IPhone 15 Pro Max keyboard not registering clicks and some keys are not sensitive

Anyone experiencing insensitive keys on the keyboard? Some keys near the edge of my phone that are noticeably less sensitive and irresponsive than the rest (with and without a screen protector). I have to click pretty hard multiple times in order for the keys to register. The keys that are having issues registering my clicks are Backspace and "P". I tested the demo phones in the store and they all seem normal and much more sensitive.

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 5:02 PM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2023 2:05 AM

I had the same exact issue. Just updated to IOS 17.1, which, according to Apple:

Fixes an issue that may cause the keyboard to be less responsive


And it does! Issue resolved. My backspace, “L” key and “M” key are functioning again!


Hope it works for y'all as well.


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Dec 24, 2023 3:54 AM in response to AlbertDPL

Nope. I don’t do the slide-text thing. I’m old school.


a simple test I did was count out 20 “L” taps in a row and only get 16 or 15.


also it’s random, and I’ve been using iPhones since the 3S and this is the only phone to do it.


I seriously doubt all the people on this thread just suddenly have all the same issues with all the same keys, on all the same phones. Silly.

Feb 11, 2024 12:02 AM in response to JustAnotherAppleUser_

If these so called voodoo solutions aren’t working for you Albert it doesn’t mean they are not working for some of us. I personally don’t have this issue anymore with my keyboard after changing some of the settings mentioned hereunder. I’m not sure which one did the trick but it did, and on day 2 after purchase it was gone.


Yes Apple needs to address this unacceptable issue asap but in the meantime just bring your phone back to the store instead of complaining that nobody here is helping you or that we’re making things up.

Feb 26, 2024 8:50 AM in response to JustAnotherAppleUser_

Moving from the iPhone 13 plus to the 15 pro plus and it’s as if I can’t type anymore ( typing the word ‘anymore’ just now comes out as ‘anoymofe’ ) - the keypad lags, freezes and when I try to delete mistakes it freezes and adds other letters. The lagging and mistyping is even worse when sending a picture to an app (messages or WhatsApp) and attempting to type under it.

No issues typing on an iPhone 13 plus … the iPhone 15 plus typing experience is bizarre! (Great phone in every other sense. But the ability to type seamlessly is pretty integral to a working phone!)

Mar 9, 2024 1:05 PM in response to ktsd

Sometimes the keyboard doesn’t even show up. I’ve had grammar issues for the screen completely going off by itself with whatever I’m working on or looking at a reading.. Unread emails weren’t even registering and it was changing the amounts while I was talking on the phone with Apple within 5 to 10 minutes not even touching my email. I went to the Apple Store second time after the first time they restored all the software and today the guy told me even though I’ve only had my phone two months Apple doesn’t replace phones anymore on their machine then I just have to wait for updates to fix the problems.? I said, but I’m paying for the insurance and sometimes people can’t even hear me talking. They say my voice is going in and out no matter whose Wi-Fi I’m on or cell. I’m very disappointed I used to love Apple my phone.😔

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