Over the years, mobile screens have continued to grow. Compact mobiles are on the way to extinction, as most users want a mobile with a large screen.
We have reached certain sizes in which it’s not very how to use the mobile with one hand. Our fingers are already struggling to reach the ends of the screen, and to solve this small inconvenience, the manufacturers have added different modes that will avoid having to use both hands. We will now see Three tips that will make it easier to use the mobile with one hand.
Activate your Android’s one-handed mode
Most manufacturers include the One-handed mode, especially from Android 12, as this mode is provided by default. The behavior of one-handed mode depends on our mobile. from some manufacturers lower the top of the screen or in others, it practically reduces the size of the screen. In addition, the way to activate it also changes:
- In the Google Pixel and other Android 12:
- Settings > System > Gestures > One-handed mode.
- Once the gesture is activated, all you have to do is swipe down from the bottom edge of the screen.
- In the Samsung Galaxy:
- Settings > Advanced features > One-handed mode.
- If you activate the button option, you will have to press the start button three times. If you enable the gesture, you’ll need to swipe up diagonally from any bottom corner.
- In the XiaomiRedmi and POCO:
- Settings > Additional Settings > One-Handed Mode.
- Here you will have to choose the size and then swipe your finger around the sides of the screen.
- In the Huawei:
- Settings > Accessibility Features > One-handed Mode.
- If you’re using gestures, you’ll need to swipe up diagonally from one of the bottom corners. If you are using the keys option, you will need to swipe horizontally from the navigation keys.
If your mobile settings include a search engine, the easiest way is to search for “one hand” to find out if your mobile has said mode and where it is to activate it quickly.
Activate one-handed mode on your keyboard
For more comfortable typing on large screens, most keyboards implement their own one hand fashion to reduce its size and bring it closer to our finger. Next, we will see how this mode is activated in Gboard and Swiftkey.
At gboard we have to hold down the Enter key until the option of the one hand fashion to slide your finger to this option and release. The keyboard will shrink to one side of the screen. Its options allow us to change the size of the keyboard or change the position of the keyboard to the right or to the left. At Settings > Preferences > One-handed mode also modes activate and configure this mode.
To activate one-handed mode on the keyboard quick key you must display its options menu by clicking on the three-point icon on its toolbar and on fashions Press on for one hand. Once this mode is activated, we can also adjust its size and change its position depending on the hand we are using to write.
Zoom with one finger
Finally, we end with an unknown tip for most users, and that is that we can zoom with one hand in most applications. You just have to do a dual touch screen and without releasing swipe your finger up or down to enlarge or reduce a map, photo or document.
In Engadget Android | Avoid big screen problems with this handy app for using the mobile with one hand
