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iOS has supported keyboards for a very long time. right back to when they first sold their 30-pin to USB "camera" adapter. You could definitely plug in a keyb
by AckSyn 9y ago
iOS has supported keyboards for a very long time. right back to when they first sold their 30-pin to USB "camera" adapter. You could definitely plug in a keyboard and use it.
- saagarjha 9y agoYep, and pairing a Bluetooth keyboard would work as well! I knew many people who carried around an iPad and a Magic Keyboard to use together.
- Roboprog 9y agoE.g. - this comment, via a Bluetooth keyboard on my iPad mini 2 :-) Missing is the ability to use a mouse to supplement touch, which I could do on my Android tablet before it died.
- comex 9y agoNot just that, the first iPad had an official "keyboard dock" accessory - a desktop-style keyboard with a built-in iPad stand and 30-pin connector: https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-ipad-keyboard-dock-series/review/ https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-ipad-keyboard-dock-serie... (For the record, this was in 2010, the same year the camera adapter you mentioned was released, as well as OS support for Bluetooth keyboards.)
- AckSyn 9y agoOh wow, I'd forgotten I have one of those, too!