Why does the Apple Magic Keyboard not work within the Live Editor in MATLAB Mobile on iPad?

I have MATLAB Mobile on my Apple iPad (5th generation) running iPadOS 15.1, and I am able to use the Apple Magic Keyboard (2nd generation) to type into the MATLAB Command Window and Editor. However, I am not able to use the Magic Keyboard or any other third-party keyboard to edit Live Scripts in the Live Editor.

When I tap the screen, the cursor appears for a very short period of time, and then it just disappears right away.

Is there a fix or a workaround for this issue?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

Our development team is investigating a fix for using the Magic Keyboard with the Live Editor on iPad for a future release of MATLAB Mobile.

For now, please try the following steps to temporarily work around this issue:

1. Go to your iPad Settings, and navigate to Settings > General > Keyboard.
2. Enable Shortcuts from your settings.
3. Open MATLAB, open your MLX file in a Live Editor, and type on your keyboard.
4. You should see the Magic Keyboard working as expected. Notice that on the bottom of the page, there is now a strip for Shortcuts.

Note that as of this post, we are able to confirm that typing in live editor works as expected on:

• iPad (6th generation) running iPadOS 13.1 with Logitech Keyboard K480.
• iPad Air (4th generation) running iPadOS 15.1 with Apple Magic Keyboard (1st generation).
• iPad Pro (4th generation) running iPadOS 15.1 with Apple Magic Keyboard (1st generation).