unable to hear keyboard sounds

By Alicia Krage, 11 May, 2026

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iOS and iPadOS

This has been an issue for quite a while, I can't even remember when this first started. I'm curious if anyone experiences this or has a workaround, and maybe they finally fixed it in iOS 26.5. I guess we'll find out when it gets released.

Anyway, when I have keyboard sounds turned on, I can't hear them at all. They're very quiet if I'm using AirPods, but pretty much nonexistent when just using the phone without AirPods.

I'm not sure why this has been an issue for so long, and I know it's very minor compared to other bugs others have seen, I'm just curious if anyone else experiences this.

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By Tyler on Monday, May 11, 2026 - 14:41

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Keyboard sounds not playing is a known bug that Apple is aware of. In my experience, turning audio ducking off causes keyboard sounds to play as expected.

By Alicia Krage on Monday, May 11, 2026 - 15:04

I do have audio ducking turned off, just for reference.

By Angel Blessing on Monday, May 11, 2026 - 15:39

I ALSO HAVE AUDIO DUCKING TURNED OFF AND THE KEYBOARD CLICKS ARE SO QUIET THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ACTUALLY PRESSED THE LETTER, OR NUMBER, OR SYMBOL THAT YOU ARE NEDING TO USE.