iPad keyboard doesn't come up! :(

My iPad keyboard won't come up. I am using my iPhone to write this question. I have rebooted my iPad but still no keyboard. Can anyone help?

iPad, iOS 12

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 8:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2019 9:27 AM

The likely reason then your onscreen keyboard won't appear is your iPad is connected to the Bluetooth Keyboard. Many Bluetooth keyboards (not all) have a key above the number 4 with a keyboard icon. If your keyboard has one, tap it and the onscreen keyboard will appear. Mine does and it's a necessary feature for a Bluetooth keyboard as far as I'm concerned. If your keyboard doesn't have such a key, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth or if you really don't want to use the Bluetooth Keyboard, tap the little circle with an i it and forget the keyboard. You can also pull down from the top right hand corner of your iPad to bring up control center and tap the Bluetooth icon to temporarily turn Bluetooth off (probably a better method for you).

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Feb 26, 2019 9:27 AM in response to Bob Hughlette

The likely reason then your onscreen keyboard won't appear is your iPad is connected to the Bluetooth Keyboard. Many Bluetooth keyboards (not all) have a key above the number 4 with a keyboard icon. If your keyboard has one, tap it and the onscreen keyboard will appear. Mine does and it's a necessary feature for a Bluetooth keyboard as far as I'm concerned. If your keyboard doesn't have such a key, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth or if you really don't want to use the Bluetooth Keyboard, tap the little circle with an i it and forget the keyboard. You can also pull down from the top right hand corner of your iPad to bring up control center and tap the Bluetooth icon to temporarily turn Bluetooth off (probably a better method for you).

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