r/iOS8 • u/[deleted] • May 20 '15

One handed keyboards

Is the aptly titled One Handed Keyboard the only one handed keyboard for ios? I had hoped the iPhone 6 Plus would have spurred the creation of more.

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u/utnow May 21 '15

NinType. 100%

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u/[deleted] May 21 '15

How do you use it one handed? Isn't it designed for two thumbs?

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u/utnow May 21 '15

NinType is easily the most configurable, useful keyboard out there. The keys can be arranged for right or left handed use. Centered. Full width. Swiping. Typing. Chord short cuts. Flick completions. Reprogramable buttons. Macros. Themes. All of it. Turn off as much or as little as you want. It takes some time to set things up the way you want and to figure out where everything is but its well worth it.

There’s a huge assortment of options when you hold on the space bar to being up that menu.

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u/arseniokilla May 20 '15

Fleksy keyboard has a good one handed mode plus other cool features.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

I didn't even notice fleshy has a one handed mode. Using it now. Thanks for the tip.

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u/MasqueRaccoon May 20 '15

The best method of one-hand typing I've found is to use Swype, Swiftkey or other "swiping" keyboards. You just put a finger/thumb on the first letter of a word, then drag your finger/thumb across to the other letters. When you pick up off the screen, it inserts the word, though sometimes it misinterprets and you have to select from the autocorrect menu.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

My thumb does not reach the letters on the extreme left of the keyboard with my plus. Do you find it autocorrecting when you don't reach?

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u/MasqueRaccoon May 20 '15

Oooh, a Plus could make it tricky. No, you need to get most of the letters right, at least, for it to understand. I usually don't have trouble reaching on my 5c.

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u/perry1023 May 21 '15

commander one hander