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Virtual keyboard different on iPad vs. iPhone

So, I'm hoping there's a fix for this ridiculous change after a previous update.

When using the iPhone, to select standard punctuation such as ? ! and so on, I simply hit the 123 button to switch the keyboards.

But on the iPad, I have to choose the solid black UP ARROW to get to the ? and !.

Why the difference??

Is there a setting I can change to alter the iPad keyboard to match the iPhone.

Thanks!!

Posted on Jun 21, 2020 2:58 PM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2020 7:49 PM

That's the difference between the iPhone onscreen keyboard and the iPad onscreen keyboard. They aren't identical. There is nothing wrong, nor can you change this on your iPad. You'll just have to adjust to the difference between two devices now that iPhone is iOS and iPad is iPadOS.

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Virtual keyboard different on iPad vs. iPhone

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