Tired of the default iOS keyboard or find your current keyboard a bit annoying? Adding a 3rd party keyboard like SwiftKey or Gboard to your iPhone can give you way more features and a totally different typing experience than the regular default keyboard. In this guide, we’ll show you how to add and use third-party keyboards on your iPhone so you can easily switch from the default keyboard to something that suits your style better.
Steps to install a third-party keyboard on your iPhone and iPad
Third-party keyboard apps are available right in the App Store. First, download and install them on your iPhone or iPad. Once installed, all your keyboard apps will automatically appear in your iOS settings, ready to be set up.
- Open the Settings app from your home screen.
- Inside Settings, tap on General.
- Now tap on Keyboard, then select Keyboards at the top.
- Tap on Add New Keyboard. Scroll down to the Third-Party Keyboards section and select Gboard from the list.
- Now tap on the Gboard Disable toggle of Allow Full Access.
- After adding it, tap on the keyboard you just added. Then turn on the “Allow Full Access” toggle and confirm by tapping Allow.
From here, you must select the name of the keyboard you installed on your iPhone, iPad. After choosing the keyboard, you can rearrange it inside the Settings> General > Keyboards option in iOS.
Tap on Edit, click on the swipe in Gboard (Tap on the red button to Delete or Reorder the list), and then click the Done button on Mac.
Now added to the keyboard list for future use, you can swap any time from the keyboard’s bottom button. (in the below screen).
- Simple English is a Touchpad keyboard type
- English(US) is the Default keyboard
- Emoji is also another keyboard.
Touchpad vs. default Apple touchpad [What’s new]
iOS fans often turn to third-party keyboards to boost their typing experience with faster input, a handy key for switching keyboards, well-placed buttons, a clean layout, built-in mic options, and simple controls to turn word prediction on or off.
- Also Read- Use One-handed Keyboard on iPhone.
I’m guessing you’ll feel the difference right after installing this third-party keyboard on your iPhone, iPad. Hope this post helped you get set up. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
