Posted on December 16, 2021, 2:17 PM

I'm getting more and more frustrated with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. It's been a while since I've used a phone this size, but when the new phones came out in September, I thought I'd give it my all. I loved it at first, but carrying around such a large phone started to irritate me. The flat sides are uncomfortable to hold with one hand, and reaching things up high requires both hands most of the time. I've been hesitant to upgrade to a smaller iPhone, but I don't want to give up space or ProMotion. So I've found a ton of ways to make using an iPhone of this size much easier.

Enable display zoom

I tend to prefer using Apple devices without display zoom enabled, but on plus and max sized iPhones it's a wonderful feature to have. Display Zoom is technically for people with poor eyesight who need larger touch targets. See also: The Tesla Model 3 becomes the first electric car to reach the peak of monthly sales in Europe. But if you're bothered by the size of your iPhone, enabling Display Zoom allows you to touch more items with one hand.

Enable back key shortcuts

With iOS 14, Apple introduced a new feature called “Back Tap” which lets you trigger different actions by tapping the back of your iPhone. Initially, this function seemed a bit gimmicky, but it can be used in a very practical way. On the same subject: The PS5 Kena Black game at 42 euros during Black Friday on Amazon. You can set the back tap to do just about anything, but I've chosen to replicate some functions that are less easily accessible on a large phone in one hand.

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I set the double-tap action to trigger accessibility. Sure, you can enable accessibility and swipe down on the home indicator, but that gesture is hit-and-miss. I often struggle to get this gesture to work as intended without interfering with what I'm doing. Apple also lets you set a triple tap action, which I chose to trigger a screenshot. Instead of having to press buttons on both sides of the iPhone, I just triple tap the back to take a screenshot.

Use assisted touch

Assistive touch is a very powerful tool that lets you customize the way you use your iPhone. A quintessential accessibility feature, this is a great little floating shortcut. Read also: Tesla price: Model 3 is now even more expensive. Instead of using the Assistive Touch menu, you can configure the floating button to perform different actions. The first thing I did was reduce the opacity of the floating button to the minimum level of 15% so it wouldn't be super visible on screen.

I set up a single tap to bring up the notification center. It's much easier than having to reach for the top of the screen. A double tap brings down the control center. The Control Center gesture is a pain when using a large iPhone in your left hand, which is why this feature comes in handy. If you sometimes have trouble reaching the power button, you can set a long press on the button to lock the screen.

Put your apps down

Now that we have widgets to show us handy information on our home screens, you should use them to lower your apps. I like to place a medium-sized widget at the top, two small ones in the middle, and two rows of icons at the bottom. So all the apps I want are easy to reach and I can always see information from other apps I want to access.

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Enjoy the one-handed keyboard

Apple's built-in keyboard has a "one-handed" mode that lets you shrink and pin the keyboard to one side for one-handed typing. This is great if you have a lot to do at once and need to send a quick text or take a note.

Lucas GauvinA graduate of the school of computer engineering 42, Lucas is a real jack of all trades in computing: code, connected objects, hosting… Hardware and software have (almost) no secrets for him.

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