Auto-Capitalization changes certain first names to all-caps

Certain first names change to ALL CAPS when I dictate them

in Text Messages. For example, if I dictate “Steve” it auto completes that name

to STEVE. If I turn off Auto-Capitalization (Settings, General, Keyboard,

Auto-CapitalizationOFF), the all-caps problem is resolved but

another one is created that is worse. The first word in a sentence, for

example, will no longer be auto-capitalized. Is there a dictionary somewhere

embedded in the iPhone that I can edit? I can edit the dictionary in Microsoft

Word to delete erroneous entries. I’m hoping there is something similar in the

iOS.

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Oct 20, 2019 7:30 PM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2019 7:41 PM

I found this workaround--not sure if it will work for everything, but it worked in this one instance:

On your phone, go to Settings, General, Keyboard, Text Replacement, +; in the Phrase field, type the word as you want it capitalized—for example, I typed Steve; in the Shortcut field, type the word as it is incorrectly capitalized—for example, I typed STEVE; Save. Do this for each instance in which a word is incorrectly capitalized.

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Oct 20, 2019 7:41 PM in response to arlenefromvalencia

I found this workaround--not sure if it will work for everything, but it worked in this one instance:

On your phone, go to Settings, General, Keyboard, Text Replacement, +; in the Phrase field, type the word as you want it capitalized—for example, I typed Steve; in the Shortcut field, type the word as it is incorrectly capitalized—for example, I typed STEVE; Save. Do this for each instance in which a word is incorrectly capitalized.

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