The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus are giant phones. Using them in one-handed mode is tricky, especially if you want to get the most out of that nifty S Pen. However, that’s not always the case. In many cases, you’re forced to use your phone with just one hand, and that raises its own set of worries — what happens if you drop and damage your phone?
Thankfully, there’s a workaround to this small but common problem: One-handed mode. The One UI design of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus supports convenient one-handed operation along with many other features designed for one-handed use. So when the need arises, you can do all your work with just your thumb to control the big screen.
Read on to discover how to enable one-handed mode on your Galaxy Note 10 to help you be more productive.
1. Activate one-handed mode
Almost every Samsung phone has this convenient mode. With a simple gesture, you can shrink the screen to a fraction of what it was before. Then you can easily access it with just your thumb.
The best thing? You can also change sides according to your convenience. To enable one-handed mode on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, go to Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures > One-handed mode.
Choose one of the options, and that’s it! My favorite? That gesture is. Just swipe up diagonally from the corner and you’re good to go.
2. Reposition the Side Grip
The edge panel comes in handy when you need to find your favorite apps. But isn’t the handle a little further on the screen? On most days I have to hold my phone a little harder and then try to turn the panels back on.
Thankfully, the tables can be easily resized and moved to the position you want. For instance, if you want them to be on the left side of the screen towards the bottom, that can be done easily.
Slide open the Edge Panel and tap the Settings icon in the lower left corner. Next, tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner and select Edge panel handling.
Drag the small red circle to change the position of the handle. Also, drag the slider below Size to increase or decrease.
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3. Get Hand Actions + Apps
Samsung Hand Operation+ is a great app if you want to tweak your phone even further to make it friendly for one-handed use.
This brings gesture navigation to the edge of your screen. So if you want to go back a page or pull up the Recent menu, you can swipe horizontally across the screen to do the work. Cool, right?
In addition, these gestures are customizable and you can also choose the side of the handle. Currently, each handle supports three gestures — diagonal up, horizontal, and diagonal down.
Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app, fire it up and toggle the switch for one of the handles. Please note that Edge Panel and Hand Action+ handles must not overlap, or you will not get the desired results.
In addition to said gestures, you can also enable long swipes on the screen.
4. Enable small taskbar style
Another nifty one-handed trick for the Note 10 Plus is to enable Miniature Mode of the Recents menu. This shrinks the Overview Selection menu (Recent Apps menu) to almost a third of its size. The taskbar looks great and at the same time is easily accessible. So yeah, you don’t have to reach for that dreaded three-dot menu at the bottom of the screen.
However, it is not currently an integrated One UI feature. You need to install Samsung Good Lock app or this app.
For those who don’t know, Good Lock is a Samsung app that offers a lot of customization features. From changing the Task Viewer to changing the look of your Lock Screen, there’s a lot you can do with it.
Once you have Good Lock installed, tap on the Task Changer to install the module. Once done, open it and choose a style from under Layout Type. Next, toggle the switch for Mini Mode.
Now, pull up the Recent menu. Well, you can thank me later.
5. Enable Home Screen Gestures
Bring down the bulletin board with a swish. Go to Home screen Settings (long press on home screen) and toggle the switch for the ‘Swipe down…’ option. Simple, see.
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6. Enable One-Handed Mode
Worried about dropping your phone while typing? Solution? Yep, you guessed right – one-handed mode.
The good news is that the Samsung keyboard also comes with a one-handed mode. And it’s pretty easy to enable it. All you need to do is tap the three-dot menu in the corner and select Mode.
Next, choose One-handed mode, and that’s it. The default side is true. To change it, tap the small arrow icon on the left.
To restore to the standard size, tap the small arrow icon in the left corner.
Unlike Samsung keyboards, most popular keyboards like Gboard and SwiftKey have one-handed mode.
Tame the big screen like a pro
So, this is how you can enable one-handed mode on Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus. And hey, don’t forget to explore similar features on Samsung Internet. Last I heard, they included great features for one-handed use.
Next up: Looking to turn off Bixby from the Side key? Read the next post to learn how to disable Bixby from the Side key on Samsung phones.
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