&, %, @, etc. Symbols on iPhone ABC Keyboard
I tried switching to iPhone earlier this year, and tried Swiftkey and Google Keyboard Apps on it. It is maddening having to switch to the SYM screen and back to the ABC screens.
In Android, a delayed 'press' on a number key brings up a symbol like &, %, @, etc. Much more efficient!
Will Apple iOS not their keyboards to do this? If not, why? If they did, I would switch back.
(Apple's embedded keyboard doesn't even provide numbers across the top...at least Swiftkey does)
Since the keyboard is the main source for input on a smartphone, I've chosen stay with Android.
Thanks,
I'm in the same boat. I'm thinking of switching to an iPhone 11th from the first gen pixel, but the keyboard situation in iOS is terrible. I downloaded swiftkey for my iPad but it doesn't offer anywhere near the same flexibility or usability that the android version offers. Like you, the keyboard is the primary way I interact with my phone. I'm not sure I can live with the underwhelming feature set of any of the iOS keyboards. I might have to stick with Android for this single reason.