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Keyboard flickering after the IOS15 update on majority third party messaging apps

I updated to IOS15 5-10 minutes after it was released in my country and ever since my keyboard has been very odd and glitchy. Each time I type and send a message the keyboard flickers (like it disappears for a split second and comes back, almost like a disappearing flash) And it keeps happening each time I send a message. It's quite irritating and buggy and killed the experience of the update for me as well.


Anyone else facing this issue since the update?

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 8:52 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2021 3:31 PM

Greetings, hasi7h.


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. We can understand why you’d want to resolve the issue with your keyboard flickering while using 3rd party apps. 


While you screen responds, please go ahead and complete the steps shown here: If the screen isn’t working on your iPhone or iPad 


Since you mentioned this only happens in 3rd party apps, these steps may also help: If an app on your iPhone or iPad stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open 


You should also investigate to see if you’re using 3rd party keyboards: Add or change keyboards on iPhone If so, you may want to uninstall them and test to see if the issue continues: Delete apps on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


We hope this helps! Thanks for being a part of the community.


Sincerely.

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Oct 14, 2021 5:40 AM in response to hasi7h

My phone is having the same exact problem. I’ve done everything Apple has suggested INCLUDING resetting my new phone like New all over again. There has not been one sunny day since I got this 13pro max. I’ve done every update, not to mention this 15.0.2 seems to make the flickering worse. At first I mainly noticed it on the keyboard in a few apps…. But since I’ve got the new update I also notice it on the web and even off of my keyboard on other parts of my phone. IT GOT WORSE. Seems like this is the only issue not being fixed with these updates. My screen has also gone pink twice while force resetting for some reason ? Honestly I payed way too much money to be dealing with this… not too happy. I’ve got a diagnostics done too and apperantly my phone is fine ? So they won’t replace it? Which one is it? Some of the Apple support says I may be eligible for a replace but last night a woman told me otherwise? So are these phones just not going to get fixed ??? I’ve never stressed this much over a new phone if anything I should be relieved because I’m coming from a previous iPhone 8, this is sad.

Keyboard flickering after the IOS15 update on majority third party messaging apps

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