iPad Bluetooth Keyboard & AssistiveTouch

[sparksd]

When I turn on AssistiveTouch, my Bluetooth keyboards turn into pointer control devices - K key moves the pointer down, L key moves it right, etc. - the keyboard can’t be used for text input. What am I missing in setting up?

 

[chabig]

I think you use assistive touch to highlight a control, then turn it off to type. To turn AssistiveTouch on or off quickly, triple-click the top button or triple-click the Home button.

 

[sparksd]

I think you use assistive touch to highlight a control, then turn it off to type. To turn AssistiveTouch on or off quickly, triple-click the top button or triple-click the Home button.

I know how to turn it on and off but I wanted to use a mouse with the keyboard.

 

[chabig]

If you’re using a mouse to move the pointer, turn off mouse keys.

 

[sparksd]

If you’re using a mouse to move the pointer, turn off mouse keys.

Bingo! That was it. Thank you! Now I'm curious - was that always enabled or did something change in a recent release? I don't recall switching it on nor do I remember running into this issue earlier.

Edit - This also fixed the new issue I had with the s/w keyboard popping up when using a Bluetooth keyboard. Another reason I think something changed with the default enabling of this setting.