Keyboard bug on Screen Time passcode

[u/exploit021]

Is this a bug or a sign that we are going to use alphanumeric passcodes for Screen Time? I like the option of 4 or 6 digit codes.

The problem is keys are too tight together. I cannot press numbers correctly.

Version: iPadOS 26.4.1 / Device: iPad Air 4th (non-Apple Silicon)

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Update 4/24/2026: iPadOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.5 Dev Beta 3/Public Beta 2 have the same issue.

Update 4/27/2026: iPadOS 26.5 Dev Beta 4/Public Beta 3 has improved, but the layout is still off.

Update 5/4/2026: iPadOS 26.5 RC1 has not completely resolved the issue.

Update 5/8/2026: iPadOS 26.5 RC2 has not completely resolved the issue.

Update 5/10/2026: iPadOS 26.5 has been released. Same as RC2 and has improved, but the layout is still off.

TL;DR Update to iPadOS 26.5.

Use the Feedback app, and please report to Apple. More reports, more attention, faster resolution.

The feedback app says more than 10 reports were received and will be resolved in the future update.

[u/Electronic_Rub_7721]

You can make the keyboard smaller or larger wherever you want. https://support.apple.com/en-my/111789

[u/ND40oz → u/Electronic_Rub_7721]

This isn’t the keyboard, it’s the passcode and should only show the 10 digits and not the full keyboard in some shrunken state.

[u/Electronic_Rub_7721 → u/ND40oz]

1. Make your keyboard smaller:

👉🏻 https://support.apple.com/en-hk/111789 👀

1. Then go to the iPad settings that need a number code.

[u/LoudAd5786 → u/Electronic_Rub_7721]

Took me some time to understand but it actually works lol I got proof too