Grammarly Keyboard Picks Up Dark Theme, More on iOS

The latest update to the Grammarly Keyboard on iOS adds a new Dark theme, emoji search, and dictation functionality.

“If you’re a regular user of the Grammarly Keyboard for iOS, you may have noticed the recent arrival of some pretty cool features,” a new post to the Grammarly Blog notes. “In case you missed it, here’s what’s new.”

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Dark theme. When used with apps that support a Dark mode, the Grammarly Keyboard will display using its new Dark theme. It will also appear if you enable Invert mode in iOS.

Emoji search. In addition to supporting the same emojis as the default iOS keyboard, the Grammarly Keyboard now includes an emoji search bar so you can more easily find the emoji you’re looking for.

Dictation. Now, you can tap and hold on the spacebar to enable a new dictation mode and speak instead of typing.

As you may know, we rely on and recommend Grammarly—the browser plug-in—here at Thurrott.com. And the Grammarly Keyboard has also been interesting to me because of this. But it’s been a while since I’ve tried it. Maybe it’s time for another go.

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  • jbinaz

    28 February, 2019 - 3:50 pm

    <p>Funny, as I just recently tried it again. With no swype-like feature it's a non-starter for me.</p><p><br></p><p>Honestly, I wish MS would buy them and integrate it into office, along with SwiftKey. Make the premium part of Office 365.</p>

    • misterstuart

      Premium Member
      01 March, 2019 - 8:29 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#408105">In reply to jbinaz:</a></em></blockquote><p>I'm with you on the swype feature. I've been a premium Grammarly user for several years and love it. I do use it occasionally on my iPhone, but would use it as by default keyboard if it had swype functionality. </p>

      • Chris_Kez

        Premium Member
        01 March, 2019 - 1:53 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#408226">In reply to misterstuart:</a></em></blockquote><p>I'm a SwiftKey user myself but I think Google's Gboard is the only keyboard that has put it all together.</p>

  • gregsedwards

    Premium Member
    28 February, 2019 - 9:26 pm

    <p>I’d be far more interested in dictation support coming to SwiftKey.</p>

    • Chris_Kez

      Premium Member
      01 March, 2019 - 1:51 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#408170">In reply to gregsedwards:</a></em></blockquote><p>Yeah, I've been using SwiftKey for a few years and really wish they'd add a little microphone button to enable dictation. For years they said it was an iOS limitation but clearly Google and now Grammarly can do it. </p>

  • maktaba

    02 March, 2019 - 11:25 am

    <p>I had just downloaded the Grammarly app on my iPhone, but when I found out it won’t let me proceed unless I allow it full access, I deleted it immediately. I never allow any third party keyboard full access. SwiftKey is an exception though, but that’s because it is from a big company like Microsoft, who I can trust with my data.</p>

  • proesterchen

    03 March, 2019 - 11:54 am

    <p>Third-party keyboards on Ios are a real sore spot for me, they cannot even implement a proper numbers row.</p>

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