iOS 17 Promises to Dramatically Improve iPhone's Autocorrect

[MacRumors]

Apple today previewed iOS 17 for the iPhone, and one of the key new features coming with the update is improved autocorrect functionality.

Apple says iOS 17 includes a state-of-the-art language model for word prediction that will greatly improve autocorrection on the iPhone. Any time you type, on-device machine learning will intelligently correct mistakes with greater accuracy than ever before. In addition, you will now receive predictive text recommendations inline as you type, allowing for words or complete sentences to be added by tapping the space bar.

Autocorrection has an updated design on iOS 17 that briefly underlines an autocorrected word. Tapping on an underlined word reveals the original word that you typed, making it easy to quickly revert the change. The system will also learn your typing habits over time and avoid some corrections, which Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi said is designed for "those moments where you just want to type a ducking word."

iOS 17 is available in beta starting today for members of Apple's Developer Program, and will be publicly released later this year. Autocorrection can be enabled or disabled in the Settings app under General → Keyboard → Auto-Correction.

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[eicca]

All they have to do is revert it to the 2011-ish accuracy where I could literally type without looking and it would work. Instead of today's garbage that corrects a sentence from exactly what I wanted to complete gibberish.

Is that so hard?

 

[DigitalAR]

I’ve manually saved my most ducking used words these past few years but overall am so glad of all the attention the keyboard got, alongside messages and phone app

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

No more ducking word! Very happy to see Apple making changes to the Auto-correction and the keyboard overall. It's the little things need dove..

Wait, I meant to say love.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

About ducking time!

 

[contacos]

I hope it no longer does this weird thing where it replaces the word but still leaves the wrong bit of the previous word.

For instance I might type „I was walkled“ and then it corrects it to „I was walking led“ 🤦🏼‍♂️

 

[erikkfi]

I still don't understand why there are the three predictive options at the top of the keyboard and prediction/correction options up next to the word inline with the text.

 

[JGIGS]

Seemed like a lot of the new features focused on some more simple quality of life improvements like this and the new Air Pod features.

Though still had to have at least some gimmicky ones like the new stickers feature.

Hoping Autocorrect really improves this go round.

Was hoping Siri was going to be more of a focus but maybe we'll see that in iOs 18

 

[fel10]

“Chillax”

People still talk like this?

 

[dandyryan]

i don't want "chillax" . "chill" works just fine
which boomer came up with that?

 

[TheKDub]

I wonder if Apple is opening up their machine learning algos to more data for these quality of life improvements, esp. in response to all of the latest AI/LLM developments from competitors.

 

[stars_fan]

It’s never duck ….

 

[jz0309]

About time… and only time will tell if it works better

 

[koil]

I'd love to get excited about this, but the native iOS keyboard doesn't support Swedish and English on one layout so I can't use that keyboard anyway.

 

[jimbobb24]

I dont think Apple said generative AI once…that gives me a sad.

 

[IsaacM]

It better work with multiple languages at once, because I hate switching between languages on the current official Apple one.

 

[BGPL]

Finally, I can say chillax again, my friends are going to be thrilled. And hopefully no more ducking idiots.

 

[Pezimak]

ABOUT TIME!!!! The one thing ONE THING that annoys the hell out me every time I type on iPad or iPhone is the AWFUL autocorrect and spell!! I look forward greatly to this improved version.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Actually iOS 17 looks to be a good release with Airdrop improvements such as sharing contact details and check in these are great additions to the OS.

 

[Pezimak]

I hope it no longer does this weird thing where it replaces the word but still leaves the wrong bit of the previous word.

For instance I might type „I was walkled“ and then it corrects it to „I was walking led“ 🤦🏼‍♂️

Or autocapitalises in the middle of words... it's been dreadful for years now. About time they fixed it!

 

[contacos]

It better work with multiple languages at once, because I hate switching between languages on the current official Apple one.

You actually don’t have to switch. I write in Spanish, German and English with one keyboard and if you start typing in language A, it will assume you want to continue writing in language A as long as you have the dictionaries downloaded

 

[dontwalkhand]

I dont think Apple said generative AI once…that gives me a sad.

THANK. GOD.

Apple has never been one to hop on the hype train and I don't think they should start now.

 

[Hedo]

But will they finally support word prediction in more languages? It is still not available in my native language Norwegian for example.

Was hoping this would come some day so I can ditch SwiftKey.

 

[Pezimak]

Actually iOS 17 looks to be a good release with Airdrop improvements such as sharing contact details and check in these are great additions to the OS.

The absolute star of todays show were the software updates. Look really good and smooth.

 

[ghostface147]

I don’t know about y’all, but my phone nearly every time changes well to we’ll.