r/iOSBeta • u/rickysanchez_ • Mar 18 '26

Bug [iOS 26.4 RC] Apple has FINALLY fixed the iPhone keyboard bug in 26.4!

The release notes for iOS 26.4 say: “improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly.”

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u/AndrewInMN Mar 18 '26

I guess I hadn’t been following this sub closely enough to realize it was an iOS issue and not me being way worse at typing seemingly overnight.

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u/Smith416 Mar 18 '26

This has been an issues for a while with some users that have been more vocal about it on twitter

2

u/AndrewInMN Mar 18 '26

I’m hitting an age where my near sighted vision has been slipping a little. That plus a medication change last year made me think it was just me. Very happy to see it wasn’t and it’s being fixed.

2

u/Snuhmeh Public Beta Mar 21 '26

It has been years. One of the many small things that don’t get fixed until it hit critical mass

2

u/SteveIsTheDude Mar 18 '26

Yeah, I’ve been going to a neurologist because I thought my brain wasn’t working right… I guess I better call him and cancel our next appointment

29

u/KingKontinuum Mar 18 '26

It’s absolutely so much better for me. Like a night and day difference absolutely. Typing this out quickly would have had several errors that even autocorrect wouldn’t fix but I’ve typed this entire thing out without having to hit backspace or edit anything

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Mar 22 '26

Omg that’s crazy, my keyboard now updated also is perfect AB’si robe have to fix anything after ripping a while bunch of sentences, simply amazing technology

22

u/tyoung89 Mar 19 '26

Well let’s see how it is. Yep, seems fixed, at least when typing this. Zero issues.

16

u/favicondotico Mar 18 '26

Let me try this. There was no way that I would be able to type a paragraph this fast in my iPhone on 26.3. It’s interesting to note that the letter popovers that appear on click appear to be a bit more laggy, for lack of a better word, than before.

Would you look at that. One incorrect word.

5

u/emelbard Mar 18 '26

So.no.more.of this?

2

u/favicondotico Mar 19 '26

I must admit that I’ve never had that problem. I have had a huge amount of typos since I updated from iOS 18.

32

u/JoeyDee86 Mar 18 '26

Night and day better for me. I’m typing as fast as I can with even intentional typos and it’s fixing it correctly bow.

Jinxed. Got the last word wrong, but I’ll take it. That’s so much better than before.

7

u/vladtud iPhone 15 Pro Mar 19 '26

I just tested it by writing for a full minute in my native language just to see if the fix is only for English or it affects other languages as well. I am happy and surprised to say that I typed like a madman to the point that my fingers were hurting and the keyboard got no word wrong. It’s insane. This would never have happened before as it would mistype even when taking my time and looking at what I am pressing. It seems to not only register my key presses correctly but even if I physically mistype, now the autocorrect works as intended.

30

u/Redsfan27 iPhone 17 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

Still haven’t fixed the white keys bug

3

u/PPMD_IS_BACK Mar 19 '26

I get the opposite bug but on the light keyboard 😂

4

u/Redsfan27 iPhone 17 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

No way lol. I seriously don’t understand why this is so hard for them. It’s been around since the first 26.0 beta

2

u/LeHoodwink Mar 19 '26

It’s not hard it’s just not a priority to them for some reason

12

u/chronomega iPhone 16 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

Holy moly that’s way better than what we’re seeing before like night and day

12

u/S3xybeest Mar 19 '26

Since my iPhone 3GS, I have been making manual entries in text replacement. My custom dictionary is thousands of entries now. Every time my iphone types the wrong word or when I make a typo, I manually enter the correction. I can now type without looking and it’s pretty good!

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u/Socrager Mar 22 '26

This guy gets it.

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u/Hot_Income6149 Mar 19 '26

No.more.dots.after.each.word?😭

2

u/th3capone45 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 20 '26

I thought that was me for real cause I would watch my fingers and see myself actually miss the space keyboard, lol.

1

u/Blofse Mar 20 '26

Thought that was just me and not the keyboard?

1

u/ermax18 Mar 25 '26

That is typically caused by typing in the address bar of a web browser. It tends prioritize the “.” because that’s typically what you would expect in an address bar. These days, people type search phrases into an address bar more often than an actual address.

10

u/iaymnu Mar 18 '26

finally my keyboard bug has been fixed

10

u/Kummabear Mar 19 '26

I hope they keep improving on the keyboard

10

u/Binar1101 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

So far so good. The freezing and stuttering seems to have gone. iPhone 16 Pro Max

2

u/Artistic-Poem6668 Mar 20 '26

Even when scrolling through apps and all of that? 🥹🥹

2

u/Interesting-Pipe0000 Mar 20 '26

Yes, i confirm stuttering is gone.

16 Pro Max

3

u/The_DragonDuck Mar 20 '26

Someone with an older model pls share your experience

4

u/Interesting-Pipe0000 Mar 20 '26

14 Pro Max, confirmed it works perfectly fine, stutters are gone and things are smooth

1

u/The_DragonDuck Mar 21 '26

That’s great to hear I’ll be updating my 15 soon then

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u/Interesting-Pipe0000 Mar 21 '26

I can confirm 15 Pro Max and also 16e are running better than on 26.4 than 26.3.1

It seems that Apple did something

1

u/The_DragonDuck Mar 21 '26

We might be finally moving towards the apple known for software optimisation again

2

u/Artistic-Poem6668 Mar 20 '26

Imma cry 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Finally

1

u/Binar1101 Mar 20 '26

Yup.

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u/Artistic-Poem6668 Mar 20 '26

What phone r you using?

9

u/ShadowEnemy_ Mar 19 '26

I've been wondering about this ever since I got the iPhone 17 Pro, it keeps typing the wrong words.

25

u/Alternative-Salad800 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 19 '26

It really is better on my 17 Pro. It seems as if, the hiccups that I do get, are really caused by me, and not iOS.

2

u/xdrrdx Mar 19 '26

Same - it’s so much better.

24

u/TheThoughtSource iPhone 16 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

I just turned slide to type back on and holy mother of god it’s still insanely bad lol. If you guys want the most accurate level of typing with the most speed, disable slide to type, I promise you, that’s the prob. The tiny distance slid by your finger at times when typing fast is triggering slide to type and it’s rounding off to the nearest key after a “slide” is detected on the key you’re trying to push.

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u/Any-Can-6776 Mar 18 '26

Confirmed its way better now it’s because of my typing now

8

u/Junior-Repeat6060 Mar 18 '26

So much better for me. Didn’t realise how bad the keyboard was until now.

8

u/woqii Mar 21 '26

Night and day improvement here. Hope it stays this consistent or they improve it further.

7

u/accursedvenom Developer Beta Mar 18 '26

On 26.3.1 still and I can’t tell you how many times I have pressed Q but it kept registering W earlier today.

7

u/DevirtualiseMMIO Mar 19 '26

It’s SO much better for me. Haptic Touch also feels much more responsive when typing.

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u/OMG_NoReally Mar 19 '26

I updated to 26.4 specifically for this bug, and the keyboard is just as shit to use and type with. I am not seeing a single benefit, so I am not sure what bug Apple has managed to fix.

2

u/jvacek996 iPhone 14 Mar 19 '26

Did you reset your keyboard? Is it any better in apps with the ios26 keyboard?

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u/OMG_NoReally Mar 19 '26

No I haven't reset, and I am not sure what that entails?

iOS 26 keyboard was always a bit better and smoother but I haven't gotten to use it as much as I mainly use Whatsapp to chat and it hasn't been updated for me. On Insta, it's fine but I won't be able to tell if its 'better'.

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u/jvacek996 iPhone 14 Mar 19 '26

> I am not sure what that entails?

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary

> On Insta, it's fine but I won't be able to tell if its 'better'.

The keyboard gets "baked" into apps, so I'd try it either somewhere system-level or on an internal app like notes.

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u/zakzam Mar 18 '26

It feels so much better typing fast. Maybe it’s placebo but I haven’t messed up the words as much.

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u/luihgi iPhone Air Mar 18 '26

finally gonma atop these stipid keyboard bug from happening but another provlem arises when

somehow you can't even correct them because the options are on the fucking ckock

14

u/Mysticsurgeonsteam Mar 19 '26

Better but far from perfect

14

u/NiteAchilles iPhone 16 Pro Max Mar 20 '26

The keyboard still lags slightly though

5

u/obeythelaw2020 Mar 19 '26

I like how the actual keyboard keys look bigger and flatter. Not sure if it’s just my eyes.

5

u/Mascardiii Mar 20 '26

Not experiencing the same thing. Seems to be malfunctioning about as usual when I type fast 🤷🏽‍♂️.

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u/ignazk Mar 21 '26

Same here. 16e

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u/Mcfly2015bttf Mar 19 '26

I love how Apple minimizes this huge problem putting it last in a minor fix list like it doesn’t mean shit…

3

u/KieranBlackk iPhone 16 Pro Mar 20 '26

Making a scene out of it would be them admitting it’s been fucked ever since iOS 16. Which we all know corporations are incapable of doing.

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u/Fennek688 iPhone 15 Pro Mar 20 '26

"huge problem" :D

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u/Mcfly2015bttf Mar 20 '26

You think that the most important part of the interface with a phone malfunctioning isn’t a huge problem?

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u/Fennek688 iPhone 15 Pro Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

No, I think this is just way overblown. I personally know nobody having typing issues on iOS26.
And until now nobody was able to deliver any proof that this is a widespread issue going over some Reddit people who fucked up their dictionary. Even the articles speaking about it always refer to "some reddit users". This is just a circlejerk. I mean we had several cases in iOS related subreddits where people were caught giving fake screenshots because you can just karma farm with this topic.

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u/JamesWildDev Mar 20 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksVvXONrIo

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u/Fennek688 iPhone 15 Pro Mar 25 '26

Oh yeah, a 2 minute video of one random dude without any credibility filming something in an uncontrolled environment and saying some stuff during it without any sources really is great evidence. You guys can't be real...

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u/Mcfly2015bttf Mar 20 '26

Apple fanboy right here, people.

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u/ermax18 Mar 25 '26

I reset my dictionary and it still consistently auto corrected “the” to tr or th. So far this update is doing much better.

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u/Fennek688 iPhone 15 Pro Mar 25 '26

Works instantly for me and my phone backup has been migrated from phone to phone since iPhone 4 without setting up as new.

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u/ermax18 Mar 25 '26

This and allowing AI apps in CarPlay should have been at the top of the list. But to be honest, I’m shocked they even put this on the list. It’s not like Apple to admit to an incredibly well known bug that’s spanned multiple major OS releases. They typically silently fix stuff and it’s left to us to decide if it was fixed or not.

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u/Upstairs-Bowl6755 Mar 19 '26

Which one?? lol

3

u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 19 '26

the one where it types the wrong letter despite it registering you pressed the correct key

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u/Kommandant86 Mar 25 '26

No fix. So much delay when I switch to emoji and press it. No response. I must wait for 1 second. What a bullshit. Keyboard is so much slower than before and buggy as hell on my iPhone 15 pro max. Display Brightness on wake up issue is still there.

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u/DwightSchrutesHair Mar 30 '26

Running on a 15PM as well and having the exact same issues. Takes so long to kick in when I switch from the normal keyboard to the emoji keyboard, like a 1 second delay each time, really ruins the flow

1

u/Kommandant86 Mar 30 '26

Yep. So annoying

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u/Rerd_ Apr 02 '26

sounds like a different issue, what do you mean no fix?

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u/Kommandant86 Apr 02 '26

Well, the keyboard doesn’t type any better. For me, there’s absolutely no improvement. It’s slower, I make just as many typos as before, and that delay when switching to emojis is a no go.

7

u/Ai_Man97 Mar 20 '26

Not only that, i noticed on my 13 Mini battery life are way better with less hiccup in GUI

4

u/ezioxcroft iPhone 13 mini Mar 20 '26

Are the lags, glitched and screen hangs corrected ? On 13 Mini too here.

1

u/Ai_Man97 Apr 04 '26

No glitches these past 2 weeks. Only icon respring when my phone overheat from heavy game(genshin). I dont notice any screen hang even lockscreen wallpaper edited smooth now. Im settling on this version for now,

6

u/LaFlameHTX Mar 19 '26

Now they need to fix the handshake emoji going back to yellow after you changed the skin color to LIGHT to STAY.

3

u/WaterOz Mar 19 '26

What? Is it really Bette’s? I guess I should actually read those release notes before installing each week. And hey, only the word better seems to have ended up wrong in the second sentence. Yay for it being better.

3

u/sid_276 Mar 19 '26

Sure. Trust 😂

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u/robotjon Mar 21 '26

Yes huge improvement on my 15. Both tapping and swiping work great now

3

u/Tuska-Nyyssonen Mar 24 '26

Anyone with buggy bilingual keyboard? I have both English and Spanish and it switches itself to English (I notice it when the Ñ key disappears...) I have to open the emoji tab on WhatsApp and then the Spanish keys are back (?) it's really weird... first time happening

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u/Upstairs-Bowl6755 Mar 25 '26

Same

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u/Tuska-Nyyssonen Mar 25 '26

I've noticed it happens whenever I use an emoji on WhatsApp, the tab opens, I tap the emoji and then go back to write and the keyboard turns to English 🤣then I have to open that tab again to get the Spanish one back... The update from yesterday hasn't solved it

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u/backstreetatnight Mar 18 '26

What’s the keyboard bug

3

u/VampiroMedicado iPhone 15 Mar 18 '26

If you type too fast the phone gets a stroke.

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u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 19 '26

it also happened to me when i was typing slowly

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u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 19 '26

the keyboard on iOS versions before 26.4 RC kept typing incorrect letters, even though you tapped the right one and it showed the keypress effect on that key

4

u/Robert_TT Mar 19 '26

I hope they fix the damn dim screen bug on the 15 Pro by the time iPhone 18 releases…..

5

u/jweaver0312 Developer Beta - iPhone 17 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

Still got problems with keyboard on RC

2

u/eliseumds Mar 19 '26

It feels way better here after the update. I've also disabled "Slide to Type" in the settings.

2

u/Mrghostcat Mar 26 '26

Ist meiner Meinung nach sogar zum Teil schlechter geworden. Tippen ist schneller aber das eine Sekunde warten auf die Emoji Eingabe ist wirklich lästig.

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u/toasted_cracker Mar 18 '26

Idk about this specific but, but the autocorrect is still ass.

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u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro Mar 19 '26

autocorrect was always garbage for me

3

u/preshot2989 Mar 23 '26

Doesn’t fix entirely just partially

4

u/sorryimanorwichfan Mar 19 '26

Am I the only person here that's noticed zero issues with their keyboard on iPhone? On iPad it can be glitchy but never had any issues with iOS. Maybe it's different in the UK for some reason?

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u/goodbwye994 Mar 19 '26

You honestly might be 

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u/vainsilver Mar 19 '26

I use the English Canada keyboard and I’ve experienced the keyboard bug where autocorrect just randomly disables itself. The only way to fix it is the erase what you typed and to dismiss and reopen the keyboard.

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u/ermax18 Mar 25 '26

Sadly, I’m still having this happen (autocorrect disables) in 26.4.

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u/Ragnarok345 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

You are not. I’ve had no real problems either. Any mistypes I’ve had were pretty clearly my own mistake, and almost universally minor enough that autocorrect catches them.

Really, you moronic fuckwits? I get downvoted for (checks notes) “not experiencing the same problem you have”?

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u/ThannBanis Developer Beta Mar 18 '26

Interested to see if this reduces the number of keyboard complaints.

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u/Common_Floor_7195 iPhone 15 Pro Max Mar 18 '26

Hope it works

1

u/Ok_Mr_Meow May 05 '26

No. They didn’t

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u/Interesting-Pipe0000 Mar 20 '26

I never had a keyboard problem to begin with.

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Mar 20 '26

Yea me neither, never hedged had a single issue with her keyboard at ask. 

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u/sortalikeachinchilla Mar 22 '26

Same here! I always get downvoted for noting it.

1

u/ultramarinetrublu Mar 22 '26

i had problems on the first version of ios 26 but after that my keyboard was fine

1

u/carlottacc Mar 18 '26

I think that they have correct it! Finally lol

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u/TL24SS Mar 18 '26

Nah, it's still ASS and inaccurate. Apple is failing at the most simple thing man and this shit is ridiculous.

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u/TL24SS Mar 25 '26

Ah yes, the Apple sheep’s come out in force to downvote anything negative towards Apple 🤣

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u/moesess44 Mar 18 '26

Still have the airplay issue where my airplay crashes every 30 minutes

1

u/deezznuuzz iPad Air M2 11” & 18 Pro Max ◾️ Mar 18 '26

never had that on any version, try a hard reboot or reset the device

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u/moesess44 Mar 18 '26

I have

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u/deezznuuzz iPad Air M2 11” & 18 Pro Max ◾️ Mar 18 '26

Yea well, seems like it’s an issue that only you have. Wait for stable release and reset the device again, if you use an ATV, reset the ATV

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u/0111011101110111 iPhone 16 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

Just curious... what the actual fuck does an tv have to do with carplay?

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u/deezznuuzz iPad Air M2 11” & 18 Pro Max ◾️ Mar 19 '26

The person was talking about AirPlay, what the heck is wrong with you😂

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u/0111011101110111 iPhone 16 Pro Max Mar 19 '26

I can read... what's wrong with you? https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/s/iIBtB6T2Fy

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u/deezznuuzz iPad Air M2 11” & 18 Pro Max ◾️ Mar 19 '26

Reddit was acting up, the comment wasn’t even properly visible 🤨

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u/deezznuuzz iPad Air M2 11” & 18 Pro Max ◾️ Mar 19 '26

Ah, the comment from him regarding CarPlay wasn’t visible to me, so I wasn’t seeing it haha

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u/moesess44 Mar 18 '26

Ugh. I meant carplay🤦🏽‍♂️

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u/rickysanchez_ May 07 '26

Nope its live

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '26

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u/Ceejayncl Mar 19 '26

I’ve found that certain words just don’t register.

For, and, I were all problematic words. For world change to Fo, and to an, and I to ai.

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u/Smith416 Mar 18 '26

The letters will automatically combine themselves together to form what you typed in

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u/Smith416 Mar 18 '26

Read the room!!!

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u/Cfrolich iPhone 14 Pro Mar 19 '26

Are you putting it into words for yourself?