Like the title says, coming from android (more specifically pixel)
I did enjoy the inital promise of customization offered on android devices, but for whatever reason Google has done away with huge portions of that freedom and weirdly “pure android” has started to feel more like IOS.
Much to my pleasant surprise apple has fixed a huge number of my complaints with iOS since my last iPhone 7 years ago. To be frank I used to shit on iPhone but am eating a lot of crow here admitting that they definitely fixed most of their shortcomings and are clearly pulling away in the smartphone race (like you needed me to tell you that)
That being said… HOW HOW HOW is the iPhone keyboard so bad? I know this sounds like a small problem but when I last used an iPhone years ago, the period placement (near the space bar) caused me to constantly fat finger random periods into most of my searches and messages. It’s hideous design and I can’t understand for the life of me how apple hasn’t solved this wart of a problem. Especially because I KNOW that most people who work at apple are aware of the issue because it affects basically anyone with an iPhone! LOL
Not only is it an old, know issue, but it’s an obvious one that actually causes inconvenience. Not just the period, the entire board is cramped and it’s genuinely difficult to type on compared to Gboard, which I am using now to type this. It took me a few days to realize I could use gboard on IOS and HOLY SHIT is the difference night and day. I actually feel bad for all the people (most) using the stock iOS keyboard. It was like being stuck in hell lol
Just bewildered by how apple has solved so much yet somehow ignored this simple fix for going on a decade
it’s all about what you are used to. no design is good enough to overcome years and years of muscle memory. likewise i struggle a bit with typing when it comes to samsung keyboard and gboard whenever i have to use an android phone.
I have to disagree. I’ve been on iPhone for 3 years now and I hate it as much as I did on day one. I’m plenty used to it. I still have my Androids and every time I type on them I’m shocked at how good it is compared to iPhone.
You don’t see people two-thumb typing on Androids like you do on iPhones. I hate it but Apple’s swipe is so terrible I have to two-thumb type to be accurate. If I don’t I have to change every fourth word because it types “Ave” instead of “and” or it changes a correct word to something wrong after I type the next one etc.
Man, I have the same problem with regular keyboards – I’m so used to my personal keyboard, that I’ll be constantly making mistakes if I’m forced to use a different one. So yes, I can totally see how this would translate into the mobile platform.
Im one those who ignores these keyboard rants lol. I maily speak a non supported language so I just use the keyboard bare, as in no special features
I think I must be the only person who actually enjoys the iPhone keyboard. I have been using it for so long that it feels really natural to me. I barely ever have any typos and it actually corrects what I type wrong. It is very responsive and smooth in my experience
Funny. I really enjoy the iPhone keyboard. The Android keyboard drove me crazy lol
Just install GBoard
Gboard is ok but hasn’t been updated in years.
It was good before four or five years ago but for some reason, Apple changed it.
I use swiftkey on iPhone. The stock keyboard is borderline unusable.
I really think this keyboard got bad with the latest iOS. They hyped it up so much about its predictive text. It’s way off and just difficult to use compared to GBoard.
You’re ok with the notifications?
I think I’m in the minority, but I prefer the notifications on iOS.
The space bar is friggin massive. How are you hitting the period so much? Could this just be a muscle memory thing?
The keyboard is awful, and how can we not increase the size of the keys? Anyway, I use swiftkeys now which is a lot better and it actually has a number row, but I still can’t change the size of the keys.
Keyboard and gestures are really terrible.
Wait where? I don’t even have a full stop on my keyboard when I type normally.
The period thing is so fucking annoying
I completely agree, I also miss having a wider variety of symbols on my keyboard and having the number row always display. Text selection is also super weird and inconsistent on iOS. I still choose not to use gboard though cause it looks out of place