Using a giant-screen iPhone with one hand is never easy for most folks. To prevent the inconvenience from ruining the user experience, Apple offers a well-thought-out feature called “Reachability” to make it easier to reach the top of the iPhone seamlessly. Let’s take a look at how to use Reachability on an iPhone with Face ID and Home Button.
How to Enable Reachability on iPhone
The feature is enabled on the device by default. But if you have disabled it by mistake, you need to turn it on first. The process remains the same for all iPhones.
Step #1. Launch the Settings (in iOS 12 or earlier, Settings → General) on your iPhone → Tap on Accessibility.
Step #2. Tap on Touch → Turn On the Switch next to Reachability. (In iOS 12 or earlier, simply Turn on the Reachability Switch.)
How to Use Reachability on iPhone with Face ID
On your iPhone 11 Pro Max, 11 Pro, 11, Xs, Xs Max, XR, or iPhone X, when you are on the Home screen, swipe down from the middle of the dock area to enter the Reachability mode.
Your iPhone will eventually go full-screen. However, if you wish to quit the Reachability mode too early, swipe up the gesture bar.
Access Control Center While using Reachability on iPhone Having Face ID
Using this neat feature, it’s quite easy to access CC. When the Reachability mode is activated, swipe down from the top-left corner.
View Notifications
Simply swipe down from the middle left to access the Notification Center.
If you close the notification or control center, you will return to full screen.
On your iPhone SE 2020, 8 Plus, 8, 7 Plus, 7, 6, and 6s Plus, just double-tap (Don’t double-press) the home button to enter Reachability mode.
If you wish to exit Reachability mode, double-tap the home button again or wait for some time to return to the normal screen.
Access Control Center While using Reachability on iPhone Having Touch ID
You can access the control center by swiping up the iPhone screen from the bottom.
Access Notification Center
To access the notification center, just Swipe down the screen from the middle.
How to Disable Reachability on iPhone
Step #1. Launch Settings (in iOS 12 or earlier, Settings → General) on your iPhone → Tap on Accessibility.
Step #2. Tap on Touch → Turn Off the Switch next to Reachability (In iOS 12 or earlier, simply Turn off the Reachability Switch.)
That’s pretty much it!
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