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A little help for your paws.

Add Paw Keys to your iPhone or iPad, choose your colors, and make every tap your own.

Set up your keyboard

  1. Open Settings

    After installing Paw Keys, open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings app and go to General → Keyboard → Keyboards.

  2. Add Paw Keys

    Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose Paw Keys under Third-Party Keyboards.

  3. Switch with the globe

    Open a normal text field in an app such as Notes. Touch and hold the globe key, then select Paw Keys.

A few helpful answers

How do I match my dog’s paw colors?

In the Paw Keys app, open Paw colors, then Match my dog’s paw. Choose a photo, or take a close, well-lit picture with the pads facing up. Paw Keys suggests a fur color and a paw jelly color on your device.

To adjust a suggestion, select Fur or Jelly below the picture, then tap that part of the photo. The labeled rings show where each color came from, and the keyboard preview updates as you adjust it. Tap Use to save the colors. The photo itself is not saved or uploaded by Paw Keys.

You can also choose presets or a custom color in Paw colors. Under Number row colors, choose Same to match the letters, or try a color harmony. Photo matching is available in the companion app.

Why don’t my colors appear in other apps?

Enable Allow Full Access for Paw Keys in iOS keyboard settings to share the companion app’s colors and preferences with the installed keyboard. Then switch back to Paw Keys. Without Full Access, hold 123 to choose colors and settings directly in the keyboard.

How do paw flips, shortcuts, and cursor movement work?

Tap a paw for its letter. Swipe down for the small character shown in its corner: the paw flips over to show your shortcut. Edit these under Swipe shortcuts in the app; a shortcut can contain up to eight characters.

Slide left or right on spawce to move the cursor. Hold Delete to keep deleting, and double-tap Shift for caps lock. If swipes feel too sensitive or too hard to trigger, adjust Downward swipe distance in keyboard settings.

Can I hide the number row?

Open Keyboard settings → Numbers and choose Swipe for numbers. The keyboard becomes shorter; swipe down on the physical Q–P row to type 1–0. This works in English and Korean. Choose Number row to bring it back.

Can Paw Keys remember my furry friend’s name?

Open Keyboard settings → Custom dictionary to add a word, or tap the + badge beside an unknown word in the suggestion bar. Saved words appear as blue suggestions and are never autocorrected. Hold a saved suggestion, or swipe left on a word in the dictionary, to remove it. Correction and your dictionary work on your device.

Where is the Typing tester?

Open Paw Keys and tap Typing tester beneath Try your keyboard. Choose one of five little writings for furry friends and copy each line exactly. Matches turn green; mistakes appear red and underlined. Each line has its own timer. Finish matching a line, then tap Next line or Return to continue. Restart clears the current practice. Your typing is not uploaded or saved as a practice history.

How do I find emoji or switch languages?

Tap the paw icon in the bottom row to open searchable emoji. To add Korean input, enable 한국어 · Korean under Keyboard settings → Languages, then hold spawce to switch between English and Korean.

Why can’t I hear the key sounds?

In Keyboard settings → Sound & haptics, choose a Key sound such as Bubble or Squeaky toy and raise Key sound volume. Use the preview buttons to try the sounds in the app. Sounds follow Silent Mode, and the installed keyboard needs Full Access to play them in other apps.

Why is Paw Keys missing in some apps or fields?

iOS uses its system keyboard for password fields and some phone fields. Some apps also disable third-party keyboards. Try a normal text field in Notes, then hold the globe key to select Paw Keys. For dictation, switch to the system keyboard with the globe key.

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Tell us what happened, which iPhone or iPad you use, and your iOS or iPadOS version. A screenshot can help explain a keyboard or color issue.

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