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IPad Air 2(13.3): Safari has an abridged virtual keyboard

My iPad Pro (2nd Gen) has a full virtual keyboard with 5 rows: numbers/special chars, 3 rows of letters/control/special chars, and space bar/control chars row.


The iPad Air 2 has an abridged keyboard, with no number row for example.


Is there a setting, or aw way, to get a full virtual keyboard?

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 12:51 PM

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Posted on Apr 17, 2020 1:05 PM

The native “system” keyboards differ due to the significant difference in the screen sizes of the two models. Other than switching between Full, Floating and (if supported by your model) Split keyboards, they are not configurable.


There are some third-party alternative keyboards in the App Store, with different features (and in some cases additional rows of keys). One such example is PadKeys.

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Apr 17, 2020 1:05 PM in response to spinlock1315

The native “system” keyboards differ due to the significant difference in the screen sizes of the two models. Other than switching between Full, Floating and (if supported by your model) Split keyboards, they are not configurable.


There are some third-party alternative keyboards in the App Store, with different features (and in some cases additional rows of keys). One such example is PadKeys.

IPad Air 2(13.3): Safari has an abridged virtual keyboard

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