Among the more awkward features of online chatting is the little bubble that tells you when someone is typing. It can make typers feel weirdly exposed and rushed, like someone’s waiting for you to get ...

How do you feel about the typing indicator—“David is typing”—that appears on your buddy’s screen while you’re composing a message in chat? Does it make you feel self-conscious about how long you’re ...

The first letter of a text or instant message is the most important. Never mind the actual meaning of the words it introduces; the mere keystroke is a starter pistol. Once you’re off, you need to ...

Google is set to deprecate Hangouts classic later this year and move all G Suite users to Hangouts Chat. Ahead of that transition, Google is porting over legacy features, like today’s addition of ...

Until today, I was not aware that the "typing awareness indicator" had an official name. I would have described it as "that annoying thing where your friends on Gchat can see when you're typing." ...

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You may not know the technical term “typing awareness indicator” by name, but if you’re using chat systems like Slack or send texts via iPhone, you see it on a daily basis. More often referred to as ...

How do you feel about the typing indicator - "David is typing" - that appears on your buddy's screen while you're composing a message in chat? Does it make you feel self-conscious about how long ...