Not everyone has 22 cm long hands. If your smartphone has a screen larger than 6 inches, you know how difficult it is to reach the icons placed at the very top of the screen. TechnoWikis offers you some tips for using a smartphone with one hand..
Ever bigger screens
With the development of the Internet and the increase in the consumption of audiovisual content, smartphone manufacturers have continued to market ever larger devices. The first iPhone also called iPhone Edge had a 3.5 inch multi-touch screen.
As a reminder, the latest high-end Apple brand now has a 6.7-inch screen. With such size and definition, watching a movie on Netflix is a real pleasure. And who will complain?
On the other hand, it becomes practically impossible to use your phone with one hand. Accessing notifications, typing a search, taking a screenshot, or simply locking their phone will require you to pick up your device with both hands..
However, there are some tools on the Play Store designed specifically to help you control your large smartphone with one hand. So you can reach the most important features of your phone with your thumb. Discover in this tutorial how to activate left-handed mode on an Android smartphone.
Fully manage your smartphone with one hand
Most Android smartphones sold on the French market are equipped with screens larger than 6 inches. With such a diagonal, it becomes very difficult if not impossible to switch between applications or access the notification panels with one thumb..
The easiest solution to work around this problem is to install an Android app that offers gesture navigation. Once installed on your smartphone, you can assign simple gestures (double tap on the screen, swipe up the screen, etc.) to different actions (backward, open Android settings, launch an application and I forget some).
The system seems so simple and practical that one wonders why manufacturers (all brands combined) do not integrate it directly into the interface of their devices. Once tried, you won't be able to do without it.
- Open the Google app store the Play Store
- Download the One Hand Operation + app by clicking on the link
- Once the installation is complete, launch the tool
- The app will offer you a list of preconfigured gestures (horizontal swipe to the center, diagonal swipe up and diagonal swipe down)
- From the settings, you can customize the actions (back key, application screen, flashlight, launch an app, etc.) related to gestures
But that's not all. The One Hand Operation + application also has a mini menu grouping the main functions of the smartphone (sound volume, screen brightness, multimedia keys). Note that the application only works on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
If you do not have a device from the Korean brand, be aware that there are alternatives to One Hand Operation +. This is particularly the case with Fluid Navigation Gestures, which offers the same functions except for a few details. However, the interface lacks a bit of modernity.
If you want something a little different here is Sidebar Screen Swiftly Switch. Its trigger zone placed next to the thumb will delight small hands. Fast, fluid and fully customizable, it makes using your Android smartphone with one hand easier than ever.