##CustumKeyboard for iOS 8
Apple have released many new features in iOS 8 this year at WWDC and Custom Keyboard is one of the newest and coolest features that Apple have introduced.
A Custom Keyboard Replaces the system keyboard and let Developer allow to create their own Custom Keyboard with Gesture, Swipe, Suggestions and more.
This tutorial will give you a simple tour on how to work with Custom Keyboard in iOS, and create a simple keyboard using swift language. Before Getting into implementation of Custom Keyboard let discuss about important points that will get your Keyboard approved from Apple.
- Make sure that your keyboard provide everything that user wants or let say it should provide base features.
- If user chooses your Keyboard over system keyboard then your keyboard will be opened on every app so you must implement a function that will allow user to switch between Keyboards.
##Getting Started with Custom Keyboard:
- Create a new Empty Application project. (File -> New -> Project -> Choose Empty Application from iOS Application template group
- Name your Project, Location, Choose Swift Language and iPhone as device.
- Go to File -> New -> Target -> Choose Custom Keyboard Template from iOS template group
- Name your Keyboard MyCustumKeyboard and Click Finish
##How to Use our Custom Keyboard in iOS simulator
- Run your application (command + r)
- In simulator navigation to home screen ( hardware -> home)
- Now go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Keyboards -> Add new keyboard -> select your keyboard from purchased keyboard tab
- Again go to home screen (Hardware -> Home)
- Pull down Spotlight and tap on search text field.
- Tap on hold global key and select your keyboard
