It certainly didn’t help that the normal keyboard is
simply bad for presentation because it obscures
around a fourth of the screen.
Apple originally attempted to solve this problem
by letting you split the keyboard in two halves, but it
is removing that feature with iPadOS. That’s because
it introduces a better option: now there’s a floating
iPhone-sized keyboard that can freely move to any spot
of the display. Unlike the iPad’s digital keyboard in its
default configuration, this smaller floating keyboard
even supports the swipe-typing feature Apple is
bringing to the iPhone with iOS 13.
The new floating keyboard allows for much faster
typing while you’re holding the tablet, and the freeform
placement allows for convenient typing while still
letting you see the ‘big picture’ of your project.Turn on iPadOS’s floating keyboard
- Open any app where the standard iOS on-screen
keyboard appears. For convenience, we’ll use Notes.
It also work from other
angles or even from the sidesiPadOSIt certainlydidn’thelpthatthenormalkeyboardis
simplybadforpresentationbecauseitobscures
aroundafourthofthescreen.
Apple originally attempted to solve this problem
bylettingyousplitthekeyboardintwohalves,butit
isremovingthatfeaturewithiPadOS.That’sbecause
itintroducesabetteroption:nowthere’safloating
iPhone-sizedkeyboardthatcanfreelymovetoanyspot
ofthedisplay.UnliketheiPad’sdigitalkeyboardinits
defaultconfiguration,thissmallerfloatingkeyboard
evensupportstheswipe-typingfeatureAppleis
bringingtotheiPhonewithiOS13.
Thenewfloatingkeyboardallowsformuchfaster
typingwhileyou’reholdingthetablet,andthefreeform
placementallowsforconvenienttypingwhilestill
lettingyouseethe‘bigpicture’ofyourproject.Turn oniPadOS’sfloatingkeyboard
1.Open anyappwherethestandardiOSon-screen
keyboardappears.Forconvenience,we’lluseNotes.It also work from other
angles or even from the sidesiPadOS