Is your iPhone’s one-handed keyboard missing or not working when you try to type? You’re not the only one facing this glitch. In this article, we’ll go over simple fixes to get your one-handed keyboard back up and running, so you can comfortably type with one hand again.
Steps to enabling/turning on the One-Handed Keyboard on iPhone
Apple has added a one-handed keyboard option to the iPhone. There are two ways to activate it:
Step 1: This option is always available on your keyboard by default.
Step 2: See the long-press on the globe icon or Emoji icon on the keyboard, near the microphone icon. Next, you will see the Keyboard position icon (Left, Right keyboard)
At last, you will see the Keyboard settings in a popup. Tap on it. And jump into Keyboard settings. See the screen below,
See One-Handed Keyboard > Tap on it and Change Keyboard Layout (Disabled for Turn off, Left and Right).
Disable/ Turn off the one-handed keyboard pic center layout in the keyboard settings pop-up.
Until you change this setting, it always sees in this handed mode. See the Keyboard in the full keyboard pane, Tap on the Arrow icon, by repeating the same steps.
2nd Method: iPhone One-handed Keyboard not Showing or Disappeared
Important Solution!!!
One-handed keyboard mode required Display Zoom Off and Set Standard Display mode from the Settings app.
Step 1: Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Display & Brightness > Scroll Down and Tap on Display Zoom.
Step 3: Select, Standard, and Save. Changes may affect sleep on your iPhone screen.
This happens because the large keyboard layout hides a one-handed keyboard view, and the result cannot activate (Left Handed or Right handed Mode, Two-Handed mode) or disappear.
3rd Method: Using Settings App, Should not Disabled
Disable One-handed mode from the Settings app.
- Go to Settings app on your iPhone > General > Keyboard > One Handed Keyboard.
Sometimes, the One-Handed keyboard not Showing under Text Replacement. So Follow the 2nd method. And recheck it on the below screen,
Select Disable.
Fixed: One-Handed Keyboard not Activating, Freezing/Closing
#1: Restart or Reboot iPhone
Understandable suggestions are time helpful. By restarting or Force Restart, you can refresh your iDevice from the root and clear all problems related to memory, Interrupted processes, and more in a technical manner.
Restart: Press and Hold the Sleep/ Wake button until you see the Apple logo on the screen.
Steps to hard reboot your iPhone
1: Press and Quickly Release Volume Up button,
2: Press and Quickly Release Volume Down Button,
3: Press and Hold Side Button until you see the Apple logo on Screen.
To Start iPhone, Again press the Side button until the startup apple logo on the screen.
Also read: Restart iPhone Without Power button.
#2: Check for Update iOS
Try general fixes first by making sure your iPhone is up to date. Go to Settings > General > Software Update, and if there’s an update available, install it.
I hope you are using the one-handed keyboard without any trouble, as it’s new and beneficial on a big-screen iPhone.
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