iKeywi for iOS 8 adds a fifth row of customizable keys

iKeywi was a jailbroken iPhone tweak, its great popularity and the opening of iOS 8 has caused its developer to do so available for all users.

This application add a fifth row of keys On the iPhone keyboard that can be a set of number keys, emojis or any other option that you decide, in addition this top row of keys can be different depending on whether the shift key has been pressed or not. So you can have up 20 additional keys Compared to the standard keyboard.

To customize this row you have to open the application and access settings, on this screen some default options are given for this extra row. In case none of the options is suitable for your use, you can click on one of the options offered and customize each key.

Not only can you put a symbol, number or character, but also allows you to associate a word or phrase with a key. This way you can use this top row as a shortcut to type long, commonly used phrases with just one click. For these long sentences you can set the label that will appear on the key. To do this, go to the section «key display»And here you can put this label.

Once this extra row is customized, we have to tell the iPhone to include it, for this we will have to enter it as we would with a keyboard of another language. Opens Settings > General > Keyboard and then click on the option «Add new keyboard«. Select the iKeywi and it will be added to the list of active keyboards.

At this time you have to carry out a final management, you have to access the iKeywi in this section to see the setup and activate the option of «Allow full access»To save and load keyboard settings. As reported in the description of the application, this access does not mean the exchange of information, the phrase they use is «We will not record or send any information«.

Available for QWERTY in English (US, UK, Canada and Australia), expected to add more options for design e languages coming soon.