How to Resize iPhone Keyboard
While the stock keyboard on iPhone might suffice the basic needs of most, it still misses out on some key features. One such important yet missing feature is the ability to resize the keyboard to accommodate larger or smaller hands. But the good news is that there are a few workarounds to this problem that can help you resize the keyboard on your iPhone to be bigger or even smaller. In this post, we’ll go through all of them. So, let’s get right into it.
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How to Make iPhone Keyboard Bigger
There’re a couple of ways you’re able to go about increasing the size of the keyboard on your iPhone. One is by tweaking the display settings on your iPhone and the other one involves switching to a third-party keyboard app.
1. Enable Display Zoom
While your iPhone might not give you an option to increase the keyboard size, it does, however, carry a handy Display Zoom feature that can increase the size of every element on display including the keyboard. Here’s how to enable it.
1.Open theSettingsapp on your iPhone and go toDisplay & Brightness.
2.Under Display Zoom, tap on theViewbutton. Now switch the view type toZoomedand tap on theSetbutton in the top right corner.
Your iPhone will restart with the new zoom setting and all the elements including the text, icons, and the keyboard will be bigger than before. Here’s how the Standard view type looks when compared to the Zoomed view.
2. Use a Third-Party Apps
Another way to increase the keyboard size on your iPhone is by switching to another keyboard app. There’re plenty of third-party keyboard apps available on the App Store such asReBoard,Big Keys,Typewise, etc. that offer bigger keys. Out of those, ReBoard seems to be the best free resizeable keyboard app for your iPhone.
you’re able to download and install the Reboard app from the App Store. Once installed, here’s how you change the default keyboard on your iPhone.
1.Open theSettingsapp on your iPhone and navigate toGeneral > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
2.Here, under Third-Party Keyboards, selectReBoardand tap onDone.
3.Now open any app that uses a keyboard. Tap on theglobe iconin the bottom left and selectReBoardfrom the pop-up menu that appears.
Once you’ve switched to the ReBoard as the default keyboard on your iPhone, here’s how to increase its size.
1.Open the ReBord Keyboard and tap on thegear iconin the bottom row.
2.Next, tap on the+(plus) sign next to Keyboard Size and the size of the keyboard will increase.
Here’s how the larger keyboard looks like when compared to the standard one.
Now you can enjoy the bigger keyboard buttons on your iPhone without any difficulties. If you decide to revert to the default size, all you have to do is tap on thegear iconagain and tap on theXsign next to the Keyboard Size.
How to Make iPhone Keyboard Smaller
If you’re using one of the larger models of the iPhone and have tiny hands like me, sometimes the default keyboard may seem too big for comfort. Luckily, you can also make the iPhone keyboard smaller with the methods mentioned below.
1. Try One-handed Mode
Probably, the simplest way to make your keyboard smaller is by enabling the one handed-mode on your iPhone keyboard. Here’s how.
1.Launch any app that uses the keyboard such as messages to launch the keyboard.
2.Now tap and hold theglobe iconbelow your keyboard and choose either theleft-handedorright-handedlayout.
That’s it. Now the size of the keyboard will remain the same but the keys on your iPhone’s keyboard will shrink, making it easier for you to type even with one hand.
2. Use a Third-Party App
There’re only a handful number of keyboard apps that offer a smaller keyboard for iPhone. The ReBoard app that we mentioned earlier also allows us to decrease its size to accommodate smaller hands. Once you’ve installed and enabled the ReBoard app from the App Store, here’ how to decrease the size of the keyboard on iPhone.
2.Next, tap on the–(minus) sign next to Keyboard Size, and the size of the keyboard will decrease.
Here’s how the smaller keyboard looks like when compared to the standard one.
Again, if you decide to revert to its default size tap on the gear icon again and tap on theXsign next to the Keyboard Size.
How to change the language on the iPhone keyboard?
Your iPhone keyboard comes pre-loaded with about 80 foreign languages. You can switch to any of those languages by navigating toSettings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard. Select a new language from the list and tap onDone.
How do I hide/minimize the keyboard on my iPhone?
You can easily hide or minimize the keyboard on iPhone by sliding your finger down from above the text entry box.
How to Delete Keyboard History on iPhone?
If you’re using the default keyboard on iPhone, you candelete the keyboard historyfrom theSettingsapp. To do that, navigate toGeneral > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionaryand tap onReset Dictionaryto confirm.
Wrap Up: Resize iPhone Keyboard
That’s all there is to resize the keyboard on iPhone. you may pick any of the approaches mentioned above and easily resize the keyboard on your iPhone. Alternatively, you can also try some of theseBluetooth keyboardsto improve your keyboard experience on your iPhone.
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Pankil Shah
Pankil is a Civil Engineer by profession who started his journey as a writer back in 2016. He joined TechWiser in March 2021 as a freelance writer to cover buying guides, explainers, and tips & tricks for Android, iOS, Windows, and Web.
