Greg Christie is one of the inventors of Apple's slide-to-unlock iPhone feature. CNET. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple took great pains to make its first iPhone as simple as possible, a company engineer...

Apple engineer Greg Christie recounts the first iPhone development process. The history of the first iPhone is an interesting tale and no matter who tells it, it often involves some never before heard situations. This time around, it's one of the original iPhone engineers, Greg Christie who was made available to the WSJ ahead of the latest Apple vs. Samsung legal battle to discuss some of the development process behind the original iPhone.

In the wake of a second major Apple vs Samsung lawsuit in the U.S., Apple senior software engineer Greg Christie talked with The Wall Street Journal about the early days of the iPhone, revealing...

hidden Apr 10, 2014 17:05:30 IST. Apple's Greg Christie, who led the company's "human interface" team that designs software for its products, is leaving the company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an internal email. Apple did not immediately respond to an email from Reuters seeking comment. Christie helped develop many of the functions of the iPhone, and his name is listed on the patent for the "slide to unlock" function.

iPhone UI creator Greg Christie departing after falling out with Jony Ive over iOS design direction. Christian Zibreg / April 9, 2014. Ever since Tim Cook took the reigns at Apple, the firm’s been in a perpetual shakeup mode. The most famous change at the top occurred on October 29, 2012, the day a press release was put out saying “Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple” the following year.