Among the many tidbits coming to iOS 27 is support for a new set of keyboards, including Afrikaans, Galician, and Indigenous languages. Here are the details.
iOS keeps expanding keyboard support
Almost 20 years in, Apple is still adding support for different virtual keyboards on its devices.
And although new keyboard layouts rarely make headlines or get too much airtime, they’re always a welcome addition for users whose native language is still unsupported.
For iOS 27 and its other operating systems, Apple is introducing several new keyboards, in addition to typing and UI improvements across many supported languages.
iOS 27’s new keyboards list includes:
Afrikaans
Basque
Baybayin
English (Philippines)
Galician
Guarani
Indigenous languages, such as Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuut’ina
Luxembourgish
Xhosa
Zulu
In addition, Apple says iOS 27 and its counterparts introduce several typing improvements, such as:
Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards
Châizi typing
Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards
Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting in multiple languages
Improved conversion from phonetic scripts like Pinyin and Kana when typing in Simplified Chinese and Japanese
New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian
New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)
Onscreen context for more relevant typing suggestions for Chinese and Japanese
QuickPath and typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboard
Punctuation suggestions as you type in Chinese
Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions
Are any of the new keyboards in your native language? Let us know in the comments.
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