“My iPhone keyboard cannot work well these days. It didn’t pop up when I need to use it. Although it appear from time to time, but this would be a big trouble for me when I was in hurry. Can anyone give me some suggestions to fix it?”
Have you suffer from the same trouble as above user that your iPhone keyboard cannot work well? Many people reflect that they have this problem after iOS upgrade. iPhone keyboard not working issue includes several situations like a severe lag when typing, keyboard frozen and even sometimes keyboard not popping up when it should be. No matter which situation you come up with, this post would show you the methods to fix iPhone keyboard not working problem.
Part 1: Keyboard Lag
If you are writing the message or an important email to someone and your keyboard is not able to keep up then it means that your iPhone has the problem of keyboard lag. The solution to the problem is resetting keyboard dictionary which requires the following steps to do it.
Step 1: Launch the Setting app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Tap on General.
Step 3: Tap on Reset, you will have to scroll the way down to the button.
Step 4: Tap on Reset Keyboard Dictionary.
Step 5: Type in your password when prompted.
Part 2: Frozen Keyboard
When you are using the keyboard of iPhone and it just freezes or becomes unresponsive you are even not able to type anything, it is a condition of the frozen keyboard. The potential solution to this problem is to restart or do hard reset. Here is how to do hard reset.
If your iPhone can be shut down normally, you just need hold the power button until the slide to power off message appears. Move the slider to right. Then restart your iPhone.
If your iPhone can't be shut down, press Power button and Home button at the same time. For iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, press Power button and Volume-down button. Keep holding both buttons for 10 seconds, wait until you can see the startup Apple logo, then release the buttons.
Part 3: Keyboard not Popping up
Sometimes it happens that you are using your keyboard and it doesn’t appear on the screen and you are helpless. This is a situation that keyboard is not popping up. A potential solution is just to restart your iPhone if it doesn’t work then go for restoring your iPhone because there might be a system issue with your iPhone. Restore option can be done through either using iTunes or iCloud.
1. Restore through iCloud
Step 1. Go the the Setting app on your iPhone.
Step 2. Click General>Reset>Erase All Content and Settings
Step 3. Enter your passcode to erase your iPhone
Step 4. Then make sure your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi and do as the onscreen setup prompts until you reach the following screen. Choose a backup to restore your iPhone.
2. Restore through iTunes
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer where you have stored your backup and launch the iTunes.
Step 2. Click on your iPhone in iTunes.Choose Restore Backup.
Step 3. Check all the available backups and pick the most relevant one. Click Restore.
Step 4. Wait for the process to be complete.
Note: Restore from iCloud and iTunes would erase all of the existing data on your device.
Part 4: Alternatives to Default iPhone Keyboard
When your iPhone is not working even after performing various fixation methods then you can switch for alternative keyboards which are in various design.
1. Here are some of the alternatives or third-party keyboards
GBOARD: It is developed by Google and simple to use. you can perform all the functions you would expect.
Swift key: It is a smart keyboard that learns from you.
Flesky: It customizes your keyboard with powerful extensions and lots of themes.
Minuum: This helps you type faster and provide autocorrect facility.
Themeboard: Help you in choosing lots of designed theme.
Gokeyboard: It helps in providing you with prediction.
2. How to add a third party keyboard
You have to follow the following steps.
Step 1. Go to the app store and select the keyboard that you want to use.
Step 2. Enter your Apple ID and password to download and install it.
Step 3. Then Add the new keyboard. Go to Settings> General> Keyboard> Add a new keyboard and select the app that you installed.
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