With every iOS release, Apple somehow manages to downplay some of the more useful features coming to the iPhone. The company did it again with the reveal of iOS 11 [1] at the Worldwide Developers Conference [2] (WWDC) keynote on June 5. While iOS 11 will arrive with plenty of flashy features, it'll also finally have a one-handed keyboard.
The one-handed keyboard, which has existed on the iPhone since iOS 8 [3] but wasn't easily accessible, is coming to iPhone in the Fall and is called QuickType Keyboard. [4] To access it, you'll need to touch and hold down the emoji icon on your keyboard and choose the one-handed typing option. You'll then see your keyboard move to your thumb.
The feature will most likely bring relief to people who use the iPhone's bigger models (like the iPhone 7 Plus) and have smaller hands. And though the QuickType Keyboard isn't a swipe-to-type keyboard [6], which does make on-the-go typing easier, it's definitely a step toward that.