First, there is now support for vertical and horizontal paging. This enables users to flip through content with a page flip animation, as if they were actually reading a physical book or magazine.

Flip animations can create a more enhanced feel for your app by making it more playful, especially when displaying notifications. Here’s how to implement a page flipping animation.

It's unique in that it mirrors the appearance of a page turning on a real book. Apple has now been granted patent on the particular animation with patent number D670,713 titled "Display screen or ...