Submitted 1 year ago by atocci@kbin.social to [deleted]
https://kbin.social/m/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/t/191686
Is this how most people type on mobile these days, drawing lines all over a keyboard instead of tapping the individual keys? I've never had an iPhone so I don't even know if they can do this natively, but I know you can switch keyboards at least, so it should still be an option if not.
I usually swipe but it doesn’t always fill in the right word…so if I’m sending a long or time-sensitive message I just type it out.
The only time I've ever used swipe was when Nintype/Keyboard69 was still supported. The two finger swipe was the only time swipe could keep up with my tap typing speed, and sometimes exceed it, but since then nobody has come in and done anything as revolutionary with the typing game, and Nintype is simply too out of date and buggy, but man, I really miss it.
swipe for common 3+ letter words, tapping for unusual words and uncommon pronouns, and very short words. I guess I’ve learned what swipe is good at guessing and what it’s bad at.
Yes, started using it about a year ago and it's amazing how much easier it is.
99% of the time I just tap the letters but maybe once in a blue moon I swipe in something. I’m closing in on 50 so it’s probably just me being old
I’d love to, my phone doesn’t support it, though. In the past I’ve used it every time.
I’ve been using it exclusively for nearly a decade at this point.
I forgot that swipe to type was even a thing. Trying it now and it seems pretty good.
I use a hybrid. If I'm typing with both hands, and I need to be speedy I'll typically use regular typing, but if I'm just causally typing stuff out or only have one hand I'll use swipe. I like having the option
It’s really the only way I type on a phone or iPad
Is it a native feature now or do you need to use a different keyboard for it?
It has been native for a short while now!
Excessively, yes. Most people look at me weirdly when I tell them I do, though, but I've grown quite fond of the swipe input method.
Swiping can be useful if I have fake nails on but largely I just individually tap with my thumbs
Yup, been using Google keyboard pretty reliably for 8 years or so, but still need to use popup options and proofread and make corrections. I find the voice “typing” faster and more accurate now, but don’t want to speak to my phone when people are around.
I mostly use the swipe method on my iPhone, yep
Cralex@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Sometimes, but mostly I use tap to type. Usually swipe is accurate, but I don’t always want the risk that it’ll get something wrong and it’ll take longer to fix it than if I’d just typed it straight away.