19th: Enter characters comfortably on your smartphone (Android): Smartphone recipes that can be used immediately (1/3 page)

Last time, I introduced how to input characters on the iPhone, but like the iPhone, Android also taps the characters displayed on the screen to input. However, Android has more ways to enter characters than iPhone, so let's check them one by one.

On Android, there is a "numeric keypad display" that allows you to input in the same way as a mobile phone, and a "QWERTY key display" that allows you to input like a PC. In many cases, you can switch by pressing and holding a key such as "A1" or the setting key. Furthermore, in the case of the numeric keypad display, it also supports "flick input", and you can input characters speedily by flicking your finger up, down, left, or right from the center key.

To convert the entered character, enter the character and select from the predictive conversion candidates displayed at the top of the key. In the initial state of many smartphones, only two lines are displayed, but if you flick here up or left, other conversion candidates will be displayed.

Android also supports voice input. Simply tap the microphone icon and speak to your smartphone, and the voice will be converted to text, which is convenient. It can be used for voice search on Android 2.3, but it can also be used when creating sentences on Android 4.0 and above devices. The conversion uses Google's engine, so converting difficult or trendy words is fine.

A useful thing to remember when entering text is the "copy and paste" feature. To copy, first double-tap the part you want to copy. Then, the cursor will be displayed. Move the cursor before and after to the place you want to copy, and select "Copy". To paste, double-tap the relevant part and select "Paste".

It's a good idea to keep in mind that the "copy" operation is especially useful when browsing the web.

One of the big differences between Android and iPhone is that the Japanese input system is different. This "Japanese input system" is also used on PCs, and even beginners of smartphones may be familiar with "ATOK" and "Microsoft IME". Smartphones and PCs have systems for inputting Japanese, and the system used for Android differs depending on the manufacturer.

For example, Samsung Electronics' GALAXY series, LG's Optimus series, Panasonic Mobile's ELUGA series, Sharp's AQUOS PHONE series, Kyocera's DIGNO series, etc. often use "iWnn".

In addition, NEC Casio's MEDIAS series and Fujitsu's ARROWS series adopt a Japanese input system based on "ATOK", Huawei adopts "FSKAREN", etc. ..

However, Android is not only installed as standard, but it is also possible to install the application later and change the Japanese input system.