I am sorry to have to inform you that I cannot write about it yet.
The Clicks keyboard cover is here and it’s adorable, if not entirely practical for everyday use – at least not without weeks of practice.
The new device, which adds a keyboard with physical buttons to the bottom of your iPhone, evokes a feeling of nostalgia for the BlackBerry era, but in its current form it is cumbersome to use, especially on heavier, larger devices such as the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The main problem with clicks is that iPhones are not shaped like BlackBerry devices, which were short, squat and wide. Instead, the weight of the iPhone pulls the cover down, so you’re always fighting gravity when typing. This causes the cover to wobble slightly in your hands, which makes it more difficult to hit the right button.
To be fair, Clicks admits that the cover might be difficult to use at first.
On its help pages, the company suggests a suitable holding technique to make clicks more stable. It is recommended that users put the phone in the cradle with the bottom edge of the device resting on their little fingers, while the back is supported by their middle and ring fingers. Meanwhile, your index fingers can rest on the back or sides of the cover.
Grabbing the phone with both hands at the very bottom of the keyboard can make it feel top-heavy, the website warns.
However, your phone will feel top-heavy in both covers, although it depends on a number of factors to what extent you can properly balance the keyboard, including your iPhone model and weight, as well as the length and strength of your fingers. People with shorter, duller fingers may have more difficulty weighing the device than, for example, others with longer fingers.
Clicks says it has added ballast to the bottom of the cover to achieve the right balance, but early adopters say they are considering upgrading to a smaller iPhone model to make it easier to use clicks — and that’s significant.
An iPhone 13 mini would probably be great for clicks, but unfortunately it’s not supported.
Instead, the Clicks keyboard works with iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 models, the former only on the Pro and Pro Max models, while the entire model range for the iPhone 15 is supported. For comparison, the weight of the iPhone can vary between devices, ranging from 6.02 ounces for the iPhone 15 to 7.09 ounces for the 15 Plus and 6.60 ounces for the 15 Pro model. The 15 Pro Max is the heaviest at 7.81 ounces. Although these are minor differences when using an iPhone with a conventional cover, even the smallest additional weight plays a role when using clicks. The heavier the iPhone, the harder to hold, it seems.
