Secret Purposes Behind Common Items That Will Blow Your Mind

#27: Slide to the Left, Slide to the Right

Trying to move your cursor in a text message can be frustrating. Tapping the exact spot you want often ends in disaster—especially in long messages. Thankfully, phone designers introduced a solution. If you press and hold the spacebar on your keyboard, it transforms into a cursor control tool.

This lets you slide your finger left or right to move the cursor with precision, just like using a mouse. It’s especially helpful when editing typos or navigating big blocks of text. Once you try it, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. It’s one of those features that’s hidden in plain sight but makes texting and note-taking so much easier.