iPhone keyboard not working properly

Hello Peaklandman,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities! It sounds like the keyboard on your iPhone SE is not working as expected. We’d like to help.

Thanks for providing your previous troubleshooting steps. We have a couple questions we’d like to ask to help isolate the issue.

Do you have a protective covering on the screen? If so, is it possible to remove it to test if the issue persists?

Is the screen cracked or shattered?

Do the same areas of the screen respond unexpectedly when not using the keyboard? Or does this only occur when using an app that uses the keyboard?

Let's follow the steps linked below, to get things up and running again.

If the screen isn’t working on your iPhone or iPad

Take care.

Peaklandman,

After troubleshooting, it seems like the next best step would be to contact Apple Support so that they can help take a closer look at what may be causing this: Get Support.

It seems less likely that it would be something with the hardware if those areas of the screen function normally when not using the keyboard.

Cheers.

Peaklandman,

It might be helpful to add or change the keyboard in settings and then see if the issue persists. Here's how to Add or change keyboards on iPhone.

Have a nice day.