iPad keyboard scales poorly with Display Zoom in iPadOS 27.2

In iPad OS 27.2 (and 27.0), the keyboard is rendered poorly when you use Display Zoom. See attachment. Many aesthetic issues (e.g., special characters overlapping number keys).


But importantly, there's a big accessibility issue. The Space Bar button is dramatically smaller than it should be relative to other keys. It's the smallest button on the bottom row! This obviously makes it more difficult to type.


Apple needs to fix this. And it can't be a difficult change -- the keyboard has scaled correctly on prior versions of iPad OS.


In addition, Apple needs to fix how it tests Display Zoom functionality. Annual releases for both iPad OS and iOS regularly have bugs that are introduced in display zoom.

iPad Pro (M4, 2024)

Posted on Oct 26, 2026 4:01 PM

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iPad keyboard scales poorly with Display Zoom in iPadOS 27.2

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