It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken

Michi NekoMichi
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A short video of about two and a half minutes demonstrating problems with typing on the iOS keyboard. It shows the keyboard misregistering taps and mangling input in ways many iPhone users say they have hit themselves.

HN people link it as the clearest demonstration of how broken the iOS keyboard feels, so they do not have to explain the issue again.

“The YT video they linked is excessively clear about what the issue is.”
Mobile & touch interfacesInput devices & novel interfacesInteraction design
#ios#keyboard#touchinput#apple#softwarequality

24 comments from Hacker News

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@whicks2026 · in “Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android”
Someone actually took the effort to make a video to show how broken it is, it’s worth a watch: ▶ this video It’s only 2 min 24 sec.
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@chmod7752026 · in “Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android”
The YT video they linked is excessively clear about what the issue is. There's no point in explaining it again. ▶ this video
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@jmaker2026 · in “Bugs Apple loves”
I submitted this YouTube video (not mine) a while ago here that demonstrates typing issues that I also encountered on several iPhones: [It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken](▶ this video)
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@givemeethekeys2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
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@zingerlio2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
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@rene_d2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
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@makeavish2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken”
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@simonsquiff2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken”
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@jjevanoorschot2025 · in “The iOS 26's keyboard is broken [video]”
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@ericzawo2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
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@quarkw2025 · in “It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
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@freetonik2025 · in “It's not just you – the iOS keyboard is broken [video]”
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