I no longer have an option to use one handed texting. It is not in the settings or by tapping the globe

I have an iphone 13 pro with ios version 16.5. I used to be able to enable one handed texting. There was an option in the settings. It is no longer there. Can anyone advise how to het the one handing textng/typing option back on the phone. It isn't there when you click on the globe either. Thanks

Posted on Jun 3, 2023 6:19 PM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2023 6:34 PM

What happens when you Touch & Hold the Globe on the keyboard? Do you see the One Handed Keyboard options now? Instead of tapping on the Globe, Touch & Hold the Globe.

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Also double check by opening Settings ➡️ General ➡️ Keyboards ➡️ One-Handed Keyboard: Here, you can select Left, Right or OFF.


Axel F.

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Jun 3, 2023 6:34 PM in response to Pm1959

What happens when you Touch & Hold the Globe on the keyboard? Do you see the One Handed Keyboard options now? Instead of tapping on the Globe, Touch & Hold the Globe.

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Also double check by opening Settings ➡️ General ➡️ Keyboards ➡️ One-Handed Keyboard: Here, you can select Left, Right or OFF.


Axel F.

Mar 11, 2024 6:22 PM in response to Axel Foley

No I don’t have any of those functions on mine, and I know exactly what you’re talking about bc I see all of them clearly on my son’s phone. He has the 15 pro while I have the 15.


So I don’t have a globe, just a big emoji face ant the bottom unless I add another language and even then and I see the globe, the icons for kb aren’t on the bottom. And in keyboard settings the “one handed keyboard” switch just isn't there… also I’ve looked for it in zoom and just about everywhere else in the settings and I don’t see it anywhere or when I type “one handed” in the new settings search bar.


My son is also much more tech savvy and even training to get a job in IT and not even he can find it. So this is extremely frustrating…

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I no longer have an option to use one handed texting. It is not in the settings or by tapping the globe

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