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P_Devil t1_j9pfuii wrote

Reply to comment by Subieworx in Upgraded from Galaxy to iPhone; Missing the back gesture so much. by lucinaiscool

It’s not that much movement. I’m sure it depends on the app, but I just tried it in the Reddit and Music apps. Both could go back with a .25-0.5 inch horizontal swipe from the right side of my iPhone 14 Pro Max.

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Lunafreya_NoxF t1_j9q0v4m wrote

It’s not about the swipe movement.

It’s about your hand placement. If you have a Pro Max phone and use your phone with your right hand, it’s nearly impossible to take your thumb all the way across the very wide phone to the left just to swipe to go back.

It’s easier to do it with two hands or if you’re left handed.

On Android you can swipe left or right and this it makes it much easier.

This is one of the things I miss everytime I switch back and forth from one to another.

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P_Devil t1_j9q4v73 wrote

Except that I have done it with one hand, multiple times. I don’t need to swipe across the entire display. A suck single handed flick takes me back. I’ve tried a few other apps and they behave similarly. I think people are making a bigger deal out of the forward and back gestures than what’s reality.

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lucinaiscool OP t1_j9qa8yt wrote

Hey. I tried this in Safari but I can only go back if I start from the left edge. Forward from right edge. Tried it in Music app but it is same.

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P_Devil t1_j9qcza2 wrote

It is very app dependent. The Music app was doing it for me earlier, must have been a fluke. The Reddit app does a good job though, I can flick anywhere. Imgur is the same. Some apps don’t even support it, like Disney+. After looking at things further, I’m surprised things are so inconsistent.

I did like the back button on my Galaxy phones. But I don’t think it’s necessary. Im also not a fan of Android’s swiping. It needs more deliberate swipes from me.

I don’t know, it still doesn’t bother me. I’ve used my iPhone 14 Pro Max (and previous Max and Plus iPhones) one handed plenty of times. Reaching over to go back hasn’t been an issue for me. My hands are really big. My iPhone 14 Pro Max’s height goes from the base of my palm to about 1/3rd of an inch away from my middle tip.

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Subieworx t1_j9pztqm wrote

But you still have to reach the other side of the screen.

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P_Devil t1_j9q0dz7 wrote

I didn’t. I was able to go back from the right side of my iPhone’s display. Just a quick flick to the right on the right side of my iPhone’s display. I didn’t have to reach or anything, just a quick flick without reaching.

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