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How to enable split keyboard for iPad in the iOS Simulator


I'm trying to test the layout of an app and I want to change the keyboard settings in the iPad simulator so the keyboard splits. However, I don't see the option to change it anywhere in the keyboard settings.

Settings menu in emulator

Is this disabled in the simulator or is there another way to change the keyboard to split? I'm testing on an iPad Pro on iOS 11.3


Solution

  • Apple has decided (for whatever reason) that you can't split the keyboard on iPad Pro (unless you are using the Zoomed display mode). Switch to a smaller iPad simulator to get the split keyboard functionality.