How to programmatically change keyboard in iOS?

Question

I would like to programmatically change keyboard when I click a button event.

I used custom keyboard in my app, but I need to change English (US) keyboard in programmatically when I click a button on my custom keyboard.

And now you want to bring up the native keyboard? Or change your custom keyboard to a different language? If so, please link to that module so that we can see what it can do. — Thilo, Jul 25 '12 at 07:09

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

The only way you can control the keyboard is by showing it (By setting a UITextView/UITextField as a first responder), hiding it (by resigning the editing Easy way to dismiss keyboard?).

The language of the keyboard cannot be changed by your app, since it is a user preference. If you want a custom keyboard of your own, you would have to design it yourself (with UIButtons) and obviously also program it (when it shows, when it hides. I would simply use the keyboard that the user prefers, why do you need to change it? After all, the user is the one that decides which keyboard he uses.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 09 '17 at 17:30

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I just got my answer for my own question.

Just put nil into inputView and that will change back into English (US) Keyboard.

edited Dec 09 '17 at 17:30

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answered Feb 23 '13 at 14:16

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Hello, I have the same problem, what do you mean by inputType? – Hamid Oct 19 '13 at 15:27
I figured it out, yourTextfield.inputView = nil; – Hamid Oct 19 '13 at 15:36
Does this works just because your base language of the phone is English? What about if i have the Hindi language set as main phone's language and i want to set the English keyboard? – Mat Jun 05 '14 at 15:32

score -4 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 13 '17 at 12:58

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You can change to the English (US) keyboard programmatically.

Try this:

textfield.secureTextEntry=YES;
textfield.secureTextEntry=NO;

edited Mar 13 '17 at 12:58

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answered Feb 19 '13 at 04:34

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How to programmatically change keyboard in iOS?

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