Tim is the below the Mac App you suggested?
> > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type2phone-bluetooth-keyboard/id472717129 > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type2phone-bluetooth-keyboard/id472717129> > > > Mac App Store <https://www.apple.com/macos/> Preview > Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps. Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Charles Péguy said, “The revolution is moral or not at all” > • Customizable keyboard shortcuts for all your devices > • Copy-paste text from Mac to iPhone, iPad or Apple TV > • AppleScript to automate text input > • Support for Mac OS X dictation (10.8 or later) > • Support for TextExpander on Mac > • Support for iOS Voice Over > > > ## Get started in 3 easy steps: > > • On your Mac, open System Preferences > Bluetooth. Make sure Bluetooth is on > and discoverable. Leave System Presences open. > • Start Type2Phone. Leave it running and frontmost. > • On the iOS device, go to Settings > Bluetooth. Tap the name of your Mac to > start the pairing procedure. > > Please note: If your Mac and iOS device had been previously paired, you first > need to undo the pairing on both ends. Have each device forget the other. > Then go through the above procedure. > > > ## Supported iOS keyboard layouts: > > U.S American, Arabic, Australian, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Canadian > English, Canadian French, Czech, Czech QWERTY, Danish, Dutch, Dvorak, > Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese QWERTY, > Norwegian, Polish, Polish Pro, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Serbian Latin, > Slovak, Slovak QWERTY, Spanish ISO, Swedish, Swiss French, Swiss German, > Thai, Turkish, Turkish QWERTZ > > > ## Customer praises: > > "Quite possibly the biggest time-saving productivity tool in my ecosystem" > 5 stars by mediawolf, USA > > "Muy buena app. Hace lo que dice. Es sencilla, práctica, en una palabra: > Perfecto¡¡¡" > 5 stars by Ruben2013, Spain > > "Marche parfaitement, très utile pour taper de long SMS ou autres" > 5 stars by Aalin, France > > "Perfekte App. Macht genau das, was sie soll. " > 5 stars by tomekiii, Germany > > "I have been working with 2 bluetooth keyboards […] Now I only need one. Well > done!" > 5 stars by Big Voice, USA > > "… my daughters are wondering how I can text back so much and so fast!" > 5 stars by bt4jc, USA > more > What’s New > Version History > Oct 18, 2018 Version 3.1.2 > Fixes a bug where Type2Phone failed to notice the initial connection from an > iOS device > Ratings and Reviews > > 4.4 out of 5 > 26 Ratings > > everkleer > , > 04/07/2019 > One of my favorite apps > This is awesome and very simple, basically it just turns your Mac into a > bluetooth keyboard when you activate the app. Of course it's designed for iOS > but I think it should work with any device that can use a BT keyboard. (I > just did a quick test on my Fire TV and it works on there.) Once you set up > the initial BT connection, this will easily and quickly disconnect and > reconnect the keyboard whenever you launch the app and/or move it to/from the > background. This also supports multiple devices - just select the one you > want it connected to from a dropdown. > > And for people that have issues with this app, remember it is JUST a BT > keyboard. It can't do anything on your phone that a standalone keyboard > couldn't do. Of course the advantage of this is that no app needs to be > installed on the phone so it should work seamlessly no matter what version of > iOS or what type of device you're using. > more > mister zed > , > 07/11/2018 > HORRIBLE JUNK! > It's not just the ugly & clunky UI that I hate. This app FORCIBLY closes the > keyboard on your phone whenever you connect. This creates an unbelievably bad > user experience, because it causes problems with some apps (where the are > where your text goes gets hidden too) and where you can't just pick up your > phone and type if you want to. > > It's also really bad if you switch languages, because you have to switch in > this app AND in the keyboard on the phone. You can't do that if the keyboard > is hidden. And why doesn't the app do that for you? If I switch to the > Portuguese/Brazilian keyboard in the app, can't you at least give me the > option of switching automatically to the same keyboard on the phone? > > There are lots of little problems with this, but those above are the worst, > and they bite me every time I use it. > more > Developer Response > , > 07/12/2018 > Type2Phone connects as a Bluetooth keyboard to your iOS device. iPhone then > hides the on-screen software keyboard to give your app more room. It does > that for all Bluetooth keyboards. You cannot disable this iOS feature. > Type2Phone however gives you menu item to reveal the software keyboard. > Type2Phone also allows you to quickly disconnect from your phone - causing > the software keyboard to re-appera - and automatically reconnects as you > start typing. > > Please ask the developers of problematic apps to support Bluetooth keyboards. > > "Being a Bluetooth keyboard", Type2Phone cannot know the keyboard layouts you > have configured on your phone. A keyboard cannot tell the phone: switch to > Brazilian. With Type2Phone, switching layouts however is rarely necessary. It > takes care of "translating" between layouts. You can have a Brazilian layout > on your Mac and have Type2Phone use a Portuguese layout when talking to your > iPhone. > more > iByron > , > 12/29/2016 > Top Notch > Bought this solely because it was on sale some time ago. Tonight, I had cause > to finally use it and it worked like a charm. Set up was easy (some issues > with my Bluetooth, but unrelated to the app), and using it was as natural as > can be. The display is just what you need: enough information about what > you’re doing and what is being transmitted, but no useless bells and whistles. > > Does what it says = 3-star > Does what it says well = 4-star > Goes beyond what it says to provide a great overall UE = 5-star > more > Information > > Seller Houdah Software s.a r.l. > Size 1.1 MB > Category Utilities <https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/id12019> > Compatibility > OS X 10.6.6 or later, 64-bit processor > Languages > English > Age Rating Rated 4+ > Copyright © 2011-2018 Houdah Software s.à r.l. > Price $9.99 > Developer Website <https://www.houdah.com/type2Phone/> > App Support <https://www.houdah.com/support/> > Privacy Policy <https://www.houdah.com/privacy/> > Supports > > > Family Sharing > With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app. > more > More By This Developer > > > Tembo 2 - File Search > Utilities > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tembo-2-file-search/id1014969565?mt=12> > Sudoku Uno > Games > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sudoku-uno/id415963281?mt=12> > Tembo - Find Files > Utilities > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tembo-find-files/id402507802?mt=12> > ACTPrinter - Virtual Printer > Productivity > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/actprinter-virtual-printer/id296083171?mt=8> > Sudoku Duo: Dual Player Sudoku for iPad > Games > > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sudoku-duo-dual-player-sudoku-for-ipad/id364898549?mt=8> > Sudoku Uno: Stylish Sudoku for iPad > Games > > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sudoku-uno-stylish-sudoku-for-ipad/id377016348?mt=8> > More ways to shop: Visit an Apple Store <https://www.apple.com/retail/>, call > 1-800-MY-APPLE, or find a reseller <https://locate.apple.com/>. > Choose your country or region <https://www.apple.com/choose-country-region/> > Copyright © 2019 Apple Inc. 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