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Realme: Turn On or Off the Icon Pull-down Gesture

Using your Realme phone one-handed often means the top row of app icons sits out of thumb reach. The icon pull-down gesture can drag every icon down to the lower half of the screen when you swipe from the edge, but it stays switched off until you enable it yourself.

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Icon Pull-down Gesture: Turn On or Off auf Realme

Reaching icons in the top row of the home screen with one thumb is difficult on larger Realme phones. The icon pull-down gesture in Realme UI fixes this by temporarily pulling every home screen icon down into the lower half of the display when you swipe up from the bottom edge.

The option sits inside the home screen settings and stays off by default on most Realme UI setups. Once enabled, a short swipe from the left or right bottom corner triggers the drop-down layout; tapping outside the icons or swiping down again returns everything to its normal position.

To turn it on or off:

Tap on SettingsTap on Home screen & Lock screenTap on Icon pull-down gestureEnable or disable Icon pull-down gesture

If the gesture interferes with other edge-swipe actions, such as opening the notification shade or triggering back navigation, switch it off again from the same menu. It only changes how icons are arranged and has no effect on notifications, widgets, or app behavior.

Frequently asked questions

The gesture only triggers from the bottom edge of the home screen, not the top. Swiping from the top usually opens the notification panel instead, so make sure you swipe up from the lower left or right corner.