Does your iPhone keyboard layout keeps reverting to the standard Apple keyboard? If you have installed Gboard or other third-party keyboard for your primary keyboard setup, you won’t expect the iPhone to automatically switch to the default keyboard. This is a huge problem as you have to manually change the keyboard every time you have to use the keyboard to type something.
Why the iPhone keyboard layout keeps changing to default one?
Since the launch of the iOS, Apple wanted to you use their own proprietary keyboard. The change in the policy came in iOS8. So, if you are an Android user or have used other third-party keyboards, you may want to continue that keyboard experience on your iPhone. But, you may have noticed this weird thing with the keyboard is that Apple changes the keyboard on its own. This is a significant issue as the user have to change the keyboard manually again and again.
If there is a problem with the keyboard settings, iPhone changes it to the standard, native iPhone keyboard. So, the third-party keyboard must have some problem in the settings. You may also delete the standard keyboard from the iPhone. This way, your iPhone won’t change the third party keyboard to the normal one again.
Fix 1 – Delete the standard keyboard
You should delete the native keyboard from your iPhone. This should limit the iPhone to load your preferred keyboard.
Step 1 – Open the iPhone Settings page.
Step 2 – After this, tap the “General” part of the Settings.
Step 3 – Then, go to the “Keyboard” settings.
Step 4 – Tap to load up the “Keyboards” option, next.
Step 5 – On the Keyboard’s page, tap the “Edit” button.
Step 6 – Now, delete the keyboards that you don’t want to use. Like, if you are using English (US) keyboard along with the third-party keyboard, you should delete the first one.
Step 7 – Make sure only the third-party keyboard is present there. Tap “Done” to save the changes.
The next time you have to type something, Gboard or your preferred keyboard will open up.
Fix 2 – Allow Full Access to the keyboard
If the Gboard or the third-party keyboard doesn’t have the full access, it can get reverted to native keyboard.
Step 1 – Go to the “Apps” tab in the Settings page.
Step 2 – Later, find the keyboard app and open it up.
Step 3 – In the Gboard page, open the “Keyboards” option in there.
Step 4 – Permit the “Allow Full Access” in there.
Step 5 – If a warning prompt shows up there, you must provide full permission to it. Tap “Allow“.
Check whether the keyboard is working or not.