iOS 16 Features an All-New iPhone Keyboard Layout Option

[MacRumors]

iOS 16 adds native support for the Dvorak keyboard layout on the iPhone, providing users with an alternative to the standard QWERTY layout.

Dvorak was designed to make two-handed typing faster and more ergonomic compared to QWERTY. Patented by August Dvorak in 1936, the layout reduces finger motion by placing all vowels in the middle row on the left side of the keyboard and commonly-used consonants like R, S, T, N, and L on the right side. However, given that typing on a smartphone involves your thumbs only, Dvorak is not as beneficial on the iPhone.

On an iPhone running iOS 16, the Dvorak layout can be enabled in the Settings app under General → Keyboard → Keyboards → English → Dvorak, alongside existing QWERTY, AZERTY, and QWERTZ options. Dvorak is only available for English right now.

Prior to iOS 16, using Dvorak on the iPhone required installing a third-party keyboard from the App Store or connecting a capable external hardware keyboard. Dvorak has also long been supported on the Mac and can be enabled in the System Settings app under Keyboard → Input Sources by clicking the plus sign and selecting Dvorak.

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[Kylo83]

No one can learn a new layout, the normal one is stuck in our brains lol

 

[dmk1974]

I'd just like to be able to throw the number row above the querty row (like Android) without some hack.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

Dvorak is the black coffee of keyboard layouts.

 

[FasterQuieter]

Hmm, my sense memory still can't get used the nav bar being at the bottom of safari/search. A whole new keyboard? I'd need to live another century to adjust to that.

 

[roland.g]

Great. One keyboard for my phone, and a different one for my computer. That won't fry my noodle?!

 

[iphonehype]

Apple you are not taking QWERTY away from me. Period.

 

[dannyyankou]

I'll try this out for a week and see how it goes. I've been making a lot of typos lately, so I guess this will force me to be more careful.

 

[ELman]

Changing the keyboard on your co worker is a good laugh.

 

[mansplains]

I used to use azerty on my iPhone, may try dvorak out too.

No one can learn a new layout, the normal one is stuck in our brains lol

I woudn't say you're wrong, but some people try new keyboards and love them. Especially for those who build their own mechanical keyboards and spend hundreds doing so. Ortholinear looks interesting to me personally:

Although this image is qwerty, you can change to azerty or other layouts too.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Great. One keyboard for my phone, and a different one for my computer. That won't fry my noodle?!

U can use Dvorak on your pc tho

Unlike on phone ,where the keyboards shows what it inputs , you cap remap keys on a pc .so a will be q in the case of Azerty vs QWERTY

I use QWERTY on an azerty layout myself

 

[phys314]

iOS has long had the option to use Dvorak when an external keyboard is connected, but it's cool to have this option for on screen keyboards. That said, I'm a long-time dvorak user but i prefer qwerty for thumb typing.

 

[antiprotest]

I'd just like to be able to throw the number row above the querty row (like Android) without some hack.

Yes the number row above the keyboard would be more helpful to me than the predictive text bars, which I rarely use.

 

[one more]

Dvorak is the black coffee of keyboard layouts.

Yeah, in a decaf world! 😉

 

[tomnavratil]

Very funky! Will be interesting to see how people manage with a single hand as many benefits of Dvorak's are based on a two-handed layout on a standard computer. Nice option though!

 

[japanime]

This might get too confusing. Learning a new Keyboard platform is too difficult.

I prefer Apple's keyboard layout. Especially with Haptic Feedback turned on. Game changer 😮‍💨

Not sure what you mean by "Apple's keyboard layout." Are you talking about QWERTY?

 

[NeoSe7en]

This will be good for the next time I feel like pranking my wife.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Not sure what you mean by "Apple's keyboard layout." Are you talking about QWERTY?

Sorry, should have been more direct. But yes. QWERTY keyboard.

 

[krakman]

Now that we have huge iPhone screens perhaps we can have a row of numbers along the top of the keyboard?

 

[Gator5000e]

Apple's QWERTY keyboard needs to step up its game. I hate to say it but the Google keyboard is much better at figring out what I am trying to type. For example, Gboard will turn im or Im into I'm where Apple will leave it as im or Im. The only thing Gboard doesn't do as well is the pressing the space bar to get the cursor to act as a mouse cursor.

I also wish Apple's keyboard would learn words by allowing you to highlight one it doesn't recognize and giving you the option to learn or add it to the dictionary right then and there.

 

[MathersMahmood]

That keyboard hurts my brain.

 

[japanime]

Sorry, should have been more direct. But yes. QWERTY keyboard.

OK. Yeah, I agree with you. I'm also fine with QWERTY. But for those who prefer Dvorak, it's nice to see Apple has added it.

 

[CharlesShaw]

This might encourage me to try learning Dvorak on my BT mechanical keyboard, mostly as a brain strengthening exercise by training it to do something new.

 

[kuwxman]

Haha, this would mess me up so bad. I still have hiccups with QWERTZ at times while typing in German since QWERTY is branded in my muscle memory.

 

[DsurioN]

Hmm, my sense memory still can't get used the nav bar being at the bottom of safari/search. A whole new keyboard? I'd need to live another century to adjust to that.

You know you can go back to the old way right? Join me in rejecting "the future" 😆