How to use one-handed mode on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › General › One-handed mode

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Search for one-handed

   Open Settings and search one-handed. The result shows the path: Accessibility, General, One-handed mode. Tap it.

   Done

2. 

   Turn on the switch

   The page has one switch. Its note says you turn on one-handed mode by swiping the full screen indicator, and it won't work if the indicator is hidden. Ours was off.

   Done

3. 

   Check it is on

   The switch turns blue.

   Done

4. 

   Swipe down in an app

   Open any app, then swipe down a short way on the line at the bottom of the screen. The app slides down and the top shows Using one-handed mode. We tried it in Settings.

   Done

5. 

   Go back to full screen

   The note says: to exit, swipe up from the bottom of the screen or tap anywhere above the app.

   Done

6. 

   Turn it off again

   To stop using it, go back to the One-handed mode page and turn the switch off. We did.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Swiping down on the Home screen? On our phone the same short swipe on the Home screen opened App finder instead. It only worked inside an app.
• Not under Additional settings? On our HyperOS 3 phone there was no One-handed mode in Additional settings. Searching Settings found it under Accessibility. Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide does not cover it.
• Steps from Google? Google's help also says to search Settings for One-handed mode and turn it on. Source: Use one-handed mode

If this does not work

• Nothing happens when you swipe? It needs the line at the bottom. If you hid it, or use buttons, see how to switch between gestures and buttons.
• App finder opens instead? You are on the Home screen. Open an app first. To change what App finder shows, see App finder suggestions.

About this guide

One-handed mode pulls the top of the screen down so your thumb can reach it. On our Redmi it is under Accessibility, not under Additional settings.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We turned it on, tried it and turned it off again.

Good to know

A floating button within thumb reach: how to turn on Quick ball.

Make text bigger: how to change the text size and font.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, General, One-handed mode, switch on. In an app, swipe down on the bottom line.