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Guys, how does one invoke "half-screen" aka Reachability feature on iPhone X without Home button?
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Apple_Robert
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That is going to make it harder to reach some top placed apps (one-handed). I didn't think about that possibility. Would have been nice if Apple could have come up with some kind of gesture motion for that feature.
onepoint
macrumors 6502a
Reachability is the operative word
edit: not trying to be a smart ass, just want this thread to show up in searches - I didn’t realize it had been removed from iPhone X before reading it above
edit: not trying to be a smart ass, just want this thread to show up in searches - I didn’t realize it had been removed from iPhone X before reading it above
onepoint
macrumors 6502a
The 8. But with the screen reaching further to the edge of the device (i.e., without the top “chin” pushing the top of the reachable screen edge down), the distance is amplified.
blairian89
macrumors 6502
I think that the general idea was that reachability would not be necessary on the X because of the smaller footprint. It is supposed to be around the same size as the 7.
But the iPhone 7 has it even with a smaller screen size. So this is another brilliantly stupid move by Apple.
blairian89
macrumors 6502
In some ways I would wholeheartedly agree with you.
I think that they would have kept it in there if there was an easy way to integrate it...who knows...maybe a triple tap on the screen will allow in the future...I don't know.
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The screen may be taller, but the footprint of the phone is roughly the same as the 7. The additional screen space is afforded with the smaller bezels. I have no problem reaching the top of my iPhone 7 personally. I am sure that there are those who will be affected by it.
Ugh. I was afraid of this, especially now that A) the iPhone X screen is taller than the currently iPhone 7 screen, and B) you will need to swipe down from the very top of the screen to access both Control Center and Notification Center.
The iPhone 7 is already a bit larger than I’d like, but I can still manage to use it one-handed thanks to reachability. The X is gonna make things even more difficult.
The iPhone 7 is already a bit larger than I’d like, but I can still manage to use it one-handed thanks to reachability. The X is gonna make things even more difficult.
QueenTyrone
macrumors 6502a
x-evil-x
macrumors 603
this could be easily added from apple with a drag down from dock slide. I really hope this phone is jailbreakable because this is the one phone in the last few years that really needs little things added to it with no home button and possibly a software notch fix(rounded and black) for certain screens
Honestly though, it seems like they could add it pretty easily with a double-tap of the home bar. Less sure about it when you're on the home screen, however.
x-evil-x
macrumors 603
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Turn on Reachability in the Accessibility Settings under General. It will also tell you there how to do it. Swipe down very close to the bottom of the screen.
