How to Use Sticky Keys on an iPhone

This wikiHow teaches you how to use keyboard shortcuts on a physical (Bluetooth) iPhone keyboard without having to press multiple keys at once.

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Connect your physical keyboard to the iPhone. The steps to connecting your keyboard vary by manufacturer, but you’ll typically have to pair it with your iPhone using Bluetooth.
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Open your iPhone’s Settings. You’ll find this app on one of your home screens, indicated by a gray cog icon. If you don’t see, it, check the Utilities folder.

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Tap General.
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Scroll down and tap Keyboard. You’ll see it in the 4th group of settings.
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Tap Sticky Keys. You’ll see it under “Hardware Keyboards.”
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Slide the “Sticky Keys” switch to the on position. As long as this feature is on, you’ll be able to turn on Sticky Keys by pressing ⇧ Shift 5 times.

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Press and release the first key in the keyboard shortcut.
- This should be a modifier key, such as Control, ⌥ Option, ⌘ Command, ⇧ Shift, or Fn.
- For example, if you want to copy text using ⌘ Command+C, start by pressing ⌘ Command.
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Press and release the next key(s) in the shortcut.
- After all keys in the shortcut are pressed, the desired command will run.
- If you’re using a 3-key shortcut (such as ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+←), you must press the key that's not a modifier key (in this case, ←) last in the sequence.
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Press ⇧ Shift 5 times to turn off Sticky Keys.

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