[uhura]

The comment mentions original iPhone screens. They were 3.5" and we hold phones differently because of the sub 4" displays.

The idea back then was maybe to separate the confirm action from other actions located at the bottom bar.

Human Interface Guidelines changed a lot as Apple changed the iPhone form factor. But with a 3.5", most of the screen is "uniformly" reachable and the bottom is slight less reachable as you usually need to flex the thumb.

[DiggyJohnson]

Not to mention the lack of top and bottom bevels that we only still find on the iPhone SE (3rd gen) now.

Maybe I’m an outlier, but it’s been over a year and I still don’t like how in accessible the top and bottom of the screen on my 13 mini are for one handed use. I swipe to text one handed, but pressing the numbers its emoji button requires serious contortion and dexterity. Maybe the fact that I tend to use my left hand (despite being a righty) contributes to this.

Anyone else agree?

[CharlesW]

I don't have a problem reaching the bottom of the screen, and also generally use my left hand for one-handed use. The phone rests on my pinky, with the middle three fingers supporting the body.

If you use your phone one-handed often enough, iOS Reachability works pretty well: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph145eba8e9/io...

[layer8]

It’s doable, but it’s certainly more straining than on the Home button iPhones. The same goes for the bottom swipe that activates Reachability.