I always knew home button was important to me which is why I held out in the hope it would come back. (Apple store guy laughed when I asked). The 8 plus was working perfectly fine for my needs, but the picture quality while decent, pushed me to make the switch.

Anyway, my two biggest issues:

  1. I use my phone placed face up either on my desk or bathroom counter a few inches away, while writing or doing skincare, etc. Home button allowed me to extend my hand and unlock it with my finger print. Now I have to pick it up and point it towards me, which is more annoying than I thought.

  2. With the home button i could unlock my phone and arrive at my homescreen in one gesture. Now i have to click the lock screen button and then swipe up. That’s two gestures. It’s irritating when it was easier earlier. Is there a workaround to this?

Anyway, this is just me venting about missing a beloved feature. Was expecting 1) but not 2)

Hope i get used to it soon. Any advice/ tips are welcome.

Cheers.

  • MrConbon@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You don’t need have the phone pointed at you for it to unlock. If you turn off require attention for Face ID it makes it a lot easier.

    I also never use the lock button to unlock my iPhone. Just tap the screen and swipe up. You shouldn’t even have to wait for the phone to “unlock” it’s so quick.