Do you know what is the one-hand mode in Android 12? android 12 DP 2 It's out now and Google has added a ton of new features. One of them, also faked in the previous version but not available, is the new one-handed mode.
As the name suggests, the new function de Android 12 reduces the screen, allowing users to access the options at the top with ease. In fact, there is a list of phones that can update to Android 12
However, unlike the one-handed mode in Samsung's interface (above) and other Android-based UIs, where the option lowers the screen vertically and horizontally, stock Android appears to shrink vertically.
However, the one-handed mode in Android 12 will certainly come in handy on mobile phones that have large screens.
How to enable one hand mode in Android 12?
At the time of writing, the initial builds of Android 12 are only available on a handful of Google Pixel devices: Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G or Pixel 5.
It's important to note that installing Android 12 Developer Previews on a Pixel device carries certain risks. Since the build is not stable, you may experience performance issues or unexpected errors. We recommend that you install Android 12 DP2 on a secondary device or wait for a more stable version, i.e. Android 12 beta.
Steps to activate one-handed mode in Android 12
With that said, here's how to toggle Android 12 one-handed mode on Pixel devices:
- Go to Android settings > System > Gestures
- Select one hand mode and toggle Use one-handed mode
- To use one-handed mode on Android 12, just swipe down at the bottom of the screen.
In the one-hand mode settings, you can disable Exit when switching apps which will keep the mode on until you manually turn it off. According to some tests, the switch is not doing anything, but we expect Google to fix this issue in the next Android 12 build.
There is also a one-hand mode timeout option in settings that will disable the feature after a certain amount of time of inactivity. You can set it to 4 seconds, 8 seconds, 12 seconds, or never.
Here's hoping that Android 12's one-handed mode is here to stay and isn't removed from the final build of Android 12.