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Functionality:
Very easy and convenient to use: does what it says it does. Works with Android, iOS (I’ve checked these two) and Windows devices - I don’t have a Windows device so have not checked. The keyboard has fn key settings to choose iOS, Android, and Windows keyboards. You will not usually need these: the keyboard automatically detects device type and sets up keys accordingly. You may need these if you switch to a new device and find your ‘control C’ or ‘command C’ etc., is not working, which means the keyboard is set up for a different operating system.
I use this keyboard practically every day (I’m a writer) with my Android phone and Google Drive. It works on a table-top, on the floor, on a bed, or sitting down with a book in my lap (to support the keyboard). I can write sitting in a chair or cross-legged on the floor with my phone on the floor or balanced on my knee. Small, portable, and versatile.
Setup and Use:
Link to a bluetooth device (phone, iPad, etc.) by turning bluetooth on device, open keyboard and pressing the connect button for three seconds until Bluetooth 3.0 Keyboard appears in search. After initial setup, just open keyboard with bluetooth ‘on’ for your device. It connects as soon as you open up the keyboard, no need to press the connect button.
Note: (After you have connected the keyboard and are using it at a later time) if the ‘connected’ notification does not appear on your phone when you open the keyboard or if it loses its connection (this has only happened to me when I open the keyboard and before I open up my writing software) just open your writing app and hit any key to reconnect. The virtual keyboard disappears from your screen and the next key you hit will start typing.
Links to one device at a time: connecting to a second device will make it forget the first device. So if you connect to your phone, then connect to an iPad (etc.) you will need to reconnect to your phone like it’s a new device. No big deal: this actually means it’s a dedicated keyboard and will not accidentally connect to the phone of the person sitting next to you in the coffee shop. Helpful.
Charge using the USB cable that comes with it. It does not come with an adaptor. The keyboard holds more charge than my phone: I’ve run my phone down a few times while using and the keyboard still has power.
Issues: Like any foldable keyboard, this one has a hinge down the middle. The only issue I’ve found with this is if my finger strikes the ‘H’ key on the left side, right next to the hinge, and find the ‘H’ key unresponsive. So when I’m typing quickly I sometimes get “te” instead of “the”. Strike the ‘H’ key in the middle and it’s no problem. The other keys do not have this problem (see video). I’ll take off a half star for this issue: so 4 1/2 stars. But I can’t do half stars in the review so it says 5 stars.
Advice: Learn your devices keyboard shortcuts. This keyboard can use them all, just like any other fully functional keyboard. If you use multiple languages on your Android device be aware that ‘shift/space’ will switch the keyboard to your other languages (and keyboard layout). While typing quickly in English, I will sometimes hit ‘shift/space’ at the same time and suddenly find I’m typing in Greek because of my multi language keyboard settings. This is not the keyboard’s issue, it’s an Android issue. But you should know about it. The first time it happened to me it took me about ten minutes to figure out how I did it before I could get back to English. Solution: just hit ‘shift/space’ again - it toggles.
