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Tom Pritchard

This is the one feature I miss from a real keyboard when I type on my phone — luckily, I've found the best alternative

Gboard app on android.

A huge chunk of my life involves typing, and despite all the years and experience I have at throwing keystrokes and words together, I am extremely bad at it. Well, it's not an issue of speed or proficiency, just that I have fairly clumsy hands and make a boat-load of mistakes in the process.

The severity of the mistakes depends on the kind of keyboard I'm using, too. Mechanical keyboards are the best, while touchscreen keyboards are the absolute worst. Had it not been for autocorrect, the stuff I type on my phone would be totally incoherent. Actually, that still happens with autocorrect, because there are times when my typing is so appalling that it just gives up trying to figure out what I'm trying to say.

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