Typing on a smartphone has never been easy, especially if you use a device with a smaller screen. Even if you're skinny like me, "fat finger syndrome" is a very real problem. You always end up hitting the wrong key.

Sure, you could always switch to gesture typing -- supported by most modern keyboard apps -- but that still doesn't solve the frustrations of fixing a typo or changing a word to something else.

I don't know about you, but it usually takes me a few taps to get the cursor on the right spot when editing text on my smartphone, especially in note-taking apps.

But it appears that Google Keyboard (Android, iOS) has solved this problem once and for all. Gone are the days of tap-tap-tapping just to position your cursor where you want it to be.

Here's how it works: Press and hold the spacebar, then slide your finger to the left (to move the cursor leftwards) or to the right (to move the cursor rightwards). The cursor moves one characters at a time.

Awesome, isn't it?

So if you aren't using Google Keyboard yet, then maybe it's time you made the switch. Quality-of-life features like this one may seem small and insignificant, but once you start using them, you'll never go back. I know I won't.

Do you use Google Keyboard? What are your favorite features about it? If not, which keyboard app do you prefer? Let us know below!

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