The iPhone is compatible with external keyboards from iOS 4, however after a few weeks playing with iphone 6 Plus, enjoying the benefits of its 5.5″ and horizontal interfaces, one question has assaulted my mind: Will iPhone 6 Plus be using an external keyboard? How to use it with an external keyboard? It may sound ridiculous to use a phone with a computer keyboard, but seeing that many have been quick to say that the iPhone 6 Plus will end up cannibalizing the iPad Mini. Given that keyboards shortcuts and hotkeys that developers have included in your applications, work the same in iPad and iPhone, the only differences we found between the two devices are the software and the size of screen. In theory, these are two areas where the iPhone 6 Plus has greatly improved over previous models, but will it be enough for you to begin to consider as a real alternative or continue in the same situation? Support for External Keyboard in iPhone 6 plus Although mobile Bluetooth keyboard have more than enough to write, if you want to do with comfort, it is recommended to place our iPhone at an angle that we find it comfortable to the eye. This can be done in the ways like we can use a holster, a cap or ingenuity that comes to mind. Although not if it is still for sale, I like the idea of WINGStand. This little accessory that went on sale a couple of years ago, is not more than two legs fitted to our Apple Keyboard and allow us to place on him an iPad, iPhone or any style device. In this way, we get to have our iPhone at a good angle, at the same time is subject to the keyboard, which as discussed below is much more useful than it seems at first. Interact with it The iPhone 6 Plus with iPad depending on the model, you really notice when interacting with the screen. While the iPad barely moves of your site when we touch the iPhone screen, which is much more feeble in this sense, it moves easily depending on the medium on which you have supported. In practice, this means that if we need to touch the screen multiple times, end up need to take the terminal by hand. Similarly, we must also bear in mind that the tactile areas of the buttons have been designed to a close and accurate contact, as we have when we hold the phone in your hand. We have to be more careful when interacting with our iPhone 6 Plus on a table that we should have an iPad. Although the same way that iPhone 6 Plus loses respect to the iPad when interacting with the screen, it has the same advantages as the tablet if the interactions are made the keyboard. Thus, if we control our application using the keyboard shortcuts that Apple introduced in iOS 7, we will not notice any difference. However, the fact that Apple has opted therefore this orientation has led many developers to support and create an interface adapted to it, so we can say that if you will benefited indirectly when writing with a external keyboard. Write yes, edit good Overall, the experience of writing itself is not radically different to what we find in other devices in which we use the keyboard. The feeling with the keyboard does not change, the only thing that varies is the screen where you see the text. In this sense, the 5.5″ can be a limitation, since the number of words we see is much more limited than in an iPad or Mac. To give you an idea, with a font size slightly reduced and screens horizontally, iPhone 6 Plus is able to show a fairly long paragraph, while the iPad can see from 3-4 and the Mac one that another. The screen is fine for writing, but for editing a text is too small. Using an external keyboard is an improvement on the onscreen keyboard, but still not ideal. The small corrections and revisions are performed without problems, but when we talk about a text of more than 1,000 words, things start to go wrong. Conclusions As you can see, the idea of using an iPhone with an external keyboard is more feasible than ever. Thanks to the size of new screens and keyboard shortcuts to use our phone with this kind of accessories. However, comfort just as much need to tinker with the screen. The size of the iPhone again becomes a handicap and often save more time, using it directly with our fingers. Personally I would not buy a keyboard for use exclusively with my iPhone, but if you already had one I would not hesitate to use it. It may not be something worthwhile today but is great to get out of any trouble . The post Using an external keyboard on the iPhone 6 Plus appeared first on FreakSense.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:14:29 +0000
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