iPhones have a shake-to-undo text feature but Android is trickier; Know how to add this secret key

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As an Android smartphone user, it can be annoying when you accidentally delete a letter or a word while typing and have to rewrite it all over again. Apple users have it easy as the iPhones come built with a ‘Shake-to-Undo' feature that can undo texts and even emails by physically shaking the phone. But Android users aren't so lucky. So far, the undo options are limited to certain apps like Google Docs, but there is no universal feature across the device. Or so we thought. But it turns out that with a simple change to your Gboard (the Google-powered keyboard which comes pre-installed for most Android phones), you can get a dedicated undo button. But it is tricky to find how to add it. Let us take a look.

The trick was first spotted in a Reddit thread, posted by a user with the handle mylastacntwascursed, and reported by 9to5Google.

Whether you are typing in a chat window in a messenger app, making a social media post, or writing an email, there are times when your fingers stumble upon the backspace key and accidentally delete a word or phrase of the sentence. In some unfortunate cases (if you've highlighted the entire text), you can lose even paragraph after paragraph of text. If you were an iPhone user, you could simply shake your phone at that point and bring back the lost text, but you're not, so you have to type it all over again.

But you really do not have to if you know this trick. The Gboard actually comes with an undo key, but it is only available in a specific language. So, unless you know what to look for, you may end up staring at the settings without any luck. But don't worry. This is why we are writing down the exact steps you will need to take in order to get access to this feature. Check the steps below.

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