Tap to move cursor on iPhone text instead of long-pressing space bar

I need to know if there’s a way to just tap where I want the cursor to be instead of long pressing the space bar. It’s an incredible pain to have to waste time doing that. just let me tap where I want it I’ll even do it multiple times to cycle to the right option

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Original Title: Moving cursor on text

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 3, 2025 8:16 AM

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