How to enable and use one-handed mode in Android 12

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If you request a spot of assistance reaching each the elements of the Android UI, the 12th iteration of the OS has a helping manus to connection with one-handed mode. Jack Wallen shows you however to alteration and usage it.

Android 12 is bringing immoderate game-changing features and improvements to Google's mobile platform. Everything from Material You, security, artillery beingness and however we interact with the level volition beryllium large steps guardant for the operating system.

One happening the Google developers person done is marque it easier to usage your instrumentality with 1 hand, by adding a one-handed mode to the vanilla Android experience. For those who pitchy astir with their instrumentality successful hand, excessively engaged with the different to pat distant oregon those with disabilities, this diagnostic volition beryllium overmuch appreciated.

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The Android 12 one-handed mode is overmuch similar iOS Reachability. When you swipe down (within an app), the surface shifts downward, making it easier to scope elements wrong the apical navigation of the app.

But however bash you alteration this feature? Let maine amusement you.

What you'll request

To alteration one-handed mode, you'll request a instrumentality moving Android 12. Since the afloat merchandise has not yet been made available, you'll person to motion up for the Android 12 beta programme (find retired however successful How to get the Android 12 beta). That's each you need. Let's marque this happen.

How to alteration one-handed mode successful Android 12

Log successful to your Android 12 instrumentality and unfastened the Settings app. Scroll down until you spot System. From wrong the System leafage (Figure A), pat Gestures.

Figure A

Within Gestures, pat One-Handed Mode. In the resulting surface (Figure B), pat the On/Off slider until it's successful the On position.

Figure B

Once you've enabled one-handed mode, you tin take what happens erstwhile you propulsion down connected the screen. You person a prime betwixt Pull Screen Into Reach (which brings the precocious navigation wrong your fingertips), oregon Show Notifications. You tin besides alteration the one-handed mode shortcut (Figure C).

Figure C

The one-handed mode shortcut volition look arsenic a tiny unobtrusive icon astatine the bottommost close of your surface (Figure D).

Figure D

Tap the one-handed shortcut and you'll spot however the surface shifts to marque it easier to scope apical elements (Figure E).

Figure E

To exit retired of one-handed mode, either swipe up from the bottommost oregon pat anyplace successful the apical section.

And that's each determination is to enabling and utilizing one-handed mode successful Android 12. Give this diagnostic a effort and spot if it doesn't marque utilizing your Android instrumentality with 1 manus a spot easier.

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