How to take off autocorrect on iphone

Most Apple users like using autocorrect on their iPhone and iPad to catch common typos. As a result, it’s enabled by default and works well for most.

However, it’s not always the most reliable feature—sometimes the mistake corrector is the mistake creator. If you’d rather do without the possibility of those pesky errors, here are three ways to turn off autocorrect in a few quick steps.

• How to disable autocorrect on iPhone and iPad
• How to Turn off autocorrect for certain words on iPhone and iPad
• Use normal typing instead of slide to type

1. Open Settings and tap General.
2. Tap Keyboard.
   

3. Toggle off Auto-Correction.
   

Your iPhone won’t automatically change or correct any word now.

If you change your mind, follow the steps above to re-enable this option. You can use this trick anytime you want to turn autocorrect off or on.

How to turn off autocorrect for certain words on iPhone and iPad

1. Open Settings and tap General.
2. Tap Keyboard. On the next screen, tap Text Replacement.
   

3. Tap the plus icon (+).
4. In the Phrase and Shortcut fields, type the same word, and tap on Save.
   

This will ensure that autocorrect will not swap it for another word when you type the original.

Using this feature, you can create text shortcuts that let you type a sentence or phrase using a few characters.

Note: If you’re using a hardware keyboard with iPad, open Settings → General → Keyboard → Hardware Keyboards → toggle off Auto-Correction.

Use normal typing instead of slide to type

With iOS 13 and later, the built-in iPhone keyboard also supports slide to type. This lets you swipe your finger over multiple keys to type. It’s similar to Auto-Correct in that it will automatically convert swear words and other phrases to non-profane alternatives.

To disable slide to type, head to Settings → General → Keyboard → Toggle off Delete Slide-to-Type by Word.

You can also just opt to tap on each individual letter rather than swiping across the keyboard.

We hope this helped you disable autocorrect on your iPhone or iPad. If you’d like to spruce things up, we have a list of the best keyboards for your iOS device. They offer features like theme support, built-in clipboards, and more.

Additionally, the keyboard in iOS 14 has seen improvements like allowing users to search for emojis by name.

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• 7 Ways to fix autocorrect not working on iPhone or iPad

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There's a way to stop your Apple iPhone from autocorrecting your text to "ducking" when you meant to type ... something else.

The iPhone automatically enables autocorrect on its keyboards, which means it'll automatically fix a typo like "adn" to "and" if you're typing quickly and misspell a word. It's convenient most of the time, but it can get awfully annoying when it autocorrects common words.

There are two fixes: Turning off autocorrect entirely, or applying a list of words into the "text replacement" field on your iPhone. The latter creates a shortcut for words or phrases you type frequently. If you type "omw," for example, the phone will automatically spell out "On my way!"

Here's how to do both.

How to turn off autocorrect completely

How to turn off auto-correct on your iPhone

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Take note: This means your iPhone won't autocorrect any typos you make, so you might see your number of mistakes increase. To turn off autocorrect:

• Open Settings on your iPhone
• Tap General
• Tap Keyboard
• Toggle the option for "Auto-Correction" so that it's off.

How to adjust autocorrect manually:

How to replace one word with another word on your iPhone

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This option lets you replace words that you type with others. If, for example, you want to replace "ducking" with a naughtier word, you can do that here:

• Open Settings on your iPhone
• Tap General
• Tap Keyboard
• Choose "Text Replacement"
• Tap the + button in the top-right corner

Here, to be appropriate, we'll create the phrase "be right there" and use the shortcut "brt." This lets you type "brt" and automatically expand that into "be right there" when you're sending a text message or e-mail.

You could also make "ducking" the shortcut and change the phrase to the word you're probably actually trying to type. This means every time your phone thinks you type "ducking" it'll put the other word in its place.

That's it. Create as many text replacement phrases as you want, especially if you want to turn off autocorrect altogether and use this list to replace typos you know you frequently make.

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