Spotlight Focus Bug: M4 iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard (iPadOS 26)
I’m trying to determine if my M4 iPad Pro has a hardware issue or if this is a known bug in iPadOS 26. I use Spotlight as my primary way to switch apps, and it’s become increasingly unreliable lately.
My Setup:
• Device: 13-inch iPad Pro M4 (2024)
• Accessory: Magic Keyboard
• Version: iPadOS 26.4
The Issue:
Randomly—and mostly just within the last month—Spotlight stops accepting text input.
I hit Command + Space and the Spotlight search bar appears as expected.
However, I cannot enter any text into the window. It’s as if the keyboard focus is stuck on the app behind the search bar.
The keyboard is still communicating with the OS, because I can successfully close the Spotlight window by hitting Command + Space again or pressing Escape.
It seems like a software focus hand-off issue rather than a hardware disconnect, but it’s happening often enough to become a distraction.
Is anyone else experiencing this? Trying to narrow down if this is a widespread iPadOS 26 bug.