Large phones have interesting advantages such as improving the experience consuming multimedia content, being able to have larger batteries or being even more useful as a work tool. However, it is undeniable that this also supposes as a main disadvantage the fact that it is almost impossible to use them without two hands or at least not comfortably. For this reason, in this article we bring you a series of keys with which you can use your iPhone with one hand without having to change to a smaller one.
Enable iOS Easy Reach Mode
There is a functionality present in iOS that, despite being in all iPhones, is much more useful in the ‘Plus’ and ‘Max’ models due to its size. This function is called “easy reach” and although it is generally activated by default, it can be activated quickly by following these steps:
- Open Settings on the iPhone.
- Go to Accessibility.
- Click on “Play”.
- Verify that the option “Easy reach” is activated.
Operation on iPhone with Home button
On an iPhone 8 and earlier (also on iPhone SE 2020) you will have to double tap the Home button quickly. But be careful, just touch, do not press.
On iPhone that do not have a main button
In iPhone X and later, with the exception of the iPhone SE 2020 that would go in the previous section, it is tremendously easy to activate the easy-to-reach function. You just have to place your finger on the lower horizontal line, the one used for gestures, and make the gesture of swiping down once.
What happens when activating this mode
When you activate this easy range you will see that the upper part of the screen goes down, leaving the upper part free and hiding what was previously in the lower part. This will make what was previously in the upper part more accessible to the finger, although once you press anywhere on the screen it will return to its normal state and you will have to reactivate this mode if you want to have the upper part accessible again .
Keyboard can be split in half
Typing on a large iPhone is also one of the reasons why we sometimes fear having a device that is too large. If you want, you can type with one hand, making the keyboard shrink and more accessible to one hand. To do this, you just have to keep your finger pressing the emojis icon when the keyboard is open and select which way you want the keyboard to compress, depending on whether you are left-handed or right-handed.
It should be noted that later you can return to normal by clicking on the arrow that appears on one of the sides of it. If you also want it to always appear in this way, you can go to Settings> General> Keyboards and access the “One-handed keyboard” options.
You can also write by sliding
Another option that we have in the iPhone from iOS 13 (compatible with iPhone 6s and later) is the possibility of sliding with your finger between one key and another to join them and that a word is automatically detected. For example, if you want to write hello, all you have to do is put your finger on “h” and, without lifting your finger, go to “o”, “l” and “a”. The system will detect that you have typed that word and will even create a space for the next word. This is very useful if you are using the phone with one hand. Of course, it has the disadvantage that if you are not very precise or the word you write is not the most common, perhaps iOS could be detecting that you have written another word and therefore it is not a recommended option to use regularly.
If you don’t have this option enabled, you can activate it by going to Settings> General> Keyboards and then going to the “Slide to write” box .
If the use still bothers you
If despite following these shortcuts to make the use of your iPhone more comfortable, you still have a problem, you should ask yourself that this is your ideal iPhone. Beyond what is comfortable and practical, it must be borne in mind that prolonged use of the iPhone could give you certain health problems in the form of tendonitis and other related ailments. We understand that after having made a not exactly small investment for your iPhone, it will give you some shame to have to get rid of it, but you can always choose to sell it on the second-hand market and obtain an amount that allows you to access the purchase of another one. little. If you also recently bought it and you are within the first 14 days, the news is much better, since you can return it and get your money back.