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Everything you need to know about iOS 8 keyboard permissions but were afraid to ask
Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch, 2014
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A 2014 news explainer that quotes Apple's own warning page on third-party keyboards and Full Access.
- How much weight it carries
- The article is from 2014, but it quotes Apple's warning verbatim; the mechanism it describes is the one Apple's current developer documentation still describes.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple's warning on third-party keyboards says that if you enable Full Access, developers are permitted to access, collect and transmit the data you type.
“If you enable Full Access, developers are permitted to access, collect and transmit the data you type.” (Quoted Apple text)
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