Many hand gesture meanings go back millennia, but if you’ve spent any time online lately, you know that hand gestures are having a moment right now—and not always a graceful one.

Alongside iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, Apple is releasing a new API that allows video conferencing apps to turn off the gesture-based reactions by default in their apps, according to information ...

Action: Hands in front of cheeks, with fingers flapping back and forth. “There are no tears here, but that doesn’t mean this is a false gesture. It’s real and is a way of showing emotion.

Tommy DeVito, the Giants’ improbable quarterback, brought new popularity to an age-old hand gesture. Here’s why you should raise your pinched fingers high.

FaceTime gestures are now standard in iPhones, since the advent of iOS 17. These let you trigger fun 3D animations with a move of your hand. Here's how to use it.

As part of Apple's accessibility push in watchOS 9, Assistive Touch now includes Quick Actions that let you respond to Apple Watch alerts with hand gestures. This article explains how to use them.