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Apple iPad keyboard typing incorrect characters

Has anyone else had this issue ' my punctuation won{t work. As you can see ' unable to type a question mark, apostrophe or hyphen. Have tried turning off smart punctuation, disconnecting from iPad.

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 5:13 AM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2021 6:49 AM

Go to settings > general > keyboard > hardware keyboard and tap over at the right edge and make sure you have US checked (if that is your country) and NOT "automatic" or some other language.

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Apple iPad keyboard typing incorrect characters

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