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I don’t know how to describe it so I hope this picture isn’t too big to see. There’s an arrow at the top to get it back to normal but what is the purpose? I don’t get why it does this. I have an iPhone SE third generation and I use iOS 16.7. It’s been doing this since the first version of iOS 16.
iPhone SE, iOS 16
Hi Celtic Fairy,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! That's a great question. This is an Accessibility feature used to lower the top half of the device screen as listed below:
Reach the top of the iPhone screen with one hand
When you use iPhone with one hand in Portrait orientation, you can use Reachability to lower the top half of the screen so it’s within easy reach of your thumb.
1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, then turn on Reachability.
2. To lower the top half of the screen, do one the following:
•On an iPhone with Face ID: Swipe down on the bottom edge of the screen.
•On an iPhone with a Home button: Lightly double-tap the Home button.
3.To return to the full screen, tap the upper half of the screen.
Hope this helps!
Have a great day.
Hi Celtic Fairy,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! That's a great question. This is an Accessibility feature used to lower the top half of the device screen as listed below:
Reach the top of the iPhone screen with one hand
When you use iPhone with one hand in Portrait orientation, you can use Reachability to lower the top half of the screen so it’s within easy reach of your thumb.
1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, then turn on Reachability.
2. To lower the top half of the screen, do one the following:
•On an iPhone with Face ID: Swipe down on the bottom edge of the screen.
•On an iPhone with a Home button: Lightly double-tap the Home button.
3.To return to the full screen, tap the upper half of the screen.
Hope this helps!
Have a great day.
Thank you. I just turned off the feature since I don’t think it serves any practical purpose. Have a good day.
Why does the locked screen sometimes look pulled down?
