Using third party keyboards in native Apple apps on iOS 8

Hello,
I have an iPhone 5S, running iOS 8(and recently installed 8.0.2). I was excited about getting to use third-party keyboards, but for some reason it is not working for me. For whatever reason, I can use these keyboards (I've tried many, all to the same effect) in other apps such as Chrome or Facebook, but on any of the native Apple apps (Notes, Reminders, but especially Messages and Mail where typing is most needed) I am unable to select them. In fact, the little globe you click and hold to make the different keyboards come up isn't even on my keyboard. I've looked around a little and tried some fixes (uninstalling and reinstalling, deleting all other keyboards, restarting the phone, turning off AssistiveTouch, etc.) but have had no luck. Has anyone else experienced this, and more importantly, has anyone found a solution? I was hoping the 8.0.2 might address it but nothing has changed.
Thank you!

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