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.

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.

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.

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.