iOS 27 Rumored to Feature Keyboard Upgrade

[MacRumors]

Apple has tested an updated iPhone keyboard with autocorrect enhancements, according to a report this week from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

The report said the keyboard "expands autocorrect by offering alternative words," similar to tools like Grammarly. "It suggests alternative words in addition to word fixes like today's autocorrect," said Gurman, in a follow-up social media post.

Grammarly evolved to use AI in recent years, so perhaps the iPhone keyboard's expanded autocorrect system would be powered by Apple Intelligence. The report did not provide any further details, so we will have to wait and see.

Gurman briefly touched on the keyboard plans in a report focused on how Siri may be able to handle multiple requests in a single query on iOS 27.

Apple has not made a final decision on whether to release the updated keyboard, according to Gurman, but it would presumably debut as part of iOS 27 as well if it does materialize. The first developer beta of iOS 27 is expected to be released in June, and the software update should be widely released in September.

iOS 26.4 already "improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly," according to Apple's release notes for that update, released last week.

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[repoman016]

What the duck? I haven't really noticed improved accuracy when typing quickly. Anyone else hit o all the time instead of i? I thonk its a me problem

 

[infiniteentropy]

Incantnimagunenwhayntheyrrnfixing

 

[Michael Scrip]

I'd still love a dedicated number-row. Or at least the option to turn it on.

Look at all that wasted space at the bottom of the screen for just two icons... clearly they're not worried about the height of the keyboard...

😒

 

[jz0309]

Apple has not made a final decision on whether to release the updated keyboard, according to Gurman, but it would presumably debut as part of iOS 27 as well if it does materialize.

So if it comes - I was right
If it doesn't come - I was right

Really??

 

[klasma]

"It suggests alternative words in addition to word fixes like today's autocorrect,"

“Users typing this word also typed that word.” 😄

 

[B4U]

When in the world are they finally give us a number row on the keyboard?
It is such a pain to keep switching between the number and letters when need to type.
Android has it for years!

 

[slatina]

I haven't really noticed improved accuracy when typing quickly

Can confirm. It’s still horrible.

 

[pcd213]

Please, Apple, make the damn keyboard as predictively accurate as Android's Gboard keyboard. I am begging you.

 

[iksretep]

Please 🙏 accuracy is key ... it was working just fine until it didn't. I don't ducking understand! 😎

 

[Mity]

I want 1) an option for a number row and 2) a dedicated punctuation button that I can press and hold to select between period, question and other punctuation marks.

 

[TheDailyApple]

As long as it can be turned off. The homogenization of writing by tools like grammerly that rework it to the same overused boring style is a pet peeve of mine. I'd rather deal poor grammar and word choice than writing that was reworked by bland algorithms.

 

[klasma]

I'd still love a dedicated number-row. Or at least the option to turn it on.

There needs to be more options like that for sure. At least on the iPad I’d like to have left/right arrow keys like Android has. Placing/moving the input mark precisely by touch is always such a pain.

 

[ShivneelSingh]

What the duck? I haven't really noticed improved accuracy when typing quickly. Anyone else hit o all the time instead of i? I thonk its a me problem

Yes there’s a major improvement in accuracy but the predictability upgrade isn’t significant. For iOS 27, I say the keyboard now is fine and shouldn’t be messed with. I feel like they’ll mess it up and take another six months to repair it.

 

[baryon]

God they still have a VERY long way to go with the keyboard. Still no multilingual support except for a handful of languages, still no swipe keyboard except for a handful of languages, still no context awareness. I really wish I could ditch SwiftKey but sadly that's not possible right now.

 

[baryon]

Please, Apple, make the damn keyboard as predictively accurate as Android's Gboard keyboard. I am begging you.

Gboard exists for iOS but it's buggy as hell and crashes every 5 minutes. Swiftkey is the only viable option.

 

[robvalentine]

Needs number row and long press punctuation like gboard on android otherwise it will still be rubbish.

 

[Octavius8]

Let other parties decide the layout!
Apple can’t do decent keyboard design nor efficient for modern usage of iPhones.
No number bar, wasted bottom space for 2 icons??!!!, not words shown on top of the pressed letter as suggestion, slow, etc.

 

[harrisondavies]

All I ever wanted was a period NOT where my thumb naturally falls.

 

[AppleFan91]

1. Number Row - even if it’s just a setting and people can turn it off and on
2. Get.rid.of.this.every.web.search

 

[terrapinjess]

I hope this upgrade adds the ability to make the keyboard larger. Yes I’m aware I can use the system-wide “Zoomed” setting, but I don’t want it everywhere: ONLY THE KEYBOARD. A larger keyboard would also go one step further in helping typing accuracy. It should really be a setting!

 

[Sensamic]

iOS and iPadOS users really really don't know how bad the stock keyboard is compared to Google's Android Gboard.

This alone is keeping me from going back to iPhone. Apple keeps bringing new features every year to their mobile OS but they refuse to update what really needs to be improved.

I cannot understand how Craig Fedirighi (or even Tim Cook) allow the iOS keyboard to be so so so far behind the competition. It's as is they don't even try what others are doing, which sometimes can be better.

 

[klasma]

Still no multilingual support except for a handful of languages

Even for the languages where it’s supported, it’s limited and not very smart. For example, it will use the quote style of the primary language even when you are clearly typing in the secondary language. So you still have to define two bilingual keyboards with the languages swapped and pick the right one, if you don’t want to correct punctuation all the time.

 

[nortonandreev]

Yes, as if the iOS 26 has been adopted by all apps...

 

[contacos]

Give 👏🏼 us 👏🏼 a 👏🏼 numbers 👏🏼 row