Why does text get selected when I type too quickly?

I have read that typing at a sufficient speed causes the iOS to recognise a simultaneous hit by two fingers on the keyboard which is now detected as a request to select/move text. You could be a victim of your own typing speed.

Still getting this annoying bug in iOS 10.3

Dont apple test iPads with fast typing or what? This problem has existed since iOS 4.0 at least, and is really frustrating.

Come on, apple! The keyboard is an ESSENTIAL element of using an iPad. Get it right!!!

You may notice that your keyboard prompts you if you make a misspelling. However, if you type quickly, you might end up ignoring these prompts. This will end up with lots more typos, especially if your accuracy isn't exactly perfect in the first place.

So, you'll want to turn off the iPad's autocorrection features.

To to Settings/General/Auto-Correction, and toggle it off. The toggle will change from green to gray. You might want to check if other keyboard options are what you want.

Thanks for clarifying your problem. I, too, have had to deal with the challenge of trying to tap out things on the iPad's virtual keyboard. As a result of my failures, I no longer use the virtual keyboard except for simple edits. I dictate all text, or use an external bluetooth keyboard. (You can write a book that way - without touching the virtual keyboard.)

But back to your question.

I believe your's is a word processing issue. If you type (or tap) out a passage, you may touch a portion of the iPad's touch screen for whatever reason. Whether you know it or not, touching any part of a touch screen can be a word processing command (whether you know it or not). Once highlighted, the text becomes editable, and it's very easy to delete words - even paragraphs - with a simple tap.

I'm certain this glitch is pretty irritating (almost as irritating as using a virtual keyboard)...but try as I might, I couldn't replicate your problem.

I have Swiftkey, a free virtual keyboard replacement that has added options for suggestive keystrokes, as well as key shortcuts that aren't in iOS. But the basic problem is that the virtual keyboard wasn't designed for fast use; many users are "hunt-and-peck" typists. You might want to try out Swiftkey and see if it works for you.

In any case, my number one suggestion and foolproof solution is to use your iPad's dictation feature. It's about 99% accurate - and no virtual keystrokes!

I found this link very helpful, though maybe not directly applicable to your situation:

http://www.imobie.com/support/how-to-make-the-best-use-of-the-virtual-keyboard.h tm

I Have this same issue and it is driving me ever happened in tech past with other iPads or versions of iOS. So I think it is a bug or a "feature" like this move text as has been raised. If that is the case I should have the option to turn it off.

As I am usually in a meeting I can not use the dictation As suggested and the bulk of me ;-)

i hope there is a solution to this issue.

IIt's definitely happening to me, specifically when I type the letters th fast. I'd love to find a way to turn this off. It only happens on the iPad, no the iPhone, even though both are running the same ios, so I'm not certain if my typing speed is just slower on the iphone...

i May try swiftkey!

I, too, a m suffering this quick-typing issue. It is driving me mad. Sometimes I will delete just words, but often sentences will be deleted in a flash. Testimg the two-finger tap on the iPad virtual keyboard now, I see it does in fact select as a feature. And a terrible feature for us who type quickly. Will try to disable it.

I have this problem too, since ios 9 and was hoping it would be fixed with new updates but I'm still having this annoying issue, let me know if you find any solution not involving third party keyboard or dictation or if Apple decides to fix it in their new updates.

I thought I was going nuts too and have also identified the "th" sequence. It has migrated from iOS version to version and is rather frustrating.