Federico Viticci 

The new English autocorrect in iOS and iPadOS 17 truly is one of the unsung heroes of these software updates.

I've been writing entire blog posts for @macstories on my iPad and iPhone using the software keyboard and have *enjoyed* doing it in a way that wasn't the case since, I don't know, 2012?

The new system is incredibly good and I hope it expands to more languages soon.

Oct 27, 2023 at 12:01amWeb
Show threadScottOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories my issue is that upgrading to iOS 17, while being fantastic for English language autocorrect, completely reset all autocorrect I had built up after years of use in the Thai language. It used to be pretty good at working out what I was writing, and suggesting what could go next. Now it’s like I have to train the whole thing again. Quite painful
Show threadGreg KaplanOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories I’m really disappointed by it. I know my spelling is inexcusably bad. But why do I still have to google correct spellings when iOS offers nothing? If google gets what I meant 100% of time than why can’t iOS?
Show threadSpiriahOct 27, 2023
@viticci Does that apply for the iPad keyboard when it’s in its miniaturized, floating mode as well?
Show threadDan Morgan Oct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories I’m stunned how it correctly catches subject-verb errors and other minor grammatical mistakes.
Show threadSteve MintsioulisOct 27, 2023
@viticci Tangentially related, but it would be great if Siri accommodated true multilingual support. I have Messages threads in French and English, and Siri just can’t switch to announcing my texts in French from those threads (it comes out horribly unintelligible) while Messages knows to change my keyboard over to French for those threads.
Show threadJérômeOct 27, 2023
@stevemint @viticci yep receiving text messages in French with CarPlay is atrocious. iOS already knows I have conversations in French with them through the keyboard but Siri still reads the messages in English
Show threadWim LeersOct 27, 2023

@stevemint @viticci This!

I mix Dutch and English 90% of the time. It’s a very poor experience.

Also: with Siri in Dutch on HomePods: good luck asking it to play some song with an English title 😅

Show threadMathisOct 27, 2023
@stevemint @viticci additionally voice input on Siri is simply not possible in more than one language.
Show threadSchaufussOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories in Danish we still don’t have basic text suggestions, so I’m not holding my breath 😬 at least we finally got the new Apple Maps a few weeks ago 😉
Show thread4nd3rsOct 27, 2023
@Schaufuss @viticci @macstories …something I also lamented at the launch of 17. And 16. And 15. And…
Show threadBen BiekerOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories cool. The German one is complete garbage though 😂. But I also noticed English auto correct is really good now.
Show threadMikkoOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories The English one is fantastic. Unfortunately, Apple never does anything for my native language.
Show threadCruising SteveswijkOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories Yes, more Languages please. English is really great, but German definitely is not improved. How is Italian?
Show thread𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚔Oct 27, 2023

@viticci German is better than it was before but all in all still kind of mediocre. It went from 55% reliable to 70%.

It’s also much better in catching the occasional English word here or there but sometimes it creates wrong spellings that no one would ever write like this and it introduces way too many commas in place where they don’t make any sense.
@macstories

Show threadLuca MolteniOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories
not related: did you manage to make the dictation work in Italian in Sonoma 14.0?
I mean Edit > Start Dictation after having set both English and Italian in the preferences for dictation in the keyboard panel in Settings
Show threadVictor WestbergOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories
I was hopefull multilanguage would get better but still really clunkly switching between English and Swedish. Keeps me on gboard
Show threadMichael GocOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories I'm surprised to hear that. Polish autocorrect is much better now, too. And we finally got word suggestions. It seems it has all the functionality of the English system (e.g. correcting words based on context from following words).
Show threadSteven Op de beeckOct 27, 2023
@viticci @macstories it doesn’t work for me. I’m going mad how crappy typing has become on iOS.
Show threadMieszko ŚlusarczykOct 28, 2023
@viticci @macstories It’s improved a lot for Polish too. I used to use Microsoft’s SwiftKey, but now Apple’s keyboard does it all: two languages in one, swipe typing, great autocorrect.