Change the iOS keyboard layout to emoji?

Question

Is it possible to change the keyboard layout to emoji when a UITextField becomes the first responder ? or according to a user action like tapping a UIButton

I know

Answer 1

I have managed a way to prevent user from switching keyboards!

Used this thread iOS: How to detect keyboard change event as an ingredient.

Full solution:

class EmojiTextField: UITextField {

       // required for iOS 13
       override var textInputContextIdentifier: String? { "" } // return non-nil to show the Emoji keyboard ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

        override var textInputMode: UITextInputMode? {
            for mode in UITextInputMode.activeInputModes {
                if mode.primaryLanguage == "emoji" {
                    return mode
                }
            }
            return nil
        }

    override init(frame: CGRect) {
            super.init(frame: frame)

            commonInit()
        }

        required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
            super.init(coder: coder)

             commonInit()
        }

        func commonInit() {
            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                                   selector: #selector(inputModeDidChange),
                                                   name: UITextInputMode.currentInputModeDidChangeNotification,
                                                   object: nil)
        }

        @objc func inputModeDidChange(_ notification: Notification) {
            guard isFirstResponder else {
                return
            }

            DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
                self?.reloadInputViews()
            }
        }
    }