issue with typing more than 2 consecutive periods in the password fields on web browers.

When entering 3 consecutive periods in the password fields of web browsers, the periods, convert to a single character instead of 3 resulting in wrong passwords. I can continue to enter periods that result in the right number of characters but once I get to the 3 it again converts to a single character. It doesn’t matter what browser. This issue is not happening in username, search fields etc that I have found just password fields. I’m running iOS 17.4.1 on an iPhone. Issue seems to be iPhone only as desktop and iPad running updated software works just fine. It is also only on browsers. Texting, apps, etc all work correctly. I have tried coping and pasting the entire password into the field rather than typing but it doesn’t work. I have tried using the short cut to get 3 period’s doesn’t work. Any solutions?

Posted on Apr 4, 2024 4:50 PM

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Apr 4, 2024 7:24 PM in response to Shorty2424

Hello Shorty2424, I was able to duplicate your issue in my iPhone 13PM using Safari. Like you said putting in 3 periods in a Password filed will after a second or two default to a single character in the password filed. I don't know what the character is because it shows as a Bold Dot. My question for you is why are you using 3 consecutive periods in the password filed? For a Password it seems kind of odd. My only suggestion is don't use 3 use 1 or 2 periods if that is what you want in your password filed. Maybe another user with WEB programing experience can answer your question on the 3 periods defaulting to a single character.

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