How to adjust keyboard settings on iPhone

Hello Nowhereanonymous,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with a keyboard on your iPhone. Try the guidance here to see if it helps resolve the issue: Adjust the onscreen and external keyboard settings on iPhone

"Adjust the onscreen and external keyboard settings on iPhone

You can adjust the onscreen (software) keyboard on iPhone. If you use an external (hardware) keyboard with iPhone, you can customize keyboard shortcuts and change settings such as the key repeat rate.

Set the onscreen keyboard to display only uppercase letters

If you have difficulty seeing the onscreen keyboard, you can set it to display only uppercase letters.

Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Keyboards, then turn off Show Lowercase Keys.

Type on a larger onscreen keyboard

Rotate iPhone to landscape orientation to use a larger keyboard for typing in many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts.

For information about other ways to adjust the onscreen keyboard, see Type with one hand and Set typing options.

Control iPhone with an external keyboard

If you have difficulty using the touchscreen, you can control your iPhone using shortcuts on Magic Keyboard (sold separately).

1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Keyboards, tap Full Keyboard Access, then turn on Full Keyboard Access.
2. Control your iPhone using keyboard shortcuts.
3. 
   
4. Action
5. Shortcut
6. Go to the next item
7. Tab
8. Go to the previous item
9. Shift-Tab
10. Activate the selected item
11. Space bar
12. Go to the Home Screen
13. Command-H
14. Open the App Switcher
15. Tab-A
16. Open Control Center
17. Tab-C
18. Open Notification Center
19. Tab-N
20. Show Help
21. Tab-H
22. To customize the keyboard shortcuts, tap Commands.
23. To customize the appearance of the focus, tap any of the following:

• Auto-Hide
• Increase Size
• High Contrast
• Color

Change how the keys respond on an external keyboard

If you have difficulty using an external keyboard, you can adjust the settings.

Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Keyboards, then tap any of the following:

• Key Repeat: You can adjust the repeat interval and delay.
• Sticky Keys: Use Sticky Keys to press and hold modifier keys, such as Command and Option, as you press another key.
• Slow Keys: Use Slow Keys to adjust the time between when a key is pressed and when it’s activated."

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

Nowhereanonymous wrote: I find this keyboard really annoying sometimes when I have to edit something… any ideas on how I can at least turn it off?

Did you install a T9 keyboard from the app store?