If someone is working on a computer the whole day, it is easier to use computer rather than a separate device which you have to pay for. But rather than using an app you can send yourself an email and I have heard of computer based free services for sending texts. You can text to your name and thereby avoid the app. It is possible the app has other features to justify using it.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 3, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > If you are strictly using this method to compose new messages and so on, > wouldn’t it be even easier to use a Bluetooth keyboard with your iPhone? I > have a Logitech K780 which supports up to 3 devices. I use this keyboard as > my main keyboard at home since I rarely sit in front of my laptop and if I > want to write a longer text message on the iPhone I only have to press FN + > F2 and in about 1 second I am connected to my phone where I type what I want > to type, then when it’s time to go back to the PC I press F1 (no need for FN > when switching back from the iPhone) and a second later I am again connected > to my PC where I left off. > I can see where an app like you describe could come in handy if you need to > copy and paste larger amounts of text from a PC to use on the iPhone, but for > simple text entry I feel a Bluetooth keyboard is the way to go. > You can, by the way, copy stuff to the Windows clipboard and paste that > content on the iPhone if you use the Microsoft keyboard and sign in with a > Microsoft Id on your PC as well as using that keyboard. It is very much like > copying and pasting between a MAC and an iOS device, but you do need to use > the Microsoft third party keyboard. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Alan > Lemly > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 7:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: copying text from pc to iOS? > > Adam, > > I use the KeyWi Keyboard by Bitwise Software SL for inputting data on my > computer and then transferring it to my iPhone 8 for easy placement there. > The app currently sells for $.99. > > Here is how I use it. Say I'm composing a text containing several special > characters that are much easier to input on a computer keyboard, such as a > URL for a website address. I'll go to the Messages text box, switch the > keyboard from the standard on-screen keyboard to the KeyWi keyboard, open the > applicable KeyWi website in my computer browser, and execute the Write and > Send option on that website. A text box opens on the website where I input > everything using my computer keyboard after which I execute the Send to > device button and then that typed text appears in my Messages text box ready > to send. It is very easy to use and well worth the $1 cost in my opinion. I > would strongly urge you to bookmark in your browser the KeyWi website as that > makes it much easier to open when using the KeyWi keyboard later. > > Good luck and post back with more questions. > > Alan Lemly > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Adam Morris > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2019 6:09 AM > To: viPhone > Subject: Fwd: copying text from pc to iOS? > > > Hi all, > > does anyone know of an app where I can paste text and it appears in my iOS > clipboard? > > There have been a few of these around where you create an account, sign in on > both pc and iOS then you can copy text on pc and it appears on iOS. > > I can email to myself then copy but that seems fiddly and doesn't always work. > > TIA. > > > > -- > > Adam Morris > > Email, iMessage & FaceTime > a...@damorris.com > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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