How do I use the Nova keyboard on iPhone?

Steps

1. Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard… and choose Nova.
2. Tap Nova and turn on Allow Full Access (needed for smart replies and map previews; nothing you type is stored or sent).
3. In any app, hold the globe key and choose Nova.

What is the intent space bar?

Type something, then tap space twice quickly (or three times — change it in Nova › Settings › Keyboard). Nova turns what you typed into an action:

• A place ("I'm at Blue Bottle Coffee") → a map preview with Send location, which inserts the name and an Apple Maps link.
• A time and a way to meet ("FaceTime tomorrow at 3pm", "Google Meet Friday 10am") → Make invite, which inserts the time and an add-to-calendar link; Google Meet gets a working meet.google.com/new link.
• A phone number, email or link → a clean, tappable version.

If nothing recognisable was typed, Nova says so and leaves your text alone.

How do smart replies work?

Copy the message you want to answer, then tap Reply to copied in the keyboard's bar. Nova suggests three replies using Apple's on-device model. iOS doesn't let keyboards read the conversation on screen, which is why replies work from what you copy.

Can the Nova keyboard rewrite my text?

Yes: Fix, Shorter, Friendlier and Professional rewrite what you've typed on the current line, on the device.

How does dictation work in the keyboard?

iOS gives keyboards no microphone, so the Dictate key opens Nova, which records and transcribes; swipe back to your app and the text is inserted.

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