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ios 10 safari screen not scrolling when typing text

After updating to iOS10, Safari is not scrolling the screen when I´m typing text in a text field like here in a forum. I have to scroll the screen by hand to see the position where I´m typing. This only happens in Safari, Pages for example works fine.


I use an iPad Air1, but have same thing on my iPhone 6 running iOS 10.


Is there a fix for that? Thanks.

iPad Air, iOS 10, also iPhone 6

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 5:10 AM

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Sep 16, 2016 5:53 PM in response to Toy4ever

Hello Toy4ever,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Community. I know how important it is to be able to type effectively on your iPad and I'd like to help you get things working again.

What i'd recommend is starting with a basic restart and if the issue continue, you may want to reset the settings on your iPad. Despite the scary two step warning, this doesn’t affect your data. All of your content will remain intact.

You may still wish to backup your settings data to iTunes or iCloud before doing this reset. This link will guide you through backing up if you choose to do so : https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977

What this effectively does is to reset some of your Settings to factory default. This does not remove any data like apps, photos or contacts, but It removes all of your preferences for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, Notifications, General, Sounds, Touch ID, Brightness & Wallpaper and Privacy, so we'll have to set those things back up after this reset.

To do this please go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings.

If the issue persists, the entire community is here to help.
Best regards

Sep 18, 2016 7:51 AM in response to Toy4ever

Hi Toy4ever,


Since the reset did not help, it might be a good idea to restore your phone to factory settings to reinstall the update, and then restore your data from your backup. This will ensure there are no issues with the installation.


This article will guide you through how to restore using iTunes on your computer: Use iTunes on your Mac or PC to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings


Once you're restored, set your phone up as if it were a new device and test Safari again to see if the same behavior occurs. If everything looks good, go ahead and restore your backup using the steps in this article: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup


If you run into any trouble, let the community know, we'll do all we can to help.


Best regards

Sep 22, 2016 10:40 AM in response to jpnurmi

I can also reproduce the issue on iPad Pro. Any multi-line HTML text area will do. For example, W3Schools => HTML textarea => Try it Yourself. Zoom in so that the whole text area is not visible, type in something and watch the cursor disappear outside the screen.


For what it's worth, this does happen on a fresh clean factory-reseted device too. So before you go ahead and desperately reset your devices, I can tell you that it does not help in this case. It's just the standard answer to on these forums. "Oh, something doesn't work? -Reset it!"

Sep 27, 2016 7:28 PM in response to The Lowest Key

I'm experiencing the same issue on my Brand New $850 iPhone 7. <-- I just put that period after the 7, hit space and it didn't automatically go back to letters. I have to manual go back to letters to continue typing. Same issue with the screen not follow the text. It's VERY annoying because I constantly frequent websites and view them in desktop mode to have the same experience as on my Mac, so manually scrolling and switching between letters and numbers is absurd. Apples needs to fix this crap ASAP. It's very annoying.

Sep 29, 2016 9:42 AM in response to Koen

Yea I never understood the whole "do a reset" part. I mean, users shouldn't be able to adjust and mess up the allowed adjustable setting to the point that it messes up that app and it doesnt behave like it was designed to in the first place. Shouldn't these exact points be ironed out in R&D? I mean, I would be able to adjust and screw with all settings for HOURS and the phone should still function normally and not require a reset because the settings are mangled beyond repair. Hmmmm.

ios 10 safari screen not scrolling when typing text

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