Aussies in China: Pinyin Input iPhone, No WeChat Fumble
Your iPhone Keyboard Is a Tiny China-Life Survival Tool Picture this: it is your first week in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu or Beijing. You have just joined a university class group, your landlord has sent a message, and a mate wants to know whether you are keen for dumplings after work. Everyone is firing off short Chinese replies at a rate of knots. You understand enough to get the gist. But when it is your turn to type, your iPhone keyboard is still English-only. You copy and paste from a translation app, accidentally send “thanks” in the wrong chat, then spend five minutes hunting for the right character. Bit of a mare, really. ...