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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 SoftTalker »

wilkystyle wrote: post #48
lynndotpy wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing you can't fix is that every iPhone and iPad invisibly resizes the keyboard keys as you type. :(

This is actually a necessary feature for a touchscreen keyboard to feel usable, and it's been in iOS since day one. The problem is that it has gotten not only much worse over time at predicting which tap zones to enlarge, but it also feels more aggressive. For example, tapping the shift button on the iOS keyboard enlarges the Enter/Return key's touch area so much that I am unable to immediately tap the microphone ico…

I wonder if it's an optimization for the monstrously large phones they make today, and on a reasonably sized phone such as my 12 mini it doesn't adapt well.

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

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Post by hurfdurf »

henryaj wrote: post #288
abhinavk wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gboard for iOS has been discontinued though. On top of that, 3rd party keyboards are a bit limited on iOS (which might be a good thing for some people).

Has it? It's still on the App Store. Is it just not in active development?

Last update was almost four years ago: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gboard-the-google-keyboard/id1...

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

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Post by kyralis »

Apple has become beholden to announcements. Work that someone can shove into a feature that someone else decides is flashy enough to maybe get mentioned on stage gets resourcing and support. Work that isn't going to show up in a Keynote deck gets ignored.

That means that all of the polish work is shoved to the bottom of the stack until it reaches sufficient critical mass that someone finally makes time for engineers to pick some of it back out.

That, I think, is the critical failure of modern Apple. The company used to understand that polish could be more important than something new and flashy, and they've forgotten that in favor of marketing and Liquid Glass.

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

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Post by sys32768 »

On the Apple TV interface on my Roku, I can't tell which movie thumbnail I'm on because their UI just slightly enlarges the image which I can't really make out from my couch.

I always wonder who makes these decisions and whether they fancy themselves a designer.

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

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Post by gwbas1c »

> But I came crawling back to iOS because I'm weak and the orange iPhone was pretty and the Pixel 10 was boring and I caved to the blue bubble pressure.

My Pixel 10 is in a pretty orange case. Furthermore, if I get sick of it, it's not too big of a deal to change. Maybe I'll even figure out how to 3d print one!

FWIW: Pretty much everyone keeps their phone in a case today. Seems to make a lot more sense to focus on the case instead of the aesthetics of the phone.

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

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Post by blemasle »

> I'm switching to Android for good. (Good = at least 2 calendar years)

wow, such a commitment. Not only it's as said only one customer but it is a customer who thinks "for good" is just skipping one phone. Which means she/he usually buys phone every single year.

What a bold and committed move. It's astonishing...

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