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 > or by subscribing to the following email list. > hablecommunity+subscr...@groups.io > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:55 AM > 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? 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