I tried using my thumbs to enter text on my phone & found it to be unnatural feeling. I have been an iPhone user since 2009 & have always held my phone in my left hand while typing with my right pointer finger. Or maybe it doesn't seem comfortable or natural because I don't adapt to change very well.
Donna > > Hi all. Interesting thread. When using the onscreen keyboard I primarily use > my right index finger. I also use M Braille or dictation. I make myself use > the onscreen keyboard for short messages just to keep in practice. > God bless! > Paula and the pups > > -----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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