using the Digital Crown on the iPhone and iPad

The Digital Crown is the innovative tool that Apple created so that Apple Watch users could zoom in and out on the watch screen in place of the multi-touch "pinch and zoom." The latter obviously was not a workable solution for users of the timepiece. Zooming all the way in on an app using the Digital Crown on the Apple Watch, will launch it. Pressing the crown afterward will take you back to the home screen. The Digital Crown also allows certain apps to scroll up and down on the display.

Last summer, Apple filed a patent application for the use of a Digital Crown on the Apple iPhone and ...