Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says users must explicitly turn on Allow Full Access for a keyboard in Settings before it can have open access.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Users must explicitly allow your keyboard to have open access by turning the “Allow Full Access” switch on for your keyboard in Settings.”
Configuring open access for a custom keyboard, Apple, Apple Developer Documentation, 2026, Discussion.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's developer documentation on open access for custom keyboards. Open access is the setting that lets a keyboard use the network or shared storage.
- What it does not show
- Apple's developer page also warns that keyboards handle sensitive data and that enabling open access should not be done lightly. A keyboard that asks for it can send what you type, so read its privacy policy.
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