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The virtual keyboard on the iPad doesn’t come up sometimes

The virtual keyboard on the iPad doesn’t come up sometimes and I have to restart the iPad. I am getting quite frustrated because this happens regularly. Can you please tell me a permanent fix to this.




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Posted on Nov 12, 2019 6:08 AM

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Posted on Nov 13, 2019 12:55 PM

Under the Settings app, General > Reset, try a Reset All Settings.

If still no joy,

If you own a computer with iTunes, you made need to backup your iPad to iTunes, completely erase all contents and settings in Settings > General > Reset> Erase All Contents and Settings, setup your iPad as new, then restore your iPad from that iTunes backup.


This is all the ideas I have on this issue.


You could, also try contacting Apple support on this issue, as well.


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Nov 13, 2019 12:55 PM in response to keshav291

Under the Settings app, General > Reset, try a Reset All Settings.

If still no joy,

If you own a computer with iTunes, you made need to backup your iPad to iTunes, completely erase all contents and settings in Settings > General > Reset> Erase All Contents and Settings, setup your iPad as new, then restore your iPad from that iTunes backup.


This is all the ideas I have on this issue.


You could, also try contacting Apple support on this issue, as well.


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Nov 12, 2019 7:03 AM in response to keshav291

Instead of having to restart the iPad each time this happen, have you tried simply just putting the iPad to sleep/locking it, then unlock the iPad?

This would be a quicker tempirary fix.


How much free, internal data storage space is left on this iPad?'


Have you tried a hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons?

The virtual keyboard on the iPad doesn’t come up sometimes

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