iOS 16.1 Beta Makes Dynamic Island Easier to Access With Reachability Support

[Rychiar]

this is silly. I forgot about reachability. its usually something I accidentally trigger and get annoyed by.

 

[FelixDerKater]

An incredible sinking island.

 

[brilliantthings]

The black background isn’t helpful for this demo

 

[KJL3000]

Meanwhile, I enjoy built-in hardware reachability with my iPhone 13 mini ....

 

[Chrjy]

Reachability is a sign that phones are too big.

Wait until you get to my age…I bet you don’t say the same then…I can barely see I’m holding a phone let alone reading text! 😉

 

[b0fh]

Anyone noticed a bug? If you have folders of icons, you can't swipe to the second page of those folders any more. iOS 16.1 beta, on iPhone 11 Pro Max.

 

[unrigestered]

Wait until you get to my age…I bet you don’t say the same then…I can barely see I’m holding a phone let alone reading text! 😉

size can be a good thing (ask your GF)

i think the biggest issue with DI is it's forced location that's simply far from optimal (guess why they per default put the URL field on Safari on the bottom of your phone)
- sure, it's there "to make the Island a bit more useful" in the first place, but the location is simply not the most ergonomic one

i haven't held an iPhone 14 in person yet, but judging from the footage i've seen, i think the Island is actually more distracting / "obviously there" than the notch, even when it does nothing

 

[svish]

Glad to see it coming in the next iOS update.

 

[efktd]

Reachability is a sign that phones are too big.

I have a 13 mini and still use Reachability.

 

[bjmaxwell]

This would be 100% more athsteically pleasing if the top of the pled went completely black when you slide the screen down, completely hiding the original location of the island completely. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[iFanaddic]

If only they were as quick to give us a landscape compatible OS

 

[Aston441]

I've always turned off Reachability. Dont like it

I forgot it existed! Wasn't it on by default originally? I think I last used it somewhere around 2016.