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Control Center handle difficult to grab using Otterbox Defender case on iPhone 5

Is there a trick to making the handle to open the Control Center more responsive? With my Otterbox Defender case, I have a difficult time opening control center. With it removed, it works fine.

iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 1:25 PM

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Jul 3, 2017 4:33 AM in response to krhoads65

EXACTLY THIS!! I know this is old... but I was going crazy with my iPhone 7+ in a lifeproof nuud case. The feather lite trick works every time!!! Without fail. I'm often too heavy handed with the 3D touch and touches in general... THIS METHOD WORKS REGARDLESS OF HAND SIZE! πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚ βž•βž•βž•βž•βž•βž•βž•βž•βž•

Sep 18, 2013 7:04 PM in response to dimhelmet

I have an Otterbox Defender case as well and here's my advice that I learned after fiddling with this **** thing all day... Place your finger at the very bottom of the case, where the case and screen meet, and with just the smallest part of your finger making contact with the bottom most portion of the screen, at the lowest point possible on the screen, swipe up. Hope this helped and didn't sound too ridiculous. It took awhile for me to master, I can tell you that!

Sep 19, 2013 6:43 AM in response to dimhelmet

I have same problem with a Lunatik Taktik Extreme case on my iPhone 5, just can't grab that **** bar. And to those who say its 'our fault' for buying a bulky case thats just rubbish, Firstly, the case is over $100 and I purchased it to guarantee protection of my phone so I will not simply not use it, second, these bigger protective cases were out prior to iOS 7 was released.


The top notifications bar works fine but grabbing the control centre is impossible. A few millimetres increase to the grab area would be perfect. Also to note as well is I get occasional lag when grabbing the bar without the case on.

Control Center handle difficult to grab using Otterbox Defender case on iPhone 5

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