iPhone Text Scrolling Trick

[MuskyManiac]

I have been an iPhone user for many years but just learned of this trick today and thought I would share. Perhaps many of you know it already, but I didn't and it seems like it will be very handy.

When your typing, say in a text, and you want to move the cursor, just hold the space bar down for a second or two until the keyboard goes blank and then you can scroll by moving your finger back and forth or up and down. Way more handy than trying to accurately place the cursor with a tap or holding down over the text and using the magnifier.

 

[scrotcaster]

Wow thanks for sharing !!

 

[guywhofishes]

somebody showed me that last year - along with "yeah - it's been that way a long time"

I wanted to both hug and strangle the bastard

 

[AR-15]

Some more bullshit we don't need driving down the road, texting

 

[MuskyManiac]

Some more bullshit we don't need driving down the road, texting

No shit Sherlock! Who said anything about texting and driving?

 

[Rut2much]

Damn I use SwiftKey so no go for me but nifty indeed.

 

[johnr]

Hi bitches

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I misspelt bitches and was able to spacebar correct it, while pulling a horse trailer down i94

 

[ItemB]

Hi bitches

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I misspelt bitches and was able to spacebar correct it, while pulling a horse trailer down i94

With a 1/2 ton too I suppose?

 

[walleyeman_1875]

Outside of blackmailing a poacher, this gets my vote one of the best posts of the year. I’ve spent years trying to get the damn curser moved to the right location. Forget about trying to get in the middle of the word.

best thing since the #5 shad rap was invented;:;bowdown

 

[Fishmission]

Hi bitches

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I misspelt bitches and was able to spacebar correct it, while pulling a horse trailer down i94

 

[Retired-Guy]

Thanks for sharing. That works great!

 

[Retired Educator]

Was standing around a group of HS students when I read this. About a third of them knew that, the rest thought "Neat, thanks."

 

[Jiggernaut]

Thanks for sharing. I didn't know it and found it quite useful.

 

[measure-it]

Here I thought cell phones were phones (for voice), not typewriters (for written msg). Me bad!

 

[MuskyManiac]

Here I thought cell phones were phones (for voice), not typewriters (for written msg). Me bad!

Welcome to the 21st century.

 

[WormWiggler]

apparently it has not been around as long as my iphone :;:huh

 

[Fly Carpin]

Here I thought cell phones were phones (for voice), not typewriters (for written msg). Me bad!

This photo never runs out of uses

 

[Allen]

I'll be damned if it doesn't work on my old Droid Turbo 2.