if you have Safari configured so that its address bar is at the top of the screen, you cannot use a Bluetooth keyboard or braille display's keyboard to enter text in to the address bar

Category
Safari
Severity
Moderate

Description

With VoiceOver running and a Bluetooth keyboard or braille keyboard connected, go to settings>Safari, and under the Tabs heading, change this to Single Tab. Now, Nnvigate to Safari's address bar and attempt to type in it. You will find that with either input method, it does not work.

Steps to reproduce

1. with VoiceOver running and a Bluetooth keyboard or braille keyboard connected, go to settings>Safari, and under the Tabs heading, change this to Single Tab.
2. Navigate to Safari's address bar and attempt to type in it. You will find that with either input method, it does not work.

Bug First Encountered

iOS/iPadOS 15.0

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone

How often the bug occurs

Always

Workaround

Set the Safari tabs setting to Tab Bar.

Apple feedback #

FB9666616

Status

Fixed

Fixed In

iOS/iPadOS 15.2

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