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The keyboard is completely nonsensical. I really don't understand how iPhone keyboard is so bad. Even if you install the Google Keyboard, iPhone keyboard is sti

The keyboard is completely nonsensical. I really don't understand how iPhone keyboard is so bad. Even if you install the Google Keyboard, iPhone keyboard is still bad. I can't fathom what is going on here, but I really dislike typing on an iPhone. It drives me bananas. Completely obvious suggestions are never made. Android--you can just faceroll on the keyboard a bit and it'll have everything perfect. I thought I was really good at fast text input on mobile devices until I switched to an iPhone and then realized that Google's ML and autocorrect integration is just way better in this area.

pier25 1y ago
On Android I rarely had typos (and never used autocorrect) but on iOS I make constant mistakes. And I mean constant. It's rare when I type a word without a typo.
- JamesSwift 1y ago
  I had the exact same experience when switching to iphone. Hasnt gotten better after... 4 years now? It actually seems to be getting worse, if anything.
- makeitdouble 1y ago
  FTWIW the keys' hitboxes aren't at the displayed area, but at the expected landing area. I'm slightly making up the exact bias, but for instance it will be assumed the user lands a touch slightly above the actual key, as the finger hides the target and Apple's heuristics expect some overshooting. In comparison people used to the iPhone's heuristics might have a harder time on android.
  - pier25 1y ago
    If this is true it seems like a terrible idea. And even worse that it can't be disabled. Does this happen with all iOS keyboards?
    - makeitdouble 1y ago
      It was yet more complex and dynamic than I thought: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-keyboard-learns-what-you-type-dynamically-resizes-key-hot-zones/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-keyboard-learns-what... I'd assume the dynamic hot zone resizing do sn't apply for third party keyboards, but honestly I have no idea.
frollogaston 1y ago
I've been using iPhones since the original, somewhere around the iPhone 6 they screwed up the keyboard and never fixed it. Not just the recommendations but even the typing itself.

pier25 1y ago

On Android I rarely had typos (and never used autocorrect) but on iOS I make constant mistakes. And I mean constant. It's rare when I type a word without a typo.

JamesSwift 1y ago
I had the exact same experience when switching to iphone. Hasnt gotten better after... 4 years now? It actually seems to be getting worse, if anything.
makeitdouble 1y ago
FTWIW the keys' hitboxes aren't at the displayed area, but at the expected landing area. I'm slightly making up the exact bias, but for instance it will be assumed the user lands a touch slightly above the actual key, as the finger hides the target and Apple's heuristics expect some overshooting. In comparison people used to the iPhone's heuristics might have a harder time on android.
- pier25 1y ago
  If this is true it seems like a terrible idea. And even worse that it can't be disabled. Does this happen with all iOS keyboards?
  - makeitdouble 1y ago
    It was yet more complex and dynamic than I thought: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-keyboard-learns-what-you-type-dynamically-resizes-key-hot-zones/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-keyboard-learns-what... I'd assume the dynamic hot zone resizing do sn't apply for third party keyboards, but honestly I have no idea.

frollogaston 1y ago

I've been using iPhones since the original, somewhere around the iPhone 6 they screwed up the keyboard and never fixed it. Not just the recommendations but even the typing itself.