Apple iOS Contains Secret One-handed Keyboard Code
 

According to Troughton-Smith this hidden code has been around since 2014 and iOS 8. Once activated, the keys are shifted left or right depending on the side that you activate. The spaces between the keys are reduced and the user then has access to a sidebar of cut, copy and paste controls which can easily be reached by the thumb.

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