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How to switch between software and hardware iOS keyboard like Magic Keyboard on on the fly

With an external (hardware) keyboard like the Magic Keyboard connected to your iPad, the onscreen (software) keyboard doesn’t appear. Apple in its wisdom does allow you to switch between the hardware and software keyboard, but it could have definitely done a better job surfacing that feature for average users who may be unaware it even exists in the firsts place. Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to quickly switch your iPad keyboard between the stock iOS keyboard and your Magic Keyboard or any other physical iPad keyboard.

How to adjust the backlight key brightness on your Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro

The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro features backlit keys that make it a lot easier to type in the dark. The Magic Keyboard brightness can be changed manually or automatically, based on the ambient lighting conditions. But sometimes you want to watch a movie in the dark, or perhaps read a long article or a book without the keyboard backlighting interfering. To help with that, our tutorial will teach you how to adjust the Magic Keyboard brightness to your liking.

Editor’s Desk: Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and 2020 iPhone SE make landfall

The coronavirus epidemic is far from over, but Apple's development process continues unabated: the new Magic Keyboard and iPhone SE, the most powerful low-cost iPhone, have arrived. Like every week, we also have new tutorials to help you learn something new. And finally, don't forget to check out cool new accessory roundups, plus new apps, games and jailbreak tweaks, fresh walls to adorn your devices and a few cool money-saving deals.

Teardown video: iPhone SE (2020) vs. iPhone 8 (2017)

The new iPhone SE has landed on store shelves today, and you'd be forgiven for easily mistaking it for the iPhone 8 because the two devices share virtually indistinguishable chassis. On the inside, they're nearly identical as well, sharing the same display and many other internal components. While we await until wizards over at iFixit report findings of their teardown analysis of the new iPhone SE, one Apple fan has now posted an interesting teardown video which compares the insides of the new iPhone SE with the iPhone 8, which launched in 2017.