Comments on: iPhone Touch Keyboard Lags Behind QWERTY http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dokein http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/#comment-54985 dokein Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:26:32 +0000 #comment-54985 I tried the keyboard on the iPod touch at an Apple Store yesterday, and was rather disappointed. Marginally better than triple-tapping on a cell phone keyboard, but certainly nowhere near as fast as a really keyboard. With practice, it might get close for general typing, but you're pretty much screwed if you're trying to enter a strong password (mixed case, numbers, and special characters) to log into your webmail account in Safari. I tried the keyboard on the iPod touch at an Apple Store yesterday, and was rather disappointed. Marginally better than triple-tapping on a cell phone keyboard, but certainly nowhere near as fast as a really keyboard. With practice, it might get close for general typing, but you're pretty much screwed if you're trying to enter a strong password (mixed case, numbers, and special characters) to log into your webmail account in Safari.

]]> By: Mikhailovitch http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/#comment-54984 Mikhailovitch Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:41:26 +0000 #comment-54984 I have no opinion personally as to which method of input would be best. Perhaps someone could do a properly designed study, unlike this present bit of nonsense, to find out. I have no opinion personally as to which method of input would be best. Perhaps someone could do a properly designed study, unlike this present bit of nonsense, to find out.

]]> By: Johnny Appleseed http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/#comment-54983 Johnny Appleseed Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:37:13 +0000 #comment-54983 One minute to familiarize themselves with iPhone vs potentially years of familiarity with their own phone? That should invalidate the study right there.<br /> As stated above, once users get comfortable with the iPhone's input method they can potentially type faster than on their previous phone. One minute to familiarize themselves with iPhone vs potentially years of familiarity with their own phone? That should invalidate the study right there.
As stated above, once users get comfortable with the iPhone's input method they can potentially type faster than on their previous phone.

]]> By: eas http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/#comment-54982 eas Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:02:11 +0000 #comment-54982 The study participants weren't "novice text messengers," they were novice iPhone users. All the participants sent at least 15 texts a week with their existing phones using either QWERTY keyboards or multi-tap (which seems bizzare, since most phones support predictive entry).<br /> <br /> I personally hadn't done much text entry on a mobile phone until I got my iPhone. After getting up to speed and learning to trust the predictive entry system, I'm pretty happy with my speed. The only annoyance is that it often processes my keystrokes faster than I want to enter them. This seems to happen most often when entering data into a web form in Safari. I don't think I've ever had the problem with any of the other apps that accept text entry. The study participants weren't “novice text messengers,” they were novice iPhone users. All the participants sent at least 15 texts a week with their existing phones using either QWERTY keyboards or multi-tap (which seems bizzare, since most phones support predictive entry).

I personally hadn't done much text entry on a mobile phone until I got my iPhone. After getting up to speed and learning to trust the predictive entry system, I'm pretty happy with my speed. The only annoyance is that it often processes my keystrokes faster than I want to enter them. This seems to happen most often when entering data into a web form in Safari. I don't think I've ever had the problem with any of the other apps that accept text entry.

]]> By: BobM http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-touch-keyboard-lags-behind-qwerty/#comment-54981 BobM Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:24:38 +0000 #comment-54981 In the interest of thoroughness,you might have added that most reviewers, including Walt Mossberg and David Pogue, as I recall, said that after they had adjusted to it, they were able to type just as fast or faster on the iPhone than they were on the QWERTY keyboards. In the interest of thoroughness,you might have added that most reviewers, including Walt Mossberg and David Pogue, as I recall, said that after they had adjusted to it, they were able to type just as fast or faster on the iPhone than they were on the QWERTY keyboards.

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