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How do you type on your phone?

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LaCrepescule Tue 15-Oct-24 08:37:24

I’m interested to know how GNers type on their phones. I use mine all the time rather than my laptop which I find too cumbersome.
My daughter has always laughed at the way I type with my index finger so I’m learning how to use my thumbs. It’s far quicker and more accurate although it’s taking some getting used to, mostly to do with supporting the phone with my little fingers!
It does seem very much a generational thing - everyone under a certain age uses their thumbs. It’s only us oldies who are painstakingly typing away with their fingers.

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Mollygo Fri 18-Oct-24 13:25:46

sunbar

oops......... I just noted voice typing was mentioned by saying "I use microphone"

I love using the microphone, but it sometimes makes me laugh when what appears is not exactly what I said.

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welbeck Fri 18-Oct-24 15:50:57

I find the predictive text helps.
Am using longest finger here.

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SkippyO Fri 18-Oct-24 17:21:03

Many thanks Daffydilly for your Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard suggestion. I wasn't aware of it before but have just downloaded it from Play Store and am playing around with it with promising results.

Haven't mastered the swipe mode just yet, but voice dictation along with their punctuation shortcuts looks like it could be very useful for an old duffer like me.

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Drew1970 Mon 21-Oct-24 05:44:04

I use an app - SwiftKey - which means I can swipe from letter to letter to form each word - much easier than typing in my opinion!

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WelshPoppy Tue 22-Oct-24 20:22:46

Hadn't really thought about it but realised that I now use my thumbs. Daughter used to laugh at me as I used to try and do it as I would have done it on a typewriter after 40 years of touch typing

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Drew1970 Thu 24-Oct-24 01:50:19

Another good thing in SwiftKey's favour is it can remember all your added custom words if you get a new phone/tablet, if you link it to your Microsoft account.

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