Comments on: Does the iPhone keyboard really suck?

By: macgasm

macgasm — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:39:00 +0000

I think landscape mode across the phone is going to change a lot of people’s opinions about the keyboard. It’s a lot easier to type on.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:32:00 +0000

I don’t use the iPhone as my business phone strictly because of the crappy keyboard. Instead I use it as my personal phone and use a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 for business, with it’s wonderful slide-out keyboard. Firmware 3.0 will be interesting because I think it will fix this issue with the landscape keyboard being available across all apps.

By: macgasm

macgasm — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:49:03 +0000

The auto correction feature is amazing. It really helps with typos. I think that the quality of the auto correct really masks any of the problems I have with the keyboard. If it corrects things before I know I've made a mistake, then it's difficult to know just how crappy the keyboard actually is with the device. The auto correct feature is full of win.

By: macgasm

macgasm — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:47:18 +0000

I really don't mind it. The only problem I really have is when I start worrying about making typos. Once that happens the whole process goes down the crapper for me. Hopefully the landscape keyboard across all the applications in 3.0 helps the situation.

By: ChazFrench

ChazFrench — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:21:38 +0000

I hate it. I'm a touch typist on a real keyboard, and I can go pretty fast thumbing it on a blackberry, but the iPhone…. As much as I love my iPhone, I hate the keyboard even more.

By: Bassguy

Bassguy — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:43:14 +0000

All mobile keyboards are awful when compared directly to full desktop keyboards. I will never be completely satisfied with any tiny keyboard. That said, I don't find the iPhone/Touch's keyboard to be much better or worse than the competition. If anything, I find it slightly less bothersome than the Blackberry keyboard.

By: Corey Harris

Corey Harris — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:36:25 +0000

I really like the iPhone keyboard. I have never had any issues at all. I type about 55 wpm on the iphone and rarely make a big mistake. The mistakes I do make normally get corrected by the iPhone too. There will always be haters that want real buttons or tactile response, and you will never change their minds. I can say that I have written emails and blog posts to my site using the iphone and I have never had an issue with it at all.