Is there an iOS keyboard setting or option to include numbers?

I really like the stock keyboard but I can’t figure out how to include numbers on the main keyboard screen. Would make typing passwords and notes and really everything so much easier. Anyone have a good way to do this?

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tpfm@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 3y (4 replies)

When you swipe from the number switch to a number key it changes back to letters when you release your finger. It makes selecting numbers a bit faster.

panachemidi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

how have i been using ios for 6 years and never knew this

bjeanes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

🤦‍♂️ me too...

nicetriangle@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Oh crazy never knew that

Artemis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

Mind blown tysm

Noxvento@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (4 replies)

I use SwiftKey on my iPhone. Works great. Has numbers, multi language and flow. It's owned by Microsoft, you should disable Bing hub.

Future203@programming.dev · 2 pts · 3y

Thanks! Trying it out now. So far seems to be about as good as im going to be able to get. I wish it would let me hide the predictive text row like the stock keyboard does but otherwise it seems very clean.

TheDaveAbides@midwest.social · 1 pts · 3y

Same. It also has some nice extras like quick access to punctuation.

supermurs@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

This is the way.

Mereo@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

I concur. I've been been using it since 2017 and it's the best keyboard.

revs@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Only option is a third party keyboard.

buran@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Some apps somehow do get the stock keyboard to show a number row (I don’t have any third party keyboards installed) but I’ve never figured out how to get the setting to stick.

bmovement@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

You might be interested to know there’s several layouts, and developers get to choose which one appears: https://nijatmanafov.medium.com/10-keyboard-types-in-ios-6497beeb66b2

Future203@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Hmm that is interesting. None of the ones shown in that article had the number row though.

buran@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I can get it to show up if I search for a flight on FlightAware.

Future203@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y

Wow! That's exactly what I want. I wonder why that isn't an option by default.