Iphone Keyboard Problem Switching In & Out Of “123” keyboard

Hi, how do i stop my keyboard from switching randomly to “123” keyboard when typing in the “abc” keyboard?


I will be typing and it will randomly do it in every sentence i write and im not even close to the “123” button… example: hi h9w -4e yo7 it… it switches in and out. (This whole time typing i have been retyping things because its happening.


I have been having this issue with all previous iphones in the past and never figured it out but this is still happening on my new Iphone 13 Pro Max?! You’d think it wouldn’t happen especially now.


Please help because its soooooo annnoying 🥺

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 2, 2021 12:46 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2022 6:43 AM

I have been having the same problem on both the iPhone 12 and 13. I went through all the keyboard settings and changed the Haptic Touch from “fast” to “slow”. It is in settings>accessibility>touch>Haptic Touch.


Ever since I made that change it doesn’t switch to numbers while I am typing.

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Nov 27, 2021 5:21 PM in response to tanjapop

Having the exact same problem. It just started today, 11/27, seemingly out of nowhere. Keyboard is randomly changing T’s to 5’s and generally glitching. I have the iPhone 13 Pro which I just started using a few weeks ago. Have never had this issue with any other iPhone model, and this keyboard was fine on the current phone until now. Notably, I have been using the same case the entire time I’ve had the phone so it does not seem to be related.


I did a keyboard dictionary reset to no avail, and restarted my phone several times. Hoping there is a resolution soon.

Dec 23, 2021 6:45 PM in response to tanjapop

I’ve had this keyboard issue with the X, the 12, 12 pro max, and now my 13 pro. My husband had the 12 pro max and now the 13 pro max and I can type on his phone no problem, never had the same issue on his devices. I’m using an otter box commuter case that hugs the sides and doesn’t touch the screen. My keyboard flips to numeric almost every time I hit the letter “T”. Makes me want to throw it out of a window after smashing it with a hammer.

Feb 14, 2022 7:26 PM in response to tanjapop

I have this exact problem. But luckily only when using Discord or Twitch app. BTW i have this problem on a Ipad, and i did try out all solutions that came up here. It just does not work. I dont think apple cares at all. I have contacted them multiple times about this but they just dont give a ****. I really hope they all get this annoying problem too. Because than they have to do something. I am so lucky that it only happends in apps for me, but i feel with all 200+ of you who are suffering from this Curse. This is such a annoying thing but there is just no fix for it. This shows again, that Apple does not care about their customers.

Mar 13, 2022 9:38 AM in response to tanjapop

I thought it was me! My hubby said “you always have phone issues”. We got the same phone on the same day and he doesn’t have the issue. Course he doesn’t type much. It’s so VERY VERY annoying. A $1000+ phone should not do this. I had a iPhone 7 for years had not issues. Then decided I might need a new ph. But a new ph should not do this. Wish Apple would get their heads out of their *** and fix this I’m sure with their technology they could figure it out. Hopefully soon before I go crazy on this phone.

Aug 31, 2022 6:00 AM in response to Keyboard_is_horrible

There are enough people here for an important complaint, yet Apple is not doing anything. What is this forum actually for? What happened to Apples integrity? You are acting more and more like an airline company.


I have been a faithful Apple customer for 15 years and the only time that there was an issue (Mac Book 2011), Apple reimbursed us who had a failed product a little money for the trouble. Did not fix the issue but it was better than nothing. Does the company not take responsibility for issues with keyboards anymore? Both appointments at the Genius Bar that I had were negligent, and tried to get rid of the problem by saying it's a software issue but couldn't help passed that point. Now every time I have to type my messages, every single time they are full of typos, and I have to correct as I go. A message that would take 2 second takes 30, and so forth.


Software problem...How about you Fix the keyboard problem so that the "software problem" is no longer affecting the keyboard?

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