How To Use Your IPhone's Keyboard As A Trackpad

Back in November, I purchased a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a Smart Keyboard to go with it. I was so used to my Belkin keyboard paired with my iPad Air 2 that I quickly became frustrated with the Smart Keyboard's lack of a shortcut row. Tap on any song, and then from the music controls menu (tap it along the bottom to make it expand into a full screen card) select the button with the (…) three dots in the lower corner. The great thing about the iPad on-screen keyboard is that it so much easier to type on than the iPhone keyboard.

Touch the screen and hold down until the magnifying loupe appears. That same feature is available in the iOS Mail app, letting you attach a large file (5GB to 20GB). Option-click the Bluetooth icon in the menubar to reveal additional diagnostic details. Go to the Browse tab in the menu bar along the bottom, and then tap Videos to see new videos on Apple Music and top music videos.

How to download a song to your Library for offline listening: Tap on any song, and then from the music controls menu (tap it along the bottom to make it expand into a full screen card) select the button with the (…) three dots in the lower corner. When browsing the web, if you Domains find an image you'd like to save, here's how to do it: tap and hold; you'll get the option to copy the image or save it to the photo gallery.

Assuming that your Gboard has been updated, all you'll need to do is hold down the microphone icon located on the space bar for a second or two before releasing it. If done correctly, a screen with a microphone icon will appear, after which, all you need to do is to speak into your phone.

That's a serious hassle, because each time you want, say, a comma, it's an awkward, three-step dance: (1) Tap the 123 key to get the punctuation layout. It's tricky to master: start dragging a wiggly icon with one finger, then with a second finger tap (sometimes multiple times to get it to work) another icon, or more.

Apple doesn't allow them access to Siri, so you can't use voice dictation when one of these keyboards is on the screen. The excellent Instapaper pops up a Return to Position command, for instance - and if the menu bars have disappeared you have to tap the top of the screen twice to activate the feature in the first place.