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iPad Air Keyboard App For Small Hands

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gderreck

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Nov 6, 2020
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Greetings,

I am an Android convert. Just purchased an iPad Air 4. Extremely impressed with the device, the ecosystem and support. I use the device in landscape mode. I have small hands and noticed that you can't split a keyboard (thumb mode).

I've tried default, Gboard and SwiftKey. Gboard seems easiest, but still quite a stretch.

-just wondering why

-is there a way to work around this

-can you suggest a keyboard app that would be more suitable for small hands

Thanks in advance,
Graham
 
I’m not sure my iPad is not in front of me, but I think if you perform a pinch on the big keyboard you’ll get a mini phone sized one pop out, but it’s not split, you just put it in the corner and use your thumb. I’m sure there used to be a split keyboard option somewhere but I can’t remember how to activate it.

Edit* here it is, but for some inane reason, it’s not available on the pro models 😂

If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half - Apple Support (UG)

Learn how to get your iPad onscreen keyboard back to the default keyboard if it's smaller than you expect or if it's split in half.
support.apple.com support.apple.com
 
Thanks cup, I'll check it out. I don't think the split keyboard is available in the iPad Air 4. I was hoping there was an unofficial way to activate it.
 
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huh - i thought you could split the keyboard by pulling it apart <--- ---> type motion
 
Thanks cup. Would rather avoid that. Hey Automatic, could you elaborate on the few exceptions? By the way, I tried the floating miniature keyboard. That was too small even for me 😏
 
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