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Like the title says, coming from android (more specifically pixel)

I did enjoy the inital promise of customization offered on android devices, but for whatever reason Google has done away with huge portions of that freedom and weirdly “pure android” has started to feel more like IOS.

Much to my pleasant surprise apple has fixed a huge number of my complaints with iOS since my last iPhone 7 years ago. To be frank I used to shit on iPhone but am eating a lot of crow here admitting that they definitely fixed most of their shortcomings and are clearly pulling away in the smartphone race (like you needed me to tell you that)

That being said… HOW HOW HOW is the iPhone keyboard so bad? I know this sounds like a small problem but when I last used an iPhone years ago, the period placement (near the space bar) caused me to constantly fat finger random periods into most of my searches and messages. It’s hideous design and I can’t understand for the life of me how apple hasn’t solved this wart of a problem. Especially because I KNOW that most people who work at apple are aware of the issue because it affects basically anyone with an iPhone! LOL

Not only is it an old, know issue, but it’s an obvious one that actually causes inconvenience. Not just the period, the entire board is cramped and it’s genuinely difficult to type on compared to Gboard, which I am using now to type this. It took me a few days to realize I could use gboard on IOS and HOLY SHIT is the difference night and day. I actually feel bad for all the people (most) using the stock iOS keyboard. It was like being stuck in hell lol

Just bewildered by how apple has solved so much yet somehow ignored this simple fix for going on a decade

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[–] ArlenPropaneSalesman@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely all in what you get used to. I've barely used android (last time I had one was probably 8-10 years ago). Anytime I've tried using any Gboard or any other 3rd party keyboards on iOS they drove me crazy and I ended up switching back.

[–] smaad@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

it is very bad indeed had the iphone since last year november 4th 2022
but I didnt know auto correct could be a problem until I tried the apple keyboard

[–] yourdemiurge@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Go to settings-general-keyboard and untick the “.” shortcut, atleast you get rid of the annoying period on the right side this way

[–] stogie-bear@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Did they make a recent change to the keyboard? I remember having that problem, but now my keyboard looks like this:

https://i.imgur.com/Vkzd4l7.png

If I want to type a period I have to go to this screen:

https://i.imgur.com/oesLN0p.png

And I usually just double tap space bar at the end of a sentence. I think it’s been like this for a while but haven’t thought about it. I use swipe for most typing.

[–] Grumpycatdoge999@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

oh yeah we know.

[–] BigDabWolf@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] d0m1n4t0r@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Single worst thing about iPhone imo. And even Swiftkey somehow is almost complete ass on it compared to Android.

[–] HistorianHopeful1124@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Prepare your heart for the final boss, that is the calculator

[–] Kinky_Nipplebear@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Been there done that, from pixel to iphone >gboard>swiftkey

[–] SwissCheeseOG@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I can recommend SwiftKey

[–] Xyncz@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Use swiftkey. It's close enough

[–] reaperx321@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Imma be honest im so conditioned to the iphone keyboard other keyboards fuck me up. Ive used it since ios 1.

[–] Nonja999@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

FYI, coming from android you must love customization (i did atleast) and you can actually make your phone unique by using tools such as cowbunga lite ( Cause your on ios 17 probably ) and flux which are tools to customize your phone without the disadvantages of a jailbreak

[–] andyboooy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

apple’s stock keyboard is boring

[–] ArbysEnthusiast@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

i guess it depends what ur used to, any time i get an android i try and make the layout like ios lol

[–] efidol@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Word! I miss very few things about android but my keyboard is one, I know I can add other keyboards but they just don’t function right 🤷‍♂️

[–] jaeduet@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

For me iPhone keyboard is hundred times better than Samsung or Google.. I don’t know why I hate keyboards in Android phones..

[–] Alex20041509@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Krunk83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Gboard is ok but hasn't been updated in years.

[–] throwawayacct848458@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It was good before four or five years ago but for some reason, Apple changed it.

[–] spadePerfect@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Funny. I really enjoy the iPhone keyboard. The Android keyboard drove me crazy lol

[–] Egg_Jacktly@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I think the issue is with the return key, which is normally a big key and people got used to clicking the left part of the key to press return. However, on Safari, that return key is split into full stop and return key and people subconsciously click that full stop thinking of return key.

[–] AbdoMan89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just want a number row, fuck me right?

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[–] piggglyjufff@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Oh my god thank you for posting this, I had NO CLUE iPhone brought keyboard haptics back!!! Feels so much better now, +1 to OP

[–] InfiniteHench@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The space bar is friggin massive. How are you hitting the period so much? Could this just be a muscle memory thing?

[–] brunnogama@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Keyboard and gestures are really terrible.

[–] LegoPirateShip@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Just use Fleksy Keyboard. It's the best all around. Mostly because you can really quickly add new words to your dictionary. So it makes it easy to type in multiple languages at the same time or use specific terminology.

It's also much faster and accurate, than swipe based keyboards

[–] FearIsStrongerDanluv@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Sometimes I wonder if I’m too lucky with the one good iPhone 14pro that was made cuz damn, the things people complain about…

[–] gatwell702@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So on your app store, search/download"Gboard". Open the app, follow the instructions. Gboard is 100% is a better keyboard than the original ios keyboard

[–] chubbybator@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

it's is but it's 53% worse than Gboard on Android is lol

[–] throwawayacct848458@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It was good four or five years ago but for some reason, Apple changed it.

[–] strongr_togethr@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My only complaint is that it doesn't have a built in clipboard.

[–] JudgeCastle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just want a GBoard like from Android on iPhone. The GBoard offered is not the same. I miss it on my pixel. Alas, here we are.

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[–] __BIOHAZARD___@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use swiftkey on iPhone. The stock keyboard is borderline unusable.

[–] redvariation@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're ok with the notifications?

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[–] ribanez2009@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I really think this keyboard got bad with the latest iOS. They hyped it up so much about its predictive text. It’s way off and just difficult to use compared to GBoard.

[–] Seniorjones2837@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The period thing is so fucking annoying

[–] handgrip_shingle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

YES YES YES

[–] 303Pickles@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

As I type more than one sentence, the text starts to jump around to the beginning and other odd places, so I constantly have to reposition the cursor or text starting point with my iphone ( it’s got iOS 16.7.2 ) And the dictionary is shiite, it constantly auto incorrect to something misspelled, or corrects words that were spelled correctly. I wish it would do less but more accurately. At least Android didn’t go back and change words.

[–] shaunydub@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

SwiftKey. I need my number row

[–] _specteross@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

How do I use Gboard on iOS? Can you share a link to an installation guide?

Recently moved from Android to iOS and hate the keyboard!

[–] rAppN@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Swiftkey is the way to go but it's still inferior to the Android version where long presses gives symbol or number options..why that isn't on the iPhone I don't know

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[–] AllYouNeedIsATV@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Wait where? I don’t even have a full stop on my keyboard when I type normally.

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