I use a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. When I am sending messages through the Messages app, the enter key does not initiate a "send" the way I expect (it, instead, just returns down to the next line). Is there a way to make the "enter" key send the message instead of dropping down to the next line? Some magic key combination perhaps?
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I asked the same question, changing the keyboard settings doesn't work on the ipad (you're right cajunLuke) wonder why they didn't make that do that, its a bit annoying, as you are used to speed typing once you have the blue tooth ipad keyboard. Karen– user71894Mar 2, 2014 at 17:51
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On you iPad. Go into "Settings" then navigate to "General", go to "Keyboard" option. Select the "International Keyboards" option and change your "Hardware Keyboard layout" from "U.S." to "U.S.International-PC". Your RETURN/ENTER Key will now send messages on you messaging Apps.
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Hit Enter while Cmd is in action.
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You'll have a "cmd" or "windows" key on your external keyboard. Jun 6, 2019 at 8:20
There is not a way to do that. The enter/return key does the same action as hitting the button in the lower-right of the keyboard. In some apps, it sends a message or performs an action; in others, it generates a newline. Messages does the latter. You have to use the Send button on the screen to send a message.
answered Jul 16, 2012 at 17:00
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The little arrow that appears next to the text field once you enter text.– CalionApr 28, 2021 at 21:50
On a computer sometimes command+enter is used for submitting content while enter is used for newlines. I doubt it is recognized by Messages on iPad but it's worth a try.
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1Command + Enter worked for me, don't know why that answer has a -2.– user90085Sep 8, 2014 at 23:07
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As of iOS 10 or maybe earlier, iPad supports pressing Return for Messages. But any other apps have to be programmed to accept it. It's not an automatic part of
UITextFieldI guess.– TatshNov 18, 2017 at 19:04