My keyboard has another slot that can be used to plug into a USB. I have my phone plugged into one slot and a cord that goes from a power USB to my keyboard. I am charging my phone through it. You may have seen my other message but I am using a 30 pin keyboard that I adapted to fit a lightning connector on my iphone. It is the old apple keyboard that they sold for 30 pin ipads. Nancy
Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > On Sep 26, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > With the keyboards I have thus far read about, it is not possible to have > your device charge while you use the keyboard. There is no pass through. The > advantage for a wired keyboard is that you probably won't have the Bluetooth > bug that has bitten so many people. You won't have to worry about accidental > disconnection of Bluetooth. And in certain settings, a wired connection is > the only valid one, especially for security reasons as in when taking a test. > In fact, one of the selling points for these wired keyboards is just that. > They are approved for test taking environments, where as a Bluetooth is not. > Or at least it may not be. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 26, 2015, at 9:27 AM, David Justice <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I might have missed an earlier message which answered the question I'm about >> to ask. What is the advantage of using a wired keyboard rather than a >> Bluetooth keyboard to access one's iDevice? Also, I can have my iDevice >> plugged in and charging while I access it with a Bluetooth keyboard. Is >> this possible while accessing your phone or whatever with a keyboard plugged >> into the Lightning port? Perhaps with a Y adapter? >> >> >> David Justice :) >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> 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. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > 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. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
