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I wonder if, phones could just have a UI area on bottom half and display area on top. I just can't reach the top of the screen anymore with my thumb, and there
by numpad0 2y ago
I wonder if, phones could just have a UI area on bottom half and display area on top. I just can't reach the top of the screen anymore with my thumb, and there are lots of controls that visually makes sense to be in the top half.
iPhone was brilliant from cost and mechanical design perspective - there are just so few moving or essential parts in post-iPhone phones. But maybe, just maybe, this solution is not as good as it seemed, maybe it could be better. Just my cynical POV...
- halfcat 2y agoiPhone has this as the “Reachability” feature https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-reachability-iph145eba8e9/ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-reachability-iph1...
- layer8 2y agoIt’s clumsy UI, and the downward swipe is often mistaken as scrolling.
- numpad0 2y agoThat had existed in even in some Android 4 phones from 2013, but you have to turn it on and off all the time and rather clunky.
- cutemonster 2y ago> To return to the full screen, tap the upper half of the screen. Great. Otherwise looks nice, thanks for the link
- vampirical 2y agoYou can also do the reverse gesture, a small swipe up from the bottom of the screen, to return to full screen.
- maupin 2y agoWell, today I learned something. I've gotten my phone stuck in this mode (half of the screen hidden below the bottom edge) and just assumed it was an iOS bug.