davismanLV
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Grandma's new iPhone....
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davismanLV said:
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I'm not sure I "get" this but that may be because I have never figured out how to make the predictive text stuff work for me. At least it is the company paying for my iPhone.
I hear you frono.
I made an old man mistake recently. I asked my students if they used T-9 when they texted. That's the "predictive text version" that works with the numeric keypads - which is what I have on my older cell phone. They just looked at me with a sort of a "isn't that quaint" smile. Finally one of them said, "Oh I remember T-9."
Of course, their phones have mini typewriter style keypads and they type with their thumbs. And they can do it faster that I can type using all ten fingers on a full-sized keyboard. :roll:
I made an old man mistake recently. I asked my students if they used T-9 when they texted. That's the "predictive text version" that works with the numeric keypads - which is what I have on my older cell phone. They just looked at me with a sort of a "isn't that quaint" smile. Finally one of them said, "Oh I remember T-9."
Of course, their phones have mini typewriter style keypads and they type with their thumbs. And they can do it faster that I can type using all ten fingers on a full-sized keyboard. :roll:
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Yes - I thought all smartphones did these days - my Samsung Galaxy does - and the keypad gets bigger when you tip the phone sideways so an old codger like me can stand a chance of hitting the correct touch-key with his thumb :roll:
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Gotta agree with you Jerry. I texted with my thumbs for YEARS! But then I used a Blackberry with actual BUTTONS that you could feel with your fingers. When I switched to an iPhone it seemed like the virtual keys on the screen were made for 13 year-old girls. My thumb is bigger than FOUR of their fingers!! Always have to turn the phone sideways and even then, if I'm serious about texting I had to change my style to use my index finger, which is still bigger than a 13 year-olds thumb!! I've gotten better at it over the years. Still miss my physical button style keyboard.....JerryR said:
