Losing an iPhone is usually a scramble to borrow a laptop, log into iCloud, and hope Find My is turned on. A quieter, smarter option is hiding in plain sight: with Apple Shortcuts, you can rig your ...

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 autocorrect on iPhone and iPad always aims to help when you're typing a message, but it's by no means perfect, and some of the replacements it continually spews out can be frustrating.

What are these hidden Android shortcuts? Before you run off selecting everything on your device, let me first define what I’m specifically referring to. The shortcuts in question appear when a simple ...

Tired of typing the same thing over and over again? This application can help. This is a free and open source application for Windows, Mac, and Linux that can do pretty much everything those paid apps ...

Thanks to iCloud, Apple’s OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 let you use the same Shortcuts for text entry on your Mac as on your mobile device. Here’s how to enable and use the feature. You’ve been able to ...

Apple’s autocorrect can be helpful, but it is not always right. If you are fed up with awkward word swaps, Text Replacement on iPhone, iPad and Mac lets you create your own shortcuts that expand into ...

Do you find yourself typing the same things over and over? If the answer is yes — and if you type enough text during the workweek, it almost certainly will be — I’d highly recommend you install a text ...

Google is now widely rolling out the ability to “Create text notes by default,” as well as an Audio shortcut, in Keep for Android. Once enabled, tapping the FAB (floating action button) will ...