Swiping to type has been around on Android phones for quite some time but it’s finally available for the iPhone and iPad – yay! What this means is that if you want to type the word “phone” you would put your finger on the letter p, slide over to the letter h, slide up to o, then over to n and finally e, all without taking your finger off the screen. There are two features of this app which, in my mind, make it the best keyboard app available for iOS. The SwiftKey app is a third-party keyboard app for use on your iPad or iPhone. I’m going to share with you today the app which I use on my iPhone and iPad and simply love. Some of them will change the appearance of your keyboard and some have different tools which can make typing faster. There are several apps available which give you a different keyboard. What this means, is that you’re not forced to use Apple’s built in keyboard. With newer versions of the iPhone and ipad software (iOS 8 and newer) Apple gave us the ability to use third party keyboard apps. With this third tip you’ll be able to type even faster! Make sure to check out part 1 and part 2 of this series to learn how to make filling in forms a breeze and use special tricks to save keystrokes when typing.

Tricks to Type Faster on Your iPhone / iPadĭo you find typing on your iPhone or iPad as frustrating as I do? It just seems soooo slow! Well, there are some things you can do to speed it up.

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