Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the phone study, people using auto-correction typed faster, while people who manually chose words suggested by the keyboard typed slower.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“People using auto-correction typed faster. In contrast, people who manually chose words suggested by the keyboard typed slower.”
How do People Type on Mobile Devices? Observations from a Study with 37,000 Volunteers, Kseniia Palin et al., Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2019), 2019, Study summary.
Open the original (DOI 10.1145/3338286.3340120)- What it measures
- These are correlations in observed behavior.
- What it does not show
- Faster typists may simply use suggestions less, so the data cannot prove that suggestions slow people down.