Set up OnKey, step by step

Everything you need to add the keyboard, allow Full Access for AI actions, and use it in your apps.

• Add the keyboard

  Adding a keyboard on iPhone takes a few taps in Settings. The OnKey app walks you through it, and this is the same path.

• Turn on Full Access

  OnKey needs Full Access to reach the AI over the internet. Without it, the keyboard cannot run AI actions, though typing still works.

• Switch keyboards with the globe

  The globe key is how iOS switches between keyboards. OnKey uses it like any other keyboard.

• Keyboard not showing

  Most of the time the keyboard is simply not switched on yet, or you are in a field where iOS does not allow custom keyboards.

• Full Access not working

  Full Access is a separate switch from the OnKey keyboard switch, and it is easy to miss.

• Use OnKey in messaging apps

  OnKey is a keyboard, so it works in any messaging app that has a text field. You do not leave the conversation.

• Use OnKey in email

  Email is where tone and grammar matter most. OnKey works in the body of any email app that allows custom keyboards.

• Use OnKey in notes

  Notes are rough by design. OnKey helps when you want a note to become something you can share.