How to change the layout of the new ios26 on-screen keyboard

I don’t like the tiny space bar on the virtual keyboard in ios26 on my iPad. The space bar is flanked by two keys to toggle from symbol keyboard to alpha keyboard. They’re too easy to hit when typing.


is there a way to reconfigure the keyboard so that thee is a longer space bar and only a single toggle key from numeric to alpha?


thanks in advance


iPad Pro, iPadOS 26

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 10:05 PM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2025 3:01 AM

The layout of the iPad's on-screen system keyboard is principally determined by your keyboard language settings. The keyboard layout is otherwise not user-configurable.


If you don't like the native keyboard layout, you might consider using a third-party keyboard App that can be obtained from the Apple App Store. A popular alternative keyboard is Typefinity:

https://apps.apple.com/app/typefinity/id1512009869

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Sep 20, 2025 3:01 AM in response to peterfromprahran

The layout of the iPad's on-screen system keyboard is principally determined by your keyboard language settings. The keyboard layout is otherwise not user-configurable.


If you don't like the native keyboard layout, you might consider using a third-party keyboard App that can be obtained from the Apple App Store. A popular alternative keyboard is Typefinity:

https://apps.apple.com/app/typefinity/id1512009869

How to change the layout of the new ios26 on-screen keyboard

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