People are just realizing they’re texting too slowly on iPhone – long list of typing changes you must make

IT’S far too easy to miss some of the iPhone’s best typing tricks.

Picking up a few simple iPhone hacks can instantly upgrade your texting speed.

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There are five typing tricks that all self-respecting iPhone owners should know…

iPhone typing trick #1 – double-tap dot

Go to Settings > General > Keyboard and make sure “.” is turned on.

Now when you’re typing, double-tapping the space bar with insert a period followed by a space.

It’s a good habit to get into for faster typing.

iPhone typing trick #2 – one-handed keyboard

The one-handed Apple keyboard is perfect if you’re holding a bus strap, a coffee cup, or anything else.

Open a chat, hold down on the keyboard’s globe emoji, then tap the left or right icons at the bottom.

This shrinks the keyboard, making it much easier to type with one hand.

iPhone typing trick #3 – fast numbers

Don’t tap the 123 button, then a digit, and then ABC.

Instead, drag your finger from 123 to a number and then release.

It’s a much faster way to type numbers.

iPhone typing trick #4 – text replacement

Go to Settings > General > Keyboards > Text Replacement.

This lets you make quick actions to type long phrases using short snippets of text.

Try adding your email address with the code @@.

That way you can just type @@ to tap out your full email address in a chat app.

Experiment with different phrases that you type regularly to save loads of time.

iPhone typing trick #5 – magic cursor

Getting the cursor exactly where you want it on text can be very annoying – especially if you’re trying to make a quick edit.

But if you hold down on the space bar, your keyboard turns into a trackpad.

This makes it much easier and faster to place your cursor on a very specific area of text, like midway through a word.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk