How to set a default dictionary on iPad

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How to set a default dictionary on iPad

This is weird - it certainly stumped my local Apple Store bunch.

I have a number of keyboards active on my iPad - English UK, Swedish, Icelandic, Russian, Greek, Emoji and Japanese Romaji/Kana. However, should I ever wish to define a word I've typed, it insists on giving me the Japanese dictionary. This seems to be tied purely to which keyboards I have going on.

I'd like to keep the UK English dictionary up front, while keeping hold of my extra keyboards, but there doesn't seem to be any way of setting a default dictionary. I've been through all the menus twice, as have the Apple Store staffers - nothing. A reset of my settings brings the English dictionary back to the forefront, but loses my keyboards - soon as I put one Japanese keyboard back in, even if it's Emoji, wallop - back come the moon runes.

Something to address for iOS 6.0.2, perhaps?

iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iOS 6.0.1, 64-gig

Posted on Dec 9, 2012 8:04 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Dec 9, 2012 8:56 PM in response to morisato-k1

Are you saying that when you have the English UK keyboard active and do Define on a selected English word, you do not get the English dictionary? On my machine the reference dictionary follows the keyboard which is active (English US, English UK, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese can be available).

If yours doesn't do that, I think it's something messed up on your device and not an OS update issue. Have you tried a Reset?

I don't think Apple is likely to replace the dictionary follows keyboard approach with settings for "default".

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Answer 2

Jul 19, 2013 2:08 AM in response to morisato-k1

I´ve had the same problem for at least a year now, and it's driving me crazy. Apparently this bug is not considered a priority at Apple, because, heck, who uses Japanese input except the Japanese, right? -_-

Here's to hoping iOS 7 will finally get this fixed.

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Tom Gewecke

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Jul 19, 2013 2:51 AM in response to Nathan1980

Nathan1980 wrote:

Here's to hoping iOS 7 will finally get this fixed.

Let Apple know via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

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Answer 4

Jul 19, 2013 3:03 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Well, just for the sake of it, I did. Let's see if this ever gets solved. I seriously doubt, though, that no one has done this over the course of the past 12 months, and it didn't get fixed until now, so...

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