I've had this same experience moving from a 13 Pro Max to a 16 Pro. I assumed it was the slightly smaller screen/keyboard wreaking havoc on my fat fingers but perhaps it's more detailed than that.
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Can't type on newer iPhones
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I had something similar a few years ago. It happened after an iOS update, all of a sudden, my typing was full of errors. It might have been with iOS 12 or 13, but I’m just guessing now, it’s been a while. I just remember having to be super precise when typing. Before, I could be off by a millimeter or two, and the key or autocorrect would still figure out what I meant. But with the new iOS, the touch sensitivity changed, and I had to adjust the way I typed on my iPhone.
I make an absurd amount of typos (pressing the wrong key) on my 15 Pro Max to the point that I don't know how I could be messing it up that bad. I've been wondering if it's because the keyboard is too spaced out or if I'd benefit from a smaller phone because I didn't have these issues on past iPhones. Then again, I've mostly owned the Plus/Max sizes, so it shouldn't be that big of a difference, and this thread may suggest that something else is going on.
Gotta love the irony.
I personally have observed iOS/iPadOS autocorrecting words it shouldn’t, and not correcting the words it should (it suggests it with a red line underneath instead of just correcting it).
OK, only 2 days in, but I am pretty sure typing is much better.
Better accuracy while I type in the same (fast) way, not paying 100% attention where I tap (just somewhere nearby of course).
It is more likely that the right word will appear (in 2 languages)!
Have you tried display zoom option “larger text”? It will make keyboard larger. I had tried my gf’s 16 Pro and I don’t seem to have typing issues with it at all, despite me using 11 Pro as my daily driver.
But I also disabled autocorrect and predictive text since long ago, so I might make mistakes while typing sometimes. I only have spell check on
But I also disabled autocorrect and predictive text since long ago, so I might make mistakes while typing sometimes. I only have spell check on
I had this happen with a different phone, a Galaxy Note 9. First one I had typed fine. Lent it out and got it backed cracked screen
. 2 years later when I replaced it with another Note 9, same model/specs, all my typing was "off". Almost like the keyboard was slightly not calibrated. I think the screen lottery or phone lottery on that sort of thing is real. I had no recourse since I bought it preowned. But if you are someone who buys new phones, should be a quick replacement/refund possible.