Ipad pro on-screen keyboard typing issues – characters skipped

I have the same problem, you can easily reproduce this issue by just typing the letter „g“ with your thumb rapidly while holding it in portrait mode, and you’ll notice it skips letters even if it registers the key press on the keyboard.

I tried it out on 6 different iPad 11 inch in two different apple stores, exactly the same behaviour. It also shows this behavior if I turn mine180 degrees with the USB port to the top.

it has to be a huge bug, but almost nobody seems to notice it. It’s impossible to write normally on the new iPad with your thumbs while holding it in portrait :-(

I really think it’s not a hardware issue, as it registers the right key. So the touchscreen itself has to be functioning properly. It just does not put out the character. I can’t think of any mechanism making this hardware related.

I’m still wondering why it works for you if you flip it 180, this is really strange to me. The iPads I tried out has the same behaviour in both directions.

Unfortunately I don’t know how to get this to Apples attention.

Today i had the chance to try three iPad 11” in a local electronics store: they all show the same problem. Typing while holding in portrait mode using the US keyboard is broken, letters “b” and “g” more often than not don’t response properly. This was also true in the flipped configuration, so it behaved exactly like mine. To make sure I’m not getting crazy, I let the “genius” try it with the same effect. He never noticed this before!

I have no idea why nobody notices so far, maybe people tend to not write on the onscreen keyboard. But I’m still quite sure it’s a software bug as it is extremely consistent for me. I also still don’t know why it works for you in the flipped configuration, this is really strange.

If I put it down on a table and use my finger tips, everything works fine. Same if I hold up the ipad with one hand and use my finger tips. Problems only occur if my things (thumbs, usually) cross the boundaries of the one key. I'm also able to reproduce the error by pressing the key extremely "soft", just at the right angle, and it does not show of the character in the related App although the key is shown as pressed all the time.

My reasoning why it's most likely not a hardware issue is that the key pressed is registered itself perfectly, problem is the character itself not occurring in the App. Fingers crossed it gets fixed soon.

Don't worry too much, it will be fixed for sure.

I also cannot believe why this is not a big "touchgate" right now, but people just seem to not noticing it. That's also the main reason why this problem persisted through numerous beta releases. And, of course, the Christmas holidays.

For me it's also extremely annoying, and I also suffer from it every day. As I have two colleagues having the same perception, there are countless more around the world. Most likely Apple is already aware of the problem, but it may take some time to fix.

HA! Yes, I've noticed that on my 2018 12.9" iPad Pro. Only my glitchy keys are the 'o' and caps lock. I alternate between thinking my touch isn't right or it's an iOS bug.