Users complained this wasn't obvious enough and led to mistakenly typing the wrong letter case and wasting time having to delete and re-write

Apple has bowed to the demands of its users and finally announced a tiny but significant change in its keyboard.

The electronics giant has altered the on-screen keyboard so that when shift is pressed the entire range of letters will show in uppercase. When shift is off, all letters will show in lower case.

Until now, the only indicator as to whether you were using upper or lower case letters was a change in the shift key arrow from black to gray - something that wasn't particularly obvious.

The change signals an end to the frustration at having to delete letters because you mistakenly typed an upper case when you wanted a lower case, and vice versa.

The electronics giants have altered the on-screen keyboard so when shift is pressed - the letters will appear in upper or lower case - showing what you will be writing for the first time. It will end a lot of frustration for users who constantly had to check whether caps lock was on before typing

Previously the shift key arrow would only turn black or gray to let you know if you were typing in capital or lowercase letters

The update was revealed during the release of a new beta for the iOS 9 operating system for iPads and iPhones.

It was one of the most common modification requests by gadget lovers when iOS7 and iOS8 were in the works, but developers never incorporated the idea.

The beta version was released on Saturday, but the full software is set to be available to new customers in the fall.

It includes a more intelligent Siri, a navigation tool that allows you to search public transit routes, and a 'Nearby' feature - allowing you to browse restaurants, shops and bars in close range.

The Apple News app also gives a constant stream of articles from their favorite publications.

Daily Mail Online is one of the news sites available.

The 'Notes' feature has also been updated, so check-lists can be created. Users will be able to use Apple Music to listen to Beats 1 radio, a 24-hour live station with exclusive interviews and songs.

Following the news the shift button 'irritation' had been fixed, Apple fans took to social media to express their relief.

Steve Kovach tweeted: 'Finally! Lowercase letters on the iPhone keyboard'

The update was revealed as part of the new iOS 9 operating system for iPads and iPhones (pictured). It includes a more intelligent Siri, a navigation tool that allows you to search public transit routes, and a 'Nearby' feature - allowing you to search for restaurants, shops and bars in close range

Joyce Croft added: 'Oh thank goodness! I had issues with the iPhone shift key.

'So apparently iOS9 finally changes capitalisation of all letters on the keyboard when you press shift. Good,' Dave Perman said.

However Mike Miller was not as thrilled with the development.

He wrote: 'I've personally had zero problems determining whether or not shift was pressed on my iPhone.

Last week it was revealed that Apple is preparing for record breaking breaking sales of its next iPhone.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the tech giant has ordered suppliers to manufacture between 85 million and 90 million units combined of two new iPhone models with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by Dec. 31.

Apple last year ordered a then-record initial production run of 70 million to 80 million for its first larger-screen iPhones, the report claims.

The new iPhone, expected to be unveiled on 25 September, is then expected to borrow the aluminium and rose gold colours used in Apple's Watch.

Other predicted features include an A9 processor with 2GB of RAM and an improved 12MP camera. - up from 8MP.

Following the news the shift button 'irritation' had been fixed, fans took to social media to express their relief

Thomas Purves highlighted that the change was the most popular out of all the software updates

This Twitter user said battery life and the keyboard changes made downloading the software worth it

Jeff Wilson simply said Apple had done 'good work' but making the much needed updates

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