IN Everyday life For most iPhone or iPad users, when communicating virtually, the Russian and English keyboards, which are standard by default, are sufficient for Russian speaking users. With the release of iOS 8, developers software got the opportunity to create their own keyboard options for the iPhone or iPad, which could later be used to enter any data in all kinds of applications. Be that as it may, the hitherto inconspicuous but important virtual keyboard of iOS has attracted attention. Therefore, if you are interested in setting up the keyboard of an Apple device, disabling Emoji, activating a keyboard in another language, or even adding an alternative keyboard, this instruction is for you.
How to Set Up a Keyboard on iPhone or iPad
Removing a keyboardIdeally, for comfortable work with your smartphone or tablet, the list of active keyboards should not be overloaded with unnecessary, unused or extremely rarely used keyboards. This saves time switching between them when entering any data.
In iOS 8, the previously inactive Emoji keyboard provides access to huge selection emoticons and other various pictures was included in the general list of keyboards supported by default. The inclusion of “Emoji” in the list of active keyboards by default caused a mixed reaction among users: some were pleasantly surprised to find this on their device, while others rushed to go into the settings in the hope of finding the treasured button that sends “Emoji” back to an inactive state .
To edit the list, including disabling the Emoji keyboard, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. Here, by clicking on the “Change” button, you can remove any keyboard that is no longer relevant or get rid of the extra emoticons offered by “Emoji”.
Adding a Keyboard
iOS has a wide variety of keyboards that support text input in many languages, including Asian and right-to-left languages. To activate one of these keyboards, you need to go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards and tap on the “New Keyboards” button. In the proposed list, find the language you are interested in and tap on its name, after which the keyboard that supports the language you specified will be added to the general list of active ones.
Other settings
In the "Keyboards" section iPhone owners or iPad can reveal a lot of interesting things. For example, here you can expand the list of abbreviations by adding words you frequently use to speed up your text entry. For example, if you add the phrase “and so on” to the list and assign the abbreviation “etc” to it, then when you enter “etc” the abbreviation will be automatically replaced with the full phrase.
Here you can also disable auto-writing, auto-correction, predictive text input, which offers options for ending words and phrases, split keyboard, spelling, and a shortcut key that inserts a period with a space if you quickly tap the “Space” key twice.
How to Add an Alternative Keyboard on iPhone or iPad
As already mentioned, iOS 8 gave developers the opportunity to create alternative keyboards for the iPhone or iPad, and developers did not fail to take advantage of it. Already now in App Store There are applications designed to supplement the list of existing keyboards on an Apple device with new, sometimes entirely original, alternative solutions.
Want to improve your typing speed? Then pay attention to Fleksy, Swype, Minuum, TouchPal and other alternative keyboards, with a brief overview which can be found here -. Or maybe you want to diversify your communication with animated pictures and short videos - free application to help you.
However, simply downloading the program from the App Store will not be enough; you need to connect an alternative keyboard in the settings of your device.
First, you need to visit the App Store and download the alternative keyboard you are interested in onto your device. Next we go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > New Keyboards where we look for the name of your newly installed program and tap on it, after which the alternative keyboard will be activated. To check, open, for example, iMessage and, using the globe-shaped button, switch keyboards until the one that was installed appears.
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New eighth version of Apple operating system finally “freed the hands” of Apple users, because now they can even change the keyboard on theirs. Apple fans didn’t have to wait long for the AppStore to be filled with themed applications – there are already several keyboards that can handle text input better than the standard ones.
Price: Free
Chinese developer CooTek presented Touch app Pal immediately after the release of iOS 8 in 2014. Russian users initially ignored the Touch Pal keyboard, because it did not support the Russian language for quite a long time. Since the appearance of the Cyrillic alphabet, there has been no end to enthusiastic comments on thematic forums.
- Design. Keyboard for iPhone Touch Pal looks very similar to the “native” one, so the user does not have the feeling that he has switched from the iPhone to another gadget. At the same time, the Touch Pal functionality is much richer.
- Typing using waves and swipes.Touch Pal Curve acts as an analogue of Swype technology and allows you to write words without lifting your finger from the screen. There is also a Wave mode, which is responsible for predictive text input: the keyboard is able to predict not only the ending of the word that the user enters, but also the next word.
- Price. Touch Pal - absolutely free product unlike other virtual keyboards (although their price is usually low).
The Touch Pal has a curious flaw: the user cannot switch to punctuation and numbers. To put any punctuation mark, you have to press the key for a long time - this slows down the process of writing a message.
Minuum
Price: 299 rub. +
At the moment of entering text, the “useful” screen area is reduced by almost half - this is exactly what the developers of the Minuum application noticed. The problem was solved in a rather original way: the keyboard was simply “flattened” vertically. Minuum is a strip with a minimum number of buttons, each of which contains 3 letters (for example, the first button is Q, A and Z). This keyboard for iOS takes up no more than a quarter of the screen.
An Apple user may have doubts: is it possible to type correctly and quickly with this arrangement of letters? It turned out that the lack of information about the vertical arrangement of letters is easily compensated for by dictionaries and recognition algorithms, the presence of which any gadget can now boast of. If you need precise data input (for example, a URL), it is very easy to change the keys to a standard appearance by swiping your finger from bottom to top. As for the printing speed, it, on the contrary, increases, and quite significantly.
However, Minuum has a couple of disadvantages:
- For users with thick fingers, installing such a keyboard is contraindicated.
- Minuum is quite expensive: you can download the keyboard for 299 rubles.
Flexy
Price: Free +
Flexy is the most fast keyboard in the world, and this is not a subjective assessment, but an experimentally proven fact. A 16-year-old Brazilian boy broke the record by typing a complex 25-word sentence in just 18 seconds. He used Fleksy, which was included in the Guinness Book of Records! In addition, the Fleksy keyboard is interesting because over 4 million dollars of investment were attracted to its development.
The main advantage of Fleksy is that it is not at all necessary to hit the keys when typing - even if in a word of four letters all four are typed incorrectly, the user will get the desired result. It is only important that the number of letters in the word matches and misses on the keys are not very serious.
Fleksy has other advantages:
- More than 40 languages supported(including Russian).
- Application setup is flexible: You can make your iPhone keyboard more beautiful by changing its color, or adjust the size of the keys to increase usable screen real estate.
- Additional extensions are installed, designed to make communication fun. You can express yourself using gifs, emoticons (of which there are more than 8 hundred).
The only negative is the difficulty of entering punctuation marks. In order to quickly place signs, you will have to set up gesture controls.
How to change the keyboard on an iPhone?
An iPhone or iPad user has the opportunity to download several keyboards from the AppStore at once and change them at least daily. To activate the downloaded keyboard, you need to follow the path “ Settings» — « Basic» — « Keyboard» — « Keyboards» — « New keyboards" A list will appear - the user should check the box next to the virtual keyboard that he wants to use. In the settings of the application itself, you need to activate the toggle switch " Allow full access».
Conclusion
Choosing a virtual keyboard is an extremely subjective matter, so recommendations on which one is better will be unnecessary. Try as many free options as possible and settle on the one that seems most convenient. Paid keyboards (like Minuum) should be used only in extreme cases - for example, if your hands iPhone 4, where the keys cover a good half of the screen.
iPad now has a variety of keyboards for typing in many languages, including Asian and RTL languages.
Adding keyboards
To enter text on different languages iPhone uses different keyboards. By default, the keyboard is available for the language selected as the iPhone's system language (in Language & Text settings). You can add other keyboards in the “Keyboard” settings section.
Adding a keyboard.
1 From Settings, choose General > Keyboard > International. keyboard."
The number in front of the arrow indicates the number of keyboards already available.
2 Click “Add a new keyboard” and select the one you want from the list.
Repeat this action for adding additional keyboards. Some languages have multiple keyboards.
For a complete list of supported iPhone keyboards, visit www.apple.com/en/iphone/specs.html.
Changing the list of keyboards.Choose General > Keyboard > International. keyboard", click "Change" and perform the desired action:
To remove the keyboard, clickthen click "Delete".
To reorder a listdrag next to the keyboard to a new location in the list.
Switch between keyboards
You can switch between keyboards to enter text in different languages.
Switch between keyboards while typing.Press iWhen you press this symbol, the name of the newly activated keyboard will appear briefly on the screen.
You can also press and hold a key until a list of available keyboards appears. To select a keyboard from the list, swipe to the keyboard name you want and release your finger.
You can type letters, numbers, and symbols that do not appear directly on the keyboard.
Enter letters, numbers, or symbols that are not available on the keyboard.Touch and hold the corresponding letter, number, or symbol, then move your finger to select one of the options. For example, on a Thai keyboard, you can enter Thai numerals by pressing and holding your finger on the corresponding Arabic numeral.
Chinese input
There are several ways to enter Chinese characters, including Pinyin, Tsangjie, Wubihua, and Zhuyin. You can also enter Chinese characters with your finger on the screen.
Enter Simplified or Traditional Chinese using the Pinyin method
Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter Chinese characters using the Pinyin method. Suggested Chinese characters appear as you type. Tap a character to select it, or continue entering Pinyin to see more character options.
If you continue to enter Pinyin without spaces, suggested sentences will appear.
Entering the traditional Chinese script Tsang-tse
Use the keyboard to construct Chinese characters from components based on the Tsang-tse keys. Suggested Chinese characters appear as you type. Tap a symbol to select it, or continue entering up to five complete components to display more options.
Entering Simplified Chinese (Ubihua)
Use the keyboard to construct Chinese characters based on up to five components, arranged in the correct order: left to right, top to bottom, outside to inside, and inside to a finishing stroke (for example, a Chinese character (circle) should start with a vertical stroke
As you type, suggested Chinese characters are displayed (the most commonly used characters appear first). Tap a symbol to select it.
If you are unsure of the correct character, enter an asterisk (*). To see more options, enter another stroke or scroll through the list of characters.
Press the match key to show only characters that match exactly
match the characters already entered. For example, if you entered - and pressed
match key, a less commonly used character will appear as an exact match
Typing in Traditional Chinese using the Zhuyin method
Use the keyboard to enter Zhuyin letters. Suggested Chinese characters appear as you type. Tap a character to select it, or continue entering using the Zhuyin method to display other character options. After you enter your initial letter, the keyboard changes to display additional letters.
If you continue to enter using the Zhuyin method without spaces, suggested sentences will appear.
Handwriting simplified or traditional Chinese characters
You can write Chinese characters with your finger on the screen. As you type character traits, iPhone recognizes them and displays matching characters in a list, with the closest matching character displayed first. When you select a symbol, the corresponding symbols are displayed in the list as additional options choice.
It is possible to enter some complex characters by entering two or more component characters. For example, enter (fish) then (needle) to get the symbol (part of the name of Hong Kong International Airport) appearing in the list of symbols with an arrow next to it. Tap a character to replace the entered characters.
When handwriting text in Simplified Chinese, Latin letters are also recognized.
Convert between Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Select the character or characters to convert and click Replace. See Editing - Cut, Copy and Paste.
Drawing Chinese characters
When format is enabled handwriting input for simplified or traditional Chinese language, you can enter Chinese characters with your finger as shown below.
Japanese input
To enter Japanese characters You can choose QWERTY, Kana or Emoji keyboards. You can also enter emoticons.
Entering the Japanese kana alphabet
Use the Kahn keyboard to select syllables. To enter syllables that are not on the screen, press the arrow key and select the desired syllable or word in the window.
Typing with a Japanese QWERTY keyboard
Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter Japanese syllable codes. As you type, suggested syllables are displayed. To select a syllable, press it.
Entering emoji symbols
Use the Emoji keyboard. Available only in iPhone models, purchased and used in Japan.
Entering emoticons
When working with a Japanese Kana keyboard, press the key
Working with the Japanese Romaji keyboard ( Japanese layout QWERTY), touch the key 
and then press the key
Taking advantage Chinese keyboard Pinyin (simplified or traditional) or Zhuyin (traditional) keyboard, press a key 
I and then
press the key
Korean input
Use the dual Korean keyboard to enter Hangul letters. To enter double consonants and compound vowels, touch and hold a letter, then select the double letter using shift.
Input in Vietnamese
Long press a character to see the available diacritics, and then slide your finger to select the character you want.
You can also use the following keyboard shortcuts to enter characters with accents.
Creating dictionaries
With some Chinese and Japanese keyboards, you can create a dictionary of pairs consisting of a word and the substituted text. When you type a word in the dictionary on a supported keyboard, the associated text is substituted for that word. The dictionary is available for the following keyboards:
Chinese - for simplified language (pinyin);
Chinese - for traditional language(pinyin);
Chinese - for traditional language (Zhuyin);
Japanese (romaji);
Japanese (ten characters)
Adding a word to the dictionary.In Settings, go to General > Keyboard > Edit Dictionary. Tap +, tap the Word field and enter a word, then tap the Yomi, Pinyin, or Zhuyin fields and enter a character.
For each enabled keyboard, you can enter a different substitute text option.
Removing a word from the dictionaryClick a word in the Dictionary list, then click Remove Word.
If you made the transition from iOS to Android, but want to install a keyboard like on an iPhone, you can try using iPhone Keyboard for Android.
One aspect of the iPhone that I like is the keyboard. If you prefer the iPhone keyboard for Android smartphones, there is a free app called iPhone Keyboard. At the same time, it offers the same capabilities and functions, and serves as a replacement for the Android keyboard. Below we will show you how to make a keyboard like on an iPhone.
Let's download the keyboard for iPhone and install it.
The first place to look for a keyboard like on an iPhone is, of course, Google Play Store. It is available from different developers, and it is difficult to choose just one. That's why we have selected it for you. Next, see how to download a keyboard like on an iPhone:
1. Open Google Play Store.
2. Search for “iPhone Keyboard.”
3. Select a keyboard from the list provided.
5. Then click Accept.
6. And allow installation.
After the keyboard is installed, see below how to enable it.
How to enable the keyboard on iPhone through settings?
This keyboard will not work without the main application "Cheetah Keyboard - Cheetah Keyboard". This application has various popular keyboards, you can look and choose the one you like. Step-by-step instruction how to turn on the keyboard on iPhone:
1. Open the installed keyboard and click install. 
2. We are transferred to the main application, install it.
3. Then open the installed main application. 
4. Click on enable keyboard like on iPhone in iOS 11.
5. Switch the toggle switch. 
6. A window will open, click OK.
7. Next, click switch. 
8. Switch to the keyboard. We will be transferred to the theme menu, click OK and allow (Optional).
Once you've selected a keyboard, it will appear the next time you need to type something. When it does, you'll be pleasantly surprised that it actually looks like an iPhone keyboard.
The standard keyboard installed in the iPhone and iPad often does not meet the user's requirements, and he has to turn to third-party solutions. In this article, MacDigger looked at 8 interesting, popular and simply good iOS keyboards that you should pay attention to.
SwiftKey
SwiftKey is considered the smartest keyboard for iPhone and iPad. The difficult process of typing text on touch screen Auto-correction and predictive text input system in 60 languages help.
The keyboard in SwiftKey for iOS works almost the same as on Google phones, where it successfully settled several years earlier. From the moment of installation, the program remembers what a person writes and automatically suggests written speech favorite phrases and expressions. According to user reviews, it seems that the keyboard “reads” thoughts and predicts almost entire sentences literally from the first words.
Word Flow
Late last month, Microsoft released the Word Flow keyboard ported from Window Phone to iOS. The main distinctive feature of the brand Microsoft solutions- the presence of a special function that allows you to quickly type text on the go, holding the device with one hand. By switching to Arc mode, users can either slide their finger across the fan-shaped keyboard without lifting it from the screen or simply type on the go. The buttons are angled to make them easier to press while holding the iPhone with one hand.
With the exception of the one-armed mode, Word Flow is almost identical to the WP version. Users can quickly enter words suggested by the program, insert emoji, and type text using swipes. To experience Word Flow on iOS, you must have an iPhone 5s or later smartphone and a US App Store account. Microsoft promises to release an international version of the keyboard in the near future.
Flexy
Fleksy can give a head start to most players on the market, because to successfully type text here it is absolutely not necessary to even hit the right letters. Literally, taking a word of five letters and typing all five incorrectly, the user gets the desired result. For Fleksy, it doesn’t make much difference how many errors are made when typing - the main thing is that the number of letters matches the desired word, and their location is relatively close to the approximate ones. Another feature of the keyboard is the gesture system, thanks to which you can type text very quickly.
Minuum
The creators of Minuum (299 rubles) solved the problem of typing in an original way - they took a regular QWERTY keyboard and “flattened” it vertically, arranging the characters almost in one row: Q a Z W s X E d C. With this arrangement, the usual position of the letters will be preserved , and the lack of information about the vertical position of the letter and the inevitable inaccuracies are quite easy to compensate with the help of dictionaries and recognition algorithms that have become almost standard on any smartphone. If you need an exact set, for example in the case of passwords and URLs, then the desired letter or number can be selected in an enlarged fragment that instantly appears when touched.
TextExpander 3
The developers of the TextExpander utility (379 rubles), designed to make text input on smartphones and Apple tablets, released the TextExpander 3 + custom keyboard application. The release includes a new keyboard for iOS that lets you type hundreds of characters in seconds.
The principle of operation of TextExpander is to automatically replace the entered short text with a larger fragment. For example, you can specify that when you type the characters “sss”, the program replaces this combination with a long message, for example, “The director is currently on a business trip. You can contact us with this question by calling 222-33-44.” And if you enter the sequence of letters “ddate” into the text, the current date will appear.
Slash Keyboard
No third-party keyboard for iOS has ever become popular enough to replace the standard one. The developers of Slash Keyboard went the other way, creating a keyboard that allows you to interact with third-party services - Foursquare, YouTube, Giphy, Spotify, Twitter, Google Maps and others. To access the service, you need to enter “/service_name” and the desired request. For example, the title of a song on Spotify or the title of an article on Wikipedia.
Gboard
Gboard is Google's proprietary keyboard for iOS devices. It integrates the company's search services, as well as GIF images and emoji. Gboard offers predictive typing, spell checking, GIFs, emoji, and search, which lets you find and share information without switching to other apps. Among other things, Gboard supports the Swype technology, popular on Android smartphones, which allows you to enter text in one motion without lifting your finger from the keyboard.
The application has already been released in the App Store, but is currently only available in the American store. The company promised to release a version for Russian users during 2016.
Giphy Keys
The largest library of “gifs” Giphy offered to users of iOS devices virtual keyboard, which lets you send animated GIFs from any app, including instant messaging, Snapchat, iMessage, and social media. It provides a search for pictures and memes for any occasion, as well as a section with the most popular “GIFs”. To insert an image, you just need to tap on the picture you like, after which it will be copied to the clipboard.