One of the more clever hidden features of the iPhone is that the keyboard can be used as a trackpad when you need to move the cursor to a specific place.
No matter how long you’ve had an iPhone, you’ll probably discover a clever little tip or trick that you weren’t aware of before. There’s always a “wow” moment when you learn something new that you didn’t realize was possible. For example, there is the ability to use the iPhone keyboard as a trackpad with iOS 16.
When you’re writing a text for a post on Facebook, Twitter, or even editing a document on your phone, have you ever wanted to step back to fix something in the middle and found that no matter how accurately you clicked, the cursor would not be placed in the right place? This happens on even the best iPhones, including the largest models we examined. I encountered this many times with my old device and new iPhone 14 before I knew about this useful feature. In this regard, the iPhone feature that can turn your keyboard into a trackpad as you type is a game changer.
Heres how to do it.
- Type your text Or open an existing document as you normally would.
- When you are ready to place the cursor at a specific place in the document, Press and hold the space bar on the on-screen keyboard. You’ll feel some haptic feedback, and you’ll notice the cursor volume has increased slightly. The letters on the keyboard will disappear, and in their place you will see empty squares.
- Quickly Move your finger anywhere on the empty squares, up, down, left, or right, just as you would on a computer trackpad. You will see the cursor within the text moving in kind. Don’t worry if you don’t move fast enough. Just press the space bar again until the trackpad option is back.
- Place the cursor Where you want to change the document or message, add or modify text, and the change will be made exactly where you want it.
Note that you will have to keep the trackpad active each time you want to move the cursor. Once you let go, the cursor stops, and the keyboard reappears. However, for those who frequently copy-edit, take notes, or create social media posts and need to go back and forth adding information, correcting typos, and removing lines (to fit the standard length of a tweet, for example), it’s a useful feature.
If you are looking for a more personalized typing experience on mobile, you can also install third party keyboards on iPhone. This can range from keyboards in other languages to a full emoji keyboard for those speaking emoji through these pictures.
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