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Drogyn May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I avoid anything that would require typing on my phone at all costs.

But also option 1, lol

@drogyn1701 i'm a swiper myself and tap to correct. dictate rarely for some reason.

Kelson's Sorta Old Account May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I tap when I have both thumbs available and swipe when I only have one.

@KelsonV interesting. do you find one method faster than the other or about the same?

Kelson's Sorta Old Account May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot These days I find that two-thumb tapping is usually faster and more accurate for me than swiping. And of course it works better for less common words (though auto-correct is still....not always right). When I first got a touch screen phone back in the early bronze ages, swiping was a lot faster.

I'm not sure if I've just gotten used to it, or if the screen keyboards are really that much better than they used to be.

Kelson's Sorta Old Account May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot The funny thing is that I wasn't actually sure which I do more when I saw the poll! It's just so automatic by now! I had to start a reply and watch what I was doing!

@KelsonV the larger tap targets on bigger phones today prb help with the tap typing compared to like an iphone5 or older

Mans R May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I never could get the hang of swiping, especially not on Thursdays.

@mansr what happens on Thursday??

Mans R May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot Ask Arthur Dent.

BeeCycling has moved May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot mostly swiping with a bit of tapping. Sometimes the swiping just won't give me the right word and I resort to tapping. Or it's a non-dictionary word that's not in my personal dictionary either.

@beecycling same

Philipp Weiß May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot @beecycling Same, too. But in the car I dictate using Android Auto, when it's necessary.

BeeCycling has moved May 24, 2023

@thewhite969 @yurnidiot Have to say I very rarely dictate, even if I'm alone. I feel weird talking at the phone.

🏳️‍🌈Superdave! 😘🍷👨‍🦯May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I use Braille input, mostly, occasional dictation. Blind iPhone user.

@wx1g i should've included Braille as one of the options 🤦‍♂️

🏳️‍🌈Superdave! 😘🍷👨‍🦯May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot Maybe you didn't know about it? Many IOS users don't know it's an option. I think Braille input is also available on Android?

@yurnidiot if only you were allowed to add more than 4 options for polls.

GayCookie

May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot @wx1g and speech, since that is also a way to type

Scissors Cut Paper...May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot

Combo tap and swipe

I use TypeWise as my keyboard, so tapping enters the letter, and swiping up capitalizes it. Swiping left backspaces, etc.

The only thing I don't like is it doesn't react to number entry fields by flipping to numbers, like the default iOS keyboard does. I have autocorrupt enabled, and undoing it is also a swipe, so it doesn't tend to get too annoying.

@vor I'll check it out when i get a chance

Brandon Tyson May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I use Braille Screen input on my iPhone, which is a method of typing supported in the VoiceOver screen reader.

@yurnidiot tap for letters, swipe for accents

it's B! Cavello 🐝May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I regularly forget that I can swipe type 😅

Quin May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot Other (Braille Screen Input with the VoiceOver screen reader).

Buy nothing new May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot you young people, sigh. I tap with one finger. Boomer shame

@princelysum no shame. there's no wrong way to type

doctorambient May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I tend to dictate the first draft and then use tap typing to fix it. Or if it's a shorter message just the tap typing. But I can't pick just one and be accurate.

@yurnidiot I used to try swipe typing, but I then changed the virtual keyboard I used to something that wasn't owned by big tech, so now I can only use tap typing.

@the1goit swiping is built into ios. is it not available on stock android?

May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot the keyboard on stock android is GBoard, owned by google and has swiping, but I switched to OpenBoard, cause on android, you can change the keyboard you use.

May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot also, iOS copied it from android phones.

Melissa BearTrix 🏳️‍⚧️May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I voted tap type ... If that what you call it when thumbs madly look for the right letter ... I'm sure they keep moving them on purpose ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

Imperator Nevadicus May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot @DaNanner I do both but I’m not sure which I use more. I think I use one until I (it) makes a mistake and then I’ll switch to the other. I need to pay more attention.

Clemens aka data May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I really loved swipe typing but as far as I know there is still no open source swipe keyboard app.

ArtBear May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot
Swipe never been much of a fan... but my experience from a Samsung foldable:

"Sour is a transfer rubbing method of composting a mate"
translation
"Swipe is a garbage typing method for composing a message"

swipe
no, just no
swipe
not even remotely close
swipe
I will never need most of those words. Not ever.
swipe
what language even is that?
swipe
omg! embarrassing no!
swipe
sigh
.....
........
ok, I can do a 140wpm email from my desktop, what even is this dumb as shit 25 trash words a minute tech 'advance'
.... fuck it I'll call them.

@ArtBear oof sounds rough. might be a samsung thing, cuz ios swipe isn't too bad.

Steve Foerster 🌐May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot All of these.

Valentín Cózar May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot A mixture of they all.

MacSnider

@yurnidiot tapping. no ones swipes. only aliens.

@macsnider i will destroy your planet for such comments puny earthling

@yurnidiot Depends on the language - not all support swiping (例えば日本語…逆に手書き認識、テンキーなどが楽にできる)

jmelesky May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I use an alternate keyboard called 8vim, which is a very different input method than most on-screen keyboards.

@jmelesky that is wild. looks like steep learning curve. and android only

jmelesky May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot Learning curve isn’t that bad, actually–once you get the “drag from the center to a quadrant, around, back to center” concept, the rest is very discoverable. And I do type fairly fast and without autocorrect.

ehurtley

@yurnidiot All three with about equal frequency, sometimes switching in the middle of one sentence.

@ehurtley may be considered a talent in some circles

Denny Kozlov May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot I was today years old when I read this thread and discovered there's a thing called swipe typing ... and just a few minutes after that when I watched a video and determined that it would be a disaster for me in terms of accuracy. Maybe I'll give it a whirl the next time I get repetitive-stress pain from my both-thumbs tap-typing routine 😸

@dkozlov give it a try. it might be more accurate than you think (at least on ios). i surprises me sometimes how well it does

Lisa May 23, 2023

@yurnidiot one finger like an i cant type on qwerty newb

@liseo we were all newbs at some point. don't give up!

ideaPDish May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot
Stereotyping

@ipd may get you in trouble if not careful 😆

ideaPDish May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot
I'm familiar with filet of sole.
Evan if I can type with both hands at once.

Tim Bray May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot I suggest you re-run allowing multiple choices. I use all three and I bet that’s not weird at all.

@timbray quite a few people do all 3 i'm discovering, depending on the context. you can pick your go-to method or fave if that helps?

Tim Bray May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot Yeah, it totally depends; if I’m alone in the room or in the car I’ll dictate. If it’s a really obvious note “Yes that time is good”, "will you be home for dinner" I tap and go with the autocomplete flow. If I actually need to compose something nontrivial I swipe. Honestly wouldn’t know which is most often.

Sasha Chudesnov May 24, 2023

@yurnidiot I’m trilingual and only two of the three languages I type in daily have swipe support on iOS, so even though swipe is more convenient to me I end up tapping because it’s consistent.