Do you still use the “little white dot” on your iPhone to protect the home button?

Recently, foreign media phonearena launched a vote on "Do you use the white dot?" The results showed that most users have lost interest in this feature.

Assistive Touch third-party apps

Assistive Touch was first launched on iOS, and later on Android also had third-party software that could implement it. People also call it "little white dot". When you turn on Assistive Touch, a small translucent icon will appear on the screen, which can realize the functions of the Home button and the Back button, and can also be used to open apps and make quick settings.

Initially, Apple launched this feature to improve the convenience of user interaction and increase the efficiency of users when using mobile phones, but this feature is more used by users who want to avoid damage to the Home button and power button. With more and more large-screen mobile phones today, this feature is also used to facilitate one-handed operation by users - buttons that can be dragged at will can be operated with one hand.

However, such small white dots may be very annoying and even block the content that users want to watch, especially when users do not need it; moreover, some settings are too complicated and cannot improve efficiency well.

Voting results in foreign media

According to the current poll, users who do not use this feature account for nearly 60% of the market share. Do you use the white dot? The editor believes that with the gradual popularization of non-pressable Home buttons and the trend of full-screen displays, this feature may need new innovations or be replaced by something else.

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