I was messing around this morning and found that if I quickly double touch (NOT double-click) the fingerprint sensor on my iPhone 6S+ (iOS 9.2), the current app (or the home screen) slides down to the bottom half-screen, showing a blurred home screen background on the top half. It doesn't matter if I use a finger that the sensor recognizes. It goes back to normal after about 8 seconds or if you double-touch again, but I can't figure out what this mode is for?? Is this a bug or some hidden feature I haven't heard about yet?
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1see also apple.stackexchange.com/questions/221155/… & apple.stackexchange.com/questions/201929/…– TetsujinCommented Jan 18, 2016 at 8:32
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It's a feature! It's so you can reach the upper part of the screen with you thumb. It's called reachability, for more info here.
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Strange. If that was the intention, I would expect to be able to access the notifications pull-down too, but I can't.– JamesCommented Jan 18, 2016 at 1:25
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Ahh--it looks like I can access it--I just have to be very accurate where I start the drag-down. It can't start in the empty area.– JamesCommented Jan 18, 2016 at 1:26
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