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Keyboard on iPhone

When my thumb hovers over the caps lock key on my keyboard, the key acts as though I pushed it with my finger. Sometimes, the caps lock key gets dark with a line underneath it. I have turned off all special features for my keyboard. How do I get the caps lock key to stop activating when my thumb hovers over it?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 6, 2022 5:31 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2022 5:35 PM

Clean the screen, and see if that resolves the problem.


If there’s a protective case or a screen-protective film, remove that, and see if the problem persists.


It’s also possible the display is a little too sensitive, and your options there are to hover your digits higher, or to have a discussion with Apple Support about the touch screen sensitivity.


The line underneath the shift uparrow icon is the caps lock. On iPhone, caps lock can be activated by a quick double-tap on the shift key.

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Jul 6, 2022 5:35 PM in response to joyfulteacher5

Clean the screen, and see if that resolves the problem.


If there’s a protective case or a screen-protective film, remove that, and see if the problem persists.


It’s also possible the display is a little too sensitive, and your options there are to hover your digits higher, or to have a discussion with Apple Support about the touch screen sensitivity.


The line underneath the shift uparrow icon is the caps lock. On iPhone, caps lock can be activated by a quick double-tap on the shift key.

Keyboard on iPhone

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