Apple offers several accessibility options to help you if you can’t use your iPhone with both hands.
I recently fractured my left wrist after tripping on the concrete stairs outside my home. (Yes, it was painful.) Beyond learning how to perform everyday tasks without both hands, I had to figure out how to use my iPhone with just my right hand. Luckily, Apple provides several options to help you navigate and control the iPhone in one hand.
You can turn on a Reachability feature to bring the top of the screen to the bottom. You can activate a one-handed keyboard to type more easily. With the AssistiveTouch option, you can display a virtual home button on the screen. You can also enable a Back Tap feature to perform certain actions by tapping the back of your phone two or three times. And of course, you can turn to Siri and other assistive options to control your phone by voice. Let’s see how these all work.
1. Turn on Reachability
With the Reachability feature enabled, swiping down on the bottom of the screen lowers the top half so you can more easily reach it. To turn this feature on, go to Settings, select Accessibility, and then select Touch. At the Touch screen, flip on the switch for Reachability.
To try this feature in action, swipe down at the very bottom of any screen, and the top of the screen should move down for easier access. This can be a tricky maneuver, so you may need to try it a few times before you get the hang of it.
2. Activate the one-handed keyboard
Without both hands, typing on the full-sized keyboard can be difficult.
