Is there a way to move to the front or back of a long sentence you type in the URL area on a iPhone with out having to get close as possible and then having to delete then retype?
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1Are you referring to something like trackpad mode in iOS?– fsbNov 28, 2018 at 20:18
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In addition to what @fsb said, you can also move the cursor to exactly where you want to put it– AllanNov 28, 2018 at 20:46
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Yes, just checked it on my iPhone, and have been using it on my iPad for awhile.
On an iPhone you have to do a long press(or 3D press) on the keyboard (Trackpad mode, thanks @fsb for its official name), this turns the whole keyboard into a trackpad bound to the text cursor. The keyboard will turn grey and the letters will disapear. You can now move your finger and it will move the text cursor.
On the iPad it works with 2 fingers together as well.
The other method is holding your finger down when trying to select a spot in text till a magnifier pops up, but that is not as easy with URLs.
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Thank you, So I think what your saying is I would need to have a iPhone with the Trackpad ability. I have a iPhone 8 and I do not see that I can use it as a Trackpad. If that is so, then that could be why my MacBook Pro trackpad stopped moving the curser as normal.– Lisa AnnNov 30, 2018 at 18:58
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The iphone 8 has the ability. On the digitial keyboard, press down and wait a second, the keybaord will go grey out and the keys will not show the keys anymore, you can now move your finger around and that moves the cursor in the text. Nov 30, 2018 at 21:01
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