One Handed mode Android 12 update

[Corruptedminds]

I can't seem to apply this the way it worked before upgrading to Android 12, where you could enable one handed mode and you will operate the phone in one side and resize the screen as you need.

I only get the screen at the bottom half of the screen which is no use and does not allow you to type (keyboard will not open) so it is not really doing it's job. Any hints?

This is how it was before:

[Corruptedminds]

Hi, just a quick message to ask whether anyone has managed to replicate this problem?

[EMS_MO72]

Hi @ Corruptedminds,

You can try to clear cache and data and force stop for one handed mode system app and check again if it will behave with the same way

[Corruptedminds]

Thanks @EMS_MO72 Just tried to but unavailable. Perhaps this needs more work. Popping out apps works quite well though. Hopefully this gets fixed soon.

[EMS_MO72]

Are you sure that you went to the system apps part, you can go to settings> apps&notifications> see all apps> 3 dots on top corner> show system > one handed mode> storage> clear cache> clear storage>once step back> force stop.

[Corruptedminds]

That's exactly what I am doing on the video and the options are greyed out. Are you saying you can do this?

[EMS_MO72]

Yes, this option is on all devices for any app or preinstalled feature on the phone, can you tell what's greyed out exactly?

[Corruptedminds]

It's on my video above. Clear storage and clear data are greyed out, the same as force stop. I have done 2 factory resets and this was the same both times. What handset do you have yourself that you're saying this works?

[EMS_MO72]

I have the Xperia 1 but it's on Android 11 not 12.

And the option of the app is there like on most of the other versions, but that's weird.

Did you try to do any troubleshooting steps on your phone?

[Corruptedminds]

OK yes so it worked very well on Android 11, that's why you don't have problems.

This is for the Android 12 'rework' and apparently it is what Google has done, see for yourself here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxlzsVvhzwU

It shouldn't be called one handed mode at all. Another feature that Sony did well on Android 11 and Android 12 took it away. It looks like Sony just approved this without testing the outcome.