I think I have maybe twice. It's a strange feature, I have a feeling it won't really catch on (why buy a phone and then use half the screen?)
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Does anyone use "reachability" function?
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The point of it isn't to use half the screen, it's actually the opposite. Reachability lets those with smaller hands use the WHOLE screen one handed, because they are able to reach the top-of-the-screen content that would normally be too far away to touch. It's not a feature to permanently cut off half the screen
But I don't use it too often. My hands are big enough where I can reach pretty much the whole 4.7 inch screen with relative ease. It is nifty though. I would like to see the "double tap" be customizable to do other functions as well.
every now and then i use it. glad its there, but id adapt if it wasnt. I was used to my htc and samsung so i forget i can do that
6 user here. I use it when I really don't want or cant use both hands, but I don't like it. Its not comfortable at all. And there are still places I cant quite reach.
There's probably a better way to do it. Like have the whole screen temporarily scale down to one side or the other, basically to iphone 4 size, depending on which hand you're using it at the time. Maybe Touch id could tell the phone if you're using your right or left hand and have it favor one or the other.
There's probably a better way to do it. Like have the whole screen temporarily scale down to one side or the other, basically to iphone 4 size, depending on which hand you're using it at the time. Maybe Touch id could tell the phone if you're using your right or left hand and have it favor one or the other.
ditto. i have average size hands. especially in the settings menu, when the back button is always in top left corner. very handy.
I've turned it off for just that reason. I apparently have big hands because I don't need it, but I still appreciate the reason for it existing.
Its a nice feature....better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it......It would be cool if you could assign the command to something else like multitasking or play/pausr, or whatever!
6+ user here. I don't use reachability.
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It's activated by a double touch (not click) on the home button, so it is quite easy to set it off accidentally.
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It's activated by a double touch (not click) on the home button, so it is quite easy to set it off accidentally.
Yes I use it. It's a nice feature imo, use it more often than I thought I would. Hope apple opens up the home button tapping for other uses. Maybe it's a prelude to an all touch home button?
