iPhone Keyboard Lag after iOS 17 Update

I’m on iPhone 15 Pro Max with the latest 17.3.1 software and sometimes the keyboard becomes so laggy it feels like i am using an old android phone smh.

I’ve read other complains and this issue is going on for months now!!! Apple you need to fix thiss ASAP

p.s. i’m experiencing said lag as i’m typing this

The issue persist even now on February 2024, and maybe it gets worse even. I have this big problem on two phones iPhone 11 and iPhone 13 Pro Max. It happened to wait a couple seconds in the middle of writing until keyboard was unlocked and I was able to see the text that I was writing.

It is bad, really bad…

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I am even planning to sell the phone away and get an android phone because of this issue. I type a lot on my phone and if I can’t do that on an iPhone 14 Plus then what’s the use of shelling all that money to buy a piece of beautiful dumb glass.

Godbi wrote:

It’s almost one month and you still didn’t fix this issue, even after the short update for this issue. I hope you will fix it asap as people are paying 1300$+ for these phones :).

You seem to be under the impression you are addressing Apple here? You're not. This is strictly a user to user only forum, which Apple doesn't actively participate in. If you want Apple to know you're having an issue, you can let them know using this link as they don't read here for user feedback --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

I noticed yesterday that for me this only happens in the YouTube app if I'm posting a comment.

I noticed it also happens when insert the time stamp using the little button top right inside the comment box.

For me this is a YouTube problem and I'm wondering if it's deliberate to try and prevent people posting about the people/country funding the gen0c1de illegally...

Note that I comment a lot about g e n 0 c i d e. Being that it's wrong you know....

Has there been a fix for the insertion of words? That is so annoying.

I’m running iOS 17.3.1 on an iPhone 15 Pro Max and it’s the same as previous versions. Nothing was done about it. Does everyone has the same issue when trying to insert a word between 2 words? It selects the whole word. 😡

Brand new iPhone 12 Pro Max from a warranty replacement, just updated to iOS 17.4 and the keyboard is still almost unusable. Consistent lag, keyboard freezing within apps

it is BLATANTLY CLEAR that Apple is throttling older devices in an effort to force upgrades yet again

@elliott124 - Same here. It gets totally grayed out when I type. All since this 17 update for me. iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPad 8th gen and can’t type on it either unless I press so hard. This isn’t right APPLE. I will not go to android but I wish they’d give us a fix for this. 😢

According to Apple Support there is no problem with the keyboard. How they don't know when there's 1000's of complaints I have no idea. Perhaps ignorance is bliss. Too busy working on goofy stupid crap nobody will ever use, and the keyboard is so 1995 anyway!

Seriously though there is no keyboard in cell phone history as awful, and I have tried to not use it, but unfortunately for Apple it’s still necessary for things like text messages, comments on social media, filling out forms, replying to or making emails. Absolutely the most aggravating and time consuming thing I have ever encountered. My 2011 Samsung Exhibit keyboard is light years more advanced.

The worst part is once in a while it “almost” works but most of the time it’s an exercise in futility. It gets especially wonky when used with non Apple apps… YouTube, Outlook, etc.

Hi! I’ve still been having this issue too as of now (March 3rd 2024). I’ve tried all of the tips as well. I have a 13 pro max that’s not even that old considering when I bought it and also how long this phone has been out. This keyboard lag is genuinely infuriating considering how much Apple products cost. If anyone has any tips, please let me know as well. I don’t want to have to go into the store for them to try and convince me to buy a new phone instead of fixing the root issue.

It is true! I’m used to type very fast and the keyboard is just so annoying. It just can’t keep up with me and just freezes, the words stop coming up like in the autocorrect, so annoying. Please fix this! I can type even faster on my mom’s android phone and it would work just fine .iPhone 15 here

Problem is still here with iOS 17.4.1 (on an iPhone 13 Pro). It's been here for months and it's never really gone away. I don't think I've suddenly started to type faster than before 6 months ago, and the issue occurs even if I'm typing slower than usual. It's a really annoying bug which prevents me to work seamlessly as I used to.

The keyboard is slow, you type and what you type often isn’t what you get on screen. I’ve disabled auto suggestion because it simple does not work, you select a word and that word isn’t what is inserted in the text. And another absolutelly annoying thing is how hard is to type a reply message using the notification center. You can’t simple write using the bubble, you have to type a letter puting some physical force over the finger so the keyboard will think to accept what you’ve selected on the keyboard.

To end here, that empty space on the bottom just to allocate the emoji selector is awkward. I lose almost 2cm on the screen to allocate this.

I’m using an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Please Apple, fix the keyboard as soon as possible.

Thank you.

I am having the same problem since the update. Actually my wife and children is having an iphone.. I'm android user that not required pretty photo from IP..

This is very annoying as they feedback me couldn't use keyboard while replying my whatsapp.. Until I searching google then I know exactly the problem from this billion dollar company.. Anyone have temporary solution or change recommended keyboard until this A resolve it??.. tks in advanced