Can I have several auto-correct dictionaries on my iPhone?

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Can I have several auto-correct dictionaries on my iPhone?

I write from my iPhone in 4 different languages. The main language is german. So when I make mistakes, it easily corrects them because I have auto-correct enabled.

Now when I type in french for example, I can't even write a simple sentence because it doesn't recognize any of the words and it won't stop suggesting other words instead. So I have to click on the little "X" everytime, which is really annoying when you have to do it for each word.

Is there any way I can add multiple dictionaries?

I tried adding more keyboards and stuff like that, but it didn't help.

It's really important! Thanks guys 🙂

iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Sep 3, 2012 11:12 AM

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Keatonkc

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Sep 3, 2012 11:25 AM in response to Anon M

Did you add the French keyboard as well? Normally, if it's added and you decide to type in French first you have to switch to it and then the auto correct will work according to the French language. And that implies to other international keyboards also.

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Anon M Author

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Sep 3, 2012 11:36 AM in response to Keatonkc

Thanks this helped me!

I only just noticed how to switch between the keyboards (on the little world icon -- I always thought this is just for Emoji, but in the end, it's counted as a keyboard as well).

And yes it works indeed.

Now however I have another little problem.

Some of the letters and symbols are on different places in the different keyboards. I can only write with a german keyboard! Is there no possibilty of having auto-correct for all languages I wish to have, but to keep the german QWERTZ keyboard?

On my iMac I use a german keyboard as well, but it doesn't stop me from writing in other languages. And the system recognizes if I write in english, french, etc. and adapts the auto-correct feature to this!

If there's a solution for this, it would be perfect 🙂

And thank you sir!

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Keatonkc

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Sep 3, 2012 11:43 AM in response to Anon M

Hey no problem,

I do understand your concern, but not really sure if the iPhone can do that! Maybe in emails only, never tried it really. But for sure it works on the iMac and other non Mac products. Did you try it with emails or SMSs?

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Tom Gewecke

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Sep 3, 2012 12:02 PM in response to Anon M

Anon M wrote:

Is there no possibilty of having auto-correct for all languages I wish to have, but to keep the german QWERTZ keyboard?

Yes, if you tap on any language keyboard in the list that you have activated, you will see that you can often choose among qwerty, azerty, and qwertz layouts in the "software" category.

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Anon M Author

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Sep 3, 2012 11:58 AM in response to Keatonkc

I tried it on everything, notes, e-mails, messages, safari... it's always the same keyboard interface anyway 🙂

But I guess there's no solution I think. Hopefully in the iPhone 5 then! And until then I'll have to get used to the various keyboards I guess, hehe. Or should I say *sigh* rather then "hehe" 😝

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