Yep. Used Swype way back in the day so I'm just used to it.@atocci
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I forgot that swipe to type was even a thing. Trying it now and it seems pretty good.
I've used it since it was available. I would say 90% or more of my typing is swipe.
I use both! Mostly tap, but I use swipe enough that I would miss it if the feature was suddenly missing.
I usually just type as I find swiping unreliable.
As a side note, I just got a new phone with advanced haptics. This is the first time typing on a touch screen feels responsive 😯
No, haven't tried it. I use voice to text when possible, i.e. quiet environment, no nearby ppl to annoy.
I do. Google's Gboard even work well in multiple languages.
It took me a few days to get familiar until it's clicked. It's really convenience because you can easily type with 1 hand.
Think just pressing a few key and pick from the suggestion is equally fast, but I with swipe, I can type without looking at the screen.
Depends on the keyboard. I'm currently using Florisboard and swipe is nigh unusable. Lol
There are also no suggestions and no autocorrect (even though i usually have it turned off anyway).
Wait, why am i using this again...?
Edit: i am now trying 8Vim. Oh god. Send help.
I swipe and tap to type. It really depends on what I'm doing. If I'm typing one handed, swiping is really nice and super fast. I'll also swipe to type if my phone is on the table and I'm only typing with one finger. If I'm using both hands, I will generally tap to type.
Edit to add I used SwiftKeys on Android
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For a long time, maybe since they introduced it until about 2 years ago, and then I feel like they really got the voice to text down, and I mostly use that now
Yup, been using Google keyboard pretty reliably for 8 years or so, but still need to use popup options and proofread and make corrections. I find the voice "typing" faster and more accurate now, but don't want to speak to my phone when people are around.
Swiping can be useful if I have fake nails on but largely I just individually tap with my thumbs
Nope
I had to think about this for a bit but I think I do both a bit of swiping and typing with my thumbs. I think swiping is especially useful one handed, imo.
Ever since Swype came out I've been using it. I tried to use swiftkey and gboard when swype stopped updating. But I went back to Swype even if it is deprecated it just feels better to me
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I have a Z Fold as my phone, so I tend to switch between tapping and swiping depending on if its open or closed. I can only really swipe on the smaller screen, and have to tap on the big one. It made me wonder what others do, because before this I can't remember the last time I tapped for anything other than correcting spelling of tougher words to swipe.
I do if I need to type something really really quickly, but I still type normally if I'm trying to carefully format something with proper grammar and all that (like a Lemmy reply, for example!)
It’s usually more accurate for me and requires less energy since I don’t have to lift up my finger much.
I used to do it when phones had smaller touch screens. Now I type with both thumbs. That is a lot faster than swiping with one finger
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I do more often then not and I’m on iOS
This is the first time I try this. This is a lot of fun!
I find it too hit or miss at the speed i want to swipe at. It usually has a hard time getting the word, so it would just be faster to type it even with all of the mistakes
As with a few others I only really use it when I’m using the phone one handed. If I’m eating and want to reply. Otherwise two thumbs tapping away is quicker for me.
Honestly, I have never been able to do this. I guess I am terrible at typing.
I thought it was going to be next level when I first saw it, maybe a decade ago. Tried it, did not like it at all.
I only type when I forget I can swipe
iPhones can do this natively now. I use it sometimes. It really depends on a lot of factors. How long is my message? How many hands are free? Do I feel patient right now?