Hi everyone, I’ve been a long-time TextExpander user on Mac, but I’m recently trying to move more of my “heavy lifting” automation over to my iPhone. I’ve run into a bit of a workflow snag. I’m trying to create a series of snippets that act as triggers for more complex mobile scripts, but I’m noticing some weird latency issues when the iOS keyboard tries to expand the text while another app is active in the background.
Essentially, I’m trying to see if I can use TextExpander to quickly input command strings for a delta executor for iphone that I’m using for some mobile testing. The problem is that sometimes the snippet expands partially, or the iOS “Secure Input” kicks in and blocks the expansion entirely when the executor is running. It’s making it really difficult to keep my testing process efficient.
Has anyone here successfully used TextExpander alongside other background automation or script-heavy apps on iOS? I’m curious if there’s a specific “Expand When” setting or perhaps a different prefix strategy I should use to ensure the snippet fires correctly every time, even when the system resources are being pushed by a script. I’d love to hear if anyone has a workaround for keeping expansion reliable on mobile when you’re jumping between productivity apps and active script environments!