![]() ![]() ![]() That’s what the following solutions offer, without having to buy a separate keyboard just for typing on your phone. Or you could use a full-sized keyboard to type it. Normally you would have to take the phone and type on its tiny touchscreen. You are at your Mac and want to quickly answer an SMS. When I heard about this for the first time I asked myself – why would I want to do this? The answer is easy. You can use the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit and a regular USB keyboard, you can use a bluetooth keyboard or you can use your Mac’s keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard. This is definitely something to be aware of.There are several ways I know of to use a real keyboard to enter text on your mobile device. The video below shows this behaviour when I copied over a Lorem ipsum text from my Mac to my iPhone. Any wrongly typed words that are copied would be automatically corrected if possible. This presents an interesting behaviour if you turn on autocorrect on the iPhone. The way it works is that Typeeto would basically retype for you character by character onto your device. You can copy roughly a full paragraph with it as you’ll see in the video capture I took below. One thing to note is that this copy-pasting feature has a maximum text length limit of 1024 characters, which actually isn’t too bad. (Seriously guys, using 1Password to generate unique and complex passwords you can’t remember is the only way to go now). This is definitely a very useful feature, especially typing over complex passwords that I used for my online accounts. I usually find myself just switching my keyboard over to my iPhone and I’d start typing away.īut Typeeto does have one major advantage which is its ability to paste text that’s been copied from the Mac. But since I already have the Logitech K811 external keyboard. Typeeto has been pretty stable in my testing over the week so far. I’ve used another app in the past but it didn’t work too well for me as it didn’t work most of the time. Interesting because it works really well. Thus the “interesting” description of Typeeto. So anywhere else, I would find myself missing the external bluetooth keyboard when typing long emails on my phone. However, I usually just leave the keyboard, though portable at work. I actually have the Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch K811 Keyboard for Mac that I’ve been using to type on both my Mac and my iPhone when I need it. I’ve had Typeeto running on my Mac for about a week now and I’d have to say that it’s been quite interesting using it. ? Using Typeeto on your Mac as a Bluetooth Keyboard for the iPhone I don’t think I need to explain it any more than the screenshot itself. The Typeeto app does tell you how to do it when try to add a new device in Typeeto after you start up the app.Īs for the last Theme settings. Once installed, you would need to first connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac. You can also buy it directly from Eltima’s website which offers you a trial to test it you. But if you do prefer to not purchase it off the Mac App Store, just follow this link and you’ll automatically get a special 15% off discount coupon on the retail price. As of the publishing of this post, it’s currently on promotion at $9.99 on the Mac App Store. The app that I discovered recently is Eltima’s Typeeto. Here’s how you can use your Mac as a Bluetooth Keyboard for the iPhone You would also wish that there must be an easy way to type into your iPhone from your Mac’s keyboard! At this point, you’re probably wishing that you can use your Mac as a bluetooth keyboard for your iPhone How many times have there been where you’re working both on your Mac and your iPhone or iPad when you suddenly find the need to copy and paste a text from your Mac to your iPhone. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |