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Start using the keyboard with your index finger only and once you get used to the placement of keys you can begin using your thumbs to type.

 

When i had an iPhone i hated typing on it. Hated the word correct and how it worked so i cant help ya.

 

Auto correction is really a blessing and a curse. You'll just have to try it out and see if you like it or not. As far as the missed keys go, the more I type on the phone (rotated horizontally) the less keys I miss. I guess the old adage "practice makes perfect" applies, at least for me.

 

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I love the keyboard on my iPhone. For me, it's easily the best virtual keyboard on the market.

That said, I came from a blackberry and then an android phone before my iPhone. It did take me a few weeks to fully acclimate. I remember missing the space bar very frequently. I don't really do that anymore.

As far as the speed thing goes.. I have noticed that sometimes I have to throttle my typing back as it chokes on my input after a certain speed. Hopefully better hardware and/or a software update will take care of this.

 

Maybe try out a keyboard case.

 

I know you said you are pressing the correct place but is it possible that the keys you are missing are the ones that are slightly differently placed in Android? Maybe just try typing out a long note a few times and see if it improves over time.

 

My suggestion would then be to practice typing slowly letter by letter and slowly beginning to type faster, it would help you get used to the way the iPhone auto corrects.

 

I'm sorry but the keyboard is probably your own fault. You're used to a slightly different keyboard, of course you're going to have to adapt to a new keyboard before you can type quickly on it. I've never seen a more responsive screen than on the iPhone/iTouch.

Maybe you've got superhuman typing abilities and you can usually pick up a new phone and type as quickly as with your old phone, but I'm going to assume you don't.

 

Give it some time. I came from Android and I have no issues typing on the iP4 keyboard.

 

I agree with the general sentiment... just give it some time and you will get used to it.

As for the space bar issue, the only way that could be anything other then you needing to get used to it is if you had a bad spot on your screen that wasn't detecting your touch.... but you would know that because it would consistently not work every time you tried to use that area.

 

I'm in the same boat. I get the space bars, random capital letters, periods and missing keys in general. I loved the iP3G keyboard I thought it was the best on screen keyboard around, I can still type like a champ on it, but the iP4 can be a real headache at times. I've also used the droid and droid incredible's for awhile and those were decent enough.

 

you will get used to it. I now use my thumb on my left hand and my index and middle fingers on my right to type, always in portrait

 

When I try typing like that, it's very awkward and uncomfortable. I'm gonna stick with using my thumbs to type.

But anyway, if the screen size on your old android phone was different than the iPhone 4 screen, then that would mean that virtual keyboard would have different sized keys. I switch back and forth between my 4.3" WP7 device and the 3.5" iPhone 4, I notice that I sometimes hit the screen above the keyboard because the keys are taller on my WP7 device. Like everyone has said, with a little time and practice, your muscle memory will get used to the key placement. And to address you're missed spacebar, you said you type very quickly. It is possible you aren't actually touching the screen but rather just moving your finger above the spacebar and not realizing it. But really apart from that I don't have any other suggestions.