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CNET
3 days ago
- General
- CNET
Here's How to Turn Off Some Annoying iPhone Texting Features, Including Autocorrect
Texting is one of the easiest ways to stay in touch with friends and family, and if you can't find the right words to use in a text, you can use emoji instead. But some texting features on iPhone can be downright annoying and cause all kinds of headaches when trying to send a quick message. Some of the biggest texting annoyances include autocorrect and predictive texting. Autocorrect can cut down on the number of typos when you're typing, and predictive texting can make it easy to write a full message in a few quick taps. But when I use these features, more often than not they are correcting words I don't mean to be corrected or suggesting words I don't want to use. And others are equally annoyed by autocorrect and predictive text. Thankfully, you can easily turn these features off in a few quick steps. Here's how to making texting easier by turning off some of your iPhones messaging features. Turn inline predictive text off Inline predictive text was introduced in iOS 17 and is similar to predictive text, but it places the suggested text in the texting field in light gray. Apple wrote online that inline predictive text is meant to predict what you're going to write as you type, and if you hit space the predicted text would be added to your text. The feature doesn't always accurately predict what you were typing, so if you hit space, you might add the wrong text to your message. The gray text might also be distracting if you're trying to read what you're writing in real time. If you don't like inline predictive text, here's how to turn the feature off. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Show Predictions Inline. Now, when you type a message, you won't run the risk of adding a word you don't intend to add. You'll still see predictive text, the suggested words and emoji, over your keyboard. Turn all predictive text off If you find all predictive text annoying, you can easily turn that off, too. Here's how: 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Predictive Text. Apple/Screenshot by CNET When you type a message now, you won't see a box over your keyboard with suggested words or emojis. Turning predictive text off also disables inline predictive text, so you won't see any suggestions whatsoever. You can type without interruption. Turn autocorrect off When Apple announced iOS 17, the company touted an improved autocorrect function. But some people might still be irritated by the feature and adjust autocorrected words. If you're sick of autocorrect, here's how to turn it off. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Auto-Correction. Now when you type a message, your iPhone won't change words as you type them -- including swear words. However, you might see more spelling errors in your messages. If those errors pile up and you want autocorrect enabled again, just follow the above steps one more time. For more iOS news, here's all the features included in iOS 18.5 and iOS 18.4. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet and what we hope to see in iOS 19.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Study reveals the most commonly autocorrected names in Britain - so, is your name mistaken as a typo?
It can be a saviour by catching embarrassing mistakes before you send a text or email. But as anyone who has used autocorrect knows, it doesn't always get it right. Funny errors include changing 'Googled' to 'fondled' or even 'f***' to 'duck'. Now, a study has revealed some of the most popular names in the UK also fall foul to the typo software. It found that 43 per cent of baby names in the UK are autocorrected or marked as wrong. Young people aged 16 to 24 are the most affected, with nearly two-thirds experiencing name correction. Experts from 'I am not a typo' (IANAT) fed a list of baby names registered in Britain in 2023 into Microsoft Word set to the English (UK) dictionary settings. So, does your name appear on the 'typo' list? Analysis revealed that Ottilie is the most commonly-corrected girls name, while Zaviyar is the most commonly-corrected boy's name. Tests on the iPhone notes app reveal that Ottilie is autocorrected to 'Otto lie', while Zaviyar is flagged as an spelling mistake with 'no replacements found'. Other commonly-corrected names for girls include Ayzal, Aiza, Imaan, Fiadh and Iyla. Meanwhile Zayaan, Teddie, Finnley, Kiaan and Izhaan are some of the other commonly-corrected boys names. The findings were released to coincide with the publication of IANAT 's '100 Incorrect Baby Names' book. Last year the team penned an open letter to tech giants, calling them to correct autocorrect. Campaigner Cathal Wogan said: 'Every day, would-be parents leaf through baby name books to find the beautiful or inspiring names that they might give to their children. 'But if they come up with something too ethnic, too interesting, too culturally divergent, that name could be incorrect. Wrong. A typo. 'That's why we have written 100 Incorrect Baby Names, and that's why we want the Tech Giants to correct autocorrect and spell-check spell-check.' He added: 'It's clear that this is an issue that deeply affects and upsets millions of people. 'The number of typos is creeping up and while we've seen some famous names added to dictionaries, there's still an enormous number of popular baby names that are still typos. 'Is Big Tech favouring the famous over the numerous? 'What we do know is that 43 per cent of baby names are still typos, which means our job is not done yet. 'We've been left on read by the Tech Giants for one year. And we will not stop until the issue is solved.'
