When I "slide to unlock" my iPad 2, the keyboard comes up as usual to enter my password. However, when I go to type it in, the buttons push but nothing shows up on the screen.
An equivalent situation that I can think to describe it is when trying to enter numbers using the number keypad on a computer keyboard when the Num Lock key isn't active.
Any ideas?
iPad 2
Try a reset: Simultaneously hold down the Home and On buttons until the iPad shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. Once shut down is complete, if it doesn't restart on it own, turn the iPad back on using the On button. In some cases it also helps to double click the Home button and close all apps from the tray before doing the reset.
Try a generic "fix-all"
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
Thank you! That helped. I had tried turning it off and back on again before posting my question, but that hadn't worked. For some reason the re-boot helped.
Thank you both again!
I am experiencing similar puzzling problems with the new iPad Pro keyboard where some web sites and apps will either not recognize it (works in other documents) or certain keys will be substituted. For example, the chat function in EA Scrabble will not recognize the keyboard at all. Clapway's comment section replaces the space bar with the down arrow. Other web site comment sections produce other strange and often random keystroke replacements that are maddening. This forces me to detach the keyboard and use the on screen keys which always work.
What's interesting is that I have not experienced this behavior with the 12.5" version of the keyboard. Only the 9.7" one and am beginning to think I have a defective keyboard.
My iPad's keyboard is not working.
