German umlauts are no longer available when holding keys a, o, or u

Somehow when holding keys a, o, or u the umlauts and other symbols that were available are no longer there. Instead, it types a line of letters which I press.

Tried on different keyboards - US, ABC, ABC extended.

I know there is another way with [option} + u, but it's inconvenient

Thank you for help

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Dec 2, 2022 3:00 PM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2022 9:08 AM

Nato4ka_swa wrote:

Somehow when holding keys a, o, or u the umlauts and other symbols that were available are no longer there. Instead, it types a line of letters which I press.

Common fixes for this:


+Make sure your Key Repeat rate is not set to off.


+Make sure you do not have Webroot installed.


+Open Terminal app and type


defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true


and then return and restart.

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Dec 3, 2022 9:08 AM in response to Nato4ka_swa

Nato4ka_swa wrote:

Somehow when holding keys a, o, or u the umlauts and other symbols that were available are no longer there. Instead, it types a line of letters which I press.

Common fixes for this:


+Make sure your Key Repeat rate is not set to off.


+Make sure you do not have Webroot installed.


+Open Terminal app and type


defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true


and then return and restart.

Dec 2, 2022 5:50 PM in response to Nato4ka_swa

Start with this of M1 or M2 Mac...


Start up a Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Shut Down.

After your Mac shuts down, wait 10 seconds.

Press and hold the power button on your Mac until the startup options window appears showing available startup disks and Options.

Select a startup disk.

Press and hold the Shift key, click Continue in Safe Mode, then release the Shift key.

To leave safe mode, restart your Mac normally, without pressing and holding any keys during startup.

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