How to fix keyboard lag on iPhone

Some devices after upgrading to iOS 18 have experienced keyboard lag, which affects the ability to enter content on the iPhone. Below are some methods to fix the keyboard lag after upgrading to iOS 18.

Restart iPhone

First of all, you should try restarting your iPhone to fix existing errors on the device, including keyboard lag on iOS 18. You should also limit opening multiple applications at the same time, especially background applications. You should also free up iPhone storage to avoid device errors.

Remove third party keyboards

To open many keyboard types on iPhone, users will install other keyboard applications. But sometimes this keyboard application slows down the keyboard on iPhone.

You go to General Settings and then select Keyboard . Then you click on the Edit button in the top right corner of the interface and then click the red circle button to delete the third-party keyboard.

Reset iPhone keyboard

Old data from previous iOS versions can cause your iPhone keyboard to slow down when upgrading to iOS 18. Simply resetting the keyboard dictionary can fix that.

You go to General Settings then select Switch or reset then select Reset and press Reset keyboard dictionary .

Turn off background apps on iPhone

Having multiple apps open at the same time will eat up your iPhone's RAM. This can cause iPhone keyboard lag. Check and clear the apps running in the background on your device and turn off background mode on your iPhone.

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Turn off predictive text and autocorrect on iPhone

When updating to iOS 18, some errors may occur, affecting the keyboard. Therefore, you can turn off the predictive text feature and iPhone autocorrect.

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Enable Reduce Motion iPhone

Turning on Reduce Motion can solve the iPhone keyboard lag issue in iOS 18. It can optimize the performance of the user interface and can eliminate the lag issues caused by this issue.

Tap Accessibility and then tap Motion . Then enable the Reduce Motion setting .

Adjust iPhone keyboard settings

There may be some settings in the iPhone keyboard that cause the keyboard to slow down. So you should adjust, disable and then re-enable the iPhone keyboard settings.

Reset iPhone

If all the above methods do not work, you should consider restoring your iPhone to factory settings. This will definitely fix the slow keyboard problem on your iPhone, but it will erase the data on your iPhone. So you should back up your iPhone data to avoid losing your personal data.