Holding backspace to delete every word of a wall of text can get super annoying. You could opt to highlight the entire paragraph and remove it but not only is this fiddly, there’s a much better way — and it doesn’t require shaking your iPhone around.
Yes, you can shake your iPhone side to side to redo or undo something you’ve been writing but vigorously shaking your iPhone at your local cafe can be a bit of a nuisance, unless you crave the attention of strangers. Instead, you can undo and redo any text you’ve written in just a single swipe with this simple trick.
How to quickly undo and redo on iPhone
To quickly undo a line of text you have been writing, simply use three fingers, put them on the screen, and swipe to the left. Just make sure you don’t do it over the virtual keyboard. This will remove the last line you’ve written or, more importantly, put the text back if you’ve accidentally deleted it all.
If you ever undo an action by accident, which isn’t hugely likely given it requires all three fingers, you can redo it all again by simply using your three fingers and swiping to the right.
These aren’t the only actions you can do with three fingers. By pinching the screen out with three fingers, you can copy any text. If you want to paste that text into a different space, you can paste it by simply zooming in with three fingers.
For a menu of all the quick shortcuts accessible with three finger gestures, tap the screen with all three fingers and a menu will pop up. This will allow you to copy, cut, paste, redo, and undo at will without having to remember the specific gesture.
If you find yourself prone to mistakes while typing or just want to quickly copy and paste something, these three touch gestures will change the way you type on your best iPhone.
