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That’s a feature. It lets your thumb scroll comfortably in a larger blank area so the content is always in view for you. There is no reason for things to be centered, it does not aid readability.

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This only works on large enough tablets. On phones the page isn't readable without a 3x zoom.

Not a feature on a 32inch ultrawide.

Use smaller window

Use phone horizontally.

Much more practically, the best designs are the ones who don't demand of the user they be consumed in a single form across every scenario.

Horizontal phones haven’t been practical for a while. The weight balance is off and you are forced to use it two handed. You’ll look like a toddler.

Just as impractical as expecting the user to use tiny windows on a 32" ultrawide. It's a literal example of "telling the user they are holding it wrong" being the wrong approach to the problems.

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