iPad Pro - Physical keyboard sluggish after 9.2 update

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iPad Pro - Physical keyboard sluggish after 9.2 update

I'm using an iPad Pro, 128GB wi-fi only with a Logitech Create keyboard case.

Prior to 9.2, the keyboard was perfectly responsive when typing. Following the update, the keyboard is now sluggish; it feels as though the software has trouble keeping up with my keystrokes. So as I'm typing, almost every other word is missing several letters and remains misspelled or gets auto-corrected to something I did not intend.

What makes me think this is a software issue (aside from the fact that the problem cropped up immediately after a software update), is that it only happens in certain apps. The typing is sluggish in the iOS Notes app, and it is sluggish when filling out fields like this in Safari. However, when I type in the Safari address bar or within the 3rd party app Editorial, it works fine.

is anyone else encountering this? Are there any fixes aside waiting for a software update? If you are encountering this issue, please note which keyboard you are using with the iPad.

iPad, iOS 9.2, iPad Pro

Posted on Dec 9, 2015 4:21 PM

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SergZak

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Dec 9, 2015 4:55 PM in response to samwise8585

First thing I'd try would be:

Force Restart (won't affect settings/data/music/apps/etc)

1. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button

2. Press and hold the Home button

3. Keep holding both buttons until the display turns off, then back on displaying the Apple logo.

Then forget the Bluetooth connection between the iPad Pro and the keyboard, the re-pair the two.

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samwise8585 Author

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Dec 9, 2015 4:52 PM in response to SergZak

Thanks for the advice. I gave it a shot, but the issue persists.

As a clarifying note, this keyboard utilizes the Smart Connector on the side of the iPad Pro, so it doesn't utilize Bluetooth.

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samwise8585 Author

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Dec 9, 2015 4:55 PM in response to SergZak

Your post gave me the idea to connect a Bluetooth keyboard, and it actually seems to be functioning properly in all contexts, including in iOS Notes and this text field in Safari. Really bizarre. Maybe I just need a Genius Bar appointment.

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Timikan

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Dec 9, 2015 5:32 PM in response to samwise8585

I've just purchased iPro and Create case. I'm also on 9.2 and noticing the same sluggis/missing characters that you're explaining. I guess it's a fault with iOS 9.2, although my iPad is less tha 24 hours old and I updated immediately, so I can't tell you for sure that my case isn't just faulty.

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Dafty

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Dec 16, 2015 1:59 AM in response to samwise8585

Exactly the same issues since updating to iOS 9.2

I spoke to Logitech Support this morning and they didn't seem to have a clue about the problem. I was using my iPad Pro nearly all day for typing instead of my laptop, but now it is literally useless unless I carry around my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. If this is an issue with iOS then a fix needs to happen quick as it seems to be widely reported.

The sad thing is that the Apple Keyboard Cover works without a fault, but you can't get hold of them in the UK at the moment!! Everyone is stuck who purchased the Logitech CREATE in the UK as currently order times are 4-5 weeks for the Apple Keyboard Cover. Not to mention the Apple Stores I visited are actively pushing you towards the Logitech one as they don't have another alternative!

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