Quick Cursor is ideal for those who despise huge smartphones

As powerful and feature-laden as modern-day smartphones are, the one thing that I absolutely despise about them is their physical footprint. Granted, design “improvements” like taller displays and thinner bezels have allowed manufacturers to make devices with absolutely incredible screen-to-body ratios, but the fact remains that the majority of the best Android phones are downright impossible to use with one hand, even more so due to the continued increase in their overall heft.

Having crisp AMOLED panels and selfie cameras with 4K video recording doesn’t mean much if you have to resort to hand gymnastics every time you want to use your shiny new smartphone.

Yes, a flip-style foldable phone can somewhat solve this problem, but only if you use its cover display exclusively, since the folding screen on most of these devices is usually the same size (if not larger) as the panel on a slab-style smartphone. Moreover, buying a funky flip phone and then not using its standout feature doesn’t make any sense at all.

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Until a few days ago, I’d been using my phone as most of us do, adjusting the grip every few seconds to interact with on-screen elements. However, I recently came across an app called Quick Cursor, and it has made all those taps and swipes feel a lot less cumbersome.

What exactly is Quick Cursor, and how does it work?

Quick Cursor is available on the Google Play Store and does exactly what it says on the tin. The app is designed to make one-handed use easier and works by overlaying a floating cursor on the phone’s display. You can invoke the cursor by swiping inwards from the lower half of the screen, and then use it to interact with UI elements on the upper half of the display. This allows you to easily reach UI elements without stretching your thumb all the way to the top of the screen.

The cursor is moved around using a tracker, which turns the smartphone’s touchscreen into a virtual trackpad. The tracker supports both tap and swipe actions, which simulate the actual touch gestures that we use on our smartphones.

How to set up and configure Quick Cursor

(Image credit: Rajat Sharma / Android Central)Why do I like Quick Cursor more than Android’s one-handed mode?

You might be familiar with the ‘One-handed mode’ feature that Android has had for quite a while now. It works by pulling down the UI elements on the top half of the display, thus making them easier to access. Sure, it works as intended, and you don’t have to install an extra app, but I find it clunky. Moreover, if you’re doing something that requires you to repeatedly interact with UI elements on the upper half of the screen, the switching between a half-screen and a full-screen display can be quite jarring.

Conversely, I believe Quick Cursor does a better job of accessing difficult-to-reach UI elements. It’s among the very few apps that let you interact with the top half of your smartphone’s display without stretching your thumb or adjusting your grip. It does take some time getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, things get quite easier.

Using your smartphone doesn’t have to be a chore

Even though devices like the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra or the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL are some of the best examples of the numerous advancements in mobile technology, they’re far too unwieldy to use comfortably. And with the rising popularity of foldable phones, screen sizes are only going to get bigger.

This is where apps like Quick Cursor can help. Sure, it’s not a replacement (and will never be) for a sensibly sized smartphone, but I think it does make using the colossal phablets that we have today a bit easier. You can consider giving it a try and see how it works out for you.