i never do. im quite an old school mobile typer in general - i dont use any autocorrect features, barely use autocomplete word suggestions... i type with two fingers which are my left index finger and right thumb. call me crazy, but it works wonders for me, and whenever i display my mobile typing speed people are amazed. can definitely recommend trying to type without any assistance for a while because it can ultimately lead to some very strong results :3
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I don't, but I also tend to talk about stuff that tends to involve a lot of atypical names or words or slang that gets autocorrected to something wrong a lot when I use swipe, and I can't be arse to figure out how to get it to work for that stuff, so I just stick to typing it out most of the time. It just feels more natural for me.
Honestly no
By the time it was added to iPhones I was already entrenched enough in just tapping that I never bothered learning how to swipe type.
I’m a two handed typer though, so I can see the benefit with a single finger typing
Swipe typing is the only thing that keeps me using google keyboard. Their implementation is the only one that works well for me. I think I used to use Swype before, that feels like forever ago
It was about 5 years ago that I last used Swype, and man do I miss it. Gboard, like you said, does very well. But I recall fewer frustrations with Swype when it was still supported. Sigh...
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I did use it but over the past months the input recognition got worse and worse so I switched to something completely different: thumbKey https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key
Funny thing that I discovered it around the same time I switched to lemmy as it is developed by the same guy...
It's really unbelievable how bad swiftkey is, especially after seeing what language models can do nowadays. The number of times it has entered a totally absurd and exotic word in the wrong language in the middle of a very common phrase like 'see you later', is just ridiculous.
I'm testing thumb key right now. There's definitely a learning curve, but i'll see how fast I can get. Thanks for the tip!
I forgot that swipe to type was even a thing. Trying it now and it seems pretty good.
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
Swiping can be useful if I have fake nails on but largely I just individually tap with my thumbs
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.
Nope
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 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.
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!)
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.
It’s usually more accurate for me and requires less energy since I don’t have to lift up my finger much.
I do more often then not and I’m on iOS
I do when one handing my phone, but when I unfold it I use both thumbs usually
Yes, I have been using swipe typing since the Nokia N9, which had this feature. However, there was a gap in my use when the iPhone didn’t support custom keyboards. It wasn’t until they introduced the capability and implemented it natively that I started using swipe typing again.
Could never get into it. I'm forever pausing to think mid-word or mid-sentence, and it doesn't seem to work well in that circumstance.
I still use nintype even though the dev disappeared years ago. Simultaneous double swiping and a VERY good learning dictionary. You can hit like 80 wpm without much effort.
I find it to be much slower and less accurate than standard typing with autocorrect. I try from time to time for fun, or when I have only one hand available, but it's not something to be used day to day.
All the time, yes.
Not always. I'm not typing so fast.
This is the first time I try this. This is a lot of fun!
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.