It is very app dependent. The Music app was doing it for me earlier, must have been a fluke. The Reddit app does a good job though, I can flick anywhere. Imgur is the same. Some apps don’t even support it, like Disney+. After looking at things further, I’m surprised things are so inconsistent.

I did like the back button on my Galaxy phones. But I don’t think it’s necessary. Im also not a fan of Android’s swiping. It needs more deliberate swipes from me.

I don’t know, it still doesn’t bother me. I’ve used my iPhone 14 Pro Max (and previous Max and Plus iPhones) one handed plenty of times. Reaching over to go back hasn’t been an issue for me. My hands are really big. My iPhone 14 Pro Max’s height goes from the base of my palm to about 1/3rd of an inch away from my middle tip.