Hi all,
I recently upgraded from an iPhone 13 Pro to a 16E. Since the change of device, I'm having a strange issue where the two-finger swipe left while using Braille Screen Input will delete multiple words rather than just the one word or, if you were half way through typing a word, deleting the dots you had just entered.
For example, lets say I type "Hello, this is just a test". Previously, a two-finger swipe left at the end of that sentence would delete the word "test", however I just tried this in Notes and it deleted "just a test". Sometimes it deletes two or three words at a time, sometimes it deletes the whole text.
I restored from backup and have verified that all my settings are exactly the same, including the two-finger swipe left gesture in the VoiceOver commands settings. The only new thing that I can think of is Apple Intelligence, but I tried disabling that and the issue remained.
Anyone else experienced this?
iPhone 16E running iOS 18.5. No betas installed, and yes I tried the obvious (restarting VoiceOver, rebooting the phone etc).
Comments
Screen Protector?
I am a daily user of Braille Screen Input and did not encounter this issue during my almost 6 weeks of using the iPhone 16e for review. The only thing I can think of, do you have a screen protector on the device? I am guessing no, but thought I would ask as screen protectors can cause issues with VoiceOver touch sensitivity in my experience.
Re: Deleting words
Swiping left with one finger deletes characters.
Swiping left with two fingers deletes words.
Any chance you're swiping left with two fingers? 😅
My suggestions
I’m not sure if you have a screen protector, but as Michael mentioned earlier, it could affect the sensitivity of your screen. If you do have one, you might want to try removing it. Also, I think it might help to calibrate your Braille screen input. I’ve found that after calibrating it, it works better. I don’t have this issue, and I use Braille screen input all the time. Hope this helps!