how do you type/text on a phone

[-:Undertaker:-]

something i've noticed.

younger people tend to type using their thumbs on a phone but older people tend to use their index finger while holding the phone at the back. my friends say i use my touch phone like an OAP cos i text using index finger i can't get how people use their thumbs to type i've tried and its weird.

don't like touch stuff anyway prefer buttons #oldschool

what about you how do you type on these touch devices?

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[Samantha]

Now you mention it I've noticed I text with my thumbs whereas my boyfriend texts using his index finger. There's only a 5 year age gap (and you're around the same age as him I think), so it might just be your generation and above.

[dbgtz]

I'll use my thumb on my right hand so I keep my left hand free, unless I want to type quickly then I'll use both.

[FlyingJesus]

Thumbs because I am HIP AND YOUTHFUL

[Cerys]

Yeah I use both my thumbs and notice that only older people use their fingers and look really silly imo

[Elegance]

i used to only type with my right thumb but now i have an iphone 6+ so it's too big just to hold in one hand so i have to use both thumbs

[Lill-MeeDK]

I use my thumbs. Before when i had a iPhone 4 i only used one, but after i got my iPhone 6 i use both because its too big for just one hand..
Its weird because my parents use their thumbs too, likewise with my boyfriend's parents. So I dont think its which generation you're from, I also thinks it depends how you "learned" to do it from the start.

[j0rd]

use my thumbs mainly

[Kellie]

I use my thumbs haha it's quicker

[Empired]

I always use my thumbs but my mum uses one index finger. She's incredibly slow and makes typos all the time so it's SO FRUSTRATING to watch her do anything on her phone. I can't stand to look :@