Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

The iPhone has an awesome new keyboard… and it’s made by Microsoft

As hinted in recent months, Microsoft has launched its Windows 10 Mobile Word Flow keyboard for Apple’s iPhone.

They keyboard, which replaces the traditional grid with an arch, is designed to enable one-digit tapping or swiping with a single hand.

For iPhone users opting for the larger-screened 5.7-inch iPhone 6 Plus and 6s Plus handsets, who find it difficult to type with on hand.

Users will also be able to customise the look and feel of the keyboard by adding a custom photo to the background.

Much like the stock iOS keyboard Word Flow also boasts word predictions and suggestions that’ll improve the more the keyboard is used.

Related: iPhone 8

The app from the Microsoft Garage incubator also supports contact integration, but is only available in US English right now.  

The app can be downloaded from the App Store right now, with an Android version rumoured to be on the way.

This is the second keyboard Microsoft has released on iPhone in a month. Earlier in April, Microsoft released the Hub keyboard enabling users to easily share documents from OneDrive.

Why trust our journalism?

Founded in 2003, Trusted Reviews exists to give our readers thorough, unbiased and independent advice on what to buy.

Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.

author icon

Editorial independence

Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.

author icon

Professional conduct

We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.

Trusted Reviews Logo

Sign up to our newsletter

Get the best of Trusted Reviews delivered right to your inbox.

This is a test error message with some extra words