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4.1, still bad texting :(
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Mine's great too...
The only complaint I may have is that the 'send' button should be relocated, because I can accidentally hit it.
The only complaint I may have is that the 'send' button should be relocated, because I can accidentally hit it.
I think the OP is talking about the lag present when sending massive blocks of text via the Message app. I just don't understand why you would be sending massive blocks of text through an SMS in the first place.
agreed, the send button is too sensitive, or move it away from the letters I, O, and P.
Nope not about sending massive blocks of text. Sometimes the send is a bit quick but my last 3G was the same.
Im talking the simplest words and the feel of it all. No where near my 3G.
I just find it odd and was hoping 4.1 was the fix. It seemed to fix my battery issue and of course proximity.
If I do simple text e.g Where is this place?
The word "this" would take me two to three tries to correct.
I even get the red underline on the oddest simple words like "miss" "that" "our".
You get the pic.
I thought maybe the phones so fast that Im not experience enough to type on it.
But even at slow typing speed I get typos, red-underline and the occasion wrong suggestions.
Im in Canada, maybe I didnt get a bi-lingual phone
Ditto, something that didn't used to be a problem for me but has became so over the last few months.
Nope not about sending massive blocks of text. Sometimes the send is a bit quick but my last 3G was the same.
Im talking the simplest words and the feel of it all. No where near my 3G.
I just find it odd and was hoping 4.1 was the fix. It seemed to fix my battery issue and of course proximity.
If I do simple text e.g Where is this place?
The word "this" would take me two to three tries to correct.
I even get the red underline on the oddest simple words like "miss" "that" "our".
You get the pic.
I thought maybe the phones so fast that Im not experience enough to type on it.
But even at slow typing speed I get typos, red-underline and the occasion wrong suggestions.
Im in Canada, maybe I didnt get a bi-lingual phone
You have the right language setting? Im in Canada too and it doesnt highlight those words...
You do know that the texting algorithms of al iPhones (4, 3GS, 3G) are the same thing, right?
I don't know about this. On my 3GS, I could type "welll" and it would autocorrect to "we'll", but it doesn't work on the 4.
hahaha maybe its the retinal display.
It now senses my calloused fingers
Damn GHS Boomers
After updating my 3GS to 4.0 (apart from all the other issues iOS 4.0 has caused), texting lags. My typing is faster than the phone when displaying. A number of people on the Apple Discussion Forum has complained about this. Apparently, 4.1 hasn't fixed it for the 3GS. But some have claimed that their 3G is working faster now.
Yes, I also agree that the send button should be further away from the I O and P buttons, or at least make it less sensitive. I've done the premature send a number of times. But interestingly enough, NEVER had this issue with iOS 3.1.x.
Yes, I also agree that the send button should be further away from the I O and P buttons, or at least make it less sensitive. I've done the premature send a number of times. But interestingly enough, NEVER had this issue with iOS 3.1.x.
Ive had many troubles texting the gf. that stupid send button got me in so much crap
Maybe you guys just suck at texting lol jk
I never had any problems on my 3GS. Sometimes I hit Send but that's different.
jkI never had any problems on my 3GS. Sometimes I hit Send but that's different.
Ill be honest with you, I thought that too. But Ive been using my 3G for over 2 years and I know what Im experiencing with the 4. Were talking slow and methodical typing here and I still manage to fumbleMaybe you guys just suck at texting lol
I never had any problems on my 3GS. Sometimes I hit Send but that's different.
I have to say i agree OP.
texting on OS 3.x i had absolutely no problems, however as soon as 4.0 came along im getting words that are being autocorrected to different words more often than not. I also find i am hitting the wrong button more often than not, but maybe my fingers are getting fatter i dont know.
Its definitely worse on 4.0 and above.
texting on OS 3.x i had absolutely no problems, however as soon as 4.0 came along im getting words that are being autocorrected to different words more often than not. I also find i am hitting the wrong button more often than not, but maybe my fingers are getting fatter i dont know.
Its definitely worse on 4.0 and above.
I'm not running 4.1 yet, but I have noticed that since upgrading to 4.0 all text input seems to be worse.
I've noticed a trend though, it is only bad when many apps are running in multitasking mode. I'm on a 3GS and its jailbroken, so I can see how much RAM I have left, and iOS lets it go down to about 13MB before closing an app in multitasking. This really slows down my keyboard input and i find it slightly laggy and increasingly frustrating to type! I know the iPhone 4 has twice the RAM, but i'm presuming iOS will still let it get right down to about 13MB before closing some apps.
Whether this is responsible for the phone autocorrecting words before i've finished typing them, I'm not quite sure. But what I do know, is that if I remove all background apps, and free up a load of memory, I have no problems again!
Something for you guys to try maybe?
Hope this helps!
Sam
I've noticed a trend though, it is only bad when many apps are running in multitasking mode. I'm on a 3GS and its jailbroken, so I can see how much RAM I have left, and iOS lets it go down to about 13MB before closing an app in multitasking. This really slows down my keyboard input and i find it slightly laggy and increasingly frustrating to type! I know the iPhone 4 has twice the RAM, but i'm presuming iOS will still let it get right down to about 13MB before closing some apps.
Whether this is responsible for the phone autocorrecting words before i've finished typing them, I'm not quite sure. But what I do know, is that if I remove all background apps, and free up a load of memory, I have no problems again!
Something for you guys to try maybe?
Hope this helps!
Sam
I find myself hitting 'n' rather than space all the time. Never had an issue on my old phone / software.