Three little bubbles of stress.

Everyone with an iPhone is familiar with the typing awareness indicator. Those three little bubbles have caused countless bouts of anxiety and suspense.

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Well, the people over at Slate conducted an experiment showing how the indicator actually works.

A side-by-side test shows that the typing indicator appears and lasts for 60 seconds regardless of how long you're typing or if you abandoned your text.

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They also did tests with Gchat and Facebook Messenger to show how long their indicators last.

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