I use braille screen input. I can type on the regular keyboard, but I am very 
slow. So, if it is more than a very few words, it is braille screen input. 
Ocasionally, I use dictation if I am in a quiet environment. I almost  never 
use Siri  

Arnold Schmidt 


Sent from  Arnold's  iPhone S E 3

On Jan 18, 2023, at 3:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson <louv...@gmail.com> wrote:

I also use the Hable one to enter text and so much more with my
iPhone.  It is great.

On 1/18/23, Dennis Long <dennisl1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use a very good and wonderful device called the Hable One.  It allows me
> to control all functions of the iPhone without taking it out of my pocket.
> You can ask questions and get more info at
> www.iamhable.com
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> Taylor
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> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs?
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> A friend of mine and I got into a discussion about how we type in iOS, when
> sending text messages.
> 
> It started when she asked me if I use my thumbs to type.  Even though I know
> that a great many people use their thumbs to enter text on iPhone,
> personally I find the technique slow and awkward.
> 
> How do I enter text in iOS?
> 
> First, I keep my VoiceOver typing mode set to "Touch Typing."
> 
> Second, I use a folio case.  Not only does such a case cover the display
> when not in use, it also provides a nifty way to balance the phone in one
> hand, fingers-free.
> 
> When entering text, I open the case, kind of like a book, with the wallet
> side to the left and the phone to the right.  I position the phone case in
> the crook of my left hand (where the base of my thumb meets my hand) so that
> the back of the phone, in the case of course, is resting against the palm of
> my left hand, leaving all five digits on my left hand, free.
> 
> The wallet side of the case acts as a kind of counter balance so that the
> phone does not slip out of my hand, even when the phone is tilted, off-axis,
> so to speak.
> 
> I use my left thumb to access the letters and numbers, located on the left
> side of the onscreen keyboard and the index finger of my right hand, to
> access the letters and numbers located on the right side of the onscreen
> keyboard.
> 
> I hold the phone in the exact same way when using Slide-to-Type; except in
> that instance, I use my right index finger, only.
> 
> Okay, that's my method for entering text on iPhone.
> 
> How about you?  What technique do you use to enter text in iOS?
> 
> When it come to iPhone, are you all thumbs? (smile).
> 
> Mark
> 
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