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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by kagevf on Sunday September 24, 2023 @03:55PM (#37636578)
> I'm surprised more people don't know about this feature.

I have an iPad without that feature, and it's maybe 5 years old? I think it's a newer feature.

Also, in the past you could tap and hold on text and it would magnify the view around where you were tapping, but that feature was dropped at some point.

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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by satvikpendem on Sunday September 24, 2023 @03:58PM (#37636604)
> Also, in the past you could tap and hold on text and it would magnify the view around where you were tapping, but that feature was dropped at some point.

This is back in iOS/iPadOS 15.

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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by boxed on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:15AM (#37642498)
It's been on the iPhone since before it was even called "iOS" and it's there today. It never went away, so I wonder what you are talking about.
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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by kagevf on Monday September 25, 2023 @05:27PM (#37650913)
Hmmm ... nonsense apparently!

I got my iPad, tried several different apps, and I now see that the feature is present in all of the ones I tried.

I think what I did differently this time was hold the spacebar down long enough for the feature to kick in. On my android phone there isn't that long of a delay, so I think that's what threw me off.

Thank you for the correction!

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