Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus both have large screens, making them somewhat problematic to use with one hand. With that in mind, we want to show you how you can easily operate the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with one hand.
Before the arrival of the iPhone 5 in 2012, the iPhone always used a small 3.5-inch screen. Even as Android manufacturers transitioned to massive screens for their flagship smartphones, Apple remained adamant. Even last year’s iPhone 5s came with a tiny 4-inch Retina Display. This year though, Apple finally gave up and delivered the big screens that many consumers have been craving for years.
Last week, Apple launched two new flagships, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, replacing the iPhone 5s as the company’s flagship iPhone. Both have powerful features, including huge Retina HD displays. The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch display, while the iPhone 6 Plus has a much larger 5.5-inch display. These new displays are great for gaming, watching videos, and using iOS 8, but they come at a price.
This cost? Ease of Use. Apple’s 3.5-inch and 4-inch iPhones are extremely easy to use with one hand, while the larger iPhone 6 models will require some tweaking. Of course, Apple was and is aware that people want to use their phones with one hand. Even big-screen smartphones like the iPhone 6 and the massive iPhone 6 Plus. That’s why it’s built in a feature that will help many of you use the iPhone 6 or even the iPhone 6 Plus with one hand.
iOS 8, the operating system of the iPhone 6, comes with a feature called Accessibility (we’ve seen it referred to as One-Handed Mode). Reachability is a small iOS feature hidden in iOS 8’s settings. The feature is turned on by default, although many iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users are unaware of its existence. Here we’ll show you how to use Reachability for better one-handed use and how to turn it on or off in case you want to. Let’s start with how it works.
Accessibility is extremely simple but will help many of you access what you need with one hand. To use the feature, simply double-tap the home button. Don’t press it, just tap on it. After doing that, you should get a screen that looks like the one below.
Whatever is on the screen will be pushed down so that you can easily reach the top right corner with your thumb. Apps like Google Chrome hide vital functions in the upper right corner, and Accessibility allows for easier one-handed access. To exit iPhone 6 one-handed mode, you can double-tap again or tap something on the screen.
If you find yourself double-tapping on the crash, there is a quick and easy way to turn the feature off. To turn off accessibility, go to. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to find it, but it’s there. Once turned off, you will no longer have access to one-handed mode.
This is a feature that will be extremely useful for those of you who own an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and have small hands. It’s not perfect by any means, but it has the potential to become part of your daily routine. It has already become a part of us.
