Comment on BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

  Swiping is pretty cool though.

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  • ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Haptic feedback maxed out plus the tap sounds with the volume turned up to 100% is the way to go.

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    • cygnus@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “Boomer mode”

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Might as well use a typewriter. youtu.be/o4nwe7cW_og

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    • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This you?

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  • MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve been swiping for years. I can’t believe no one else in my tight circle does it.

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    • SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I can’t get my head round it.

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      • tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve always swiped but somehow just install voice to text. Game changer!

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      • MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m in too many places where chatting to my phone wouldn’t go over well.

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  • asbestos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • Enkers@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • user224@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can’t even use they keyboard properly without haptic feedback.

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  • satans_methpipe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Boomers and normies appear to love it.

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  • Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I never tried swiping. Maybe i should look into that.

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    • jqubed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I use a FOSS keyboard and it’s not very accurate, but all still way better than typing everything.

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• WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Check out Unihertz. Can’t offer any advice or if they’re good, but they look interesting.

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  • Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Keyboard feels great to use but their current layout sucks majorly

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  • pedroapero@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m very satisfied with mine. Some UI tweeks were required to adapt to the small screen.

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• morrowind@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What keyboard do you use? They are not all the same

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• hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  tell me about it. i’ve recently been sort of forced to switch from android to ios (some special circumstance) and holy shit, the virtual keyboard is atrocious.

  I would immediately jump on a blackberry keyboard phone when and if one ever gets released.

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• narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I can type 60-70 WPM on the virtual keyboard of my phone without autocorrect. While that’s nowhere near the speed of me using a regular-sized physical keyboard, I can’t type that fast on a physical phone-sized keyboard like a Blackberry one.

  I know quite a few people miss these physical smartphone keyboards, but I’d argue they were never all that great. YMMV.

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