Ged MaheuxMar 3, 2023
I swear to god I’m spending way too much time correcting autocorrect these days. It’s gotten SO bad. 😩
Show threadGed MaheuxMar 3, 2023

It’s gotten so bad I have re-read my own posts several times before I send them to scan for words I DID NOT TYPE. Like things out of the complete blue that make no sense or typos of letters that are not anywhere near each other.

Thank goodness for Mastodon’s ability to edit posts, I swear. It’s like iOS is gaslighting us with the keyboard and it’s crazy maddening.

Show threadrardk64Mar 3, 2023
@gedeonm sometimes I find a keyboard reset is helpful. But we can only do so much to stop autocorrect from fighting against me 😤
Show threadGed MaheuxMar 3, 2023
@rardk64 How do you do this if I may ask? cc @Verso
Show threadrardk64Mar 3, 2023

@gedeonm @Verso I posted a quick screen recording in this reply here

in short: settings>general>Transfer or Reset>press Reset and choose Reset Keyboard Dictionary

https://mastodon.social/@rardk64/109960230370901728

Show threadrardk64Mar 3, 2023
@gedeonm @Verso this won't magically fix all of autocorrect's issues of course, but it helps to unlearn some of the crazier accidental saves that I do sometimes (by hitting this option when typing for example, that'll save it to the keyboard dictionary usually)
Show threadrardk64
@gedeonm @Verso and this will also unlearn some useful things you've taught it over the years, but you can pretty quickly teach those by again selecting that leftmost suggestion box after typing it
Mar 3, 2023 at 4:26pmIvory for iOS
Show threadKelly GuimontMar 3, 2023

@rardk64 @gedeonm first, THANK YOU for posting this!! I'll be sad to lose autocorrupt but honestly if it means my phone never thinks I meant to type "nee" or whatever other stupid thing it keeps insisting on, that's a fair trade at this point.

Second, I appreciate the followup video so much! You win at Friday. An explainy post after my own heart. (: 💚💚

Show threadrardk64Mar 3, 2023
@Verso @gedeonm happy to help! I think they buried this setting a bit recently, I wish they wouldn't. I also wish they'd just let us have more manual control of the dictionary it uses, but hey that's Apple 😄