![]() – Tap the name of the Mac to start the pairing procedure – On your iPhone / iPad, go to Settings > General > Bluetooth – Set Bluetooth on the Mac to be discoverable – If the Mac is listed with a blue arrow, tap that arrow and select “Forget this device”. When attempting to pair, your iOS device may not list your Mac or indicate that it is incompatible. If you’re having problems getting the app to work, here’s a quick little troubleshooting guide from the description on the Mac App Store: ![]() This is a great find by Lifehacker, who reminds us that the price of the app is significantly less than the price of a separate bluetooth keyboard. These two features are so useful that it makes you wish Apple had included them in iOS and Mac OS X directly, it just makes sense. Other than the ability to use a Mac keyboard as a way to type on the iPad or iPhone, you can also use the app to finally copy text from Mac OS X and paste it directly to an app on the iOS device. Then all you need to do is launch the app on the Mac, and from the iPhone/iPad tap on Settings > General > Bluetooth to enable and then select the visible Mac to pair the iOS device to. ![]() Requirements for using Type2Phone are fairly basic: you’ll obviously need a Bluetooth enabled Mac and iOS device that is set to discoverable, and Mac OS X 10.6.6 and iOS 3.2 or later. Type2Phone costs $4.99 on the Mac App Store (App Store link). ![]()
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