It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken

Michi NekoMichi · 1.6M views · 2025-10-19 · 2:24

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Overview

A short video arguing that the iPhone keyboard has gotten worse, showing slow-motion footage of taps registering the wrong letters. It claims the problem is iOS itself rather than user error.

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Linked repeatedly as clear evidence of the iOS keyboard bug when people complain about typos.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2025–2026

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Consumer devices & gadgets UX & UI design

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whicks · 2026-02 · Recommendation
Someone actually took the effort to make a video to show how broken it is, it’s worth a watch: [VIDEO] It’s only 2 min 24 sec.
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deminature · 2026-03 · Reference
All of Apple's software is rotting, from OSX to iOS to the developer tools. Massive bugs like the keyboard no longer working properly [1] are left unresolved for years. Whichever executive or engineering leader used to keep the quality bar high must have left or stopped paying attention. There also seems to be little culture of quality and ownership at the IC level. [1] [VIDEO]
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satvikpendem · 2026-02 · Reference
Wow that video [0] is incredible, in a bad way. How can the OS correctly register the letter tapped but then input a different letter? That is like the most fundamental feature of a keyboard. It's not even autocomplete because the letters "Thj" as shown in the video don't even match any words that start with T. Glad I'm sticking to Android then, whose typing, you know, actually works, not even to mention how good (at least SwiftKey's) autocomplete and swipe typing is. [0] [VIDEO]
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