That's nice, never heard of anyone using a keyboard for a phone. I use it for for my mac though and I can't imagine my life now without it, each typing feels liberating. Although, mac's keyboard is not bad either, it's just different. You basically can't get tired when typing mac's one because it doesn't require any effort clicking actually buttons.
I love my Bluetooth keyboard
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#52At least with android devices, you can plug in any usb keyboard, and have it work. Those are free, in the garbage all over the place
You can do that with iPhone, too, using the (poorly named) "USB Camera Adapter", which splits out a USB type-A jack. (I assume you need a similar adapter on most Android phones, too, since I've never seen one with a type-A jack built in.)
I don't think so. I think usb-c based phones don't need any type of active adapter.
For example, on usb-c iphones, I can plug my camera with a c-to-c cable in mass storage mode and it shows up. So I expect a dumb a-to-c adapter would work. On my lightning-based iphone, a c-to-lightning cable doesn't work.
I'd assume it's the same for androids and keyboards.
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#53> I really wish there was an alt+tab replacement for window switching in iOS.
On Android it's a simple Alt+Tab to switch between apps; press it to bring up the current apps, then Alt+Tab lets you cycle through them too. In general Android is much more keyboard friendly.
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#54Not long ago there was this dude here that made a typewriter from an old laptop by using text only Debian neovim and a few other tools which made me think, it's funny how something like a typewriter evolves to a personal computer only to.. de-volve? back to a typewriter. I love my keyboards the same way my wife loves shoes. We can't get enough of them. Clicking on different switches feels like a constant dopamine flo…
> Not long ago there was this dude here ... *dudette! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48250144
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#55If you get an Android you can use termux and do literally anything. I like to write websites, write newsletters in vim and run a jekyll instance, transcode video with ffmpeg, etc.
Termux for iOs might also be available, cursory searching suggests.
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#56Still waiting for the day when I can get rid of my work laptop and replace it with a phone entirely. Technically it's already possible, but it's just not practical until I can easily run docker containers on my phone. Also the samsung desktop mode is a bit underwhelming right now.
If this is not the default in the next decade I'm gonna riot. Hotels could replace the TV with a big computer screen and the corner chair with an office chair. Even a cheap hotel room could be an office without anyone having to bring their own toys with them. Just the phone in your pocket.
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#57Still waiting for the day when I can get rid of my work laptop and replace it with a phone entirely. Technically it's already possible, but it's just not practical until I can easily run docker containers on my phone. Also the samsung desktop mode is a bit underwhelming right now. If this is not the default in the next decade I'm gonna riot. Hotels could replace the TV with a big computer screen and the corner chair…
Though it might be a while before hotels start offering Aeron Classic chairs in their rooms.
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#58I suppose that perfect posture of the photo will disappear after a few minutes of use.
Maybe there exists some kind of selfie stick / tripod that allows you to place the phone at eye height?
This is actually a setup I might prefer over using a laptop.
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#59I’m planning to take an iPad air on a trip and thought about getting a bluetooth keyboard too.
What do people generally recommend for travel?
I don’t plan to use it for extensive periods of times, mainly writing some emails/docs/notes in the hotel room.
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#60Is there any keyboard with flat keys, no NumPad and full sized square up/down keys, that one can obtain ?