Keyman for iPhone and iPad Version History

13.0 alpha

• Start version 13.0

12.0.39 beta

Published 2019-09-20.

• App info / help now points to the equivalent pages on help.keyman.com in a multi-page format (#2088)
• Offline help now uses a mirrored copy of help.keyman.com and is also multi-page (#2102)

12.0.37 beta

Published 2019-09-17.

• Multiple bug fixes for the system keyboard (#2094)

12.0.35 beta

Published 2019-09-11.

• Fixes predictive text bug where the last input was always interpreted as the first available key (#2076)
• Adds support for scrolling long suggestions in the predictive banner (#2071)

12.0.32 beta

Published 2019-09-09.

• Fixes OSK scaling bug on app re-entry when using keyboards without dictionaries (#2067)

12.0.20 beta

Published 2019-08-29.

• Automatically updates old default resources to the new set (#2007)
• Includes the English (MTNT) dictionary by default for English (#2010)

12.0.14 beta

Published 2019-08-26.

• Fixes Get Started display logic (#1988)
• Enables swipe-deletion of installed keyboards in the language settings menu. (#1969)
• Fixes toggle alignment issues in the Settings UI (#1947)
• Polishes loading of specific-language keyboard downloading menu. (#1944)
• Moves update functionality to the Installed Language menu and added dictionary updates. (#1979)

12.0.11 beta

Published 2019-07-29.

• Initial beta release of Keyman for iPhone and iPad 12

• Pull Requests

• New Features:

  • Add new "Settings" menu (#1824)
  • Add predictive text support (#1824)

• Changes:

  • Add automated tests (#1865)
• Bug Fixes:
  • Install a multilingual keyboard only to first language by default (#1610)
  • Fix issue with LTR and RTL marks breaking Keyman context checks (#1756)

11.0.323 stable

Published 2019-05-14.

• Fixes bug with keyboards using 'nul' and 'context' statements (#1212)

11.0.320 stable

Published 2019-02-25.

• 11.0 Stable release

11.0.302 beta

Published 2019-02-25.

• Keyman now works again on iOS 9.3.5 (#1588)

11.0.301 beta

Published 2019-01-04.

• Improves loading efficiency of system keyboard, helping prevent related crashes (#1475)

11.0.300 beta

Published 2019-01-02.

• Initial beta release of Keyman for iPhone and iPad 11

• Pull Requests

• New Features:

  • Added support for keypress error feedback with vibration (#1314)

• Changes:

  • Replaced deprecated calls to UIAlertView and cleaned up extraneous blank buttons (#1002)
  • Removed deprecated code to to support keyman:// scheme for ad-hoc distribution (#1160)
  • Updated the default keyboard to sil_euro_latin (#1417, #1288)
  • Added SIL logo to info page (#1164)
• Bug Fixes:
  • Bookmark add button is enabled only when title/url fields have text (#1073)
  • Fixed bug behind some crashes of system keyboard (#1166)
  • Fixed ongoing issues with keyboard rotation and sizing, including the iPhone X notch. (#1347, #1318, #1089, #1045)
  • Fixed keyboard display/overlap of "Getting Started" info panel, added keyboard hide/display API functions (#1084)
  • Fixed issues with keyboard keycap scaling and diacritic display (#1445, #1407, #1070)
  • Fixed issue with incorrect font on key caps in some situations (#1450)
  • Various crashes (#1057, #1301)

10.0.208 stable

Published 2018-08-02.

• Fixed OSK layout problems (and possible crash) on iOS 11 on certain hardware (#1089, #1159)

10.0.203 stable

Published 2018-07-06.

• Fixes an issue where a keyboard with varying row counts in different layers could crash (#1056, #1057)

10.0.200 stable

Published 2018-06-28.

• 10.0 stable release

10.0.163 beta

Published 2018-06-27.

• Fixes issue where next layer was not correctly selected when the first longpress key pressed (#1027)

10.0.162 beta

Published 2018-06-26.

• Fixes miskey when pressing between two keys (#1020)

10.0.161 beta

Published 2018-06-14.

• Fixes keyboard not responding to touch from #981 (#988)

10.0.160 beta

Published 2018-06-13.

• No changes affecting iOS

10.0.159 beta

Published 2018-06-13.

• No changes affecting iOS

10.0.158 beta

Published 2018-06-13.

• Bug fix installing a keyboard with missing metadata (#982)

10.0.157 beta

Published 2018-06-13.

• Improvements to device rotation (#981)

10.0.156 beta

Published 2018-06-12.

• No changes affecting iOS

10.0.155 beta

Published 2018-06-11.

• Platform tests (in keyboards) are now consistent across all platforms (#969)

10.0.154 beta

Published 2018-06-07.

• Fixed API call to fetch BCP-47 language ids and make keyboard updates more robust (#961)

2018-06-06 10.0.147-10.0.153 beta

• No actual code changes affecting iOS (#873)

10.0.146 beta

Published 2018-05-18.

• Code cleanup to remove warnings, etc. (#805)

10.0.145 beta

Published 2018-05-17.

• Fixes occasional repeated characters when typing rapidly (#865)

10.0.144 beta

Published 2018-05-04.

• Refactor navigation bar branding. (#802)

10.0.143 beta

Published 2018-05-04.

• Search google when an invalid URL is entered in the address bar. (#801)

10.0.142 beta

Published 2018-05-03.

• Supports loading of keyboard .json files which include milliseconds in date formats (#804)

10.0.141 beta

Published 2018-05-02.

• Fix alphabetical list to be case insensitive on new keyboard list. (#803)

10.0.140 beta

Published 2018-04-25.

• Fixed lack of output for certain punctuation longpress keys. (#702)

10.0.139 beta

Published 2018-03-22.

• Initial beta release of Keyman for iPhone and iPad 10

10.0 alpha

• Updated versioning scheme for uniformity across all Keyman products.
• Keyman app migrated to Swift 4.0 (#305)
• KeymanEngine is now built as a Swift 4.0 framework (#378)
• Refactored internal app data structures to be more strictly typed (#384, #388)
• Add types to notifications posted by KeymanEngine (#389)
• Refactor KeymanEngine's internal usage of KeymanWeb (#406)
• Fixed bugs introduced by refactoring (#408, #413, #414, #416, #422, #443, #453, #463, #464, #465)
• Removed notifications for subkey displayed, subkey dismissed and debug log messages (#389, #415)
• Removed migration from old app data directory structure (#418)
• Implemented Carthage as a dependency manager and include 3rd party libraries for unzipping and logging (#475)
• Support installing Keyman Packages (KMP) for ad-hoc distribution

2.6.4 stable

Published 2017-08-26.

• Fixed bug with blank keyboard on some devices (#218)
• Fixed bug with keyboard width being incorrect on iPhone 7, iPhone 7+ (#224)

2.6.0 beta

Published 2017-08-18.

• Numerous keyboarding bugfixes
• Replaced an outdated internal library

2.5.2 stable

Published 2017-02-21.

• Fixed bug with long-press keys not working on some newer iPhones

2.5.1 stable

Published 2017-02-09.

• Keyman is now distributed by SIL International

2.4.2 stable

Published 2016-10-14.

• Keyman Pro is renamed to Keyman and is now free!
• Separate free edition discontinued

2.4.1 stable

Published 2015-11-03.

• Now rotates correctly on iOS 9
• Optimized for iOS 9
• Fixed performance issues on iOS 8

2.2.0 stable

Published 2015-06-29.

• Faster load, keyboard switching and more responsive touches
• More stable, reduced memory requirements and addressed crashes
• Improved look and feel including smaller banner and improved long-press menus
• Smoother touch interactions and rapid touch interactions
• Handles touches just outside a key more intelligently
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

2.1.0 stable

Published 2015-01-27.

• Built-in browser enables language display where standard browsers do not (Keyman Pro)
• Other bug fixes & improvements

2.0.2 stable

• Fixes OSK display issues on iOS 6 & 7 (only Keyman Free supports iOS 6 & 7)
• Fixes Navigation bar background image for iPhone 6 & 6 Plus
• Fixes display of Get started & activity indicator for iPhone 6 Plus on landscape
• Now displays version and build number in info page
• Other bug fixes & improvements

2.0.0 stable

Published 2014-11-10.

New Features

• Use any Keyman keyboard throughout your entire iOS 8 device
• Custom installable fonts with iOS 8
• Updated keyboard styling

Bug Fixes

• Custom font issues experienced in iOS 7.1+ are resolved when you update to iOS 8

1.4.0 stable

New Features

• iPhone & iPod Touch devices now show a key preview when a key is touched
• Installed keyboards now have keyboard version information and help link available in keyboard picker
• A-Z index in language/keyboard list is now enabled on iOS 7.1 and later versions
• Hebrew, Arabic and other right-to-left languages are now correctly displayed flowing right-to-left on iOS 7 and later
• European Latin keyboard no longer has desktop-based shortcuts enabled (e.g. .c no longer outputs ċ)
• Default European Latin keyboard upgraded to latest version (1.2)
• Keyboards can now be re-downloaded if the font fails to download
• Keyboard is now reloaded after updating/re-installing a custom keyboard to allow any changes to appear immediately
• Keyman help page link can now link to keyboard help
• Other minor bug fixes, a potential memory leak, and performance enhancements

Known Issues

• iOS 7.1 has a problem with installed font profiles: once you restart your device, and in certain other situations, the installed font profiles become unavailable and language fonts will fail to display. While this is not a bug in Keyman as such, it can impact usage of your language in some apps.
• We have received some reports of a bug with fonts in version 1.2: for some users, their language font fails to display after upgrading to version 1.2 from an earlier version. This is happening due to a change in the cached data for your language. To fix the problem on your iPhone or iPad:
  • Open the Keyboards list by touching the globe button on the keyboard.
  • Swipe left on the keyboard with the issue to delete it.
  • Click the Add (+) button to reinstall the keyboard. You should not need to reinstall the font profile.

1.3.0 stable

New Features

• Enhancement: Keyboard is slightly taller on 3.5" and 4" devices to make it easier to use
• Bug fix: A slightly longer press on a key would sometimes fail to input the keystroke
• Default English keyboard is now enhanced for European language diacritics

Bug Fixes

• Font display in iOS 7.1 and later is improved
• Egyptian Hieroglyphic keyboard works correctly
• Click sounds when typing now correspond precisely to each touch
• Some keyboards which displayed UTF-8 encoding bugs now load correctly.

Known Issues

• iOS 7.1 has a problem with installed font profiles: once you restart your device, and in certain other situations, the installed font profiles become unavailable and language fonts will fail to display. While this is not a bug in Keyman as such, it can impact usage of your language in some apps.
• We have received some reports of a bug with fonts in version 1.2: for some users, their language font fails to display after upgrading to version 1.2 from an earlier version. This is happening due to a change in the cached data for your language. To fix the problem on your iPhone or iPad:
  • Open the Keyboards list by touching the globe button on the keyboard.
  • Swipe left on the keyboard with the issue to delete it.
  • Click the Add (+) button to reinstall the keyboard. You should not need to reinstall the font profile.

1.2.0 stable

New Features

• Install custom keyboards created with Keyman Developer 9 (free download for Windows)
• User interface updated for iOS 7
• Performance improvements

Bug Fixes

• Font display in iOS 7.1 and later is improved
• Egyptian Hieroglyphic keyboard works correctly
• Click sounds when typing now correspond precisely to each touch
• Some keyboards which displayed UTF-8 encoding bugs now load correctly.

Known Issues

• iOS 7.1 has a problem with installed font profiles: once you restart your device, and in certain other situations, the installed font profiles become unavailable and language fonts will fail to display. While this is not a bug in Keyman as such, it can impact usage of your language in some apps.
• We have received some reports of a bug with fonts in version 1.2: for some users, their language font fails to display after upgrading to version 1.2 from an earlier version. This is happening due to a change in the cached data for your language. To fix the problem on your iPhone or iPad:
  • Open the Keyboards list by touching the globe button on the keyboard.
  • Swipe left on the keyboard with the issue to delete it.
  • Click the Add (+) button to reinstall the keyboard. You should not need to reinstall the font profile.

1.1.0 stable

New Features

• Font installation for your language for iOS 7+
• Keyman now opens in response to keyman://localhost/open links on websites
• Text and text size are now saved and loaded back automatically after restarting the app.

Bug Fixes

• Copy/Paste no longer fails if the text contains apostrophe character
• Fix for Javascript code injection
• Popup keys no longer appear unexpectedly after key touch
• (>) button in keyboard list now operates
• Action button popups no longer overlap the button on iPad
• Keyboard height now always cleanly matches available height in landscape mode
• Help bubble for keyboard change button now shows on first use
• Small message appended to mail and Facebook posts to help friends read text that may not display without fonts

1.0.0 stable

• First release!