How to make iOS Simulator Keyboard shown when Running Apps

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

By default, you use the keyboard hardware of your mac in your iOS simulator. But you may need to test the behavior of the iOS device keyboard when using your react native app. It is also known that React Native has some keyboard-related issues.

Switching from a hardware keyboard to a simulator keyboard is easy.

Open your Simulator >I/O > Keyboard > Toggle Software Keyboard as given in the screenshot below.

iphone simulator keyboard

You can also prefer the keyboard shortcut command + K to toggle the keyboard.

That’s how you show iPhone simulator keyboard when running react native apps.

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I'm Mohammed Rashid from the beautiful state of Kerala in southern India, with a journey seasoned in software engineering and mobile app development.

In a tech world that's always changing, I keep myself updated with the latest like SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for crafting native apps on iOS and Android. I have also experience in React Native and Flutter.

Through this space, I share my learnings and insights hoping to assist anyone diving into the native mobile app development.

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