[twen_ty]

> Apple famously doesn't do any of this with your iPhone

Maybe that's why 50% of iPhone users still don't know that they can use long press on they keyboard (or space bar) to gain cursor control - and this is just one example.

[logical_proof]

iPhone user since switching from a Droid X. You just taught me something that I have been dying for… thank you and way to make your point.

[seanthemon]

Apple features famously taught in hacker news comments.

[pests]

If you press with a second finger anywhere on the keyboard after activating it will switch to selection mode.

[StockHuman]

This is featured the first time you ever bring up the software keyboard and then never again. You can see the behaviour by booting up a simulator. They do have an explainer, but it’s very easy to dismiss if you expected to just start typing.

[jallen_dot_dev]

> This is featured the first time you ever bring up the software keyboard and then never again.

In other words, a behavior that something like Driver.js can help you achieve.

[ericmcer]

You just changed my text messaging efficiency

[ibdf]

What’s this black magic! Never knew it either.