Be honest: how long did it take you to get used to it?

[Evilguppy]

Thanks everyone. I’m going to try to delay this as much as possible, I really need to save money right now. But I think I’ll be upgrading sooner than I wanted.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

I got used to it the same day, but I went back to an 8 Plus because the fluidity of how I can use it felt much more better and comfortable.

 

[InTheRed]

Maybe 15 minutes? It’s an easy transition. You need to go through some actions a few times, like force closing apps, to get the hang of it but overall it’s very easy.

 

[pkcable]

Thanks everyone. I’m going to try to delay this as much as possible, I really need to save money right now. But I think I’ll be upgrading sooner than I wanted.

You COULD buy a used 6S or SE to tide you over and wait for the iPhone X2 or whatever next year. The follow up is always better.

 

[AugustVance]

Honestly, the hardest part for me is swiping down for control center. I cannot tel you how many times I have left an app trying to swipe up for control center. At least 200 times.

Other than that, everything else has been golden.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Honestly, the hardest part for me is swiping down for control center. I cannot tel you how many times I have left an app trying to swipe up for control center. At least 200 times.

Other than that, everything else has been golden.

Even worse is sometimes not even getting control center to come down.

 

[lgdlman]

It’s actually pretty intuitive once you go all in.

 

[eyecrispy]

I got it right away. I like gesture based devices so it was really intuitive for me.

 

[anon(9602380)]

I had it immediately. I have been using gestures for years on my iMac with my magic mouse and my MBP trackpad. So it was second nature for me. I love gestures for doing things.

 

[TripleOne]

Thanks everyone. I’m going to try to delay this as much as possible, I really need to save money right now. But I think I’ll be upgrading sooner than I wanted.

There’s no rush

 

[Quis89]

Now that I think about it....Reachability sucks on the X. It was soooo much easier with a home button. Now, most of the time it doesn't work. You have to be exact on the positioning to get it to work. That's probably my only complaint now that we don't have a home button anymore.

 

[TripleOne]

Now that I think about it....Reachability sucks on the X. It was soooo much easier with a home button. Now, most of the time it doesn't work. You have to be exact on the positioning to get it to work. That's probably my only complaint now that we don't have a home button anymore.

Yeah, it is easier with a physical button to activate Reachability.

But I do think it’s nice to be able to just swipe down on the home bar thing.

 

[bakron1]

WebOS and BlackBerry 10 users from the past will probably instantly adapt! lol

Right on point sir and I have mentioned this myself in a few post.

 

[Quis89]

Yeah, it is easier with a physical button to activate Reachability.

But I do think it’s nice to be able to just swipe down on the home bar thing.

I agree. It is nice. When it works lol. That's my problem. I love the idea. I just think the execution is less stellar. My experience with it is that it's not very consistent.

 

[Not Quite Right]

Now that I think about it....Reachability sucks on the X. It was soooo much easier with a home button. Now, most of the time it doesn't work. You have to be exact on the positioning to get it to work. That's probably my only complaint now that we don't have a home button anymore.

I've found that if you position your thumb right on the edge of the screen and swipe down it works every time without fail. Now saying that, if one is using a case that has a lip there that could be a problem...

 

[Quis89]

I've found that if you position your thumb right on the edge of the screen and swipe down it works every time without fail. Now saying that, if one is using a case that has a lip there that could be a problem...

I'll give that a shot and see how it goes. I use the Apple leather case so there is no lip down there.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[msm0511]

As others have mentioned Reachability was the toughest to get. But once I figured out where to start the swipe down I've had no issues.

 

[Roguefoxx]

It took me about an hour to get used to the gestures. They seem very natural to me. Now the only problem I have is with my Note 8, I keep trying to swipe up from the bottom to close apps!

 

[dflyer]

Gestures is the way to go. Not very long at all.

More trying to get used to the file management part though.

 

[John Yester]

About one night. Honestly