Apparently there will be big updates to the design in the next iOS and iPadOS, but I assume it will be mostly superficial. I’d like to see a rethink of text selection and editing. It’s still too finicky without a keyboard and mouse.
Christopher Wilson That would be a great touch. I like the long-press becomes a touchpad trick with the spacebar, but sometimes I can’t even get a cursor in place to be able to activate it. I think I’ve hit more text selection bugs in [iOS 18/Whatever iPadOs it is] than in previous ones but that might just be my perception.
Vincent It does feel that iOS has gotten worse in that regard over the past few years. Would be nice for them to concentrate on that and get it right.
Manton Reece @ChrisJWilson I always forget about the space bar trick! I should use it more often.
Jeff Baxendale It is almost without failure that the iOS text input box will put the cursor on the exact opposite side of the word that I want it to… also on the wrong side of the space between words 🤷♂️
It also feels like swiping has gotten less accurate over time, although that is probably unsubstantiated and just a thing that sticks out when it goes wrong.