IOS 11 Keyboard lag

Hi everyone,

I have an iphone 6s and ever since i upgraded into ios11 i've been having trouble with my keyboard (independently of the app I'm using, so i assume it's a ios problem). The fact is that the keyboard lags A LOT! I actually type much faster than the words/key pressed highlight shows on the phone. This includes symbols... i might finish typing my text (blindly, since the keabord doesn't react fast enough), and wait +/-3seconds before the whole text is shown in the screen... i never had this problem before (it's one of the things i've always liked about the iphone is how reactive the keyboard is with the auto correct and suggestions).

This is a really annoying problem. I've tried to switch off the different keyboard features (automatic correction,...) but i still have the same problem.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks for your help

iPhone 6s, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 26, 2017 7:32 AM

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speeno1

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Posted on Nov 4, 2017 8:27 PM

I have experienced the same issue you outlined across multiple devices including the iPhone 6s, 8plus, and X. I have a case outstanding with Apple support but there has not been a fix sent to me yet.

However, this is what I've done to work around the issue. Download a third party keyboard of your choice (I'm using SwiftKey). Set up the permission for use. Go to settings, general, keyboards and add the third party keyboard. Then, remove all other keyboards so you only have the third party listed. Go back to the general keyboard settings and toggle off all settings such as auto-cap, auto-correction, etc. Restart the phone.

This work around has worked so far. Hoping Apple has a fix soon.

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Nov 12, 2017 6:37 PM in response to pirikitta

I have a work around that works on my iPad ll. I just went to pages to see if it was a just safari problem, opened a new doc and typed in a few words and the problem goes away for quite a long time. I hope it works for you guys as well and it’s not just my iPad being weird.

Apr 10, 2018 8:36 AM in response to pirikitta

Apple added this lag on purpose to make customers owning old devices buy new ones. There was a twitt about that where Apple justified this assault as a necessary measure to reduce battery drain. I am an Apple user and have iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Since Apple is insisting on keeping this imposed lag I am goin to sell all my devices and move reluctantly to Samsung.

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