The keyboard can move the text-insertion cursor, too. On an iPhone, press and hold the space bar until the keyboard dims, and then drag your finger to reposition the cursor on the screen.

Having trouble typing because Android's screen magnifier won't zoom in on the keyboard? Good news: Google finally has a fix.

Android users often believe that their smartphone’s on-screen keyboard is their only input option, but in fact they have plenty of good choices. Plus, it’s easy to switch from one input option ...