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Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by jannyfer »

Someone1234 wrote: post #214
LollipopYakuza wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I understand your point, but for an issue that's been addressed so many times, it doesn't sound necessary to get into details. The issue doesn't seem to be that Apple doesn't know but that they don't care. However, if I, as the author cared to justify that "it's not only me", I would have listed more posts and feedback. I feel like I have read at least 4 times about the broken keyboard, it should not be hard to find…

It does make me wonder if Apple's own employees actually dog-food iOS day-to-day. It just seems like, you could stop any iPhone user in the street and ask them "How do you find the keyboard?" And get a consistently negative response, but yet nobody within Apple seemingly has noticed for YEARS. Everyone says iOS 26 did it, but I strongly disagree, I disabled most options in General -> Keyboard like three major iOS ver…

I’ve noticed since iOS 7-ish that some sliding animations have such a long tail-end easing of the animation that it blocks the touch input of the user. Like if you accidentally scroll to the side instead of down, you have to let go and wait for the side scroll to completely stop.

Then I watched Tim Cook have trouble with tapping the screen multiple times for one action at one of the older WWDCs pre-COVID.

I felt validated and exasperated. Does Tim just put up with this?

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by speak_plainly »

eptcyka wrote: post #33
speak_plainly wrote: post #21

Terrorizing Apple with a countdown threat is probably not going to accomplish much. You could try installing Gboard ( https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/gboard-the-google-keyboard/id1... ), or SwiftKey ( https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/microsoft-swiftkey-ai-keyboard... )...and there are probably other options. It may be even more obvious, but there are settings in general/keyboard that you can toggle. I noticed a bit of a s…

Of course, the first party keyboard doesn't work, you should use the ones that definitely do not phone home to either Google or Microsoft. Of course regular window management doesn't just work out of the box, you should install one of the many different window managers on macOS. I was under the impression that to get a product that just works, I can buy Apple hardware, right?

Is this an actual bug or is this just a corrupt database or corrupt setting? What steps were taken to try to alleviate the issue, basics like resetting the keyboard dictionary? DFU restore of the phone? If you're not willing to troubleshoot an issue on your phone, rather than just throw it away and buy an Android, trying a 3rd party keyboard seems sensible to me.

Ultimately, Apple is responsible here but I don't think this is an intractable issue baked into the software. And yeah, maintenance is required despite what the perception might be. Apple even offers great support services for people who are not able to do it themselves.

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by Talanes »

nozzlegear wrote: post #145
Liftyee wrote: post #6

As a lifelong Android user (in the EU, where Apple hegemony is not as strong) I always saw Apple as the "pay more for more polished ecosystem UX" option. So it always surprises me when things that are trivial on Android/Linux are sticking points on iOS/macOS. Worse, it seems that proprietary means you can't do anything to fix them yourself.

Anecdote but I've never had issues with the keyboard, or with Siri mishearing me (just to touch on another common pain point that people talk about re: Apple tech). I've always interpreted stories like this as the people who are most affected by it being vocal and speaking out (as they should), while the majority who aren't just have nothing to say because it all works fine. > Worse, it seems that proprietary means y…

I'm part of the silent majority and I'm not speaking up because I have so little trust in Apple to ever fix anything that I'm just riding out my 2nd gen SE on IOS 17 until it physically stops working. At which point I'm going to seriously consider whether I actually need a smart phone at all.

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by graemep »

DamnInteresting wrote: post #151

@ozzyphantom: You might consider being more specific about your grievances in the text of your countdown page. As it stands, it's a bit vague, describing the keyboard as "broken" and autocorrect as "nearly useless". Sure, the video you link to is more descriptive, but it's a lot to ask of a visitor to click through and watch a separate video. As for the underlying issue, I have experienced similar typing issues on my…

Why not install an different keyboard app?

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by russdill »

DangitBobby wrote: post #194
russdill wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just to play both sides here, on pixel there is a news feed if you swipe the home screen right. It is now infused with ai summaries rather than the first few lines of the story with no way to go back. Course, I can switch to a different launcher, but it makes it much less of a "batteries included" sort of product.

There is a setting to disable this. Long press on your home screen background > Home Settings > Toggle "Swipe to access Google app"

Right, but I appreciated easy access to a news feed.

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by mrmuagi »

srmatto wrote: post #174
DamnInteresting wrote: post #151

@ozzyphantom: You might consider being more specific about your grievances in the text of your countdown page. As it stands, it's a bit vague, describing the keyboard as "broken" and autocorrect as "nearly useless". Sure, the video you link to is more descriptive, but it's a lot to ask of a visitor to click through and watch a separate video. As for the underlying issue, I have experienced similar typing issues on my…

The recent changes to the iOS keyboard and text editing in general have been very counter productive for me as well. Tap to select doesn't really work the same way anymore and the logic of it isn't clear to me which makes it unpredictable. Typing accurately itself has gotten really difficult. I used to be a pretty quick typist on the iOS keyboard but now I find myself looking for my Mac to send a message from there o…

Autocorrect not getting simple character substitutions is beyond frustrating.

Re: Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android

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Post by anonymars »

jama211 wrote: post #303
sequoia wrote: post #274

I have a lot of issues with dictation as well which I feel has gotten much worse as it gets "smarter." It used to take literal dictation & I could say "comma" "period" etc. to insert punctuation. Now it tries to guess when commas or full stops should be added and it's horrible. If I pause to take a breath it puts a comma or period, sometimes entirely changing the meaning of the sentence. Recently I said "I ran into t…

I still use spoken punctuation and it works ok so long as you don’t pause. E.g. “ hey siri text my wife I’m not sure when I’ll be home comma but I’ll text you when I’m leaving” if I say that without pausing, it puts the comma in the right place

I think the point is the opposite. Heaven forbid you might need to take a moment to think: now you get a comma or period
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