Fact · Voice privacy and security
Apple says that when a user taps a secure text input object, such as a password field, the system temporarily replaces a custom keyboard with the system keyboard.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“When a user taps in a secure text input object, the system temporarily replaces your custom keyboard with the system keyboard.”
App Extension Programming Guide: Custom Keyboard, Apple, Apple Developer Documentation (archived), n.d., Custom keyboard restrictions.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's archived guide to custom keyboard extensions. A secure text input object is a field whose secureTextEntry property is set, which shows typed characters as dots. The rule applies to any third-party keyboard on iOS.
- What it does not show
- The guide is archived and describes the rule, not the screen you will see. The rule covers secure fields only; a keyboard can still receive every character you type in ordinary fields.