Toggle focused app via Keyboard on iPad in split view

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Hey guys, I was looking for a way to switch the keyboard focus between two apps on iPad and wasn’t able to do so reliably.

The most consistent way so far has been is to tap on a text box on each app.

Cmd+Tab appears to do the trick, but it won’t bring me back to the app, but not to the text field I was editing.

I wonder if there’s a way to do so without moving my hands from the keyboard.

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I don’t believe there is, as this has been a long-standing complaint about iOS/iPad OS.

I’m hoping that when (please not “if”) Apple updates multi-tasking on iPadOS, they will focus on things like fully keyboard accessibility for all features.

I can’t say I have a lot of hope in Apple pulling that off in 2021, but oh how I would love to be wrong!

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