IPAD FOLIO KEYBOARD PRO
The new iPad Pro may be marketed as an orientation-agnostic computer as far as holding it in your hands goes, but with the Smart Connector and the Pencil’s magnetic connector being on one side only, the device only supports one orientation for the Smart Keyboard Folio. In fact, I’ve noticed that Apple intelligently placed magnets both inside the iPad and the folio case so that if you try to place the device upside down on top of the case, it won’t attach. With the Smart Keyboard Folio completely open on a desk, I haven’t had any trouble placing the iPad on top of it and folding it in typing mode. Thanks to its 102 built-in magnets, the Smart Keyboard Folio easily aligns with the flush back of the iPad Pro with little guidance required on your end. That first impression was wrong and the byproduct of my limited hands-on time with the accessory.
IPAD FOLIO KEYBOARD SERIES
But since its debut in 2015, I’ve been saving a series of small complaints and bigger annoyances with the Smart Keyboard that I’d like to revisit now that Apple has shipped its evolution for the new iPad Pro – the Smart Keyboard Folio.Īs I wrote in my first impressions article following Apple’s Brooklyn event, I was concerned that putting the iPad Pro in the new folio case was going to be a more involved process than attaching one of its sides to the Smart Keyboard. There’s plenty to appreciate about Apple’s Smart Keyboard – an accessory designed on the premise of integration between hardware and software, following the same core principles at the foundation of AirPods, Apple Pencil, and (even though some liked to make fun of their peculiar design) Smart Battery Cases. In the latest iPad Pro, the Smart Keyboard is even Face ID-aware: you can double-tap the space bar to authenticate from the lock screen instead of extending your arm toward the screen to swipe up – a welcome enhancement for those who work with their iPad Pro constantly connected to a keyboard.
IPAD FOLIO KEYBOARD SOFTWARE
The software experience is equally intuitive and exquisitely Ive-esque: the Smart Keyboard requires no pairing because it eschews Bluetooth altogether, and it integrates with all the keyboard shortcuts supported by iOS and apps. The Smart Keyboard snaps itself into place and attaches magnetically to the iPad Pro it doesn’t require you to even think about charging it as the Smart Connector takes care of it thanks to the trivial magic of magnets, the keyboard and cover stay attached to the iPad as you carry it in a bag, but can be easily disconnected at a moment’s notice should you need just the iPad’s screen. On one hand, I’ve always been a fan of its small footprint and ability to almost become part of the device itself from both a hardware and software perspective. I have a love/hate relationship with Apple’s Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro. You can find more installments here and subscribe to the dedicated RSS feed. IPad Diaries is a regular series about using the iPad as a primary computer.
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