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Why does Apple not like "go"
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Probably at some point the phone "noticed" you correcting "Go" to "To" and/or using "To" more often (at least in the capitalized form) and "learned" that it should be the suggested correction. Typically, if you correct it back to "Go" a few times ait should update what it had "learned" and think that usually you mean "Go" (rather than "To").
In my experience, iOS tries to autocorrect based on experience. At one time you must have tried to type "to" instead of "go", and it seems to think that's what you always want. Now, I'm talking out of my rear here, so someone who is knowledgeable might want to chime in.
If it bothers you enough, you could always reset autocorrect (a.k.a. keyboard dictionary).
http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/30/reset-autocorrect-iphone-ipad/
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OP lately autocorrect has just been absolutely terrible, correcting words to things i don't type or things that aren't even close to what i need.
Neither does mine. That said I do wish we could edit our dictionary rather than just deleting the whole thing. Mine has several mistypes I often make that I'd rather not reteach it but might one day get something like this. Would be nice to be about to reset just the bad part
Just another example of apple not providing simple customization out of stubbornness. You know they can program an edit dictionary thing easily. But no, they do things perfectly themselves.
My autocorrects "Yo" to "To", so next time you want it to say "to" type "yo".
Goddamn autocorrect. You've heard those horrific stories I'm sure.
EDIT: I had the hardest time getting it to say "yo" while posting lol
Goddamn autocorrect. You've heard those horrific stories I'm sure.
EDIT: I had the hardest time getting it to say "yo" while posting lol
You can always override autocorrect with shortcuts in Settings-General-Keyboard.
Just another example of Apple providing simple customization, rather than a complicated mess.
I know this sounds ridiculous, but I know what is causing this. It's not your dictionary. Auto correct is much more responsive than people realize. It recognizes which part of the keyboard we are touching.
When you press the "G" key closer to the "T" key and then hit the "O" it will change to "To". If you press the "G" closer to the middle of the key or further away from the "T" it will not autocorrect after you hit "O". It takes a little bit of practice, but you can consistently get it to go either way once you realize this. It takes a little bit of muscle reprogramming to stop pressing the "G" where you are and start pressing it further away from the "T".
I know its kind of annoying, but hopefully you can get it to stop.
You can always override autocorrect with shortcuts in Settings-General-Keyboard.
Just another example of Apple providing simple customization, rather than a complicated mess.
Shh! You'll mess up his agenda.
You all DO know you can turn auto-correct off, don't you? Settings > General > keyboard > auto-correction > on/off
Also, check the "shortcuts" list in the same area and you can customize auto-correct.
Also, check the "shortcuts" list in the same area and you can customize auto-correct.
You all DO know you can turn auto-correct off, don't you? Settings > General > keyboard > auto-correction > on/off
Also, check the "shortcuts" list in the same area and you can customize auto-correct.
What customization should he make? Correct the word go to go?
You can always override autocorrect with shortcuts in Settings-General-Keyboard.
Just another example of Apple providing simple customization, rather than a complicated mess.
Are you kidding me? How is that "simple customization"? That's an extremely convoluted way to change autocorrect settings.
I know this is bothering you...but I wish for you that this is the biggest problem you have to face in your life!!
I know this is bothering you...but I wish for you that this is the biggest problem you have to face in your life!!
God has granted me a stable (if not meager) job, a house, a healthy family, a dog, and I have never had to wonder where my next meal would come from. I've had a pretty comfortable life. Sometimes I wish for more money to fix up my house or travel, but yes, I am grateful for all of these things.
It's actually pretty amazing once you understand the amount of thought they put into it. Although I can see how it can be frustrating if you don't realize that is what is happing. Thanks for the validation
If true, while seemingly smart, it seems like it's kind of doing the opposite of what it should be doing--if you have to change (even very slightly) the way you typically type of pretty much any phone to adjust to how the iPhone thinks is the better way of doing it (since clearly you doing it the way you have been doing results in incorrect words), then something isn't exactly all that beneficial to the user there.It's actually pretty amazing once you understand the amount of thought they put into it. Although I can see how it can be frustrating if you don't realize that is what is happing. Thanks for the validation
It's actually pretty amazing once you understand the amount of thought they put into it. Although I can see how it can be frustrating if you don't realize that is what is happing. Thanks for the validation
What's amazing about it?
I push the letters shown to type the word I want. It's a real, common word, not slang, a name or abbreviation, and it grammatically fits the sentence... but, because I didn't push the letters far enough away from other letters (even though I still did push the right ones), it thinks I'm wrong and tries to force the wrong word in instead.
Perhaps it's just me, but I don't find that too amazing.