New to iphone

scifan57 · Oct 29, 2016

DILands said:
Not sure I would have made it without you guys!! The help and community is REALLY appreciated.

We're glad we could help.

KevinJS · Oct 29, 2016

DILands said:
Not sure I would have made it without you guys!! The help and community is REALLY appreciated.

Good to have you along for the ride. We do have a great community here. Long lasting friendships are made here.

droidprincess · Oct 29, 2016

YankInDaSouth said:
Welp guess I'm officially in ... Today was my last day to return the iPhone under T-Mobile's 14 day buyers remorse period. No remorse here. [emoji38]

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No buyers remorse here either!![emoji1303][emoji1319][emoji16]

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brixtonboy · Oct 30, 2016

droidprincess said:
No buyers remorse here either!![emoji1303][emoji1319][emoji16]

Sent from my Sexy Iphone 7+

Or exploding batteries thank goodness

Gregory Isaacs R.I.P.

DILands · Oct 30, 2016

Any suggestions for a Keyboard? I was hoping to find one that you can have a top row with numbers, and maybe dictation - although I'm pretty sure iOS doesn't allow that.

KevinJS · Oct 30, 2016

DILands said:
Any suggestions for a Keyboard? I was hoping to find one that you can have a top row with numbers, and maybe dictation - although I'm pretty sure iOS doesn't allow that.

For dictation, just touch the microphone key on your keyboard. You can say "comma" and "full stop" etc and iOS will supply punctuation.

The lack of a 5 row keyboard is at least part of the reason jail breaking has been so popular.

Here's a tip: Press the 123 key, slide up to the number you want and release. The keyboard will type the number and return to abc.

KevinJS · Oct 30, 2016

There's more about keyboards here:

How to... use keyboards shortcuts.

YankInDaSouth · Oct 30, 2016

DILands said:
Any suggestions for a Keyboard? I was hoping to find one that you can have a top row with numbers, and maybe dictation - although I'm pretty sure iOS doesn't allow that.

Been using Gboard... Sadly none of the features you mentioned above are options, but swipe is nice and having Google search available right from the keyboard is awesome as is having GIFS.

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DILands · Oct 30, 2016

I'm pretty sure that I switched from the default keyboard, how do I figure it out, and switch if needed?

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YankInDaSouth · Oct 30, 2016

DILands said:
I'm pretty sure that I switched from the default keyboard, how do I figure it out, and switch if needed?

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Settings > General > Keyboards > Keyboards and the select edit. Whatever is on top should be the default.

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YankInDaSouth · Oct 30, 2016

Just keep in mind iOS doesn't allow third party keyboards for lock screen replies (if you're using a secure lock screen that is) nor to enter passwords. So, don't remove the stock keyboard (if you do, it's easy enough to get back - just select add new keyboard and select your language. Learned that the hard way LOL)

I've also found some third party apps won't either - MyFitnessPal is one ... it always utilizes the stock KB for some reason

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KevinJS · Oct 30, 2016

If you have set up multiple keyboards, you can cycle between them using the globe key. The space bar will tell you which keyboard (and spellchecker) is in current use.

YankInDaSouth · Oct 30, 2016

KevinJS said:
If you have set up multiple keyboards, you can cycle between them using the globe key. The space bar will tell you which keyboard (and spellchecker) is in current use.

Yeah, very handy and quick way to switch. I find I am more accurate with the stock KB but love the gif feature of GBoard, so I switch frequently [emoji16]

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scifan57 · Oct 30, 2016

YankInDaSouth said:
Just keep in iOS doesn't allow third party keyboards for lock screen replies (if you're using a secure lock screen that is) nor to enter passwords. So, don't remove the stock keyboard (if you do, it's easy enough to get back - just select add new keyboard and select your language. Learned that the hard way LOL)

I've also found some third party apps won't either - MyFitnessPal is one ... it always utilizes the stock KB for some reason

Tapped from my Plus Sized iPhone 7

Correct. Any third party keyboard or app that requires entry of your password is forced to use the stock keyboard for password entry. This is done to prevent third party developers from having access to your password details.

DILands · Oct 30, 2016

YankInDaSouth said:
Settings > General > Keyboards > Keyboards and the select edit. Whatever is on top should be the default.

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Okay - when I do that it says:
English
Emoji
SwiftKey
Gboard

they all have "-" before them - no way to change the order, and, I'm not seeing the globe. User problem I'm sure.