Apple Inc.

Michael B Victor

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Marcel Van Os

Bas Ording

Wayne Carl Westerman

Jeffrey Traer Bernstein

Julian K Missig

Avi Elias Cieplinski

Nicholas Zambetti

May-Li Khoe

Matthew Irvine Brown

Douglas R Davidson

John Harvey, Iii

Michael S Grady

A device displays a text entry area with an insertion point and detects activation of a first physical key in a physical keyboard. In response to a determination that the activation of the first physical key lasts more than a first predefined time period, the device displays a character selection area; while displaying the character selection area, the device detects activation of a second physical key in the physical keyboard; in response to a determination that the activated second physical key is an arrow key, the device moves a current character focus in accordance with a direction of the arrow key; and, in response to a determination that the activated second physical key is the first physical key, the device enters in the text entry area a single instance of a character that has the current character focus, and ceases to display the character selection area.

Device, method, and graphical user interface for entering alternate characters with a physical keyboard

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Castro Valley, CA, United States of America

Michael B Victor