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Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? It's one of my most commonly used features and when I

Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? It's one of my most commonly used features and when I tried one in the store it was impossible for me. (EDIT - try this left handed, it's even worse) Walk outside Glance at my phone Want to turn the brightness up because the sun's out Set down whatever I'm carrying in my other hand Turn up the screen brightness is not how I want to use my phone. I guess you get used to not being able to do that, or you get one of those adhesive grip nubs on the back of it, but "Can not be used effectively one handed" is basically my threshold for whether a phone is large or not. I guess the workaround for this is Homescreen Launch Settings app Display & Brightness Increase slider Change back to the app you were using Works, but that sounds like a huge nuisance.

matwood 8y ago
> Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? I can, but usually I swipe down inside the launcher bar which pulls the top of the phone down. Then I can perform all the normal actions. Admittedly that shortcut is not very discoverable. https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachability/#_csOgqolRiqW https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachabi...
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  I actually tried that in the store (the employee didn't know what reachability was, I had to google the gesture) and still couldn't reach it. That might be because I use phones left handed, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm left handed and my car keys live on the right side where my car's ignition is.
mixmastamyk 8y ago
Controls are swiped from the bottom. Also, the automatic brightness obviates the whole scenario. I do at times find myself trying to increase the brightess on a sunny day, only to find the iPhone already at maximum.
- Aloha 8y ago
  on the iPhone X, its the top right corner.
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  On the iPhone X they moved Control Center to the top right corner, swipe down from the battery/wifi icons. They had to move it because the bottom swipe was repurposed to do the home button's job. In iOS 12 they're pushing this change out to iPads as well, instead of keeping Control Center in with the app switcher. I don't mind this because I'm not trying to 1-hand my iPad while I'm walking around, so there's always a finger that can reach the top corner. I'm not sure about existing iPhones w/ home buttons in iOS 12, I've only been running the beta on my iPad.
  - mixmastamyk 8y ago
    That's a mistake I think, I use that gesture a lot, and can't reach the top right of my phone easily without two hands.
    - wlesieutre 8y ago
      Agreed. The only phone it works on is the SE and they just killed it. Maybe all of Apple’s designers are right handed and have long thumbs.
      - mixmastamyk 8y ago
        Hmm, I'm right handed, but hold the phone in the left.
Aloha 8y ago
I have huge hands, and have no problem - but a left handed gesture mode sounds like an awesome idea.

matwood 8y ago

> Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? I can, but usually I swipe down inside the launcher bar which pulls the top of the phone down. Then I can perform all the normal actions. Admittedly that shortcut is not very discoverable. https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachability/#_csOgqolRiqW https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachabi...

wlesieutre 8y ago
I actually tried that in the store (the employee didn't know what reachability was, I had to google the gesture) and still couldn't reach it. That might be because I use phones left handed, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm left handed and my car keys live on the right side where my car's ignition is.

mixmastamyk 8y ago

Controls are swiped from the bottom. Also, the automatic brightness obviates the whole scenario. I do at times find myself trying to increase the brightess on a sunny day, only to find the iPhone already at maximum.

Aloha 8y ago
on the iPhone X, its the top right corner.
wlesieutre 8y ago
On the iPhone X they moved Control Center to the top right corner, swipe down from the battery/wifi icons. They had to move it because the bottom swipe was repurposed to do the home button's job. In iOS 12 they're pushing this change out to iPads as well, instead of keeping Control Center in with the app switcher. I don't mind this because I'm not trying to 1-hand my iPad while I'm walking around, so there's always a finger that can reach the top corner. I'm not sure about existing iPhones w/ home buttons in iOS 12, I've only been running the beta on my iPad.
- mixmastamyk 8y ago
  That's a mistake I think, I use that gesture a lot, and can't reach the top right of my phone easily without two hands.
  - wlesieutre 8y ago
    Agreed. The only phone it works on is the SE and they just killed it. Maybe all of Apple’s designers are right handed and have long thumbs.
    - mixmastamyk 8y ago
      Hmm, I'm right handed, but hold the phone in the left.

Aloha 8y ago

I have huge hands, and have no problem - but a left handed gesture mode sounds like an awesome idea.