Black keyboard pops up and gets stuck

[twerppoet]

Whoa, good catch. It is the Spotlight keyboard. I use it so seldom I never noticed.

 

[sdamon]

Whoa, good catch. It is the Spotlight keyboard. I use it so seldom I never noticed.

Some of what has been said above lost me. However, I have had same issue, off and on for past 6months or more. I also use a Zagg Keyboard. I had this issue a few months back but then it went away until recently. That said, I just recently had to reset my Ipad because my SIM card failed. The "black" keyboard has now started coming up randomly for me. I did what was suggested above, by unclicking the Spotlight search and Bing Web results. However, I just looked over at my Ipad and in the time it took me to sign up for this forum and start writing my comments, the black keypad appeared again. 80% of the time I can hit the "Keyboard" button on my Zagg once or many times and I get the black keypad to go away, sometimes I have to go as far as resetting my Ipad.

 

[sdamon]

Some of what has been said above lost me. However, I have had same issue, off and on for past 6months or more. I also use a Zagg Keyboard. I had this issue a few months back but then it went away until recently. That said, I just recently had to reset my Ipad because my SIM card failed. The "black" keyboard has now started coming up randomly for me. I did what was suggested above, by unclicking the Spotlight search and Bing Web results. However, I just looked over at my Ipad and in the time it took me to sign up for this forum and start writing my comments, the black keypad appeared again. 80% of the time I can hit the "Keyboard" button on my Zagg once or many times and I get the black keypad to go away, sometimes I have to go as far as resetting my Ipad.

Correction - Not Resetting Ipad but rather "Rebooting"

 

[GPV]

This happens to me all the time, with three different ipads(3s and 4s). It is so frustrating.... even after rebooting, the fix is very short lived. Can't wait to have a fix for this

 

[Rob14erGuy]

I have the exact problem with my iPad and I also have a Zagg keyboard. It seems this must be related to that external keyboard.
The only other thing I can add is that this problem happens after I download an app and lasts for a day or so then seems to go away until I get a new app. Then it starts all over again!

 

[MrsRinkyDink]

This has been happening for awhile. I've tried looking up the solution but it's never quite exactly what is happening.

For no reason, out of the blue, a black keyboard will pop up across my screen - usually at the most inopportune times, and it won't close. Hitting the keyboard button is futile.

I have to click off the screen, click back on, so it will go back to my home screen (black keyboard still present). Then I swipe above it so it asks for my security code - and the keyboard goes away to allow me to type it in. (thankfully)

I adore my ipad. We have 4 iphones/ipads in this house. But I gotta say, these new iOS updates are turning my iPad into something that reminds me of a PC. Not good.

Me too!!! Having the same exact problem. It was doing this awhile back then suddenly stopped and now it is doing it again. So irritating. I thought the recent update fixed this bug. I guess not.

 

[MrsRinkyDink]

I have the exact problem with my iPad and I also have a Zagg keyboard. It seems this must be related to that external keyboard.
The only other thing I can add is that this problem happens after I download an app and lasts for a day or so then seems to go away until I get a new app. Then it starts all over again!

I have a Kensington keyboard and I am having the same problem.

 

[twerppoet]

It won't hurt to try un-pairing your bluetooth keyboard, doing a reset on the iPad, then re-pairing the keyboard. I have no idea if this will help, but if it's some glitch causing the issue it has a fair chance of working, and it's easy enough to try.

Reset: Hold down the home and power button until the Apple logo appears.

 

[Rob14erGuy]

It won't hurt to try un-pairing your bluetooth keyboard, doing a reset on the iPad, then re-pairing the keyboard. I have no idea if this will help, but if it's some glitch causing the issue it has a fair chance of working, and it's easy enough to try.

Reset: Hold down the home and power button until the Apple logo appears.

Yes, doing this reset fixes the problem.
I use my ZAGG keyboard all the time but the mysterious black keyboard only shows up when I download a new app. Now, I simply turn Bluetooth and my keyboard off when I type my password in for downloading an app and then turn it on again afterwards. This method keeps the black keyboard from showing up again.

 

[Goodomens]

Just had this on our ipad mini. The power button is stuck so we cant reset it. But I managed to get search on it and typed in safari...the keyboard vanished then thank fully!

 

[NavyResGirl]

This has been happening for awhile. I've tried looking up the solution but it's never quite exactly what is happening.

For no reason, out of the blue, a black keyboard will pop up across my screen - usually at the most inopportune times, and it won't close. Hitting the keyboard button is futile.

I have to click off the screen, click back on, so it will go back to my home screen (black keyboard still present). Then I swipe above it so it asks for my security code - and the keyboard goes away to allow me to type it in. (thankfully)

I adore my ipad. We have 4 iphones/ipads in this house. But I gotta say, these new iOS updates are turning my iPad into something that reminds me of a PC. Not good.

I just fixed my mom's from doing the same thing and it hasn't come back:

Settings
General
Scroll down to: Keyboard
Toggle off Split Keyboard (appears to have gotten turned on during the last iOS update).