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F keys don’t work either, even with a Bluetooth keyboard. Apple has intentionally dumbes down the iPad. It’s sad… Edit: F keys as in F1-F12
by znpy 2y ago
F keys don’t work either, even with a Bluetooth keyboard.
Apple has intentionally dumbes down the iPad. It’s sad…
Edit: F keys as in F1-F12
- al_borland 2y agoI don’t see it as being intentionally dumbed down, more that it never got those features in the first place. iPadOS was born out of iOS. Why would iOS build support for F keys? F keys themselves are a hold over from quite a while ago. Apple tied to repurpose that space on the laptop with the old Intel MacBook Pros. When building a new OS, with a new software keyboard without F keys, why would they spend time developing around something that didn’t exist? When adding keyboard support, why would they add support for keys that don’t exist on the software keyboard? I can see where that would be low on the priority list. I don’t think anyone at Apple had F keys working, then actively deleted the code to handle it while laughing maniacally.
- mokanfar 2y agoI too, am heavily invested in my keyboard shortcuts. Goku + Karabiner gives me the luxury of toggling between apps and doing repetitive actions without moving my hands away from home row. I really want to switch but this missing feature is a dealbreaker for me.