Kibo guides

Straight answers to the questions people actually ask about iPhone keyboards. Written to be useful whether or not you ever install Kibo.

• How to add a custom keyboard on iPhone

  The exact Settings path, why a newly installed keyboard is invisible until you add it, and what the globe key does once it is there.

• Third-party keyboard not showing on iPhone — how to fix it

  Seven causes, from the cached Settings screen to secure text fields and memory pressure, and how to tell them apart.

• What “Allow Full Access” actually means on an iOS keyboard

  What the permission technically grants, why iOS words the warning so severely, and how to judge whether a given keyboard needs it.

• How to turn on keyboard sound and haptic feedback on iPhone

  Where Apple hides keyboard clicks and haptics, why the silent switch mutes one but not the other, and what a custom keyboard adds.

• How to type in two languages on iPhone without switching apps

  Adding a second keyboard language, what the globe key does with a tap versus a hold, and how Chinese, Japanese and Korean input differs.

• Blue, red and brown switches — what they actually sound like

  The three switch families explained by mechanism rather than marketing, plus thock, creamy, clacky and what those words describe.

• How fancy fonts for Instagram bios actually work

  Why bold text survives a copy-paste into a bio, why some letters turn into boxes, and what screen readers hear.