Apple Adds Support for More Indigenous Languages on iPhone

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  Apple has expanded iPhone keyboard support for Indigenous languages in iOS 27, including Blackfoot, Comanche and Northern East Cree.

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  The Cherokee Nation has around 1,500 active speakers, most of them over 70.

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  Cherokee was the first Native American language included in iOS, in 2010.

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  Apple says adding language support takes deep research and collaboration with community members.

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  Before a language can be typed or displayed on a phone, its characters must be recognized in the Unicode Standard.

Who

Apple expanded support for Indigenous languages, working with community members. The Cherokee Nation is among the communities involved.

What

iOS 27 added keyboard support for Blackfoot, Comanche and Northern East Cree.

When

In iOS 27. The article was published on October 12, 2026.

Where

On iPhone keyboards.

Why

To make Indigenous languages more accessible and support efforts to revitalize them.

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