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Text replacement doesn’t work- when I write the shortcut, the full word is suggested to me in a smaller box next to the shortcut, but when I click on it- it just disappears without completing the word. This happens in browsers and in iPhone’s notes app. (-so it’s not a browser or compatibility thing). My iPhone is up to date iOS-wise. Thank you
iPhone 11
Hi tal106,
Rather than tapping on the full replacement suggestion, try simply pressing the spacebar after typing the text replacement phrase or shortcut and see if the replacement occurs as expected.
If the issue continues, verify if this is happening with a single text replacement or multiple, and try deleting and recreating one as a test to see if that changes the behavior. You may also need to verify that you're not using a third-party keyboard which may not trigger those replacements as expected, and confirm you're running iOS 16.5 which is the current latest iOS your device supports.
Regards.
Hi tal106,
Rather than tapping on the full replacement suggestion, try simply pressing the spacebar after typing the text replacement phrase or shortcut and see if the replacement occurs as expected.
If the issue continues, verify if this is happening with a single text replacement or multiple, and try deleting and recreating one as a test to see if that changes the behavior. You may also need to verify that you're not using a third-party keyboard which may not trigger those replacements as expected, and confirm you're running iOS 16.5 which is the current latest iOS your device supports.
Regards.
Hi there tal106,
Thank you for posting to Apple Support Communities.
We're happy to help.
We understand you're having an issue with Text Replacement in iOS. We're happy to help.
It's great troubleshooting that your device is updated. Has your iPhone been restarted lately? If not, a restart is a great step in troubleshooting as well:
Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
If you're still having an issue, we recommend getting ahold of Apple Support for additional troubleshooting: Get Support
Take care.
Thank you Bill_T1!
I actually did (almost) everything you suggested with no avail.
Just tried the space thing and it worked!
Can’t believe how many (some rather complicated!) things I tried but didn’t think (or read) about that one!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Matthew_J5,
I restart my iPhone daily, and whenever there’s a problem it is the first thing I’m doing…
I also use online guidelines and follow them all. So I don’t think the fix is something like that. As it is what I did in this case.
Thank you
Text replacement bug?
