Let's all close our eyes and go back to 2009 so we can feel the thrill of typing our first email on the go.

I had two BlackBerry devices for work, right about the time they were going away. I’d heard the keyboard was good on earlier models but it seemed like the quality had gotten pretty cheap on the later phones. The BlackBerry 10 OS on my last phone was actually pretty good, and probably would’ve kept them in the market if they’d launched it 5 years earlier.

  • someguy3English
    773·
    1 month ago

    God I don’t know how anyone likes the haptic feedback. Turn that shit off.

    Swiping is pretty cool though.

        • tamal3English
          6·
          1 month ago

          It seems to work terribly on iphones, even with Google’s keyboard. (Source: one single iphone which was entirely uncooperative.)

            • tamal3English
              1·
              1 month ago

              I use the Google keyboard at speed and it works great, while the iphone used in the same manner was completely impossible. Even the Google keyboard installed on the iphone was awful.

              I’ll try your tip and go slower. Maybe that will make a difference.

        • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          Start with swiping not too fast and keep track on prediction bar, you often don’t have to swipe the whole word. You can take breaks mid-swipe, no problem.

      • tamal3English
        1·
        1 month ago

        I’ve always swiped but somehow just installed voice to text last week. Game changer!

    • asbestosEnglish
      21·
      1 month ago

      I fucking love haptic feedback. They suck only when the system used is a motor with that circular half-weight thingy. The linear oscillating weight ones are amazing.

      • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        1 month ago

        I like it if it’s really really subtle. Basically the minimum length vibration, which is 2ms on heliboard.

        Anything longer, I find annoying.

      • jqubedOPEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        I hate tapping away on the glass but swiping works okay, until the phone decides a word couldn’t possibly be what you’re trying for. My most recent frustration was New Zealand, which of course worked fine this time.