The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone

Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by vadansky on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:44AM (#20294837)

Don't people know you can double tap the home button and it will move the screen halfway down so you can reach the top buttons? I have no problem using my iPhone 8 one handed using that:

https://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/973834

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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by asark on Thursday June 27, 2019 @11:00AM (#20294997)

I always forget my rarely-used magical gestures/presses. I've had a 7+ for a good long while but only ever trigger that by accident. Couldn't have told you how to do it. Ditto Apple Pay.

[EDIT] I think part of why I haven't made it part of my normal use of the phone is that the shift-from-normal-one-handed-grip-to-double-press-home-then-back-again maneuver is risky (of dropping it) enough I'd shy away from it and just use two hands.

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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by wlesieutre on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:58AM (#20294977)

I tried that in an Apple Store with an iPhone X and still couldn't reach the top toolbar buttons. Maybe I have stubby thumbs.

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