iPhone Trick: Quick and Easy Way to Turn Off Auto-Correct Feature
iPhone Trick: Quick and Easy Way to Turn Off Auto-Correct Feature
I really like the auto-correct feature of the iPhone. In my opinion it wouldn't have been convenient to use iPhone's revolutionary virtual keyboard if it wasn't for the auto-correct feature. But there are times when you are tying a lot of slang or text in another language; you don't want...
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just by reading the short cut it doesnt sound much like an easier way to me, i think its just easier to add the slang to the dictionary that way when you use it no matter in an email or in a text it knows what u meant and doesnt try to auto correct u
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Hey thanks...I never noticed Apple added this feature!
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thats weird, if I go to "Setting/general/keyboard' I can disable the Auto-Correction, so y will u need a "trick" to not use the Auto-Correction?
just wondering
cristv77
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awesome. so easy and works perfect
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This is so you don't have to go to settings if your in the middle of typing something.
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why not just tap the text when the auto correct feature shows.. this works for me.. it is much simpler. :)
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because its annoying to try and tap the little x and is annoying each time you want to not be corrected and stop just to touch an x
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just add the slang to your dictionary... seems simpler
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I like this thanx :)
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or turn the damn "feature" off :)
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I'm actually used to tapping the "x" when Im typing. I've used the VK long enough that I pretty much know what words it will try to change, It's just reflex now, tap the "x" at the end of the word. Nice tip though...
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no they are saying its nice to use at time but sometimes its annoying when you dont want it or you are using words not in dictionary. even if you hit the x to "add" to dictionary that doesnt last long. same with swear words. the best way to add words to the dictionary is to create a fake phone contact and under description add every word you may use that will pop up spell check - names, swear words, slang etc. keep adding to this list and this will be your custom dictionary. if the words or names are in your contacts they get added to your apple dictionary and they wont get spell checked. sounds crazy but try it it works
chefmc
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i have a problem ,, after installing the jailbreak for my ihopne 3G i found out 2 problems are there the first one is the original key board for the phone is frozen, and the second one is my phone is showing on the computer but not on itunes or the ifunbox. and the last problem i have is my apps. that i download it all not working could you advise please me how to get rid of this problem.
thanks
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there is another way, when auto corrected spelling appears, just give a backspace by 1-2 letters n type em again. Dats it. U'r done.
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Excellent tip to avoid auto-correct me, while writing
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Hey Fonz
Email Me
DiskSkipper@hotmail.com
We can discuss it there.
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um did you even read the article?!
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lifehacker? bah, I found out about this a few days after iPhone release. I wonder how 'smart' those lifehackers are. it doesn't matter now anyway, lol.
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There's a simpler way to do this for languages that I happened upon recently.
I was bored one day and decided to see what my iPhone would be like in French. I quickly tired of it, and changed it back to English. The language changing process takes about five minutes probably for two. I didn't record, this is just a guess. Anyways, when I changed my phone back to English, I went to send a text message and noticed another button. It's next to the 123 button and has the world clock symbol on it. I clicked on this button and the keyboard was rearranged and the spacebar read Français (France). Now I can text bilingually!
The only difficult thing is that it changes the keyboard layout to French, which is not the american (english?) qwerty layout, but you get used to it quicker than you may think.
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easy for you to say.
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Thank God! I have been freed from my idiotic iPhone's autocorrect!
I learned how to spell in grade school.
F*****g Apple, no f*****g manual. Pricks.
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This is great! Yes you could tap on the word every time to add it to your dictionary, or you could backspace and retype the word or you could turn autocorrect off. However this is the perfect solution for those that use a lot of slang or multiple languages, but still want autocorrect on. For example I type text messages and emails in two different languages. I may be texting or e-mailing one person in english and another in spanish. I don't want to be turning auto-correct function on and off every time, when I want to keep it on for English and off for Spanish. Otherwise every word I type in Spanish would have to be added to the dictionary or I would have to backspace and retype every word.
