People are just noticing three iPhone hacks to let you type so much faster

WHY not make your New Year’s resolution typing faster on an iPhone?

There are loads of handy iPhone hacks to help you become a speed-texter.

AppleUsing Apple’s QuickPath typing can save loads of time[/caption]

You’ll likely type something on your iPhone dozens of times a day.

But you could shave time off by upgrading your iPhone typing skills.

Use QuickPath

Apple’s ‘swipe to text’ feature has been available since iOS 13 came out.

However, many people still don’t realise it exists.

Dubbed QuickPath, the tool lets you swipe between letters rather than tap them to turn you into a writing machine.

To use it, make sure you’re using iOS 13 or above and then just go to your Messages app and start swiping between letters on the keyboard.

Make sure you’re using Apple’s default keyboard rather than a third-party one you’ve downloaded yourself.

When you start typing a word, leave your finger on the keyboard and swipe between letters.

So, if you were typing “Sun”, you’d place your finger on “S”, then slide to “U” and finally “N” without removing your finger.

Once you’ve finished the word, lift your digit and iOS will automatically add a space so you can start typing the next word.

For words with two letters in a row, such as “happy”, you don’t need to swipe to the “P” twice.

Simply move from “P” to “Y” and the keyboard should detect you want an extra letter.

Text replacements

Using a little known iOS feature, you can use shortcuts to quickly type out certain words and phrases that you use regularly.

Better yet, it works on both iMessage and WhatsApp – so you can seriously upgrade your texting game.

Texting can take up a lot of time, especially if you’re sending a very long message on iPhone.

But if you regularly send similar texts, there’s an easy solution.

It’s possible to use Apple’s text-replacement feature to quickly type out long missives.

So if you often share an address, a phone number, a common phrase or anything else regularly, it’s worth setting up a text-replacement for it.

For instance, you could set up a replacement so that typing “xemail” converts to your email address.

First, open Settings and then go into General.

Scroll down to Keyboards and then tap into Text Replacement.

You can then create replacements, typing in a phrase and a shortcut.

The shortcut is what you personally type out, and the phrase is what it transforms into.

So keep the shortcut short, and have the phrase as long as you’d like.

Now when you type that shortcut using the built-in Apple keyboard, it’ll automatically transform into the phrase.

Make sure to pick shortcuts that are slightly obscure that you wouldn’t accidentally type in normal conversation.

One-handed keyboard

Apple’s iPhones have grown in size over the years, so using one with a single hand can be tricky sometimes.

Maybe you’re holding a strap on the tube, or wielding a coffee cup – it’s all the same frustration.

Thankfully, you can quickly activate a one-handed keyboard on your iPhone.

First, make sure you’re running iOS 11 or later – check in Settings > General > Software Update.

You almost certainly are, given that we’re currently up to iOS 15.6.1

The one-handed keyboards could have been hiding in your phone for a while and they’re very easy to access on any app you want to type in.

First you need to go on the app you want to type in and make sure the keyboard is open.

Then look in the bottom left hand corner and touch and hold the emoji face or world symbol – newer phones will have the emoji face symbol.

When you hold the emoji or world symbol down, a small “Keyboard Settings” box should appear and on the bottom row you will see three different keyboard symbols.

Tap the symbol on the left to get a keyboard that’s easier to type on with just your left hand.

Or tap the symbol on the right to get a keyboard that’s easier to type on with just your right hand.

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