Issues with keyboards and VoiceOver on IPad

By daybreaker, 21 March, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

I have an IPad and I use it a lot. It is an IPad 10 generation.
Lately I have had an issue where the keyboard layout seems to have changed. I am using the swedish layout on the keyboard but it is like my VoiceOver uses the English layout resulting in commands working differently, like for example VO+ the minus sign in the keyboard, to the left of the right shift key, used to perform a magic tap. Instead, and I used VO help to confirm this, it gives a slash symbol. This does not happen when I write either.
Is there a way to fix this? It wasn’t like this before and I have not updated my IPad recently.

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By daybreaker on Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 00:46

I just unpaired the keyboard from my IPad and now it still shows the same result. The weird thing is that I only have one layout and that is the Swedish layout in my keyboard settings.

By Dennis Long on Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 00:46

If you change it to the English layout does it work as expected?
Are you on the Beta?
If you are on the beta submit a feedback report and include a screen recording. Remember to turn off Screen Curtain.
If you aren't on the beta I would do a screen recording remember to turn off screen curtain. I would explain exactly what the issue is and send an email to
[email protected]

By daybreaker on Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 02:46

My IPad is in English but it is the Swedish layout I have issues with. Earlier it worked just fine and I have had it for two months which is why I am so surprised that this is acting that way. How do I change layout between my keyboards, for example when I am wanting to type in English? Maybe that could help.

By Dennis Long on Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 02:46

I'm going off the top of my head.
1 go to settings.
2 go to general.
3 go to keyboard. Add keyboard then add English for default keyboard select English.

By daybreaker on Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 09:46

I know how to add keyboards but there is supposed to be a keyboard shortcut to switch different keyboards.

By daybreaker on Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 19:46

That solved the problem. It looks like I used the English layout instead of the Swedish.
I have my IPad in English so had both the English and Swedish keyboards and it probably got switched.