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Undock Keyboard on an iPad Air 2

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In order to undock the keyboard, you first need to open an application that allows you to type
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In this case, let's tap on the Messages application. This will open our Messages application.

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Tap on the lower area where you can type messages
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This will bring up the keyboard.

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Now, tap and hold the small keyboard icon in the lower-right corner
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After pressing and holding it, a pop-up menu will appear. The options will be "Undock" and "Split".
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Drag your finger to the "Undock" section
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Then, lift your finger
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The keyboard will undock.
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To move the keyboard once it has been undocked, tap and quickly drag the keyboard icon again
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Something like tapping and moving quickly. The reason for that is that if you tap and hold the icon as you did previously, the icon will pop-up the menu; and you will not be able to move the keyboard. Again, the correct way to move the keyboard: quick tapping and dragging before the menu pops up. You do not have to lift the finger off the screen when you move the keyboard around.

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