Brian, it could be the case with that particular keyboard. I just experimented with mine, and I can press the escape key to unlock the screen and then use the home button to return to the home screen from anywhere on the phone.
I have the Amazon Basics Bluetooth keyboard that's only around $30.00 at Amazon. One of the reasons I purchased this keyboard was because of the discussions on this list. I know keyboards are a common topic, so you can probably find other recommendations from browsing the list archives. HTH Lisa Sent from my iPhone On May 3, 2013, at 11:21 PM, "Bryan Schulz" <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, > > i passed on buying the keyboard the guy at the apple store showed me because > he said i still have to get into main areas by hitting the icon on the phone. > > Bryan Schulz > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa belville" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:30 PM > Subject: Re: Amazon's Verbatim Folding Bluetooth Keyboard > > >> Brian, I don't know the details of your specific keyboard, I have the Amazon >> basics Bluetooth keyboard, so the layout is probably a bit different. >> >> but I'm farily certain you'll be able to do things like unlock the screen, >> navigate from icon to icon, open and close apps, etc. from the keyboard once >> you've learned how it is laid out. >> >> Assuming you have already paired the keyboard and have someone around to >> summarize the keyboard layout, , you can turn on the voice over help by >> pressing the key combo of control and option plus the K key. Once you've >> entered help, you can press any key on your keyboard and it will tell you >> what that key is. If you press the control/option combo in conjunction with >> another key, the help should tell you what those specific key presses do. >> >> The Amazon basics keyboard has a pair of command and option keys to either >> side of the spacebar, so using the keyboard with other keys is farily >> intuitive for someone used to typing. >> >> Lisa >> >> Chocolate is the answer... who cares what the question is! >> >> Lisa Belville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
