topic Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update? in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

_____ — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:04:12 GMT

Updated to the latest Field Maps today, and now integer fields display this tiny numerical keyboard, but it's the worst user experience ever.

When I click into an integer input, then the tiny keyboard will display for a second, but it seems like the large keyboard or the footer at the bottom tries to open too, and then they both just close. So, then I click into the input for a second time and sometimes the tiny keyboard will display fine, but other times no keyboard displays at all. So then I need to click into another input and back into it again!

This is not a good user experience at all. The tiny keyboard makes filling out the form very difficult. It also covers the inputs way too much. You can't even see what you're entering.

Is this by design? I sure hope not!

Any idea how I can disable this tiny numerical keyboard for our users?

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ColinLawrence — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:05:44 GMT

Hello, thank you for reaching out about this. The team is aware of this and is investigating. Although the small format keyboard is expected for integer type fields, the inconsistent behavior with when/where it appears is not. It seems to be specific to devices running iOS 26.x. Can you confirm what device this happens on and its OS version?

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

_____ — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:57:48 GMT

@ColinLawrence

My iPad is running:

iOS: v26.3 (however, other employees are on various 26.X versions)

Field Maps: v26.1.0.2533

Here's a screen recording better showing these issues:

(view in My Videos)

How is it this bad? Maybe your developers need a Claude Code subscription so it can do it correctly for them the first time!

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ColinLawrence — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:30 GMT

Thank you for those details. If you want to keep closer tabs on this I would suggest reaching out to esri support and getting a BUG logged. That way you can get notified of any updates to the BUG.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

jtmouw_NCDOT — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:01:47 GMT

absolutely horrible addition, extremely frustrating functionality. I understand the idea but it should not be blocking the form.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

_____ — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:54 GMT

Thanks for that suggestion @ColinLawrence but I don't really have time for all of that, and unfortunately, ESRI doesn't pay me to be a beta tester for them.

But feel free to log it yourself if you want – I'm sure there’s going to be MANY more complaints about this because it's so bad and unusable.

How this was able to get through ESRI’s “testing” is beyond me.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

_____ — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:18:40 GMT

It is indeed very, very, very badly implemented.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ColinLawrence — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:20:30 GMT

I put in a BUG with support for this so those that are impacted can be attached and track the status. If you provide your contact information I can add you or reach out to Support and mention the following:

BUG-000183302 - Numeric keyboard can block field input on iPads in ArcGIS Field Maps 26.1.0

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

_____ — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:28:23 GMT

Fantastic! I will say that the keyboard blocking the inputs is just one of the issues, the even bigger issue, in my opinion, is that the keyboard doesn't stay open. If you watch the video I attached, you'll see that I have to click into the inputs 2 to 3 times just to get the keyboard to stay open. It never stays open on the first click. It's extremely annoying.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ChristopherCounsell — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:27:38 GMT

Thanks @ColinLawrence. This issue is impacting us as well and we tend to get a lot of feedback from users when the UI is funky.

For anyone else encountering these issues - please ensure you're contacting technical support and getting attached to the bug. It's the primary way Esri tracks the impact of issues and prioritizes fixes. You should always be going to support when you come across bug listings on the community forum!

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

Cope31290 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:49:13 GMT

I hope its fixed soon, it is so much slower and very frustrating. I don't know how this update made it through any kind of test.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ToddJohnson — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:28:56 GMT

I have also been getting complaints from many end-users. The keypad blocking the form, especially the field they are trying to modify, has been the biggest complaint.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ShoNuff — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:06:45 GMT

Thanks for bringing this up! It is very frustrating for us here.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

PaulBarton — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:23:53 GMT

Agreed, this new keyboard for numeric entries is absolutely atrocious and has significantly slowed our data collection down.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

jameslockeocl — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:18:10 GMT

My field crews are also facing difficulty with this new feature.

Re: Is this tiny numerical keyboard "feature" part of the recent Field Maps update?

ColinLawrence — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:04:31 GMT

I wanted to provide an update in this thread for everyone. The numerical popup added with iOS 26 will be reverted in the next Field Maps update (26.1.2) until the team can find a way to better handle how/where it appears while entering attributes. For now, the full keyboard will display again regardless of field type.