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I bought a Logitech K380 in a UK layout but even with all possible settings on my iPad set to English (UK) or British English, it always types in a US layout. I went to Settings>General>Hardware Keyboard to test German and then Dvorak where it seems to work as expected so why does my ‘British’ setting still flip the @ and “?
I’m on iOS 13.3
iPad Pro, iOS 13
Because its a Mac convention and has been for twenty plus years.
Use a third party PC keyboard and you have differing keys notable a Windows key and yes the @/? Switch.
Been using both Mac and PC daily since the 90s and its really just muscle memory
Personally prefer the @ on the 2 key myself just seem better placed with shift combination using it countless times a day
Because its a Mac convention and has been for twenty plus years.
Use a third party PC keyboard and you have differing keys notable a Windows key and yes the @/? Switch.
Been using both Mac and PC daily since the 90s and its really just muscle memory
Personally prefer the @ on the 2 key myself just seem better placed with shift combination using it countless times a day
Meiji03 wrote:
why does my ‘British’ setting still flip the @ and “?
To have " at shift 2, you would need to set Hardware Keyboard (by tapping over at the right edge) to British PC (instead of Automatic or British).
I have to check whether this exists in iOS 13 or not. If not, the place to ask Apple to add it is
Yes. I’ve also made it forget the keyboard, shut down both devices for 5 minutes then turned them back on.
I think I’m confused about the layouts Apple offers vs what’s printed on the keys of my keyboard.
I’m used to UK keyboards having the “ printed on the 2 key in the number row but I checked the store page for Apple’s Magic Keyboard and the ‘UK version’ still has it in the American style. Frustrating.
Is there a way to change individual keys? And why is Apple’s “British” keyboard different from an actual UK keyboard?
Then, as someone who was never a Mac user, I can’t help having the ‘wrong’ muscle memory. Switching ? For @ is more forgivable imo if I’m thinking of the same layout as you because they’re above and below each other.
A lot of other punctuation marks that I need are also switched around to opposite ends of the keyboard and I’m not happy at the news that I’ll just have to ‘adjust’ and/or buy a Magic Keyboard to see them printed in their Apple places but ...I guess this solves my question.
Meiji03 wrote:
Under Hardware Keyboard I’m missing the option for “British PC”, I only have “British”.
You are right, 13.3 has 3 dozen hardware layouts for English, but no British PC. That is still only available in MacOS. Apple certainly should include it in iOS as well.
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Under Hardware Keyboard I’m missing the option for “British PC”, I only have “British”.
Why is my 3rd party UK keyboard stuck in US layout on iPad?
