Once tapped, users can add the phrase and a shortcut. Here, a '+' symbol will be visible in the top right corner. IPhone users can access this feature in the same 'Keyboard' section of the settings menu where a 'Text Replacement' tab can be selected. This comes under a feature called 'text replacement' which can create shortcuts that replace longer phrases.įor instance, a user could type 'HBD' and this will automatically change to 'Happy Birthday', if chosen. I have to go out of my way to choose otherwise.'Īnother tweeted: 'Will someone tell my iPhone/what’s app predictive text function that with a child in nursery I type "ill" more than I do "I’ll" so stop trying to make me say it.'Ĭriticisms follow Apple's latest 16.3.1 iOS upgrade released just last month to provide 'important bug fixes and security updates' for the iPhone.Īpple did not comment on the alleged issues surrounding its impact on autocorrect features.īut its website gives a step-by-step guide of how users can alter what phrases are autocorrected. 'Also, I cannot type "omw" without Apple absolutely insisting that I want to say "On my way!". When I type "thats", I expect the middle option to be "that’s", not "that sounds". One person said: 'Another iPhone gripe: predictive text and autocorrect. Others also suggested that the options to choose from within Apple's predictive text menu were not relevant to what they were typing.
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