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I just updated my iPhone and iPad to iOS 15, but now want to revert to the old keyboard. I hate how other numbe4s or symbols type in instead of the letter I want! How can I do it?
iPad mini 4, iPadOS 15
drmab1 wrote:
I hate how other numbe4s or symbols type in instead of the letter I want! How can I do it?
Just go to settings > general > keyboard and find the item which talks about Key Flicks and turn it OFF.
You cannot restore the previous keyboard layout.
If you don’t like the current iPadOS keyboard layout, as implemented on your model of iPad, you can always use a third-party alternative. One of the popular alternatives is Typefinity:
Thanks, that worked, and a simple fix at that!
Not the answer I hoped for, but thanks for the quick reply!
I updated my iPad and iPhone to iOS 15 , but now want to revert to the old keyboard. How do I do it?
