Why can’t I use my third-party keyboard swiftkey in some default iPhone apps?

Why can’t I use my third-party keyboard swiftkey in some default iPhone apps, while in all third-party apps it works perfectly. It doesn't work e.g. in Notes, safari, mail. It does work in 'messages, ...and all third-party apps. Is this because Apple blocks the usage of third-party keyboards?

iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 25, 2023 12:27 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Oct 25, 2023 5:25 AM in response to thlnrd

I think Apple does block the use of 3rd party keyboards for some purposes, like password fields. For problems with that one, best contact the people who make it.

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