Your hardware keyboard can do more.

Your keys. Your layers.
Your corrections.

HWC restores what iOS leaves behind: a visible correction rail, editable Main Row and Expanded Layers, and private on-device learning—all controlled from the companion app.

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Why?

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The current answer

They said there was no way.

“Physical key presses are handled by iPadOS, not by Flow's iOS keyboard extension.”Flow Keyboard · “The PhraseExpress App does not support external hardware keyboards.”PhraseExpress · “External keyboards are not supported by keyboard extensions.”Frankie ·
They said it couldn’t be done. HWC did it.

Hardware Reading works while HWC Keyboard is active.

Interactive HWC showcase

Type here. Watch HWC respond.

This browser demonstration mirrors HWC's visible workflow. It does not capture real iOS hardware events or send what you type anywhere.

Hardware modeBrowser simulation
Active wordwritngChoose a visible correction
HWC keyboard surfaceYour shortcuts, always within reach.
Main Row

Showcase only. HWC hardware reading is opt-in, session-scoped, and performed by the installed app—not this website.

Keymap transfer showcase

Bring in a layer. Make it yours. Send it to HWC.

Create or import a private .hwclayer file. Choose a Main Row or Expanded Layer, then edit its Tap and ordered Hold actions. Nothing leaves this browser.

Keymap

Live Keyboard Editor

Keyboard surfaceMy Main Row

Tap a key to edit its value. Hold mode edits the secondary legend.

Private import and export.Files are validated and processed only in this browser.

Import accepts supported HWC Keymap Layer files up to 256 KB. Existing app layers remain untouched until you open an exported file with HWC.

Main Row editor ready