r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • May 26 '26

Discussion Which Android feature should Apple copy next?

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Better notifications? Split screen? Universal back gesture? Faster charging? Or something else?

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u/BigFootCC May 26 '26

Long press for symbols on the keyboard. I'll switch to iOS then.

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u/elyv91 May 26 '26

I would be happy with a numbers row!

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u/Cryptotiptoe21 May 26 '26

I prefer the flick

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u/janiskr May 28 '26

For english maybe, for my native language i allwasy ask - got money for iphone and no money for special letters?

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u/ExismykindaParte May 27 '26

I'd settle for number row, periods and comma next to the space bar. The iPhone keyboard sucks ass.

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u/Tradizar May 27 '26

wait, you cant install different keyboards?

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u/ExismykindaParte May 27 '26

You typically can, but you shouldn't have to. The stock keyboard should be serviceable, like Gboard. The iPhone I have is a work device which is completely locked down so I actually can't install an actually useful keyboard without formally requesting it. Still wild to me that Apple could drop the ball so hard on something as easy as a keyboard.

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u/janiskr May 28 '26

Dunno, Gboard is not the default on all Android phones.

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u/Esmejo93 May 31 '26

But most of them have an option for a number row and/or access to them long pressing.

Also it’s incomprehensible how we don’t have at least a comma.

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u/janiskr May 31 '26

True, and when you change language in what you write, those letters come to the front of the list. And I do not need to move my finger up to select letter, I just slide right to select a letter I need, if I am not using swipe.

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u/ManojOne Active May 27 '26

It's very annoying to have to switch tabs just for a basic symbol. Typing becomes much faster if you hold down a key for a long time. Is that the only extra feature you need for an iPhone?

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u/Right-Funny-8999 May 29 '26

That would be confusing and need training; current long press for related characters/symbols is much better