Hi Robbie,
Well, FlickType would be one option on the Watch. Although I think you have to
type on it and then copy over to where you want the text, for example the
Messages app. Not sure though.
Really, dictation is the main thing people use on the Watch I think. Also, it
gives you a list of suggested replies from which you can choose one. You can
also draw letters on the screen.
Personally I very rarely do any of this on the Watch though.
Dave
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On 23 Aug 2021, at 12:15, Emer Mulhall (Housing)
<Emer.Mulhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Robbie
Sorry, don’t have one either, got a dot-watch instead!
Emer
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Paul Dromey
Sent: Monday 23 August 2021 11:26
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FlickType Petition
Hi Robbie.
I don’t have an Apple Watch so aI can’t offer anything constructive.
Hopefully, someone will jump in.
Paul
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Sent: Monday 23 August 2021 11:03
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FlickType Petition
Hi all,
This is my first time to hear of FlickType. I’ve recently purchased an apple
watch. So from this thread I’m wondering what would the recommended
application be for typing on the AppleWatch?
Much appreciated,
Robbie
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Behalf Of Paul Dromey
Sent: 23 August 2021 10:55
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FlickType Petition
Hi Emma, Gerry and Dave.
Thanks Emma, that’s good to know.
Like you I used to use Flecksy as well.
If you have the Apple Watch app, I presume that you should be OK in the
future, as it is my understanding that it is the basic phone app that is
being pulled.
Be careful downloading any FlickType updates to the basic phone app, as you
might lose the basic phone app completely. This is all just guesswork on my
part.
Gerry, Dave’s backgroundinfo piece is bang on.
Paul
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Emer Mulhall ;(Housing)
Sent: Monday 23 August 2021 10:07
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FlickType Petition
Hi Paul, and everyone
As a constant user of this app I will certainly be sending an email. I just
hope that this bit of pressure will be enough to head off
Their decision to take it down – it is extremely useful and as you have
said, allows us to type almost as fast as our sighted counterparts. I would
miss it big time if it were removed.
I also used the Flexi predecessor.
All the best
Emer
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of David Nason
Sent: Sunday 22 August 2021 21:46
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FlickType Petition
Hi Gerard,
A bit of history and context for you.
FlickType was created by the same guy who created fleksy many years ago if
you remember that, and works in very much the same way.
It’s pretty unique as on-screen keyboards go. You don’t need to find the
letter you want, and then lift your finger or double tap or anything. You
simply quickly tap where you think each letter is, and the FlickType keyboard
intelligently figures out what word you wanted based on the rough pattern of
where your taps were. If it gets it wrong, you simply swipe up for more
suggestions.
It was originally released as a standalone app, much like its predecessor
Fleksy, where you type, then copy the text into the app you want.
They then created it as a third party keyboard which you can use inside any
other app where the keyboard appears, in place of the standard iOS keyboard.
It’s very much designed for blind and low vision users.
The Watch keyboard is kind of the mainstream offshoot of FlickType, designed
to make it easier to type on the small Watch screen for everyone.
Alongside that, they had maintained the iPhone keyboard for blind and low
vision folks.
Now they are pilling the app due to the ongoing disputes with Apple as Paul
has said.
HTH,
Dave
On 22 Aug 2021, at 21:24, Gerard Shanahan <gershan@xxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Paul,
Normally, I use the voiceover and touch typing keyboard when writing messages
etc on my iphone 6s, I don’t have a apple watch so I haven’t experienced any
problems in this situation. I looked up flicktype and got a number of
results which had reference to watch so is it more specific to apple watch
and what is the advantage of using it over the standard keyboard with
voiceover? Asking these questions doesn’t mean that I won’t do as you ask but
I’m interested to find out more.
Regards
Gerry
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Behalf Of Paul Dromey
Sent: 22 August 2021 18:05
To: iphone_newbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] FlickType Petition
Hi all.
This message is aimed at those of you who may have used the basic FlickType
app on the iPhone. The basic app is disappearing from the app store due to a
dispute between the app developer and Apple which you can check out online
should you wish to do so. However, in my view, the important thing here is
to convince Apple of the invaluable worth of the FlickType basic iphone app
The app is brilliant in concept, allowing vision impaired users to type on
the ios keyboard, almost, but not quite smile, as fast as sighted users.
Jonathan Mosen is urging as many of us as possible to email Apple’s Phil
Schiller
schiller@xxxxxxxxx
to urge him to intervene personally to sort out the problems leading to the
developer of FlickType withdrawing his app after his updates were rejected.
Paul Dromey
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