Apple offers several flavors of first-party iPad keyboards. In this video, we're taking a closer look at the differences and similarities between the latest and greatest Magic Keyboard for iPad and the company's more affordable Smart Keyboard Folio attachment.
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Shortmoji is the Swiss Army Knife keyboard that iOS never had
Those who do lot of typing on their iPhones, have a fairly sound argument for having dedicated text-editing buttons on your handset’s keyboard interface; likewise, those who do a lot of texting, may want easier access to Emojis. But what about those who do a lot of both?
For those stuck in the latter case, Shortmoji is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer MiRO that combines the best of both worlds for avid typists and texters who do a lot of both on the same device.
iOS 14 finally brings emoji search to iPhone, iPadOS 14 adds emoji popover to iPad
iOS 14 has brought a handy emoji search option that has long been included in the Mac operating system, but it doesn't work on iPadOS 14 because it uses a different approach.
Supercharge the software keyboard on your pwned iPad with XPad
It was only last month that we showed you an incredible jailbreak tweak called DockX by iOS developer udevs for upgrading the keyboard interface on your pwned handset. Given just how popular the tweak became after its announcement, it may come as no surprise to anyone that users quickly requested a similar tweak designed especially for iPads.
And now we have it – enter XPad, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak for jailbroken iPads from the same developer that allows users to customize the pasteboard shortcuts that appear on their iPad’s keyboard interface.
Cydia updated to v1.1.35 with another crash fix relating to hardware keyboards
Jailbreakers who are taking advantage of either the checkra1n or unc0ver jailbreak would do good to launch the Cydia app and refresh their sources this morning. It seems that Cydia received yet another update late last night, this time bringing the tried and true package manager up to version 1.1.35.
From what we can gather, Cydia v1.1.35 was released specifically to fix a problem where the app could crash if the user was using a hardware keyboard on iOS & iPadOS 13.5 as opposed to using the operating system’s built-in software keyboard.
Accessory Spotlight: Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue wireless ergonomic keyboard
Welcome to Accessory Spotlight, a weekly column where we highlight an accessory that we find to be incredibly useful, a fantastic value, or both. This week we’ve selected the Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue wireless keyboard. There are good wireless keyboards and good ergonomic keyboards. We like the Freestyle2 Blue because it is good at being both.
EmojiPicker brings a macOS-inspired Emoji interface to the iPad
It’s not very often that we see dedicated jailbreak tweaks for the iPad platform, and that’s one of the reasons why we’re particularly excited to show you a new and free release called EmojiPicker by iOS developer Gui Rambo.
As you might’ve ascertained already from the tweak’s rather telling name, EmojiPicker is intended to augment the Emoji-picking interface in iPadOS for whenever you need access to Emojis while typing in various apps.
No ESC key, no problem — here’s how to trigger Escape on your iPad or Mac
No physical Escape key on your iPad or Mac? No problem, as both iOS and macOS allow you to invoke Escape with a simple keyboard shortcut. Follow along with us to learn how to trigger the Escape command on iPad and Mac keyboards that lack a dedicated ESC key.
7 reasons why Magic Keyboard turns your iPad Pro into a completely different machine
Announced in mid-March, the new trackpad-enabled Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro went on sale earlier this month. Though a bit on the pricey side, we think this accessory is worth every cent due to its smart design and rich pointer support in iPadOS working together to transform and elevate your tablet computing to the next level. In trying to help our readers make informed purchasing decisions, your favorite blog asked our young videographer Harris Craycraft to put together a quick video outlining the key reasons why Magic Keyboard changes everything.
How to control your iPad pointer with a physical keyboard
Learn how you can control your iPad pointer with the keyboard keys or number pad via a cool new accessibility feature called Mouse Keys.
Review: Logitech’s Combo Touch case for iPad and iPad Air is amazing
Officially unveiled on March 18, 2020 and released the following month on April 15, Logitech's Combo Touch keyboard case brings trackpad navigation via iPadOS cursor support to the third-generation iPad Air and the seventh-generation iPad. Be sure to watch our video review...
Upgrade your iPhone’s native keyboard with DockX
Apple took great care to ensure that iOS would have one of the most enjoyable typing experiences in the modern smartphone market. While it certainly is one of the best, it can still be argued that the iOS keyboard could be better with a few minor improvements.
One such example is the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called DockX by iOS developer udevs, a simple add-on that brings a full-fledged pasteboard shortcut dock to the bottom of the iPhone’s native keyboard interface.