iPhone Keyboard Lag after iOS 17 Update

Same I’ve been having this issue as well! and it’s not even when I’m typing long texts.

I just recently switched to the iPhone 15 pro max 6 days ago from the 13 pro max (with the old update) and never had this problem.

It actually made my keyboard a bit more responsive while typing as well! But there is still a delay compared to older iOS Versions or Android phones, which feel super responsive. It’s crazy Apple can‘t manage to fix a Keyboard issue…

I have this exact problem with all apps the require any writing. You start to type and the words start to clutter. Sometimes I have to close the app because the keyboard freezes. This **** "better predictive" ruined the keyboard

It started on my iPhone 13 after ios 17, now switched to iPhone 15 pro and same issue persist. When switching the keyboard to another language I noticed the lagging increase. Also as the battery percentage goes down the issue gets worse, and below 20% with battery saving on, it’s almost impossible to text fast.

I've had enough at this point. I've tried going through Apple support but whenever they call me they instantly just put me on hold. The rep I did speak to over texts said this wasn't a known or recognised issue, so I guess the couple of thousand people who have clicked "Me Too" on this thread are imagining it. There will be no fix coming so I'm going to send the phone back to Amazon and get a refund, totally pointless.

Its not a solution, at least not for me since I have the same issue with third party keyboards. Try to write at the same time you listening a whatsapp audio and you will see what I mean.

I encourage all of you having this problem to send the feedback to the apple support, otherwise we will be suffering this for a while

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.

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.

Having the same issue. Right now as I’m typing this. Takes forever

I just wanted to let you know that in my case disabling the secondary keyboards seems to solve the issue. I was using two keyboard languages, italian and english, (I'm italian but sometimes I use the english keyboard if I need to type long english senteces). Disabling the english keyboard seems to have fixed the problem. I know it's not an acceptable solution, but it may be a temporary workaround until this bug gets definitely fixed.

Unfortunately it didn’t work for me. Only one keyboard active and still the same issue. Also tried different ones (English only, German, etc.)

Disabling predictive also didn’t change anything. For some it works, as I heard.

Anyways, I appreciate your advice!

Same thing. I chatted in with an Apple rep and we went through the steps to resolve it. They tried to tell me it was a hardware issue when this started with IOS 17. I even grabbed a screen recording of the issue where my cursor will revert back after I move it. Apple needs to fix this sw update as it’s tied directly to that.

Here are two things I did that actually worked for me (which are just band-aid workarounds nonetheless):

Reset the keyboard dictionary

If you have deep customization then maybe skip this suggestion and try the next one below.

1. Open the Settings app on your iOS device.
2. Navigate to General and select Reset.
3. Tap on Reset Keyboard Dictionary.
4. You may be prompted to enter your device passcode for confirmation. Enter it, and then tap on Reset Dictionary.

Disable predictive keyboard

1. Launch Settings from the Home screen on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and select General.
3. Tap on Keyboard.
4. Locate the Predictive toggle and switch it to OFF.

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I've updated to 17.1.1. It's worse than ever! It freezes for whole seconds now

Experiencing the same issue. It is embarrassing (to say the least) to see this happening on an iPhone 13 Pro.

I expect this typing experience from a 50€ Android device.