Xcode iOS 8 Keyboard types not supported

Question

I have a UITextField Ctrl-dragged as an @Outlet in my .swift class. Now in viewDidLoad i'm using this code

self.myTextField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.DecimalPad

When i launch my app on simulator and click on the UITextField i got this log

    Can't find keyplane that supports type 8 for keyboard 
    iPhone-Portrait-DecimalPad; 
    using 2617181025_Portrait_iPhone-Simple-Pad_Default

I have no crash or something but the keyboard is not displayed. I also tried to set it from Storyboard but it's the same.

I also noticed that whenever i click on any UITextField the keyboard is never displayed (but no log is shown for the default keyboard)

I'm using Xcode-Beta 3 anyone faced this issue?

Refer this [link](http://stackoverflow.com/a/25954053/3497544) — yazh, Jan 22 '15 at 05:39
None of the answers in this page is relevant anymore (as of July 2017), at least with Xcode 8. — Anjan Biswas, Jul 29 '17 at 17:49
@H.Jacob I retired! Happily, I no longer have to worry about this kind of stuff anymore. — Vince O'Sullivan, Jan 25 '21 at 12:21

score 214 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '14 at 02:00

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I too had this problem after updating to the latest Xcode Beta. The settings on the simulator are refreshed, so the laptop (external) keyboard was being detected. If you simply press:

 iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Keyboard -> Connect Hardware Keyboard

then the software keyboard will be displayed once again.

answered Jul 23 '14 at 02:00

Tony Abboud

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Yes I posted the same method in a comment of another post, in this way the keyboard is shown but the warning log still stays. – r4id4 Jul 23 '14 at 13:35
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If you uncheck this, though, it appears that you can no longer type using your Mac's keyboard? – pkamb Aug 20 '14 at 17:05
selecting iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Keyboard -> Toggle Software Keyboard enabled Mac's Keyboard – Thiyanesh Sep 03 '14 at 15:16
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I'm seeing it on a physical device (iPhone 5) running the Xcode 6 & iOS GM. – JLundell Sep 11 '14 at 14:42
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I am also getting this on an iPhone 6 with the latest Xcode from the App Store. – Daniel Wood Sep 25 '14 at 15:28
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As someone said in another thread, you can now use cmd+K to switch between the simulator and mac keyboards. – Tiago Lira Sep 26 '14 at 11:26
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The keyboard shows but the warning is still there even with the official version of xcode – ArdenDev Oct 05 '14 at 19:27
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Still exist in Xcode 6.1. I am running in iPhone 5 device – DShah Nov 28 '14 at 16:23
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For me, in 6.1 I have Connect Hardware Keyboard unchecked, and the decimal pad displays fine, but I get this error message every time a text field becomes first responder. – shim Dec 10 '14 at 03:48
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any fix for this?? getting it on phone5s running Xcode 6.4 – shreddish Aug 21 '15 at 17:00
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Xcode 7.1 - the same , it doesn't look like they are going to do anything about it. – Loebre Oct 29 '15 at 17:05
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Xcode 7.1.1 the same, do we add a comment every version? :D – iCaramba Nov 19 '15 at 14:13
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Still same problem :D – DarkLeafyGreen Dec 10 '15 at 14:45
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XCode 7.3 iPhone 6 iOS 9.3, still there – Jasper Mar 30 '16 at 09:27
XCode 8.0 iPhone 4s iOS 8.4.1 and it's still there. – Nitesh Borad Sep 15 '16 at 08:30
what about physical device???? it's not simulator and all answer are for simulator – Tj3n Oct 06 '16 at 04:08
The key board is visible, but I am unable to type using my mac keyboard.. have to use the mouse.. just to crazy – Siddharth Apr 27 '17 at 05:03
Xcode 10.2.1 with iOS 12 (emulator) and the message is logged when I click on a "Decimal Pad" InputField (doesn't happen with a "Default" one). Checking "Connect Hardware Keyboard" simply disabled my hardware keyboard for InputFields (had to click it again to bring it back) but it didn't get rid of the message. – Neph Jun 04 '19 at 09:31
@Tony Abboud Bro, I did not navigate to `iOS Simulator`. How can I go to that path?? – Aminul Haque Aome Dec 08 '22 at 17:30

score 34 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 04 '17 at 09:28

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Go to iOS Simulator-> Hardware-> Keyboard -> Uncheck the Connect Hardware Keyboard Option. This will fix the issue.

edited Apr 04 '17 at 09:28

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answered Sep 02 '14 at 06:24

Programming Learner

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Happens even when this is unchecked. – Danyal Aytekin May 15 '15 at 14:12

score 20 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 24 '15 at 08:30

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This message comes when the keyboard type is set to numberPad or DecimalPad. But the code works just fine. Looks like its a bug with the new Xcode.

answered Apr 24 '15 at 08:30

Gary13

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Still true to this day. "Looks like its a bug with the new Xcode." – Philip Borbon Oct 06 '20 at 07:04

score 18 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 22 '14 at 14:28

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If you're getting this bug with Xcode Beta, it's a beta bug and can be ignored (as far as I've been told). If you can build and run on a release build of Xcode without this error, then it is not your app that has the problem.

Not 100% on this, but see if this fixes the problem:

iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Keyboard -> Toggle Software Keyboard.

Then, everything works

edited Sep 22 '14 at 14:28

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answered Jul 22 '14 at 13:34

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Hey your solutions is not working, **BUT** i tried to uncheck the `iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Keyboard -> Connect Hardware Keyboard` , now the keyboard is shown even thought i am not able to type from my mac keyboard and the warning is still present in the logs – r4id4 Jul 22 '14 at 14:17
Sorry I've taken so long to reply, I've been trying to debug my own app. Whats happening is your textfields are telling your keyboard the text is a negative size. You need to either change the text size to a .xxx or resize your textfield bigger. – Erik Bean Jul 22 '14 at 16:57
But I simply crtl-dragged the `UITextField` from the panel to my storyboard, nothing else. Is it a bug of `Xcode-Beta 3`? – r4id4 Jul 22 '14 at 17:44
Try replacing the text box with a new one. I had this same problem which is how I found yours. It was caused by my text box being smaller then default. It IS possible though. Check the developer forums! – Erik Bean Jul 22 '14 at 18:02
I have same issue.. it works if you set the Keyboard Type to default. Not the decimal or Number pad.. very strange – Bidstrup Jul 30 '14 at 23:39
It seams this is mostly a beta bug, as if you run this on a non beta version it doesn't have the issue. It can easily be ignored as long as it does not affect usability. – Erik Bean Sep 02 '14 at 02:10

score 15 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 08 '15 at 20:31

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I have fixed this issue by unchecking 'Connect Hardware Keyboard'. Please refer to the image below to fix this issue enter image description here

edited Dec 08 '15 at 20:31

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answered Oct 23 '14 at 07:20

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AmitaiB · Answer 6 · 2017-07-12T19:03:40.857

Xcode: 6.4 iOS:8 I got this error as well, but for a very different reason.

//UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad needs a "Done" button    
UIBarButtonItem *doneBarButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone
                                                                              target:self
                                                                              action:@selector(doneBarButtonTapped:)];

enhancedNumpadToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc]init]; // previously declared
[self.enhancedNumpadToolbar setItems:@[doneBarButton]];
self.myNumberTextField.inputAccessoryView = self.enhancedNumpadToolbar; //txf previously declared

I got the same error (save mine was "type 4" rather than "type 8"), until I discovered that I was missing this line:

[self.enhancedNumpadToolbar sizeToFit];

I added it, and the sun started shining, the birds resumed chirping, and all was well with the world.

PS You would also get such an error for other mischief, such as forgetting to alloc/init.

I'm having this problem, and even with sizeToFit I get the same warning. — Nuno Gonçalves, Sep 28 '15 at 13:50
I'd need to see your code to see if I have any insight, since this error can be caused by any number of things going wrong. [Sorta like entropy, or Tolstoy's _bon mot_ about dysfunctional home life: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”] Can you post it? — AmitaiB, Dec 08 '15 at 20:15

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 04 '17 at 12:02

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This error had come when your keyboard input type is Number Pad.I got same error than I change my Textfield keyboard input type to Default fix my issue.

answered Jul 04 '17 at 12:02

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered May 12 '20 at 16:39

There is no "Numeric Keypad" for iPads out of the box. When you specify one iPads display the normal keypad with the numeric part displayed. You can switch over to alpha characters, etc. If you want to display a numbers only keyboard for iPad you must implement it yourself.

See here: Number keyboard in iPad?

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Aug 19 '20 at 07:37

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iOS Simulator -> I/O -> Keyboard -> Connect Hardware Keyboard

I was facing similar issues but above flow chart is the fix for your issue.

edited Aug 19 '20 at 07:37

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answered Aug 19 '20 at 07:32

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 27 '23 at 12:31

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Just press ⌘ K to toggle the keypad on simulator.

answered Aug 27 '23 at 12:31

Sajed Shaikh

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score -2 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 10 '17 at 20:35

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For me turning on and off the setting on

iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Keyboard -> Connect Hardware Keyboard

proved to fix the issue on simulators.

answered Oct 10 '17 at 20:35

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