August 27, 2026

Pull the top of the iPhone screen down

Reachability drops the whole screen halfway so a thumb can hit the top row.

• iPhone
• Easy · 1 min
• iPhone with Face ID, iOS 18 and iOS 26
• Fix: turn on Reachability on iPhone
• Cheat sheet

How to do it

1. 01

   Open Settings > Accessibility > Touch.

2. 02

   Turn Reachability on.

3. 03

   On a Face ID iPhone, swipe down on the horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen.

4. 04

   Tap the empty area at the top to send the screen back.

On an iPhone with a Home button, the gesture is a double-tap on that button, lightly, not a double-press that opens the app switcher.