Wide Mail Keyboard — Large iPhone Keyboard for Mail Writing
Wide Mail Keyboard is an iPhone/iPod touch web app which allows you to comfortably write e-mails using a wide keyboard with larger buttons while holding your device in landscape orientation which isn’t currently supported by Apple’s Mobile Mail application.
Read more on how to use Wide Mail Keyboard.
To launch Wide Mail Keyboard point your mobile Safari to:
http://keyboard.cinnamonthoughts.org/
October 14th, 2008 at 20:58
This is really good for me. I am 70 and my fingers aren’t quite as nimble as they used to be. The spacing is perfect, but when I am 90, you may have to widen the letters a little more! Thank you!!!
October 25th, 2008 at 20:19
Terrific! PLEASE do one for texting too!
October 25th, 2008 at 21:06
Unfortunately this is one way only and just possible for mails. Even a native iPhone app couldn’t use the built-in apps provided by Apple.
November 6th, 2008 at 04:19
This works great! I typed a 3 line mesage without a single error! Now, it’s saved on my homepage for quick access. Thanks!
November 8th, 2008 at 03:40
It does work, although the vertical kb is absolutelly fine for me too…
November 13th, 2008 at 07:09
Is there a way to use this app for a reply to an email I get or only for the drafting of new emails?
November 15th, 2008 at 11:33
It only works for new mails.
January 26th, 2009 at 01:44
I would love to find an app that provides T9 texting I learned using a traditional number pad. I could do it one handed and could often text without looking. I’d love a bigger keyboard or horizontal keyboard for texting at the very least.
sigh.
January 30th, 2009 at 23:19
An app for writing SMS messages isn’t possible at the moment. Wide Mail Keyboard basically uses a “mailto:” URL which opens Mail when clicked. There is no equivalent like “sms:”.
On a side note: a T9 texting app would have to be a native app as it uses a rather large database (considering bad transfer speeds while on the go). Loading such a DB in Safari on the iPhone wouldn’t be a good idea I guess.