If I try to edit text I have typed out, it is very difficult. It’s impossible to place the caret in the middle of a word and difficult to place it between. Very frustrating and I don’t understand why.

  • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You just place your finger on where you generally want it to go, and hold it there for a moment until a “magnifying glass” pops up that allows you to drag and place it precisely.

    edit:

    just want to add that I don’t think I ever read this anywhere. I discovered it while mildly enraged, when I poked and held the screen while saying “FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUU” and then the magnifying thing appeared and I was like “oh”

    • MrsDoyle@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I just tried this on my iPad, because this is its most irritating flaw. Sadly it didn’t work, and nor did the space-bar “trick”. The only option if the word isn’t in the dictionary is to erase and try again. It’s absolutely infuriating when I’ve typed out a long name, only to find a typo near the start. It’s actually easier to write stuff on my (Android) phone, despite the much smaller screen, because I can place the cursor exactly where I want.

          • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
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            1 year ago

            If you’re trying to place the cursor on a misspelled word, it may default to highlighting it every time. Try sneaking it in by touching and holding on a word nearby, and wait for the magnifying glass to appear before dragging onto the misspelled word. And it’s just a regular touch without breaking contact, not pressing like trying to use the haptic functions.

    • Fixbeat@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Seems like it’s going to work, then the cursor jumps back to wherever it was. Is there some technique for this to work?

      • BertramDitore@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        iPhone text selection and text manipulation in general is abysmal imo. I find typing on my iPhone to be seriously challenging.

        • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Thank fuck because as an android user who swapped to iPhone recently I’ve thought it was just a me problem…?

          It’s so bad, and the keyboards suck. I miss my number line and long-press secondary characters. So so much.

      • remer@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        It feels like the iPhone keyboard changed and this happens significantly more often now. I think it’s apple trying to “help”

        • Fixbeat@lemmy.mlOP
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          1 year ago

          With some experimentation, I found this works with SwiftKey keyboard, but is unusable with the Apple keyboard. Not sure what to make of that.

      • orangeNgreen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        It’s hilarious that you make assumptions. I use the spacebar trick. I place the cursor in the middle of a word, and then the cursor bounces back to the beginning of the sentence or somewhere else entirely. I’ve never had an issue until iOS 17. Hence, seems like a bug.

        Edit: I should add, I could totally be wrong. And it still might be user error. I have no idea. But the cursor bouncing all around is a recent issue I’ve been encountering since my new phone and new iOS.