Recommendations needed for physical telephone keypad for iphone

By Talkie, 28 December, 2023

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Apple Hardware and Compatible Accessories

Hi Folks,

I get very frustrated using the on screen keypad on my iphone so i wanted to ask the applevis community for your recommendations on which external keypad i should buy for my iphone.

If you can recommend the make and approx cost of keypade you like, that would be a huge help to me.

Some of the questions i have are as follows:

1. do u prefer a blue tooth device or one that requires a lightning or usbc cable connector?

2. does the model you like have a physical on/off switch & if not how do you turn it on & off?

3. does your physical keyboard have a calculator layout or telephone keypad layout? i prefer a telephone keypad layout.

4. where did you buy it & approx how much did you pay?

thank you for your recommendations & time on this!

Cordially,
Talkie

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By Daniel Angus M… on Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 22:28

I bought the Apple Wireless Keyboard. I paid $90 plus tax. I have two, and they are very solid. I am not aware of one with a telephone keypad layout however. mine take two AA Batteries and came with iMac 2012 so they might be discontinued and replaced with modals with a built in battery.

By Justin Philips on Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 22:28

These work via bluetooth. Habel1 is a braille keyboard layout and pricy. Rivo 2 has a telephone style layout. Check out prices online

By Dennis Long on Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 22:28

The orbit writer is nice and works well.