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For this, first hold the spacebar to get a single cursor (address bar defaults to select all), then drag the cursor itself (not the spacebar). It accelerates to the end

Wow, thanks! Hopefully I remember that when I need it.

It just works!

Srsly do the "iPhones for idiots" books have this kind of information? I would read them if so.

Oh wow you're right: trying to go to the far right of a URL bar is horrifically bad.

I find far left of an already typed URL even worse.

An easy fix for that would be to allow a second finger to drag the text field - hold space to activate the cursor, drag the text with a second, bingo. Or let the second finger hit "jump left, jump right" targets on the blank keyboard when you're holding space (but this is more mechanically difficult at least for me.)

In my samsung you can use the "trackpad" swiping up/down. It gives Home/End functionality.