We've just released update version 1.4 of Keyman for iPhone and iPad, here's the run down of what's new:

Key Preview

Now when you touch a key, a popup preview will show (phone only, not tablet), so you can see the key your finger is touching. We think this really helps, as on the smaller phone keyboards your finger can often cover the entire key.

Key_preview

Keyboard Version and Help Documentation

You can now view the version of each installed keyboard, as well as link through to the keyboard help documentation.

Help_docs

Other changes

  • We've added an A-Z index in the language/keyboard list to help with navigation
  • Hebrew, Arabic and other right-to-left languages are now correctly displayed on iOS 7 +
  • European Latin keyboard no longer has desktop-based shortcuts enabled (e.g. .c no longer outputs ċ)
  • Default European Latin keyboard upgraded to latest version (1.2)
  • Keyboards can now be re-downloaded if the font fails to download
  • Keyboard is now reloaded after updating/re-installing a custom keyboard to allow any changes to appear immediately
  • Other minor bug fixes and performance enhancements

Available on the Apple App Store:

Available on the App Store

Categories: Developing Keyman

Related Posts

Developing Keyman

Keyman Update for 9 October 2026

We bring another testimony from our Community site. Keyman has entered the 19 beta phase after v19.0.299-alpha with more development also coming to v20-alpha. Furthermore, Keyman 18.0.253 had also released in this cycle, alongside many keyboard enhancements and a newly submitted predictive text. Let's welcome our newly introduced two contributors for their efforts in the predictive text and keyboard work!

Developing Keyman

Keyman 19 is now in beta

We are happy to announce that Keyman 19 was released to beta on 6 Oct 2026. During this time, we will be working on stability and documentation, in preparation for a full 19.0 release early Read more…

Developing Keyman

Keyman Update for 25 September 2026

This edition highlights the latest Keyman product and keyboard development updates from 14 — 25 September 2026, describing recent progress across the project and contributions from the community. A few links Learn how to create Read more…