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I have installed Swiftkey because the Apple native keyboard doesn't have a RETURN button when you use instagram which baffles me, or yes you have to press 123 and then RETURN but that's super annoying if you are entering hashtags in a column on instagram.

However, the swiftkey and apple keyboard has this small bar at the bottom which has sometimes a globe or mic icon. If I remove them both the bar remains and pushes the keyboard higher up the screen giving me wasted space.

How do you remove the bar at the bottom that serves absolutely no purpose at all? And also remove the part at the top of the keyboard that has suggested words? I turned off suggestions but it still remains.

Thanks!

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 12:49 PM

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ghostkamera Author

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Oct 19, 2021 12:41 PM in response to Jeff_W.

Thanks Jeff but i'm not talking about swiftkey anymore, but the apple keyboard has also the same grey bar underneath. Here is a screenshot attached. Even if I remove the microphone "allow diction" and the logo disappears, the grey bar still remains and it eats up a lot of space. Any fix for this?

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Jeff_W.

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Oct 19, 2021 12:33 PM in response to ghostkamera

Hi ghostkamera,

Thanks for your follow up. As far as the extra space on the screen you might want to check to see if there are Settings for the specific app. You might need to contact the developer of SwiftKey. - How to contact an app developer.

Cheers!

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karina184

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Oct 19, 2021 2:07 PM in response to ghostkamera

Hi ghostkamera,

Thanks for the follow up. There is not a way to hide the keyboard but you could try changing your keyboard to see if that helps. Learn how to Add or change keyboards on iPhone.

You can also leave Product Feedback here.

Have a nice day!

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Chris_C1

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Oct 19, 2021 10:39 AM in response to ghostkamera

Hi ghostkamera,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

We are happy to help with the issue you are having with Swiftkey. We recommend that you check with Microsoft for options for the keyboard. - Microsoft SwiftKey Support.

Cheers!

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ghostkamera Author

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Oct 19, 2021 10:57 AM in response to Chris_C1

Thanks Chris, but i'm still wondering if whilst using the native keyboard, there is this grey area below the bottom of the keyboard and leading down to the base of the phone. About 5mm of wasted screen space that sometimes houses the globe or mic icon, but if I remove those the bar still remains.

Is there anyway to remove this and give me more screen real estate?

Thanks!

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ghostkamera Author

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Oct 19, 2021 12:42 PM in response to ghostkamera

I want the space bar to be as low to the bottom as possible, and not have almost 5mm of black grey space between.

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