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flickering/ghosting keyboard on iphone 5?

When I enter my password in the app store, lines begin to flicker across rows of the keyboard.

Here is an example. This has happened on my last two visits to the app store. The first two or three times there was no problem. This is the only context in which I observe the flickering keyboard. Is anyone else having this issue?

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iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 7:14 PM

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Sep 24, 2012 12:21 PM in response to samesense

I've experienced the same problem as well. Was in the app store signing in when these gray horizontal lines appeared across the keyboard. I minimized the keyboard, lines went away. I then brought the keyboard screen back up and lines were gone. I then hit the caps lock key and the lines reappered on just that key. I took a screen shot but it did'nt show up in the photo. So far it's only happened once for me and I hav'nt been able to duplicate it again.

Sep 24, 2012 12:30 PM in response to 28offroader

I've been wondering if this is related to capslock. If this is software related, why wasn't it solved in early testing? Why are more people not reporting it? If this is just a caps issue, it could explain why it is not a more commonly reported problem. The first letter of my password is uppercase. Do others have uppercase letters in their passwords?

Sep 24, 2012 3:19 PM in response to samesense

I have the same problem, but I signed out of the App Store, turned off my new iPhone as I hadn't all weekend. Then i turned it back on again an signed back in and tested the App Store password keyboard several times. I haven't seen it yet but only three hours has passed. I did consult an apple store employee who said to reset all settings to see if tht helps before booking an appointment for the Genius Bar, but so far so good.

Sep 24, 2012 8:46 PM in response to samesense

My first Iphone ever, 32GB black. Having the same issue. When I am in the app store entering password, pressing capslock or moving to the symbols sections causes this. I was getting this consistently until I walked into the store (curse!). Couldn't show the salesperson the problem. Came back and now happening again. Good to know that I am not the only person. Is this a hardware issue or software?

flickering/ghosting keyboard on iphone 5?

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