Apple's iPhone Duo launches this Friday, but one software feature won't arrive until later this year: Reachability. The feature is already available on current iPhones, where swiping down on the bottom of the screen pulls the interface closer to the user's thumb. It was first introduced in 2014 with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, when phones were getting larger and users needed an easier way to reach elements near the top of the display.
On the iPhone Duo, Apple reportedly plans a new version of Reachability that moves content horizontally rather than vertically. Julian Chokkattu at WIRED reports that the feature will let users with small hands more easily reach the left or right edges of the screen with a tap. This matters because both the outer and inner displays on the Duo are wider than those on other iPhones.
Concerns about one-handed use are real. 9to5Mac's Chance Miller confirmed in his review that the user interface clearly favors right-handed use. Anyone who struggles to reach elements along the left or right edge of the device may find the forthcoming Reachability feature helpful.
9to5Mac asks readers whether they are worried about one-handed iPhone Duo use and whether the promised Reachability feature eases those concerns.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing