Is this another iOS 17 bug? Autocorrect used to be quite accurate. Now it’s not nearly as good at guessing what I intended to enter. Also trying to tap to insert the cursor, 90% of the time selects a word and won’t quit, just selects it over and over. I have to go down to the spacebar and situate the cursor that way.
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iPhone 11
I’ve been seeing a steady decline in autocorrect for about a year but hugely worse in the last month or so. Yesterday my phone autocorrected “12-6 pm” to “5:48pm”. I mean where did that even come from?? It frequently autocorrects legitimate words for zero reason. Previously it would correct spelling errors for the word I was clearly typing, now it changes a word to a different word entirely that has no relevance to the message I’m writing. I’m assuming they threw in AI untested, perhaps? Super annoying
I’ve been seeing a steady decline in autocorrect for about a year but hugely worse in the last month or so. Yesterday my phone autocorrected “12-6 pm” to “5:48pm”. I mean where did that even come from?? It frequently autocorrects legitimate words for zero reason. Previously it would correct spelling errors for the word I was clearly typing, now it changes a word to a different word entirely that has no relevance to the message I’m writing. I’m assuming they threw in AI untested, perhaps? Super annoying
So many people cannot be wrong. I noticed the issue in iOS 14 and it has gotten progressively worse. 17’s autocorrect almost makes me want to turn it off. It’s as if it has forgotten all previous words I have used. If I get to the point where I have to turn it off. I’m going Android. It’s not any better but they don’t charge a premium price claiming to be better.
This is definitely an issue which appeared with the latest update. Three reasons 1) issue appeared right after updating , 2) the same issue happened on a family member’s phone around the same time, 3) the issue is happening in different languages. It is so terrible that suggestions are proposing words that don’t even exist or which are grammatically incorrect. Over to you Apple to fix this, otherwise we are all better off turning off autocorrect.
I am seeing a similar issue. I get random letters added to the end of correctly spelled words. (“Running” became “running gxg”).
the cursor select feature has also fallen off the map. It selects entire words or incorrect words and won’t let me do the precise cursor select every time.
At least by finding this thread, it makes me feel less crazy.
This is not a solution… we know how to toggle auto-correct and such on and off, what we need is for the auto-correct not to replace one word with a completely different word for no reason. Do you actually have a solution to that problem?
So do you have an actual solution or would you just like the people having the issue to stop discussing it?
Apple auto correct is not learning it’s getting worse . I’m an electrician and it hasn’t learned anything electrical since the original iPhone. Now I have to put a disclaimer fat thumbs cause it totally changes words . I’d rather have misspelled words than word that change the entire meaning of the message
Just wanted to add another voice to the chorus of folks who are experiencing a degradation in the quality of auto-correct. In addition, sometimes I’ll select the correct word prediction but a completely different word will be inserted. It’s simply unreliable. Doesn’t instil a ton of confidence in a company flirting with AI enhancements. As an Apple user since the late 80’s it’s disappointing and frustrating!
I agree completely. Everyday I get corrected incorrectly and it is driving me crazy. I am an editor and it is frustrating and embarrassing to have my messages typed in clearly and then after I've hit send corrections I don't make occur -- and then my sentences are gibberish. Example, today I typed this: "they all ring at the same time with different rings." I saw that it was accurate. I sent the text and then read this: "they all ring at the same time with separate rings." Ugh. That one isn't a big deal but sometimes the "help" I get is so bad I have to apologize and hope that it doesn't impact my livelihood. Also adds an extra "g" and a space with words that end in "ing." What in the AI shenanigans is going on?
I spend more time correcting autocorrect than I do typing my actual message.
Correct. I’m blaming iOS 17 because that’s when autocorrect changed. I did not change settings. It’s just as the ”don’t read—>dinner ready” writer wrote, which you linked to. It didn’t used to randomly make its own story. Now it does.
Are you saying iOS 17 randomly changes settings?
Well no? Considering how many people are complaining about this? As I'm typing right now it is horrible
It is happening now at this moment
What’s baffling is that literally anywhere else I type nowadays the text prediction and autocorrection is spot on, especially with the roll out of AI. There’s really no excuse I should be fighting with my phone so much. I have never had a use for the word “ducking”, yet iphone can’t seem to ducking understand that. It’s a source pf constant irritation for me.
Typical “it’s user error” response. If there is a common thread of user error than it is bad design
Why is autocorrect less accurate in iOS 17?
