6s Plus users have
noticed the dock is on the right in Landscape mode ~this is difficult for
left-handed people to use and is leading to complaints. Meanwhile, other lefties have taken to Twitter
to praise the phone.
Ever since the
iPhone 4 dropped signal when held in a left hand, Apple has come under fire for
not doing more to support its left-handed users. Following on from the launch
of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus on Friday, this issue has reared its ugly head
again as annoyed lefties have taken to Twitter to complain. Some bemoan the
fact the phones don't have a mirroring tool, while others criticize the
location of the dock in Landscape mode.
MailOnline reports that following on from the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, left-handed users have been complaining on Twitter about the fact the phones don't have a mirroring tool to suit their needs. Others have criticised the location of the dock when the larger models are orientated in Landscape mode. The issue was first spotted by Sophie Kleeman at news site Mic. One of her colleagues noticed that when the larger Plus model is turned on its side, and Landscape mode is enabled, the side dock sits next to the home button. This means that a left-handed user holding the phone in their dominant hand has to control this dock with their weaker hand. There is another debate in media on whether iPhones are waterproof especially because - Apple has not made any specific mention of the handsets being waterproof. Apple's Accessibility menu has various options to help people use their iPhones if they have limited mobility, for example, or need speech-to-text controls. However, there is no way of enabling a left-handed mode that mirrors the features exactly while making them more accessible from the left-hand of the screen. But not all left-handed users are complaining about the phones and software. With regards – S. Sampathkumar
1st Oct 2015.
