iPhone autocorrects when I hit send

On my iPhone, autocorrect changes words not only when I input a space, it also does so upon hitting send. This happens in multiple messaging apps (e.g. Messages, FB Messenger, Discord) so it's not an app-specific behavior.

There seems to be no option to disable this behavior specifically, while still keeping the rest of autocorrect enabled. Is there some way to turn it off? It's maddening.

iPhone SE

Posted on Nov 1, 2023 9:12 AM

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