How to make iPhone Left handed

Guys, I'm left handed and want to use iPhone easily with my left hand. As we all know, we need to slide from left to right to unlock screen and receive calls and in App Switcher too. But, it is very difficult for left handed people like me (Left handed people in Community understand this). Is it possible to make iPhone left handed, i.e., swipe from right to left in App Switcher and while receiving calls and unlocking iPhone. Can I expect a left handed change in new iOS? Is it possible to do it? If so, how? Please help me. I think, left handed people in community understand the problem.

iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 24, 2016 8:55 PM

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Posted on Jun 15, 2017 11:30 AM

I'm a proud former Apple employee, and while I was there, the ideas submitted through the 'submit ideas to Apple' website directly was always personed and responded to. You can't possibly believe how many submissions a day are submitted, so don't be offended by an auto-response email, it does NOT mean that they aren't paying attention. Left-handed users have submitted Requests, just keep doing so, and be as specific as you can. Just keep doing this. Apple could be on the very BRINK of solving this dilemna, but you'd never hear it from them until the CEO decides to go public with the info. That means that he has FULL confidence in its roll-out plan and support. Left handed users still read Right-handed so getting the code to know what to respond to right handed and what to switch for left handers is tricky and it Would be a major embarrassment to Apple if they released this scope of left-handed human preference before it was thoroughly tested and truly ready for release. Since left handers vary so much in the amount of "support" they would need, from switching on-screen buttons to an altogether left-handed manufactured iPhone device, there is a lot of room for error! Be patient and keep submitting requests. The squeaky wheel DOES get oiled, once Cook knows the oil will work for everyone possible!

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Jun 15, 2017 11:30 AM in response to wilf21

I'm a proud former Apple employee, and while I was there, the ideas submitted through the 'submit ideas to Apple' website directly was always personed and responded to. You can't possibly believe how many submissions a day are submitted, so don't be offended by an auto-response email, it does NOT mean that they aren't paying attention. Left-handed users have submitted Requests, just keep doing so, and be as specific as you can. Just keep doing this. Apple could be on the very BRINK of solving this dilemna, but you'd never hear it from them until the CEO decides to go public with the info. That means that he has FULL confidence in its roll-out plan and support. Left handed users still read Right-handed so getting the code to know what to respond to right handed and what to switch for left handers is tricky and it Would be a major embarrassment to Apple if they released this scope of left-handed human preference before it was thoroughly tested and truly ready for release. Since left handers vary so much in the amount of "support" they would need, from switching on-screen buttons to an altogether left-handed manufactured iPhone device, there is a lot of room for error! Be patient and keep submitting requests. The squeaky wheel DOES get oiled, once Cook knows the oil will work for everyone possible!

Oct 4, 2016 3:13 AM in response to Dnlyong

I've sent Apple feedback a number of times on the need for some Left-Handed support in iOS. Result? Nothing. You'd think, since left-handed people make up a significant proportion of the community, that they'd give us something under the accessibility section. But, apparently, it's not worth their while. Obviously, I have adapted and use what is given to me with relative ease, but some little changes, such as, for example, the positioning of the accept and reject buttons in the phone app, would be really helpful - the number of times I've rejected a call instead of accepting it just because that button is nearer!!!

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