iPad Keyboard Malfunction

1. The Keyboard Broke Down

I work on my iPad.
At some point, the plastic keycap on the 'ㅇ(d)' key disappeared. I don't even remember when it happened.
I was still managing by pressing the soft silicone dome underneath, but then that silicone piece came off too. Now I have to press hard—one tap doesn't work anymore.
Korean has so many 'ㅇ' sounds, making it extremely inconvenient.
This keyboard is an Apple product, integrated with the iPad. It has a stand on the back, and the front serves as both keyboard and cover—when you close it, the iPad turns off. I'm not sure what the exact model name is.

2. I Got a Keyboard

When I told my daughter about the broken keyboard, she gave me a Bluetooth keyboard and even connected it for me.
However, this keyboard only had English letters, no Korean characters. I kept making typos while typing, so I ended up using the broken keyboard again.
I told Claude, "The 'ㅇ' is missing, so please read as if it's there," and Claude said it was no problem.
Then Claude came up with a genius idea: "Keep the keyboard next to you and just press 'ㅇ' on that one!"
"You are Brilliant!"
I used the broken keyboard as my main one, pressing only 'ㅇ' on the keyboard my daughter gave me.
It's exhausting. The broken keyboard is a divine message telling me to rest.
So I decided to go to the Apple Store on Monday and rest over the weekend.

3. Siri is Silly

I intended to rest over the weekend, but without realizing it, I was extracting words from 2nd grade.
I was writing words in the notes app when Siri responded. I told Siri to take dictation.
I thought Siri was transcribing well, but I don’t remember exactly, so let me give an example. Say I needed to write ‘수염 (beard),’ but Siri wrote ‘수영 (swimming)’ instead.
“Not swimming, beard. Fix it to beard. You got it wrong, fix it.”
Siri didn’t correct it and just kept transcribing.
“Not swimming, beard. Fix it to beard. You got it wrong, fix it.”
No matter how many times I said it, Siri just kept writing it down.
So I said,
“Siri, you’re silly.”
And Siri transcribed that too.
“Siri, you’re silly.”
Then suddenly I realized I was extracting words from 6th grade. The new 6th grade textbooks come out in March, so since I pulled words from the old ones, I’ll have to throw it all away.
This is what happens when you ignore the divine message to rest on weekends.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

4. Writing on the Keyboard

My daughter saw me struggling with Siri.
"Siri is silly. Don't think of it like ChatGPT or Claude. Why aren't you using the keyboard?"
"I keep making typos, so I'm not using it."
My daughter came with a marker pen and wrote Korean characters below the English alphabet on each key. Each key had the alphabet on top, and there seemed to be space left below intentionally for writing something.
"Mom, now put something under the iPad to raise it up. Otherwise you'll get tech neck."
My younger daughter brought a pretty box.
"Mom, put the iPad on this. Mom, you're so stylish!"
I gave up on going to the Apple Store today.
I couldn't rest over the weekend, so I'm determined to rest today by writing blog posts. Wait, is this even resting?

5. The Keyboard Without a Command Key

In the end, I went to the Apple Store. They told me the iPad Pro integrated keyboard I had been using was discontinued and no longer available.
The Bluetooth keyboard my daughter gave me had no Command key, so I couldn’t copy or paste. And in iPad Settings Bluetooth, the keyboard showed as ‘Connected,’ but when I pressed the keys, nothing was typed. On top of that, the battery life was so short that it died quickly.
So I bought a Mac keyboard online. It’s a Keychron wired/wireless keyboard, and it has a Command key. Since it’s not an integrated model, there are actually some advantages. Because the iPad and keyboard aren’t attached, I can prop the iPad up high while I type.



Photo:The keyboard my daughter labeled with handwriting]