How to master Apple’s new swipe keyboard
In iOS 13 and iPadOS, you can type faster by swiping from one letter to the next as they form each word. Follow along with iDB as we show you how to gesture-type on iPhone and iPad.
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How to type faster on iPad with Key Flicks
Letters, numbers and punctuation marks are now all on the same keyboard on your iPad, no more switching back and forth, thanks to a flick-down gesture that lets you type various symbols without pressing the Shift key or the “123” key.
Apple’s embarrassing “i → A [?]” autocorrect bug could be a machine learning problem
The machine learning algorithm for iOS’s autocorrect QuickType keyboard feature was reportedly learning something it never should have learned.
How to use one-handed keyboard mode on iPhone
Typing with a larger-screened iPhone is easier on iOS 11 thanks to a feature that shrinks Apple’s QickType keyboard so that you can use it comfortably in one-handed mode.
Hands-on with iOS 11’s one-handed QuickType keyboard
iOS 11 includes a brand new one-handed keyboard that makes typing on with one hand a lot easier. Watch our video walkthrough to see this useful new feature in action.
iOS 11 makes typing easier with new one-handed keyboard
Apple has made major improvements to the keyboard on the iPhone in iOS 11, making it easier to type with one hand on larger handsets.
This tweak hides the background of the predictive keyboard
If you ever use the predictive keyboard to type faster responses to people from your device, then you’re likely familiar with those ugly separator lines in between the suggested words and the unappealing difference in background color that the buttons have when compared with the rest of the keyboard.
A new free jailbreak tweak called KB – NoPredictiveBackground by pxcex removes the background color and lines from the predictive keyboard buttons, leaving you with much cleaner-looking buttons.
EmojiSuggest brings iOS 10-like emoji suggestions to the predictive keyboard
One of the cool new features of iOS 10 is the ability to input Emojis through the predictive row at the top of the keyboard that tries to guess what you’re trying to say before you say it.
When you express certain words, iOS 10 will recommend Emojis to communicate the word instead, and a new free jailbreak tweak called EmojiSuggest brings this functionality to jailbroken iOS 9 devices as well.
PredictionShortcuts adds cut, copy, and paste buttons above the keyboard
Text editing can be so cumbersome on the iOS platform, mostly because of having to tap and hold on text to select it and then having to wait for the editing menu to appear on the screen afterwards.
Fortunately, a new free jailbreak tweak called PreditctionShortcuts adds cut, copy, and paste options right to the QuickType section of the keyboard for ease of access. Best of all, it doesn’t even impede on your ability to use the predictive typing features.
How to always show UPPERCASE keys on your iPhone or iPad keyboard
When this is turned off, letters on the keyboard will be uppercase regardless of whether the Shift or Caps Lock keys are active.
iOS 9’s trackpad mode comes back to the iPhone courtesy of 3D Touch
iOS 9 contains a new QuickType feature that lets you slide two fingers on the iPad’s screen to activate a trackpad-esque mode. Called “easy text selection”, this feature lets iPad users control the cursor by sliding two fingers anywhere on the screen, including over the keyboard, to select, edit, and move text.
While easy text selection appeared in the initial iOS 9 beta for the iPhone, it was thereafter removed and has remained an iPad-only feature up until now. But, as has been highlighted by a user on Reddit, the easy text selection is making an iPhone comeback, as long as you own a new iPhone 6s.
That’s because easy text selection has been rolled into the new 3D Touch suite for the iPhone 6s. Indeed, you’ll be able to use the trackpad-like features on the iPhone, but only on the new iPhones.
The big keyboard refinements in iOS 9
During its WWDC presentation today, Apple introduced several new enhancements for its keyboard in iOS on iPhone and iPad. These changes include a redesigned shift key for distinguishing capital letters, lowercase, and caps lock. Additionally, key lettering now switches between upper and lowercase depending on which variation of a letter will be typed, which is another tool Apple is using to more clearly define what letter case mode the shift key is in, and adds ShowCase to the list of jailbreak tweaks Apple has turned into stock features with iOS 9.
