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by MichaelApproved 4277 days ago
Further, the buttons are designed poorly. I use a pinching motion to click the power button. My thumb and index finger grip the phone and I put pressure on my thumb to click the power button. Unfortunately, that means the volume button also gets pressed with my index finger. The phone won't lock when both those buttons are pressed at the same time.

It's frustrating. I have to grip the phone unnaturally so that I don't click both buttons at the same time.

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I tried to replicate your problem but I can only seem to do it when holding the 6 with just the forefinger and thumb (right handed).

What are you other three fingers doing? I tend to grip with thumb on the right edge, index finger resting on the back and last 3 fingers holding the right edge.

Are you an amputee?

> What are you other three fingers doing? I tend to grip with thumb on the right edge, index finger resting on the back and last 3 fingers holding the right edge.

Do you mean "last 3 fingers holding the left edge? That style seems to be a minority, based on a quick Google image search. If fingers are wrapped around a phone, the index is with the rest of the 3 fingers.

This is how I hold my phone http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/isolated-woman-hand-holding-p...

Check out the image search for examples. Most hold it the way I'm describing: https://www.google.com/search?q=holding+phone

> Are you an amputee?

no