Why I’m the world is there so much space between the dock and the last row of icons on the flagship iPhone? It wasn’t too bad on the 14 Pro but it’s a glaring eyesore and makes things much less reachable than they should be On the 16PM.
Because Apple knows best. In a couple years, they'll reduce that space and people will act like it's the second coming.
Seriously though, it's really annoying, but it's what we sign up for when buying into Apple and their adoption of Ford's mantra, "You can have it in any colour you want, as long as it's black."
Even on a 13 Pro, making the icons larger (which turns off the names) makes for a large space above the dock. Very weird. Just a little less space between the rows, and another row of icons would fit.