Microsoft Word on iOS unable to enter text using a Bluetooth keyboard reliably

By SSWFTW, 26 March, 2024

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iOS and iPadOS

This problem is happening on my colleagues phone as well as my own. When using the Microsoft Word app on our phones, mine a 15+ and his 15 pro, we are unable to enter text reliably with a Bluetooth keyboard if we go any faster than typing a few words per minute. It seems that if you are typing quickly every few words a character or two will be missing. Does anyone else use Microsoft Word on iPhone and see this problem? Or do you use it without a problem? This problem seems to be happening with multiple kind of Bluetooth keyboard so I don't think it is specific to that.

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By Kelly Sapergia on Friday, March 22, 2024 - 14:49

I've also experienced this behavior, including characters not being entered at random. The app even crashed when I tried writing a document a few days ago after an update came out that I hoped would solve the problem. This has occurred in both the Microsoft 365 and standalone Word apps.

By Ollie on Friday, March 22, 2024 - 14:49

Last i checked, IOS is not included in the accessibility support documentation on microsoft, IE, I don't think there is official support for voiceover being used with word on IOS.

By Dennis Long on Friday, March 22, 2024 - 14:49

I can confirm this bad behavior.