I hope to have my I phone X on the 24th. I normally hold an I phone in my left hand and control the I phone with my right. I don't know when that will be the same when I get my I phone.
I am really looking forward to no Touch ID as I use to use windows mobile HTC and that didn't have a home button. I had to get use to a home button and thought it was a waste of space. So I am unusual. Kawal. > On 6 Nov 2017, at 08:13, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > > I'll say this now, > > I no longer think you’re a nice guy! > > I preordered mine on the 27th and I'm still waiting as NZ didn't get enough > units to fill all preorder requests > > I knew I should have gone to apple rather than my provider. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Monday, 6 November 2017 1:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Mark on iPHone X: Left-Handed Low Vision, Display Accommodation > Users, Beware > > Hello All, > > Well, I now have an iPHone X, on loan for a few days. > > I must say, as has been reported by others, that the new Home/App switcher > gesture commands work beautifully with VoiceOver. Also, Face ID was a breeze > to set up, however, I would like to note that I have enough vision to see > exactly how to position the front-facing camera. > > Be that as it may, as a low-vision user, I toggle the Invert Color feature on > and off, countless times during the day. > > On previous iPHone models, this was not a problem being that the Home button > was located in the bottom center of the phone. > > However, with iPHone X, I must use the side button, located on the right side > of the device. > > I am left-handed. In fact, to my surprise, I realized that I am really, > really a left-handed person when it comes to iPhone. (smile) > > Consequently, it is no longer as convenient to use Invert Colors as I am > having to toggle this feature with either my right hand or hold the phone in > a slightly awkward position in order to reach the side button with my middle > finger on my left hand. > > I do not have a case for this phone so don't know if I'd be able to reach the > button with my left hand were the device placed inside such an accessory. > > In terms of making a decision as to which phone to purchase, I will need more > time with iPhone X. However, I can tell you that, at this point, I am > leaning towards iPHone 8 Plus if for no other reason but that I prefer the > triple-click button to be in a more neutral location on the phone than is > currently the case on iPHone X. > > If there were no iPHone 8 series, I would most likely purchase iPhone X and > learn to live with it; however, currently I have a choice and for this I am > grateful. > > What I hope is that, someday, Apple, along with all the other hardware > manufacturers, will allow user-defined hardware button assignments. For > example, iPHone 11 would have 4 hardware buttons, 2 on each side and the user > could determine which is for volume up, Siri, Screen Lock, etc. > > Per chance to dream, eh? 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