iPhone 4 Users Report Inaccurate Keyboard in iOS 4.1

my iphone 4 doesnt have any of the widely reported issues except for a slow wifi connection!

I have noticed a RADICAL chang under IOS5. (iPhone 4) I used to type at the speed of light under the horizontal mode and now it is a disaster! It is a very real issue for me. I hope Apple will notice too and do something about it quickly.

I've noticed this same issue for the past few weeks, too! AND it's still happening to me as we speak. It's frustrating.

Same problem here. Pressing "T" for example produces an "E" some of the time. Also I'm getting random delays in typing. Like the phone gets busy for half a second then dumps the keyboard buffer all at once until it catches back up with the key presses. It's done that 3 times while posting this comment. -Correction 4.

I am also having trouble with my iPhone 4's on screen keyboard. Not all the time, just once and a while. I'll press the 'm' or the backspace key and the keyboard closes, or I get some crazy bunch of letters. It may be the whole screen actually, because if I'm using the engadget app, sometimes I can't swipe to scroll... it interprets the swipe as a click and opens whatever is close to where I started swiping.

About to head over to the Apple store to see what they say, once I can figure out how to make the bug repeatable on command.

I am having the above keyboard problems since upgrading iOS software!

I'm having the same problem with my 3GS. I carefully press a letter and the one to the left gets picked.

I downloaded iOS 4.1 about 1 week ago. I have just noticed this problem after being quite active over text messages today... On 2 occasions the letter directly to the left of the one I'm touching is displayed. I deleted then pressed and held the letter, being careful to hit the correct one, again it was the one to the left, so it's not my bad typing or anything... I changed the phone to landscape mode and back to portrait which resolved the problem in both cases...

I have the iPhone 4, latest software updates. I also have International Keyboard Emoji (icons).

Yes I am having the same issue after
updating my 3GS with 4.1. It doesn't happen every time, just every now and then and only when texting so far!

I just bought a new iphone 4 with iOS4.1 and i am have the problem. I use twitter so I notice it fairly frequently. My friend who has a 3g upgraded to 4.1 is also experiencing the same issue so im thinking its a software issue.

i use whatsapp quite often and i experienced this problem quite frequently. the keyboard was fine with iPhone 3Gs but after upgrading to iOS4.1 the keyboard became crazy. i changed to iPhone 4 recently and the problem still exists. it happens less now after i restored but once in a while i still get it. Most probably its a software problem.

yep, have the keyboard issue too.

I've had the same issues with my phone (3Gs) right after updating to 4.1. It'll happen at least once a day, and the only fix is exiting and going back into the message a few times. I really hope Apple finds a fix, because even if it has affected a small number of us, it's really annoying!

Same issues. Except it is usually letters way off not right next to the one i am pushing. Usually up a row and over. Def ios issue. Rrrrrrrrr

I am having exactly this issue and only after updating to OS 4.1 The main issue is while texting for me and if I go back to the home screen and back into the SMS the keyboard is fine again. It is a tad infuriating actually, it certainly is software as I had no issue with it in 4.0

I upgraded to 4.1, left side where the a s w etc keys are will just stop working for a while (5 - 10 seconds) then it will start working again, I never type in horizontal mode and it's all portrait. I've never had an issue like this with any of my iphones and it started on my 4 with the 4.1 patch. :(

i have one iphone 4 and 2 iphone 3gs after uppgrading to 4.1 my wifi is slow on all 3 phones and my keyboard is crazy on all 3.its frustating and hopefully apple will release a new uppdate resolving this problem

yes I just upgraded to iPhone 4 and my keyboard goes crazy when typing text messages, entering letters I never pressed and not allowing me to use backspace button but the letter M or L is entered. Also on home-screen my clock app opens and closes quickly and randomly multiple times, without being
touched. ... help!

I've been on the phone to Apple Care for the last hour..

It's not a known problem with Apple, and they just wanted me to send it back to where I got it.. a few of my friends have had this problem with the 4, and a few others haven't..

This issue would happen every txt I'd send, sometimes 2 and 3 times in the same txt.. Last night it happened about 50 times..

The Apple lady got me to reset all settings of the phone, and it disabled emoji emoticons.. and now it hasn't happened once all day. Dunno if I'm jumping the gun, but it's nice to actually be able to send a txt, and it work properly.. too bad if I lose my smiley faces :P

See if that helps at all peeps :D good luck.

I have had the problem before installing emoji cons. Maybe it's the OS

same problem here only after updating to 4.1 :(

Absolutely have this happen. If i close the sms and open it again it fixes the issue, but very annoying.

i've had the same problems with the keyboard and it's only when texting.. in notes or email its perfect but when texting it just puts random letters in which are near the letter i'm trying to press.. can anyone help?

Same issue although infrequent on 3 separate iPhone 4 4.1..
I have found that if this occurs while typing in landscape it help changing to portrait and the other way round too.
I'll take it in to Apple this weekend and have them look at it.

Yep same problem on brand new iphone 4 tried restoring many times and keeps coming back, i spoke to apple and they have agreed to switch the phone

I've been having the same issues on my iPhone 4. So frustrating to be typing along and then look to see that the letters are all wrong..... can anything be done to fix it???

Both my sister and I have been having this problem. We both have iPhone 4 and u0dated them to the most recent software.

I too have this problem! It oftens highlights a letter close to the one I'm going for.. Sometimes even 3 letters off!
Sometimes also a letter above the one I'm trying to hit... And it just keeps doing it, so when it finally works again, I have 10-15 letters to delete... Annoying in the long run!

I am from Denmark and only had my iPhone4 for about a week!

Same problem here.

I have the same problem
and it
occurs irregularly but enough to * me. mine seems to be worse than yours for example I'll
be pressing m and j h or even g will be selected. it's the most annoying thig ever and it happens to me at times where I need the keyboard most in SMS

same here! i hate 4.1, my keyboard goes nuts. it comes and goes after you relaunch app. never had it before 4.1.

i just updated the software on my iPhone 3GS (today the 16th November) and am finding the same problem. The bottom three keys on the keyboard do not work when holding the phone vertically but work fine holding it horizontally, i guess its a software issue.

Mine has this problem on a continual basis... Aggravating doesn't begin to cover how I feel about this issue

Same keyboard issue on new iOS 4.2.1 update :(

Deff having the same problem. If you hit the same key over and over it will start to work again. It's certainly not a problem with my thumbs as I've had iPhones since the beginning and never had this problem.

im still having the same issue, even after updating to 4.2. i have been thru 4 different iphone 4s. i have also restored each phone as brand new several times and synced them from 3 diff. computers. still no solution. apple cant seem to help either. everything i have tried they suggested or i already did so on my own. this is gettin old. this needs to get fixed. anybody else havin this prob, email me so we can bombard them with emails/phone calls about this issue. when speaking to senior tech reps they stated they haven't heard of this issue. i know im not the only one. aries2169@gmail.com

Still having this same problem, even after updating to 4.2, going thru 4 iphone 4s and restoring them all as brand new from 3 different computers. still no luck

Still an issue on iPhone 4 4.2.1

I have a 3GS and after upgrading to iOS 4.1, I've had the same inaccurage keyboard issues. It's not all the time, but enough to be annoying. Even typing in my passcode can be innaccurate. I thought it was just me at first, but then my bf had the same issues, and then I came across this article. Fixes??

Same issue for me! Never had the issue before but do since the upgrade. For example, 90% of the time that I type "love" I get "live".

exact same problem here seems to be since os 4.1 download

My iphone 4 just started doing this wacky typing problem today. I hit the space bar and I get a c,v,b,n .... words are coming up all wacky. A reboot seemed to set it straight though.

I'm having a similar problem on my new iPhone 4, even when I type very carefully it happens. I also feel like the keys "stick" sometimes even tho it's just the touch screen

Ive had issues too, sometimes it's good other times I type and the letter two letters away is depressed! * up huh?
If I type a little longer it rectifys itself!

I have exactly the same issue and it's not just me I have other people try it on my device same thing happens press i you get o!! its a mare

Having issues wit it booting me off type display window, letter beside it issue,severe lagging,freezing,Internet not being there while on wifi

Yes. The keyboard will input a letter that is five spaces away from the one my finger is clearly touching. But only every once in awhile does it do it. And I have to exit the message or webpage for the problem to be resolved. Probably a bug or something.... Even though there have been updates I am not sure if a hardware issue is fixable through an update :(

I'm having the exact same problem with my iphone 4 keyboard. When typing it selects a letter 1-3 spaces away when i very deliberately push the letter I want. For some reason this seems to occur most often after typing a comma (,) and/or period (.) . It's very frustrating as it happens almost 100% of the time. I have yet to take it to the AT

I have had the same problems described. It is driving me crazy since it takes so long to fix the spelling. Sometimes I get the possible spelling option which may be right, but I am spending way too much time on this. It makes me hate this great phone. It is also randomly capitolizing a letter in a word. Very unprofessional looking documents. What can I try to fix this?

Ive found a solution to this problem! It's the emoji international keyboard that causes this problem. Just been reading down the posts, "phillyguy" what you have said is true.

I've noticed this: the keyboard will only play up straight after using a symbol or a number or even a smiley from emoji. It's that moment you switch back to English keyboard it will play up for like 5seconds, as others have said pressing space results in c v b etc. Happens all around the keyboard. Guys check to see if this is happening to you?? Straight after pressing symbol, number or smiley.

To resolve this as one guy said is to delete the emoji App. And remove it from your keyboard in the settings, I've tried and tested this and it's resolves the problem. It's Defo an iPhone 4 issue, happens on mine and a friends. 3GS with original software it works fine, so it's an issue with the 4 software. If you can do without the emoji keyboard then it's happy days.

Hope this helps. Adam

I had the problem before I installed the emoji smiley's.......I even had a new iphone4 sent and its the same.....!......for sure it has happened aftrer 4.1 was downloaded

It isn't the app. My 3GS has stated going crazy after updating. If I press between the backspace and the "m" key I get keys from all over the place.
Here I will demonstrated.

Hdjsbdycudjenebdhdududnsbhagataraewrarwfafavdvxvzv

That was all from pressing in that one place and I don't have any emoji app or something similar and my phone is working fine.

Also has anyone else's phone got really slow after the update?
When I lock my phone. It takes about 10 seconds until I get the sfx?

SAME!!!! Sometimes it happens when my finger is cold, though other times, like right now it happens for no reason at all. Pressing space, getting C. As for:
"We would not suggest these iPhone 4 owners are making up stuff, but given the small number of reports on this presumed drawback, as well as the fact that some simply find it difficult to type on the iPhone’s keyboard, it is just possible that that this is a non-issue with iOS 4.1." I have delicate fingers, keen attention to detail and clearly know how to use a keyboard and can text on the iphone keyboard at great speeds (when it works) How would you explain it?

Try this go settings-general-keyboard-international-then set english (UK) as 1st keyboard emoji as 2nd (if you have) doesnt matter if not and english british as 3rd this worked for me everything works accuratly now.

Having the same problem on my keyboard too, only happens intermittently though so not something that can easily be shown to an apple genius...

I had this exact same problem on my 3G after upgrading the OS (worst thing I ever did on that phone). I finally took the plunge and bought an iPhone 4 and I have the same frustrating problem.

Have tried restoring both phones, but with no joy. Still getting the problem, more often that not.

I just bought my iPhone 4 so I'm presuming it's updated to 4.1? And yes, that's why I searched this info because I'm having the exact same problem. I eventually have to type a buck of scrambled letters then backspace them, in order to continue. Otherwise it carries on selecting the wrong letter? Also above to the left and occasionally two letters to the left.
Rob Forsyth (south Africa)
Rob0790792930@yahoo.com

Reset all settings and it fixes the stuck backspace bug... I hope..

I just upgraded my phone to a 32 gig iphone 4 and I'm having so muck trouble with with the slide to unlook not responding and trying to type a T.F,U or the number 5 or the nuber sign one thing for me is seems like a hardware issue because it in the same area on the screen and I'm no trouble in landscape mode.
jim

same problem here! very frustrated

i have same problem, my keyboard gets "sticky keys" and when i press a letter once it repeats it 3-4 times and sometimes presses another letter close by instead of the one i pressed!

I have an iPhone4 and recently updated the software. Now when I type, all too often I hit a letter, and the letter types twice, very quickly. Even more irritating, sometimes when I hit the back button, it deletes EVERYTHING I have typed, right back to the beginning. I just restored my phone and it still is happening. Not good !!

I cannot type the letter p when in profile spacebar doesn't work well in landscape

I have this problem too -any ideas ? Apple is not helping any! I week out of warranty

I am having exact problem but worse. Oddly, it seemed to stop for about a month, I dropped my phone and voila. If I am backspacing, it rapidly backspaces erasing about half og what I have written. Foreign character show up on keyboard and my keyboard has "slipped down."

I found the same issues...only worse...!......at times (and it appears only when using the keyboard in texting mode and when entering your password in apps', but then I don't use emails much) it inputs a false key option ...like...it would open the string of foreign option letters.......another is inserting a full stop (not possible on the first page it is on the numbers page....!.....then starts the next letter as a capital letter.......when you delete the letter the command continues to delete the whole string without asking...!.....also noticed that at times it cannot accept the command from the home window and sometimes goes into edit mode for the icon (shakin all about).....!........nearly hurled it at the wall the other day....texting is a complete pain now I try to avoid it and any app' where I need to enter my password....I have to turn off my security start up from standby because I am afraid that I might insert it wrongly with 3 attemts....!.......Nick....Oxford....

Upgraded to iOS 4.1 and text messaging began acting up. I hit the space bar, it puts in two spaces. I hit backspace...and it will backspace through and erase the whole message until u lunge at a key (any key) and stop it. Beyond messaging, screen won't always move when I slide it, I try turn it off and the "slide to close" won't slide. I'm naming it "Hal".

I just upgraded to the new software and when I am typing a period will suddenly appear and I am on the letter keyboard. Very annoying.

After updating my Iphone4 with the latest Iphone 5 software, my keyboard is sometimes non-responsive to initial swipe or would not accept my correct passcode several times

i pressed the back space button on my iphone 4 and it pressed the space and shift at the same time i think something ins deffinatly wrong.

Same problem here. I used to type very quickly and accurately and all of a sudden I'm going back and fixing stuff constantly. It seems like the more common keys have a bigger area than the less common ones. Space bar seems to get hit when I'm aiming for lower letters and A gets hit for Q almost every time. Extremely frustrating. Also, the faster I type, the more letters get completely missed. Ing becomes ig, etc. Again, this is only a recent problem - one would think, after having the iPhone for 2+ years, my typing would improve, not get worse. Something is definitely fishy. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought I was paranoid or getting sloppy, but I really don't think this is the case.

While I see a number of people mentioning they are having this problem, has anyone come up with an actual fix? I thought perhaps I was the only one having this issue but finding this thread proves to me that others have as well. I currently have my friend's iPhone 4, he had bought it a year ago and then recently had told me some of his keys would not work and it coincided after he had downloaded 4.1 OS.

After much frustration, he got a 4S instead and gave me his 4 that I currently have to use as an MP3 player, and not as a phone. Apple store had no answer to why five of the keys would not register (all in the same area on the screen) except to do a master reset which I have done, but that I could pay $150 for a refurbished one instead, but clearly this issue has to be software-related, and I was curious if there is a fix.

Yes it's happening to me and driving me round the bend. Not what I want after payi g over £500 for it. Not happy!

I cannot use my phone my keyboard does not respond at all. I am beyond furious at apple!

I am having this issue too but also with touching Icons on the home screen and the slide bar! Not sure what to do but I think it is when I updated as well.

i have a problem i can slightley see the keyboard on the home screen and on pictures it comes up very faintly in the back ground what shell i do?

I have the same problem!! Everytime am going to type it types a different letter! Or scrolls the page up or exits out of it!

I keep having the same problem. I decided to google the problem and it lead me here. My keyboard doesn't not like to work in the landscape setting. I am constantly having to retype words at least 3 times. It's very frustrating. Even the return key gets pressed over and over when I hit the buttons close by.

I have exactly the same problem which is still around in may 2012 on iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1. the accuracy was perfect before iOS 4.1. I could type faster than any blackberry owner and put them to shame, now there is no way .... the space bar is being hit all the time instead of letters in landscape mode. what a shame. It is not a non issue, it is VERY real

I am having the same problem with my iPhone 4. Also I can't open some links. I press on them but they just don't open. When I am scrolling up and down a screen the screen judders. The phone also types by itself on occasion.

I have the iPhone 4S and have the same problem. So does my old iPhone 4 now being used by a friend. My problems began with downloading iOS 6

Yes also have this problem not good at all.