There are inevitably going to be times when you can't hold your phone in two hands: Maybe you're carrying groceries, hanging on tightly to a subway carriage rail, or walking the dog. That means just one spare hand for your smartphone, and that can lead to a certain amount of awkwardness—especially as these devices keep getting bigger.
However, just like iOS, Android has some built-in features to make operating a phone one-handed more straightforward. It doesn't have to be a struggle, and when you've got both hands free again, you can easily switch back to the normal way of working.
The one-handed keyboard
No matter what Android phone you have, if you have the Gboard keyboard developed by Google in place, you're able to quickly switch to a special layout designed to be easier if you only