Any way to stop the Return key on an iPad Magic Keyboard from sending messages?

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Thank you. That is definitely a helpful hint but what I really want is a way to make the return key function exactly the same way that it does on the iPad’s onscreen keyboard. It doesn’t seem logical to have the “return” key function two different ways on the same device depending solely upon which keyboard you have chosen (onscreen or Magic)

Again, thank you, but I’m not looking to learn a new way to do something. I want to make the hardware keyboard perform the exact same way as the software keyboard. It makes absolutely no sense to have a key named “Return” perform different functions on the same device depending upon which type of keyboard you are using at the time.

Assuming that you are correct (which I can’t confirm) and nobody else has a better solution, it is still worth discussing here because Apple monitors these threads and if a large number of people have the same issue, they are more likely to fix it. Thanks

I sent a message to Apple Feedback.

I just did a search for the topic "magic keyboard return sends message" and found multiple threads about the issue. There are also numerous threads about it on forums outside of Apple Discussions so it's definitely an issue for at least some people.

I completely understand your point about there not being a send (up arrow) key on the Magic Keyboard but the send (up arrow) key doesn't go away on the iPad screen when using the physical keyboard and you can still use it to send a message. Maybe some people like the fact that you can use the Return key to send a message when using the Magic Keyboard but it just doesn't make sense that a key with the same name would perform two entirely different functions on the exact same device. I would guess that most people that have an iPad also use an iPhone and they are used to tapping the blue arrow to send a message so it would not be a big deal to tap that blue arrow even when using the Magic Keyboard. All I am saying is that users should at least have the choice of how that key works and that should be extremely easy to program. I don't want to have to use a keystroke combination to perform a function that has been native to a keyboard since the invention of the typewriter.

I also use a MacBook Pro and don't like that shortcoming in the Messages app there, either, but it at least makes more sense due to the lack of a touchscreen. But the Return key does still perform as you would expect and starts a new line when using programs such as Pages, Numbers, Keynote, etc. Maybe the MacBook keyboard needs a Send Arrow!

Thanks