In the Springboard, Reachability just scrolls your app icons down toward you, leaving the Dock and the menu bar in place. Still, it’s pretty easy to get used to using Reachability. (I think swiping out from the left edge of the screen to go back is a more elegant gesture, and like the double-tap, it’s undiscoverable, except by accident.)
It’s smart, though I’d probably file it more in the “clever hack” category than the “elegant solution” category. The idea is that since you can’t reach the top reaches of the screen when you’re trying to hold the phone in one hand while operating it, the elements from the top half of the screen need to be brought down to you. (Above this is a dark void, rather than a translucent version of your home-screen backdrop.) The new Reachability feature is a clever way to ease some of the pain of using a large phone: If you tap twice on the iPhone’s home button (and it’s a tap, not a press-after all, the Touch ID sensor knows when there’s a finger present), everything on the display slides downward until the bottom half of the screen is gone and the top half is in the lower half of the display. Not only are those hands of various sizes, but everyone has their own personal style for using their iPhone-and some styles will probably need to be adapted more than others. It’s going to be fascinating to see what happens when these devices get in everyone’s hands. They’re both bigger than any previous iPhone. The most interesting thing about both of these phones is their size, of course. You can also listen to episode 1 of my new podcast, Upgrade, in which I discuss the new iPhones and my review with my co-host, Myke Hurley.
APPLE KEYPAD IPHONE 6 S FULL
You can read my full review on Macworld-it’s my final byline there.
APPLE KEYPAD IPHONE 6 S PLUS
I’ve been using the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for the last week, since Apple’s big event on Sept.
IPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus: A tale of scale