Tap on an app in split view/slide over should move keyboard focus to that app

Originator:radexpl
Number:rdar://34993764 Date Originated:
Status: Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:
Classification: Reproducible:
 
Area:
Keyboard

When using an iPad with a hardware keyboard (like the Smart Keyboard), it's difficult to use keyboard shortcuts in multi-tasking environment.

When I have two apps side-by-side in split view (or slide over), only the app that last received keyboard input has keyboard focus (only on that app I can press, say, Cmd+N to trigger some action).

To move that keyboard shortcut focus to the other app, it's necessary to first trigger the keyboard on that app.

**It should be possible to just tap the other app wherever to move the focus, so I can use keyboard shortcuts on it**.

This would make productive work on iPad much better.

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