Do You Use Reachability? (6 and 6 Plus Poll)

[mastercheif91]

Something they introduced back in iOS 7 actually. Certainly useful, although can be a bit trickier in iOS 8 now that swiping on notifications in different directions does a bit more than it used to.

It's weird, I don't think I've ever seen an apple implementation of swipe to switch pages without the two "dot" page markers on the bottom of the screen. That's why I never even bothered to try.

 

[Antgb84]

So I really like this feature and found myself using it more and more lately. One way this could be improved though instead of double tap on the home button it could be done with a swipe or a gesture.

 

[mastercheif91]

So I really like this feature and found myself using it more and more lately. One way this could be improved though instead of double tap on the home button it could be done with a swipe or a gesture.

Awesome idea. The TouchID sensor has a camera in it correct? Shouldn't it be able to at least detect direction of motion on the button? I'd love a swipe down to reachability gesture!

 

[Muaddib7]

Doesn't help with the opposite lower corner though. This new larger screen is pissing me off.

Honestly, the feature feels incomplete and like a band-aid for a badly thought out plan. They need a real solution that fully allows for one-handed functionality.

 

[Agent-P]

Since the advent of the swipe to go back gesture, using the top of the screen for navigation has become much less prevalent in the last year, thus making reachability less of necessity than it could have been. In my usage case, my #1 cause for invoking reachability is actually notification center. I don't know if Apple advertised this or not, but you can access the notification center pane by swiping down on the blank space that appears above the icons on the home screen/your app. Super useful, if a bit non-obvious.

This is my stance on it as well. Swiping back and forth eliminates the need to use the top navigation buttons. Pretty much the only reason I need the top is to either pull down the NC or tap the status bar to scroll to the top. While I can reach the top of the screen of my iPhone 6, sometimes I use Reachability "just because".

 

[mac2thefuture]

I'd like to but it's more of a hassle than it should be - for instance, if I want to make a calendar entry, I have to double tap about 8 times......surely, if you double tap, the screen should drop and REMAIN dropped until you no longer require it .

 

[dk001]

Came. Tried. Moved on.

I tried it (6+) and found it a bit unfinished. Felt like it was added as an afterthought. The 6+ is not a one-handed device.

 

[The Doctor11]

I use it all the time. The only time I really find me using it is to tap the status bar to scroll up to the top of stuff.

 

[mastercheif91]

Has anyone found themselves re-arranging their icons with the new phones? I used to put my most used icons and the top of the page, now I invariably put them in the bottommost rows.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Yes I use the feature as and when I need to.

 

[Ryanoko]

nope, i did for a little while but i didn't see the need to with a 6 as i can just about use it with one hand, so i turned it off.

 

[ron7624]

I've needed it twice. I've used it twice. It is good.
But when someone wants to see my new phone, or an Androidan want to see what the new iPhone can do, I show that feature to them among other things. I did the time lapse driving home in my car for several minutes, pointing in the direction I was traveling and got a really cool 7 second capture that I show too.

 

[rGiskard]

For me, it's too much of a balancing act to double tap the home button while holding a 6+. However I have CTS so thats likely part of it.

IMO Apple missed an opportunity by failing to open up icon placement in iOS 8. If we could choose to place icons all within reach at the bottom of the home screens then reachability wouldn't be needed outside of apps.

Also, when a folder is opened, it should appear at the bottom of the screen in reach (at least make it an option).

Lots of little missed tweaks to improve the phablet experience. iOS designers need to spend a few months rethinking the GUI for a 5.5" screen (and for a 10" screen). It's absurd to use the same GUI designed for a 3.5" display on all these larger displays.

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I've used it a few times on my 6 Plus but I've found that I usually don't need it. Using this thing one handed hasn't been a problem for me at all.

You know what they say about dudes who can one-hand a 6+.

 

[KPOM]

I've used it. One improvement I'd suggest is a "fixed" Reachability mode in which it scaled down the screen to the dimensions of the iPhone 5. It should be fairly easy on the 6 Plus (which already scales down to 1920x1080 from a hypothetical 2208x1242), and doable on the iPhone 6, which has the same PPI as the iPhone 5. But perhaps that's a bit too much like Samsung's solution.

 

[Nikhil72]

I've started using it frequently but wish I could use it with quick reply