I have an iPhone 13 Mini. Sometimes when I am traveling, perhaps on a flight to Europe, I like to be able to write. This can happen in my journal, and sometimes I want to write something electronically, perhaps for use when I land. I don’t own an iPad and I might not want to reach up to get my bag down to write on my MacBook Air. In such situations I reach for my Mini. I have typed some quite long pieces on that little phone. I don’t find it ideal, but it works.
Until now. Today an iClever Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, BK03 arrived. I have just paired it with my iPhone and typed the quote below in Drafts on the phone.
Testing the iClever keyboard. I think that it will take a little getting use to the smaller keys, but on the whole it feels a lot more comfortable than I thought that it would do.
The pairing process was no problem at all, and apparently up to three devices can be paired with the keyboard, something that I cannot test. The first thing that I noticed is that when using the keyboard the phone keyboard got out of the way and I suddenly had more writing real estate, a big deal on such a small device. The keys although a little smaller than my Air’s keys, were responsive and I got use to them pretty quickly.
A stand for the iPhone is supplied and is very sturdy, holding the phone at whatever angle is comfortable for you. Also in the box is a charging cable - USB A to USB C, with the keyboard having a USB C socket.
A nice pouch is supplied for carrying the folded up keyboard, along with some silicon pads which can be attached to the base of the keyboard if you find it unbalanced. I have not felt a need to use them.
So after this initial brief use of the iClever keyboard, I think that I will be very happy with it. Slightly longer versions exist, one including a track pad, and another a numeric keypad, two features that I don’t need. The BK03 model is nice and light, 6.6oz (187g), running at dimensions of 10.3in x 3.5in (26.2cm x 8.9cm). I’m very happy camper with this purchase.