New as of iOS 17 I have a new “feature” of predictive text appearing in line with what I’m typing, and blocking me from backspacing if I mistyped a letter. Worse, in text input fields that block me from exceeding a character limit, it traps me on that word that it wants to suggest.
iPhone 5s, iOS 12
I, too, was extremely annoyed by this issue and I think I figured it out. Settings > Accessibility. Under "Physical and Motor," choose "Switch Control." Under "Keyboard," toggle off "Extended Predictions." This seems to remove the in-line predictions yet still gives you the three word options/emojis under the text.
make sure you are on latest version of iOS. currently 17.2.1.
From Settings, go to General->Keyboards
and find Show Predictions Inline (It might be on bottom of list if you are using multiple keyboards)
and turn that off…
bchuras' "solution" doesn't really fix the problem. It just makes it seem to happen less as it reduces the length of the inline predictions. It will still inline-suggest shorter words so it makes it slightly less frustrating to go back and delete less characters but we shouldn't let this be the solution.
Thank you bchuras. This worked a treat. I wonder why Apple support people apparently don’t know this!
This only works for the new iphone. The 10R does not give the options; we can only turn it all off or tolerate the inline predictive text suggestions.
Hi FalconicKatadora,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're referring to inline text predictions. This is an iOS 17 feature that can be disabled by turning off predictive text. The following sections of Use predictive text on iPhone have further details.
"Apply inline text predictions
As you type, predictions that complete the word or phrase you’re typing appear inline in gray text. Tap the Space bar to accept the prediction for the word or phrase; keep typing to reject it.
If you accept an inline prediction and then change your mind, tap, then tap the word you were in the process of typing.
Note: Inline predictive text may not be supported in your language. See iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability."
"Turn off predictive text
or 
.When you turn off Predictive, iPhone may still try to suggest corrections for misspelled words. To accept a correction, enter a space or punctuation, or tap Return. To reject a correction, tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPhone stops suggesting it."
Take care.
Hey there FalconicKatadora,
While the answer to your question was provided above, we’d like to help address your latest message by providing a link you can use to submit product feedback for consideration: Product Feedback
Cheers!
here’s my issue:
Just search keyboard in settings. Hit the highlighted one. Accessibility-Switch Controls. Scroll down and turn off extended predictions.
I just allowed the new update on my 10R and have tried this 'solution' several times. It does not work.
Thank you so much for this.
thank you so much for this.
Yes…this worked! Don’t know who you are, but you’re a genius!
In the new update this doesn't seem to work. It doesn't disable the inline predictions. God, this is so frustrating. I'm on version 17.2.1
Figured this out.
Turn General->Keyboards->Show Predictions Inline OFF.
Such an annoying “feature”!
(Tested on iPhone 15 Pro)
Are you on iOS 17.2? If so, into Settings > General > Keyboards and disable the “Show Predictions Inline” toggle switch. That disable it.
Turn off in-line predictive text but keep predictive suggestions.
