How To Use Your IPhone's Keyboard As A Trackpad

The ability to split up the iPad's keyboard is one of my favorite lesser-known features in iOS. Go to Settings > Face ID and passcode and select Set Up an Alternate Appearance. Option-Command-C: Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard. Although you don't see it, the sizes of the keys on the iPhone keyboard are changing all the time.

Nonetheless, now that you know about it, the feature will probably make it way easier to edit or change the text while typing in any app. You'll also see the associated keyboard shortcut command change from Command-W to Option-Command-W in case you prefer using just your digits for everything.

While the developers at the Apple and Android ensure that every feature they push out in their new software update is heard loud and clear, sometimes it's the customer who unearths a quirk that they were clueless about in the past. You access SwiftKey's settings by longpressing the 123 in the lower left of the on-screen keyboard.

Seeing as Google Domains has made no mention of whether or not this update will be heading towards the Android version of Gboard , it appears that these features will be iOS-only for now. It's quick and easy to reposition or split the iPad keyboard by using the control key in the lower right of the touchscreen keyboard.

You can quickly access the home screen by pinching with four or five fingers, bring up the app switcher by swiping up with those fingers or switch between apps by swiping left or right. Check your battery via the Battery widget: Within the widgets inToday view, there's a card that lets you see the battery life remaining in your iPhone, Apple Watch and W1 chip-equipped headphones.

Express Card with power reserve - On the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, iOS 12 retains enough battery life even when the phone powers off for digital transit cards and student ID cards to still work. Instead of laboriously scrolling back to the top, you can jump there immediately by tapping at the very top of the iPhone's screen.