How to use the new swipe feature on the iPad keyboard with iOS 11

With the launch of the new operating system iOS 11, the iPad has undergone quite a remarkable change, making this device look more and more like a computer. The new arrivals Most notable have been the inclusion of dock on the home screen and present in any app we are working on and the new File System, from which we can manage all our folders of iCloud. In addition, the on-screen keyboard, providing it with new functions that allow us to select characters more quickly and fluently.

This new keyboard IPad QuickType has included in the same main keys where each of the most common letters, symbols and numbers appear so that with a simple gesture we can make use of them without having to change the keyboard with the key in the lower left corner. This new function is called, in English, «flick»

How to activate Flick keyboard

Generally speaking, this keyboard function comes enabled by default and the moment we update our iPad to iOS 11 we should be able to use it, but otherwise, with these simple steps we can activate it.

1. Go to the adjustments iPad and then General
2. Once there, search and enter the option Keyboards
3. Among a list of options should appear one with the following text: «Allow to slide your finger on the keys«.
4. You need activate it to be able to use the slide function.

Once activated, the operation of this is very simple, we just have to press the desired key and without lifting the finger swipe down to activate the secondary key that appears above the letter. Once this is done, it will automatically appear in our text field without the need to do anything else.

Compatibility

This new feature will be available to all those iPads that support the new iOS 11 operating systemExcept for the 12'9 ″ Pro model. The rest of compatible iPads are from the iPad Mini 2 onwards, XNUMXth generation iPad, iPad Air and, of course, the iPad Pro models.

Disable swipe function

Although it is a function that can save us time when we are writing, it is possible that not all users like it and prefer to keep the keyboard as they were using it in iOS 10. To do this, we will simply have to perform the same previous step but deactivating the function, that is:

1. Go to the adjustments iPad and then General
2. Once there, search and enter the option Keyboards
3. Among a list of options should appear one with the following text: «Allow to slide your finger on the keys«.
4. You need disable it to be able to use the slide function.

Conclusions

From our point of view, it is a function that can be really useful if we look for the productivity with our iPad and the comfort of not having to change the keyboard to be able to write numbers or any symbol that we need. Apple has taken a big step by offering this feature to us on almost all iPad models that are compatible with iOS 11.

What do you, iPad users with iOS 11, think of this new feature?