Typing on your iPhone can be a seamless and efficient experience with the right tools and techniques. Apple’s iOS offers a variety of built-in features and customization options to help you type ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...

Many are aware of the swift number-entry method: press and hold "123", slide to the desired number, and voila! But did you know an even smoother variation exists? This secret weapon involves ...

For much of human history, written communication was accomplished by hand. Every character had to be painstakingly carved into clay or inked onto parchment. Only in the mid-nineteenth century, with ...

Chances are, you use keyboard shortcuts regularly on your laptop or desktop, but how often do you use them on your iPhone? While the iPhone's limited keyboard doesn't offer as many keyboard shortcuts ...

I have owned an iPhone for almost half of my life. Still, I don't think I actually knew how to correctly type on my device before discovering how to take advantage of some hidden (and some ...

The iPhone has been around for 17 years now, but it still surprises me with little-known tricks. For example, this keyboard tweak I'm going to share with you makes typing numbers so much faster that ...

Ever find yourself wrestling with your smartphone, desperately trying to type at the speed of thought? You’re not alone! Brace yourself for a tech revolution as we spill the beans on four secret ...

The thing with traditional keyboards is that they are not really designed with the greatest ergonomics in mind. Yes, some manufacturers did come out with designs to make keyboard typing comfortable ...

For someone like me who works on a mechanical keyboard all day, typing on a phone feels slow, messy, and sometimes downright frustrating. Every tap feels tiny and imprecise, autocorrect can turn your ...

It’s time to give your tired thumbs a break. With keyboard shortcuts on iPhones and iPads, you can save time when typing messages to your family, friends, and colleagues. Changing your keyboard’s ...