Hi all, When using the touch screen, one of the biggest headaches I have using my iDevice is moving apps from one screen to another and moving apps into specific folders. Specifically, if I have multiple Home screens, I can't seem to stop at a desired Home screen since they move by so fast. Once I do find my desired Home screen, it is difficult to use my finger to place an app on a desired folder or on top of a desired app.
I am now learning how to use the Amazon Basics keyboard in the hopes that it will take some of these headaches out of my iOS computing. <Smile>. I still plan on being primarily a touch screen user, but like I stated above, there are some things much easier to do using other methods--the external keyboard to be specific. <Smile>. I'm writing to ask if anyone has experienced lots of flakiness when using the Amazon Basics Bluetooth keyboard to move apps around or move then in or out of folders. Can someone confirm that it is a keyboard or iOS bug and not a bug with my specific keyboard? At times, when executing the VO+Shift+Letter M command, I don't get any notification that the app has been highlighted and ready to move. I swipe back and forth and the status remains the same. When I am successful and manage to generate the moving app prompt, I focus on the folder where I want to drop the app, and I get a beep but no confirmation as to what has just happened--ultimately the app is never moved. I've tried turning keyboard off then turning back on--no luck. I've tried turning off both iPod and keyboard--no luck. I've tried rebooting iDevice--no luck. For those interested in using an external Bluetooth keyboard to move apps, when lucky and all works as it should, here's what I'm doing to move my apps around: 1. My iDevice (iPod Touch 5th gen) is turned on and my Bluetooth keyboard is paired. Note: for whatever reason, my Amazon Basics keyboard takes about 25 seconds to be recognized by iDevice Bluetooth. (Shrug). 2. I use the touch screen to navigate to Home screen 3 and place focus on the app I want to move. 3. I press the following command on the keyboard: VO+Shift+letter M. I get the message informing me that I'm moving X app. 4. I use 3-finger gesture on the touch screen to move from Home screen 3 to Home screen 1. Note: sometimes this does not work, so I simply go to bottom of the screen and swipe up to move from page 3 to page 1, and this does seem to reliably do the job. 5. I move my app on top of the folder where I want to place the app, and I once again execute the following command: VO+Shift+letter M. 6. My iDevice and VoiceOver begin sounding off all kinds of bells and whistles while they do their thing, and when I no longer hear anything, I swipe to right a couple of times. 7. I press the Home button once on my iDevice to return screen back to normal. 8. I swipe over to the bottom of the list of apps, and sure enough the ape I moved is there. 9. I execute the scrub gesture to close the folder, and I'm eventually informed that the app count has increased, which once again assures me the app has been moved. 10. All done moving app. <Smile>. For those wanting to move an app from Home screen X to Home screen Y without accidentally creating an unwanted folder, try this... 1. My iDevice (iPod Touch 5th gen) is turned on and my Bluetooth keyboard is paired. 2. I use the touch screen to navigate to Home screen 3 and place focus on the app I want to move. 3. I press the following command on the keyboard: VO+Shift+letter M. I get the message informing me that I'm moving X app. 4. I use 3-finger gesture on the touch screen to move from Home screen 3 to Home screen 1. Note: sometimes this does not work, so I simply go to bottom of the screen and swipe up to move from page 3 to page 1, and this does seem to reliably do the job. 5. Since the keyboard will not allow for placing an app between two apps like the touch interface allows, I simply move my app on top of the app where I want to position the app, and I once again execute the following command: VO+Shift+letter M. 6. I'm told a new folder will be created with X title. 7. I simply press Escape key once on the keyboard to cancel the folder creation process. 8. I swipe to the right a couple of times then press the Home button once to return the focus back to normal. 9. I touch the bottom left-hand corner of the screen then swipe to the left to access the very last app on the current Home screen. 10. If all went well the app will have been moved from Home screen 3 to Home screen 1 without extraneous folders having been created. (thumbs up)! Hopefully someone out there will post a better, more reliable solution. <Smile>. Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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