OK, thank you for the feedback. I'll submit a bug in feedback and explain how I'm using the direct touch feature to enhance a visually impaired persons' experience.

@Frameworks Engineer what percentage of the screen must be covered in order for this new iOS14 behavior is triggered? Also, are the safe areas taken into consideration and if so, how? Finally, can you point me to documentation that covers this new behavior?

I'm seeing the same issue. Has anyone found a solution?