Autocorrect changing the letter “I” to symbols

I know that "Apple" doesn't listen. Here or anywhere, it often seems. I have spent a significant amount of time working with Apple on many, many similar issues, hardware and software, getting to the development group and even the top person in customer satisfaction on occasion. I've also posted feedback many, many times, often with very reproducible issues. I've dealt with many very knowledgeable and helpful advisors.

Yes, these are negative comments about Apple, because there are increasing, persistent serious problems. I think it is clear that it is venting some of my frustration. Clearly I don't have much expectation of change. And that makes me, an old Apple II guy, very sad.

this is ok on my text messages now, but even when I type it out correctly in Instagram and facebook messenger I hit send and the message still send with that weird A?..... Apple can you please fix this asap.

sammieb13 wrote:

..... Apple can you please fix this asap.

If you read my earlier post, Apple is working on it. Here is an excerpt from that support document.

Here’s what you can do to work around the issue until it’s fixed in a future software update:

iOS 11.1.1 did NOT solve this issue! My phone recently starting replacing I with "A" followed by some weird character (three bars stacked vertically). In fact, when this problem started, I already have iOS 11.1.1. I went to settings and reset keyboard dictionary, restarted my iPhone and it worked normally for the very first "I" typed; then on the second "I" it just came back! How can I get rid of this!!??!? A little more info - last week my husband sent me a Facebook message, which I checked via Safari on my Mac since I don't have the FB app installed on my iPhone and the message was filled with all the weird symbols. A few days later, that's when my iPhone started showing the same erroneous replacement of "I" with A and symbol from my husband's FB message. Oddly enough, my Mac has not been affected, only my iPhone (?) and no matter what I do, I can't get rid of it -- HELP! I'm installing iOS 11.1.2 now - I HOPE THIS FIXES IT! I'll post back to let you know.

bakercoalition wrote:

Oddly enough, my Mac has not been affected

No Mac has ever had this problem (other than when viewing stuff sent by people who had not updated their iphone).

Do let us know if after updating to 11.1.2 you still get the bad result when YOU type "I", and in which apps it happens.

Thanks Tom. I read in a few other posts that Mac's had been affected. So I think the absolute statement "No Mac has ever..." seems incorrect.

On a more positive note, iOS 11.1.2 finished installing. I tested iMessages and Email and am so very pleased to report the keyboard predictions work as expected - meaning, "I" was *not* being replaced with A and symbol in my very brief testing. YaY!! Hopefully, it will remain this way :-)

bakercoalition wrote:

I read in a few other posts that Mac's had been affected. So I think the absolute statement "No Mac has ever..." seems incorrect.

In all of the posts about Mac's that I have seen, the users were referring to messages they received and not to messages they themselves typed. If you find one where the Mac user themselves typed "I" and got bad results, let me know.

I already had iOS 11.1.1 when this issue started happening to me. On a positive note, I just installed iOS 11.1.2. I tested iMessages and Email and am so very pleased to report the keyboard predictions work as expected - meaning, "I" was *not* being replaced with A and symbol in my very brief testing. YaY!! Hopefully, it will remain this way :-)

bakercoalition wrote:

Check out jinsonkv's post.

Thanks much! Not silly at all. Some of us follow such bug reports closely, and I have read hundreds regarding this one. For MacOS to have this particular bug would definitely be something new which needs confirmation so that Apple can be encouraged to fix it.

Started having the same issue within the last day or so... very frustrating! Seems that the letter “I” is getting auto-corrected to an undeciphered emoji...

Apple has released iOS 11.1.1 which addresses this

specific issue among others. Suggest you update as

soon as possible.

You would have to be talking to Apple for them to hear you. This is a user-to-user technical support site. Send as much detail as you have here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple

settings>general>reset>reset keyboard settings