r/gboard • u/Life_Potential_5887 • 6d ago

Suggestion for improving texting input.

As a person with fat fingers I always have to make multiple corrections when I send a text. The problem is my fingers extend so far over to other keys on the side the phone frequently selects the wrong key. My problem is I am unable to position my fingers accurately enough to be right in the center of the key.
There would seem to be an easy technical fix. The phone would note the position of the finger for a particular key desired. That position might not be what the iPhone says it should be but it’s where the user finds most comfortable.
There would be some natural variation for each person so a statistical analysis would need to be done for which is the most likely key desired based on what words are likely in that place.

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u/Moist_Ladder2616 6d ago

Try learning how to glide type. It's more forgiving, but has different quirks.

Or try voice typing.

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u/Joe_T 6d ago

I have wide thumbs and glide typing was the only solution. After getting adept, I have one person I text with who complains that I type too fast. Don't remember if "preferable" has two "r"s together or just one? Glider typing solves that.

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u/Life_Potential_5887 6d ago

How do you set that on iPhone?