To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Apple’s macOS comes with several useful features. Text Replacement (also referred to as text expansion) is one such macOS feature that helps you type faster on your Mac. For the uninitiated, the ...

If you're sick of typing the same text over and over, the iPhone's text replacement feature is your way out. It’s simple, powerful, and it quietly changed how I communicate every single day. Text ...

Big thumbs and tiny touch screen keys should be a recipe for disaster, but typing on a smartphone still feels pretty easy (for the most part). This is largely thanks to your phone's built-in ...

Pages users may have recently noticed the app trying to predicting what you're trying to say. Equally so, you might find yourself wondering how to get this feature working in your Pages app. In recent ...

Have something to say, but don't want to say it just yet? Use Apple's Shortcuts app to schedule text messages on your iPhone. I've written for various publications, such as Gay Cities and Queerty, ...

Your iPhone has a text-to-speech feature built-in. You don’t need to download an app. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac In iOS 17, the iPhone got a built-in text ...