iOS beta 10.3 1 was launched last night by the Apple company and the most expected function, Theater Mode, was implemented only for the Apple Watch, but it does not bring the expected dark mode. Despite this, the Apple company is still preparing a possible extremely interesting surprise for iPhone and iPad users around the world.
More precisely, those from Cupertino left in iOS 10.3 a hidden keyboard that is capable of being detached from the edge of the screen to be moved anywhere on the screen. The keyboard can be used with one hand and is mainly designed for iPad tablets, because it can be moved anywhere on the screen, as we like.
The "floating" keyboard in iOS 10.3 beta 1 works in the same way as a window with a video clip that is still running, so it will be displayed over any application opened by us. After detaching from the edge of the screen, the new keyboard in iOS 10.3 beta 1 reduces its dimensions to those of the iPhone keyboard and can be used with one hand.
iOS 10.3 has an integrated "floating" keyboard
The idea of integrating such a keyboard in iPad tablets is not so unusual, especially since many people would prefer to have something like this starting with iOS 10.3. Although the virtual keyboard of iPad tablets is useful for many, it can be improved from many points of view, and in iOS 10.3 beta 1 Apple presents us with a method.
At the moment, this secret keyboard of iOS 10.3 is hidden and can only be activated from Xcode by skilled developers. Based on what has been discovered so far, the new keyboard of iOS 10.3 is intended to work only on iPad tablets with a screen of 9.7 inches or smaller, so not on the 12.9 inches.
"New in iOS 10.3, a one-handed floating iPad (9.7" or less) keyboard layout. Can be moved around onscreen like the PiP overlay. To clarify: that one isn't publicly accessible yet, but can see it by swizzling UIKeyboardPreferencesController's -boolForPreferenceKey:”
Considering that the new keyboard was discovered in iOS 10.3 beta 1, the chances that it will be released together with the new version of the operating system are maximum and it should look exactly like the image below.
