Keyboard Suddenly Won't Appear — Can't Type on iPhone

Yeah, I had that problem awhile back & had to reset the phone. P!I!T!A!!!

Try the following:

1. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
2. Under the 'Keyboards, Heading', it should read, "Keyboards (2) button".
3. Regardless of the number, double tap here and then double tap 'Add new keyboard, button'.
4. Add whatever you want, even if it is one you already have, i.e. English (US).
- Note: You can choose English (US) and then the 'Qwertz' layout, which essentially swaps the 'z' and 'y' keys.
5. Save and exit, go into a text field and see if your Keyboard pops up.

Really hope this helps you out. 😅

Hi. I had this problem a few months ago, iPhone 15 pro IOS 17.

When I one finger double tap and do not hear VoiceOver telling me the cursor position, I move focus to the edit box and one finger tap and hold until I get a haptic bump (one second or so). If I still don't hear VoiceOver telling me where the cursor is located, I move focus to the edit box again and do the one finger double tap again.

I didn't have to take these steps often. Usually once straightened things out. the main thing is to be sure to select the edit box by moving focus to it and only then doing the one finger double tap.

Why not move your finger to said edit field, then (while holding said finger in place) tap once with another finger? Might seem tedious, but if it works. . . .

This fixed it for me once: Connecting a hardware keyboard, in my case an Apple Magic Keyboard, then disconnecting it again. It seems the event of a hardware keyboard going away does the trick.

And yet, if that's what was needed, then so be it. 🫤

To hide and unhide a keyboard while in an edit field, double tap and hold and voice should say keyboard hidden or keyboard shown

Hi guys. It's kind of hard to get this to work in Safari, but if you switched to your Messages app, go to the edit field, then double tap and hold followed by a swipe down your keyboard should be visible again. HTH!🙌🤟