iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Home Button Entirely

Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by mikeash on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @11:42AM (#15133068)

I don't get it. I can comfortably hold my phone pinched between my thumb and index fingers at just about any location. The finger on the bottom just needs to be a little closer to the center of gravity. A sensor where my 6+ says "iPhone" on the back (about 1.5" above the bottom) would work fine. But even if the sensor was up high, so what? It'll still work if your finger is between the phone and the reader.

As for the thumb, just flip your phone over. Although this would suck if you need any visual feedback, obviously.

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Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by zimpenfish on Thursday August 31, 2017 @03:32AM (#15138749)

> I can

Yeah but you != me. And I am by no means the least dextrous person I know.

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Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by mikeash on Thursday August 31, 2017 @02:53PM (#15142788)

I can't picture how a lack of dexterity would prevent this. But even if it did, we're back to my original point about range: it's OK to have your fingers in between, it'll still work.

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