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Three apps to install and use your big phone with one hand much easier

By Daniel Petrov

Published: Apr 20, 2015, 9:47 AM

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Three apps to install and use your big phone with one hand much easier

Look, Ma, one hand! Today's big screen smartphones present plenty of challenges towards one-handed operation, despite manufacturers increasingly offering interface features that facilitate one-handed operation. Samsung, as the one which popularized the phablet format, is paving the way here with one-hand, Pop-up view, and other modes.

Carrying groceries in one hand trying to answer a text with the other? Eating chicken fingers and trying to launch the ESPN app to see how the other games are advancing with your only clean palm?

What if your manufacturer doesn't support any one-handed modes in their interface overlay, or you are running stock, though? Well, there are plenty of third-party apps that can make your big-screen phone extremely manageable with one hand, while you carry groceries or eat chicken fingers with the other. Here's what you might want to check if you are gunning for an easier one-handed operation of your 5"+ handset screen.

These three apps will make using your big phone with one hand easier

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.