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Why is my 3rd party UK keyboard stuck in US layout on iPad?

I bought a Logitech K380 in a UK layout but even with all possible settings on my iPad set to English (UK) or British English, it always types in a US layout. I went to Settings>General>Hardware Keyboard to test German and then Dvorak where it seems to work as expected so why does my ‘British’ setting still flip the @ and “?


I’m on iOS 13.3

iPad Pro, iOS 13

Posted on Dec 13, 2019 1:11 PM

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Because its a Mac convention and has been for twenty plus years.


Use a third party PC keyboard and you have differing keys notable a Windows key and yes the @/? Switch.


Been using both Mac and PC daily since the 90s and its really just muscle memory


Personally prefer the @ on the 2 key myself just seem better placed with shift combination using it countless times a day




Posted on Dec 13, 2019 1:52 PM

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Dec 13, 2019 1:41 PM in response to QuickPost

Yes. I’ve also made it forget the keyboard, shut down both devices for 5 minutes then turned them back on.


I think I’m confused about the layouts Apple offers vs what’s printed on the keys of my keyboard.

I’m used to UK keyboards having the “ printed on the 2 key in the number row but I checked the store page for Apple’s Magic Keyboard and the ‘UK version’ still has it in the American style. Frustrating.


Is there a way to change individual keys? And why is Apple’s “British” keyboard different from an actual UK keyboard?

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Dec 13, 2019 1:52 PM in response to Meiji03

Because its a Mac convention and has been for twenty plus years.


Use a third party PC keyboard and you have differing keys notable a Windows key and yes the @/? Switch.


Been using both Mac and PC daily since the 90s and its really just muscle memory


Personally prefer the @ on the 2 key myself just seem better placed with shift combination using it countless times a day




Dec 13, 2019 2:04 PM in response to Keith Doherty3

Then, as someone who was never a Mac user, I can’t help having the ‘wrong’ muscle memory. Switching ? For @ is more forgivable imo if I’m thinking of the same layout as you because they’re above and below each other.


A lot of other punctuation marks that I need are also switched around to opposite ends of the keyboard and I’m not happy at the news that I’ll just have to ‘adjust’ and/or buy a Magic Keyboard to see them printed in their Apple places but ...I guess this solves my question.


Dec 13, 2019 4:09 PM in response to Meiji03

Meiji03 wrote:

why does my ‘British’ setting still flip the @ and “?

To have " at shift 2, you would need to set Hardware Keyboard (by tapping over at the right edge) to British PC (instead of Automatic or British).


I have to check whether this exists in iOS 13 or not. If not, the place to ask Apple to add it is


http://www.apple.com/feedback






Why is my 3rd party UK keyboard stuck in US layout on iPad?

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