iMessage Typing Lag

Yeah this isn't solved, same laggy typing issue started for me after the last update. Apple, here's the details:

iPhone 11 Pro 512GB

Software version 14.0.1

381GB HD space available

Minimal apps installed, no new apps installed recently

Symptoms: When starting to type a message, the first 2-4 letters appear, everything freezes for 2-3 seconds, then text resumes displaying. If I type "blind" while it's locked up, that typing will appear after 2-3 seconds once it unfreezes. This occurs almost every time I switch to a new message. I've backed up / wiped my phone / reinstalled - same issue. It occurs in the Messages app w/ iMessage (blue) and SMS (green) messages. There's no noticeable lag on other apps so far. Battery health is great - it's the newest iPhone and it's less than a year old.

Please help because this is a constant source of irritation. You guys are great, thanks in advance.

It is almost November 2020 and I am still having this issue. In fact, my phone (11 pro) was stolen 2 weeks ago and I thought when I replaced it this problem would go away. It is not device-specific as my brand spanking new 11 pro (Oct 22, 2020) has this issue. Why is this marked as solved?

Same here. Experiencing iMessage typing lagging about 1/3 of the times I start a new text.

I’ve also seen some other odd iMessage screen delays like incorrect ordering of text messages or pasts texts showing up as if I am sending them again. I’ve only seen these glitches in conversations that contain voice memos.

Apple not going to be forced into upgrading to yet another phone with your iOS 14 software games. Please update with another software release to fix the lagging on multiple applications especially iMessage!!!

JasonSoo wrote:

I’m just wondering:

Does Apple know about this discussion? Is there any formal complaint?

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple's participation here is minimal. If you want Apple to be aware of your complaint the proper venue is the feedback page:

Product Feedback - Apple

Complicated. In general, I think:

1. programmers and engineers are always rushed to get things to production, ready or not.
2. Things are also planned to last only so long.
3. Planned and forced obsolescence is a thing.
4. Bugs are a thing, intentional or not, so are “Easter Eggs”.
5. My iPhone 6s a several years ago was working just enough one day to barely get a new phone before it died completely, saw a class action notice for battery issue and power downgrade in IOS. $20 compensation if responded too lol!
6. this slow degradation seems to happen after every new phone comes out.
7. the “remedy” for the battery degradation issue in 6s was supposedly having the iOS degrade performance to compensate for battery battery wear.
8. Some call this type of behavior predatory and unfair business practice, other side of argument is to keep your phone and information more secure blah blah blah etc etc etc
9. my bet is that ALL iOS VERSIONS contains time delay code based on conditions, updates, times, “Easter Eggs” that occurs when this, this and this are met. you have problems so you try an update to fix thus furthering things lol. Forced.
10. this is speculation.
11. As iOS or operating systems in general sprawl and grow with more features and functionality, they outgrow their “shell” so to speak and slow down.
12. Don’t get me started on privacy - (yes).
13. I told you it was complicated.
14. I’m a nobody, just my observations..and opinion.
15. i will still buy an apple, because they are the best when they work.

i’ve been having this problem too once i updated to ios14

i was concerned something was wrong with my phone, but now i’m seeing i’m not alone.

i really hope this gets fixed with a new update

it’s quite frustrating

apple has not acknowledged yet to much frustration. I have found that deleting your keyboard dictionary does seem to help (for now at least). Go to settings > general > reset and reset keyboard. I hate that all my save words are now gone though.

The keyboard deletion trick only seemed to work somewhat. I still experience some lagging and it’s so frustrating! Apple Needs to fix this!! I am not buying a new phone.

also it’s so annoying that I have lost all my saved words.

It’s not just you. I’m actually here because of this iMessage lag. It’s not breaking my phone nor my will to text, but sure is annoying and only showed itself after latest iOS update.

Apple, just fix this simple issue please?

It’s amazing to me that a company like Apple can have message boards with so many people having problems and yet still completely ignore everyone. What kind of customer service is this? Obviously they couldn’t care less about all of us. I’m so done with Apple. I’ve been a long time Apple user. From way back in the early 90s. But little by little they’ve just lost any respect I once had for them. Things like this amaze me. But people line up around the block to get the next piece of crap phone. At this point I’d rather have a Jitterbug.

Yeah this isn't solved, same laggy typing issue started for me after the last update. Apple, here's the details:

iPhone 11 Pro 512GB

Software version 14.0.1

381GB HD space available

Minimal apps installed, no new apps installed recently

Symptoms: When starting to type a message, the first 2-4 letters appear, everything freezes for 2-3 seconds, then text resumes displaying. If I type "blind" while it's locked up, that typing will appear after 2-3 seconds once it unfreezes. This occurs intermittently, usually when switching to a new message. I've backed up / wiped my phone / reinstalled - same issue. It occurs in the Messages app w/ iMessage (blue) and SMS (green) messages. There's no noticeable lag on other apps so far. Battery health is great - it's the newest iPhone and it's less than a year old.

Please help because this is a constant source of irritation. You guys are great, thanks in advance.

I am! 14.0.1 on iPhone 11. Sometimes I can get three words typed before a letter actually shows up in the screen in iMessage. It makes my phone feel broken and slow. Searching google for others with this issue lead me here.

Wonder if it is related to the “swipe to text” functionality. When I do that as opposed to “regular” texting, there seems to be no delay. Maybe a push to get us to use that way instead??? Just a guess on my part.

Slow respond when typing in iMessage occurs due to releasing of a new iOS when a new model of iPhone is introduced. This happens after 2-3 models later compare to the model you are using.

That happened to me when having iPhone 3 when iPhone 5 was released. When having iPhone 5 it happened again when iPhone 7 was released. Now I got iPhone 7 it happens again when iPhone 12 is released.

It seems to be a built in function in the software, to press the system so it makes your phone feeling “old and lazy” with the goal making you wanna buy a new model even if there is no other problem with your phone.

i guess the workaround is to stop update iOS on your previous iPhone when the second model after the previous is going to be released.