Typing “th” quickly on my iPad air2 selects prior text and the next letter overwrites the text. Help!

Hello Judy,

Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities.

Let’s see if we can help you out with your iPad today. Are you using the built-in keyboard or an external keyboard? Is the iPad updated to the current version of iPadOS 14.4? To verify, go to Settings > General > About.

Have you tried force restarting the iPad after turning off predictive text and autocorrect? If not, turn those features off and follow the steps found in Restart your iPad. 

If you still see this same behavior reach back out to us.

Have a great day!

Hi Judy,

The good news, it doesn’t sound like a virus is on your iPad. Before trying to reset, we do recommend backing up your iPad first. If needed see How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. 

After you reset, if you still see this issue, you may want to reach out to Apple Support by going to Get Help.

Good luck!

Hi Judy, 

Thanks for getting back to us. Let’s keep digging and see if we can determine what’s causing this behavior.

Is this happening with only one app or every app that you use with the built-in keyboard?

Do you happen to recall when this first began? After a particular update or new app installed? Maybe after installing a 3rd-party keyboard, and you later deleted it? Or have you tried another keyboard to see if it continues?

Other than restarting, have you tried any resets on your iPad Air 2? Or have you spoken with Apple Get Support?

Cheers!

I have a similar problem on my iPad mini, latest version. I also type fast, and when I type anything that begins with “th” only the “h” shows. Yet I am 100% sure that when I type “the” it is clicking three times. I can’t find the problem documented but I see a lot of other posts where people are typing “he” for “the.”