Universal control - uppercase typing not supported?

I have the same issue, done a bunch of research and got nowhere but seems like I found my own solution!

On Your iPad:

Go to SETTINGS > Accessibility > Keyboards > HARDWARE KEYBOARDS > turn Full Keyboard Access to ON

** Also (on the same page), SOFTWARE KEYBOARD > toggle Show Lowercase Keys to ON

And wahlaaaa, I am typing happily using my MBPro 2019 (15’ inch) laptop’s default keyboard on my 2021 11inch IPad Pro 😎

• Command shortcut keys (e.g. Command +C , Command+V, etc) all working now too
• Also my Razer Orochi V2 mouse works well without disrupting Universal Control, no matter using the USB receiver or via Bluetooth (saw some posts said you have to disable external mouse Bluetooth to fix the keyboard issue but that doesn’t apply to me)

Hope this help y’all 😁

I was able to narrow it down a bit. It seems to be caused by bluetooth mouse/keyboard being connected. If I disconnect it, it seems to be able to pick up the shift key (and command key) from my MacBook's keyboard.

However reconnecting the bluetooth keyboard/mouse it will eventually stop working again.

What's strange was this was working fine yesterday with my bluetooth devices connected. When I started up today it stopped working :(

I am finding the same issue when pairing an M1 MacBook Pro with an iPad Pro.

Invoking the shift key on the MacBook Pro does not yield upper case letters on the iPad when using Universal Control.

I tried restarting.

Also, I am seeing the same problem when using an iMac.

Just wanted to note that this also is an issue for me. Also includes not getting access to any of the symbols above the number keys.... hopefully there is a simple solution..

2019 16" MBP with 2018 11" iPad Pro

I too have a MX Keys/MX Master 3 and just cause it was bugging the crap out of me, I found my Logitech unifying receiver and if you have it connect through that method vs bluetooth the shift/command keys work in universal control.

Hopefully Apple fixes this bug soon!

i have what may be somewhat of a temporary workaround. i'm unwilling to use wifi on my mx master mouse so i have this issue as well (shift key not working. one thing is i can hit caps lock for a capital letter which is likely the best workaround albeit unwieldy for more than a short string. i'm at an advantage because i type nearly 100% lowercase and thus i have the autocorrect 'capitalize' toggle turned off. but if you turn it on and type a word it will autocorrect to have a leading capital letter. this will only really be helpful for single words though and for sentences likely only capitalizes the first word.

oh, and i have a keychrom q1 keyboard connected via usb cable. so i have no idea why a bluetooth mouse would affect a key on the keyboard--i've seen a lot of strange stuff over the years and this is quite strange indeed.

i also had to reverse the scrolling to comport with my mac desktop. other than that, so far it's pretty nice--especially since i updated to the new ipad air and did a clean install and am having to set things up from scratch. /guy

It is very odd that the Logitech MX Master mouse connected to the MacBook Pro would have anything to do with uppercase typing via Universal Control, but apparently it does.

When I toggled off the MX Master mouse so that it no longer was usable on the MacBook Pro, then all of a sudden, using the shift key on the MacBook Pro yielded capital letters on the iPad connected via Universal Control.

So whose responsibility is it to fix this bug? Apple? Logitech?

that would have been my guess. i looked at the settings on the mac and i have a programmable mechanical keyboard and i kept saying: 'do i really want to do this?' :) :) i'll try it when i next pull out my ipad. /guy

you win the apple branch of the internet today my friend! i only had to change the first setting (and tell the truth i thought that i had changed it when i installed the google gboard software keyboard) and my shift key works perfectly and i tested out some cmd+nnn strings and it all worked. 

mac mini m1, monterey (b), keychron q1 keyboard, ipad air 2022 version, logitech mx master 3 mouse using steermouse controller and bt.

can't thank you enough mate! /guy

Glad it helps! It was bugging me all these time haha.

Yeah I figured that probably just turn ON the setting for Hardware Keyboard is enough.

But just in case, I turned the Software Keyboard one ON as well. Doesn’t hurt ;)

Hmmm - not a help to getting your problem solved - but it is working correctly between my 2019 iMac and iPad Air V4 in both directions.

MtD

sorry to play the fool, but is that on the mac or the ipad or both? tks, /guy

Ah thanks for your input. I should make that clear, go to Settings (On the iPad) 😁