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Typing Cursor Stuck in the Middle of Characters

EllieCat

EllieCat

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Jan 10, 2024
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I have searched everywhere for this bug, but I haven't found anything.

I often need to zoom in so I can see what I’m typing, however the cursor gets stuck in the middle of a letter and it messes me up.
It sometimes gets so bad that the cursor is either a whole space away from the place it’s supposed to be.
iPad 10th generation, iOS 18.3

Restarts don’t work.

It only happens when I’m zoomed in a bit.

I hope it’s not just me and Apple can hopefully fix it.
 
you are aware that you can place/move the cursor by placing your finger on the space bar and then move it? it seems that the placement of the cursor is slightly off depending on the magnification
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- slightly decreasing it corrects the placement in my trials.

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I suggest to use Apple’s Feedback app and report it.
 
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Slartibart said:
you are aware that you can place/move the cursor by placing your finger on the space bar and then move it? it seems that the placement of the cursor is slightly off depending on the magnification
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- slightly decreasing it corrects the placement in my trials.

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I suggest to use Apple’s Feedback app and report it.
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Glad it isn’t just me.

Thank you
 
Just asked in the Apple Support Community and to hopefully get things sorted.
 
StoneJack said:
did you full reset and set up as new
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the not exact placement in magnified views is a bug in the latest iPadOS. A new install will not help. But: the visual misplaced cursor is ”not stuck”. One can easily move and replace it elsewhere and as said previously, changing the magnification fixes the visual misplacement.
I checked with several iPads at my institute, yes, the cursor appears visually misplaced, but it is not stuck. The OP might have a different problem.
 
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Slartibart said:
the not exact placement in magnified views is a bug in the latest iPadOS. A new install will not help. But: the visual misplaced cursor is ”not stuck”. One can easily move and replace it elsewhere and as said previously, changing the magnification fixes the visual misplacement.
I checked with several iPads at my institute, yes, the cursor appears visually misplaced, but it is not stuck. The OP might have a different problem.
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Did you do full reset?
 
StoneJack said:
Did you do full reset?
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Yes, it’s a brand new iPad.
Slartibart said:
the not exact placement in magnified views is a bug in the latest iPadOS. A new install will not help. But: the visual misplaced cursor is ”not stuck”. One can easily move and replace it elsewhere and as said previously, changing the magnification fixes the visual misplacement.
I checked with several iPads at my institute, yes, the cursor appears visually misplaced, but it is not stuck. The OP might have a different problem.
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When iOS version?
 
I was on the phone with Apple support for 2 HOURS and they did nothing to solve the problem. It’s an iOS issue as it happens with multiple devices. (Except MacOS).
 
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