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No that's true. Wider isn't better for one-handed use.

I'm curious do you use your iPhone one-handed because you must (like when standing on a subway) or because you want to? I haven't used my iPhone with one hand in many years. I find two-hands far more natural now.

It's a must because I pretty much only use my phone in situations where I can't use two hands. When I'm free to use both hands, I use a cellular iPad mini most of the time.
 
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Every phone will feel heavier than the Mini iPhones lol the Air is 24g heavier than the 13 Mini, which isn’t a lot considering the much larger and more immersive display.

My brother used an SE2 until it died and now he has a 13 Mini and he’s going to keep using it until that thing literally dies! He’s got over the fact and accepted there won’t be another Mini.

I did sell him a 16e but he’s got it in a drawer because he thinks that’s too big and heavy 😃
 
Every phone will feel heavier than the Mini iPhones lol the Air is 24g heavier than the 13 Mini, which isn’t a lot considering the much larger and more immersive display.

My brother used an SE2 until it died and now he has a 13 Mini and he’s going to keep using it until that thing literally dies! He’s got over the fact and accepted there won’t be another Mini.

I did sell him a 16e but he’s got it in a drawer because he thinks that’s too big and heavy 😃
I have a Mini 12 as a backup phone and it seems heavier than the Air now when I hold it. I guess that's due to the difference in weight distribution.
 
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If I understand correctly what you are asking:

From your home screen long press and then choose "edit" on the top left. Then "Customize". It will then let you choose light or dark version by clicking on the "sun" icon in the customize window. You can also select either "always" or "Auto".
Yes I found it, but only ios 26 stock wallpapers have own "dark mode" version of wallpaper.
Otherwise only put some darkness on same wallpaper as you have set.
Probably have to set some shortcut which change wallpaper to black one (for air) in dark mode.
 
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So after news AIR could be discontinued I will definitely get one :)
But it's crazy how you have different picture from internet community and reality: good opinions vs real sales.
 
So after news AIR could be discontinued I will definitely get one :)
But it's crazy how you have different picture from internet community and reality: good opinions vs real sales.
So here's my frustration with that "news." The truth about how well the Air is selling will only officially be known when Apple makes its quarterly or yearly updates about sales. I have ZERO idea about how many Air units Apple estimated to sell and how many they are actually selling. I'm not convinced that these "analysts" actually know either. Apple has not helped its cause with very little advertising of the Air.

I find it very hard to believe that Apple will discontinue any product (esp. an iPhone product) after one cycle. Maybe I'm 100% wrong, but a lot of these reports about the Air not selling seem like clickbait to me. YouTubers are not the only ones who are after eyeball attention... Economists can do the same thing.
 
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So after news AIR could be discontinued I will definitely get one :)
But it's crazy how you have different picture from internet community and reality: good opinions vs real sales.
Check out the article on this site posted a little bit ago. Now they are saying the Air 2 is expected to be released in the Fall of 2027 with the 20th Anniversary edition phone.
 
Link to this news?

It doesn't say discontinued, but cut for over 80% of production, also Samsung news about scrapping their second generation ultra thin phone, it's looks grim.

Check out the article on this site posted a little bit ago. Now they are saying the Air 2 is expected to be released in the Fall of 2027 with the 20th Anniversary edition phone.
Will see. There are many contradicting rumours.
 
I gotta say, now that I have been using the phone for a week, this phone is so so nice. First I tought the screen is a bit big for comfort and a little too thin. I found a nice cheap case for it and now I really like it. Thickness is pretty much perfect and now I understand the appeal of bigger display when browsing the internet. One handed use is a bit difficult for me but it was also with the 16 Pro so take that with a grain of salt.

Sure the battery, cameras and speakers could be better. But those things aren’t really worth over the lightness of this thing. Battery is only problem with heavy gaming but seems to be pretty good with my day to day use.

So overall, if they keep this model in their line up, Im gonna keep upgrading and using them.
 
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