![]() As soon as you remove the iPad from its magnetic perch on the Magic Keyboard, the software keyboard jumps onto the screen and the cursor disappears. ![]() Peeling away the iPad requires two hands - one on the corner of the iPad and the other on the opposite corner of the keyboard to keep the Magic Keyboard from moving. This is equally noticeable when you want to pull the iPad off the Magic Keyboard. Just tap the space bar, authenticate with Face ID, and tap the space bar again to jump into the iPad. There’s no longer an extra swipe needed to wake up the trackpad or an extra key press to wake up the keyboard. The Magic Keyboard’s hardware connection through the Smart Connector eliminates any and all lag, hiccups, and frustrations with a keyboard and trackpad. I’d swipe my finger only to have the cursor jump inadvertently to the edge of the screen.īluetooth sucks. I’d push to click and the trackpad would click a half-second later. Since iPadOS 13.4 debuted, I’ve enjoyed the iPad’s new cursor support, but found there to be noticeable lag issues with the Magic Trackpad 2. The Magic Keyboard’s direct, hardware connection is the single greatest benefit it presents over a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad setup. Here’s what I’ve noticed about the Magic Keyboard so far, in relation to how other products fit into my work life and how the iPad has evolved in my work life. With all this subjectivity in mind, I think it’s best to avoid general statements, best to avoid diving into technicalities, and best to avoid recommending this accessory to all iPad users. And yet for others, the Magic Keyboard may not change a single thing about their iPad experience. For others, the Magic Keyboard offers a multi-contextual array of computing by easing the ability to move from laptop mode to tablet mode. For some, the Magic Keyboard offers a truer laptop experience for the iPad than we’ve ever seen before, allowing them to compute in more comfortable and traditional ways. In general, feedback seems positive as wide as the web stretches.īut even more in general, the Magic Keyboard is going to mean different things to different people. It’s very clearly a transformative accessory, one that promises new ways of working on an iPad for more types of people. Much has been written already about this new Magic Keyboard for iPad. The locked-down nature of iOS, the lack of proper keyboard and trackpad support, and the ultra-slow rollout of enterprise software for the iPad has pushed the iPad into the realm of business novelty, not business necessity.Īpple is working on iPadOS and improving accessibility with every release, this much is clear.īut if ever there was a sign that Apple was working on the iPad’s perceived shortcomings, it’s this: The Magic Keyboard dramatically improves - I’d venture to say “flips on its head” - the notion that the iPad has poor keyboard and trackpad support. This is the corner Apple has backed itself into over the last 10 years, especially with the business world and the iPad. “Well,” I said, “You can, and you can, and you can.” And me being me, I had to get the last word in. Or if you could use Microsoft Office on it. “Well, it’d be a good computer if you could plug a USB stick into it. ![]() He grabbed it, marvelled at its weight, opened up the package, and began fooling around with the keyboard. The Magic Keyboard is the first accessory that caught the Telus business owner’s eye when I pulled it out on my desk midway through last week. I haven’t been able to get any person in the store to even consider an iPhone or Mac for themselves, let alone convince them the iPad is a great business device. Our accounting office is right next to a Telus store full of Android and Windows fanatics. ![]()
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