Hey, we all have different ways of expressing ourselves. Maybe you're less of a numbers person and more of an emoji creature. * Holographic muppet available only during intense hallucinations. JRĪnd here's a hidden bonus tip related to that: You'd never know it, as there's no visible indication, but once you have that number row active, you can press and hold any of those characters to get a pop-up list of related numerical options - fractions, superscripts, and even an on-demand holographic representation of The Count from Sesame Street.* JR
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That'll give you a permanent row of numbers at the top of your increasingly personalized Android keyboard - thus making every digit just one tap away instead of a tap and a hold. Flip the toggle next to "Number row" at the top of the screen.If you find yourself typing tons of digits on your Android device and want to make numbers even easier to access, though, Gboard's got you covered.ĭig back into those Gboard settings, then: Using those secondary characters is a great way to get to numbers quickly. You might have to raise or lower the level a little to find the just-right spot that tickles your typing fancy, but regardless of where exactly you land, I'd be willing to wager you'll end up with a much better situation than what the standard Gboard setup gives you by default. I find that level to be a perfect balance of speed and accuracy, with long-presses registering fast enough to avoid interrupting your typing flow but also not happening so easily that you're likely to trigger 'em inadvertently. Try it out for a while at the 200ms setting and see whatcha think. That'll make the time it takes for a long-press to be registered on your keyboard noticeably smaller - which in turn will let you tap into those secondary symbol shortcuts without having to hold a key down for nearly as long. Tap it - then slide that slider down to about the 200ms mark.Scroll down all the way and look for the line labeled "Key long-press delay.".March your hindquarters back into those Gboard settings, and this time: That symbol-summoning tweak is supreme, but don't move on with your lovely life just yet - 'cause there's a really effective way to make it even more efficient. Summoning symbols has never been so speedy. Press and hold your fingers to any of those letters, and hey - how 'bout that?! JR Now back out of that menu, and when Gboard comes back into view, look for the small characters in the corner of every letter. Tap the toggle next to it to turn it on.Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the next screen and find the "Long-press for symbols" option.
Start by heading into Gboard's settings (by tapping the gear-shaped symbol in the keyboard's top row - or, if you don't see that symbol there, tapping the three-line menu icon in that same area and then finding the gear-shaped icon on the screen that comes up next). Well, my fellow fast-fingered feline, there is a better way.
1: Swifter symbol summoningįirst and foremost, if you're anything like most dual-thumbed Android phone owners, you probably waste tons of time hunting for symbols on your Android device's keyboard - everything from asterisks to at-signs and pluses to parentheses.
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So crack those phalanges and prepare for pro-level productivity: We're diving in deep to Gboard's least traveled surfaces to take your Android typing experience to dizzying new speeds. Gboard works well right out of the virtual box, and once you start poking around in the mustiest corners of its settings, you'll uncover some tucked-away treasures that can inject all sorts of seconds-saving sorcery into your Android input process. All it takes is two minutes of trying to type text on an iDevice to see just how much of a good thing we've got goin' (and to make yourself want to gouge your eyes out with the nearest overpriced Apple accessory).Īnd you know what? While we've got no shortage of commendable Android keyboard apps to choose from, Google's own Gboard keyboard really is the perfect example of how simple, effective, and expandable the Android typing experience can be.
This doesn't get nearly enough attention among average tech-totin' animals, but Android has an awesome advantage over that (cough, cough) other mobile platform when it comes to text input. If there's one place where saved seconds can seriously add up, it's in your smartphone's on-screen keyboard.
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