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mcphageyesterday at 3:48 PM5 repliesview on HN

What.are.you.talking.about.the.iOS.keyboard.is.just.fine


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AnotherGoodNameyesterday at 4:14 PM

This isn't just double space = '.' either since you can just turn that off in options.

iOS also changes the keyboard layout depending on usage. So when you're in a browser like safari or Chrome and you tap the address bar which these days is 99% used as a search bar with no particular need for a prominent '.' you get a prominent '.' for no good reason.

A huge '.' right next to the space that's not even correctly recognizing the touch area in a context where you actually likely type '.' less often than any other form of writing. You cannot change this behavior.

Fwiw i made a mistake of switching to iOS from Android due to a lot of peer pressure. "iOS is better, you should switch" the wife said. Well I've switched. Now i have a terrible keyboard, i don't have any call screening and non existing text spam filtering. I'm yet to see any improvements.

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nixpulvisyesterday at 4:00 PM

I remember when this first became an issue, then they tweaked something and I noticed it a lot less. Something changed again recently (last couple years) where this is happening a lot again.

I appreciate how Apple pioneered the touchscreen mobile device, largely due to the implementation of the keyboard, but it needs to be more stable than this.

rationalistyesterday at 3:57 PM

Rhe Androidmkeyboard is jusr fine roo.

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altairprimeyesterday at 3:54 PM

Yeahxright, worksnfor me

oulipo2yesterday at 5:26 PM

that's the most annoying to me, when they put a large "enter" key, or "@" or "." just next to the space, and you want to type with both hands, and you keep hitting that with the right thumb