Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Continuous Input Feature in Samsung Keyboard in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When the predictive text feature in the Samsung keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is enabled, some features will be available to help you type faster, one of which is the continuous input feature which will let you easily enter text by sliding your finger across the keyboard. You can use this feature to speed up the way you enter text since you don't have to lift your finger to tap key by key on the keyboard to write a word.


How to enable the continuous input feature in the Samsung keyboard?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled, you can turn on the continuous input feature in the Samsung keyboard by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down to the screen to find Language and input and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard.
   
   

   Alternatively, when you're entering text, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .

4. Scroll down the screen, tap Keyboard swipe and then select Continuous input to enable it.
   
   
5. The continuous input feature has been enabled.

How to use the continuous input feature in the Samsung keyboard?
See the following steps as the example of using this feature when entering text with the Samsung qwerty keyboard:

1. Go to the screen or app where you can enter text, e.g., when composing a new text message in the Messages app.
2. Enter the required word by sliding your finger across the required keys on the keyboard. As the example, if you want to enter text "inside" then you have to slide your finger across the letter "i" to "n" to "s" to "i" to "d" to "e" continuously without lifting your finger. If the auto spacing feature is enabled, your phone will automatically insert a space when you swipe your keyboard to type the next word.