IPad double spacing in FaceBook posts

Well it’s back. I posted earlier that I thought my double space problem was fixed after I upgraded my iOS to the newest version but last night it started happening again :( It was working properly for a couple of days after the update so I’m not sure why it’s happening again?

Oh my gosh I’ve been having problems with my Facebook on safari for five or six years now. It started with my iPad 2 so I upgraded to an iPad air 2. I assumed it was just all the different iOS updates and I thought eventually it would correct the problems. Mine started with my keyboard locking up and not being able to backspace to correct words. Gradually it just got worse. I went to the Apple store multiple times and they were of no help sadly. So for three more years I’ve been dealing with my iPad air 2 and thought it was just a glitch somewhere. Two weeks ago I bought the iPad Pro 11 inch and the problem carried over. Spent 3 1/2 hours yesterday at the Apple store and no one could figure out the problem. When I mentioned that I had not been able to find anyone else with the problem they did a Google and came up with this forum. How come I never found this before? Since the update to iOS 12.1.1 now I have been getting the double spacing and it also auto corrects and leaves incorrect words behind so I’m constantly having to fix everything I type. Auto punctuation isn’t working either most times. So they told me that I should use Chrome or Firefox but when they tried those browsers the same issues happen there as well. Bottom line they say it is Facebook not playing nice with Safari. Oh and they said I should use the Facebook app. I hate the Facebook app doesn’t work well when you run multiple groups. It’s not user-friendly in my opinion. And how come not everyone has this problem?

Same problem at Facebook.com with iOS 12.1.1 on the software keyboard in safari and chrome. When I switch to bluetooth keyboard, then the problem doesn’t show. It happens in a post following the first word.

This may or may not help you, but in case it does: I had the same thing happening and it was driving me up the wall. I found out by accident that a Dutch language keyboard layout had been installed at some point. Whether I did that or it the iPad did it by itself, I don't know. But as soon as I removed the Dutch keyboard, everything started working again. The weird autocorrects, inability to backspace, double words, etc were gone. It still double spaces on Facebook though.

Just stinks that I just spent $800 for an iPad Pro that I cant use Safari and FB without major keyboard problems. I had enough of that with the iPad air2. I thought it would be different but now I get double spacing and double words. Don’t know if I should return it or not. .

I agree, it almost has to be a Facebook issue, because last night i was using www.facebook.com on my ipad and wasn't having any problems, then all of the sudden it started happening, right after it was working just fine? So frustrating.

It is a facebook issue. I experience double words ONLY on the facebook site.

They changed how they coded their page and it’s making things come up wrong. There’s nothing wrong with your iPad, its Facebook. And its up to them to fix it

But for me my iPad Air 2 has been doing weird things right after I got it. The keyboard would lock up and not let me backspace to correct words. The double spacing and double words just started in the last week or two. Now my iPad pro is doing similar things. I hate having to use the FB app.

I have Safari browser on my iPad and it too is double spacing when typing comments in Facebook. It's very annoying and only started a few months ago. Before that, it worked fine. Wish Facebook would reply as it has only happens in their software.

I agree with Tom, it is a Facebook issue BUT it’s also an iPad issue because the double spacing doesn’t happen anywhere else except on an iPad using an internet browser. Sadly Apple doesn’t monitor these forums so a fix is not likely, at least not until a new version of iOS is released or until Facebook revised coding on their end.

UPDATE: I was typing a reply to a post on Facebook tonight and was experiencing the double spacing issue, but i’m SO sick of fixing it as i type that i just said screw it, i’m just going to leave it as is and post it with the spaces, so i hit enter and posted my message that was showing the double spaces. To my SUPRISE, the message posted 100% fine and didn’t have any extra spaces in it....i was and am shocked. SO, it appears that this double space glitch is just that, an on-screen glitch that makes it appear as if there are extra spaces, but once you post the message you’ve typed, the extra spaces are NOT there. I’m just going to ignore the extras spaces and keep posting to see if i can repeat this result over and over again.

Still happening to me. Looks fine as I type about 50% of the time, but always shows up wrong to everyone else. Only happens on Safari — iPad Pro 12 inch — Facebook.com and as others have noted, what’s the point of posting on these forums? Apple doesn’t care and I’m only happy that we didn’t get accused of making it up or causing it ourselves by the Apple brigaders who seem to delight in crapping up help requests.

It’s still happening and I suspect it’s Facebook scripting mishandling the browser, probably making some assumptions about Safari OSX or maybe different tablet formats. OS version 12.1.1 and it’s been happening for a while. I’ve tried reinstalling Safari as well as nuking cookies.

I've had this for a while in Facebook with Chrome, but just cured it by going into Settings, Keyboards, and turning off Smart Punctuation. I think it has something to do with FB's annoying pop up tooltip that suggests member's names as you type that confuses it.

I just tried turning of Smart Punctuation and it did NOT work for me. I still have the on screen double spacing problem using Facebook on Chrome. As i stated earlier however, on my iPad at least, it appears to be an on screen glitch because if i ignore it and post the message that appears to have double spaces, once posted to FB it appears normally.

Oh, and I've never had Smart Punctuation turned on! I'm finding that it's something that comes and goes. Some posts to some groups behave normally, then the double-spacing returns at other times. It's infuriating!!