While Apple stuck to that traditional keyboard, alternative keyboards appeared for Android.

Instructions in this article apply to iPhones with iOS 8 and up.

Enterkeyboard appsin the search field.

add new keyboards to iPhone

iPhone image: Apple Inc; screenshot

Scroll through the keyboard apps and select one by tapping its name.

Read its information screen for a full description of the keyboard.

TapGetto download the keyboard app you want to your iPhone.

Downloading keyboard app in the iOS App Store

Go to the iPhone Home screen and tap theSettingsapp.

Swipe toward the bottom of the General screen and tapKeyboard.

TapKeyboardsto display all the keyboards you’re free to load on the iPhone.

Keyboards settings in iOS

In theThird-Party Keyboardssection, tap the new keyboard app to add the keyboard to your list of available keyboards.

The Add New Keyboard screen is also where you see the language variations on the standard keyboard.

They are added with just a tap as well.

Activate new keyboard in iOS

It’s possible to have more than one third-party keyboard at a time.

Simply follow the steps to install them all and then choose the one you want to use.

Activating a new keyboard in iOS