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iPad keyboard
- Thread starter Mr M5
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iOS will eventually begin to autofill with words it didn't previously "know", and in iOS 5 you will be able to switch to a split keyboard. Other than that, no.
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iOS 5 features
I think they have mention that you can enable/disable check spelling and autocorrect options with iOS 5
There may be some improvements in "learning" words in iOS 5. And there is a "split" keyboard available to make "thumbing" easier on the larger iPad virtual keyboard.
However, neither feature is remotely comparable to that available in the Android environment where at least a dozen different keyboards with distinctly different designs exist and word prediction is far more advanced.
Frankly, however, I don't find either of these weaknesses is nearly as problematic on the iPad as on the much smaller phone keyboards. For example, while Swype can be a a huge advantage on a tiny keyboard, it isn't nearly as efficient on the larger screen real estate of the iPad. Likewise, Swift Key's excellent predictive word choices on an Android phone is a great feature. But on a nearly full size keyboard, constantly lifting one's fingers to confirm a word choice is not necessarily more efficient than simply completing the word.
Personally, I hate the iPad's onscreen keyboard. And for any extended typing I use a bluetooth keyboard. But for short text messages and entering an occasional url or login, it suffices.
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