How to turn off autocorrect on iPhone?

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The iPhone autocorrect feature is useful for predicting and correcting words or phrases as you type. It’ll automatically fix a typo like “frmo” to “from” if you’re typing quickly.

The fact that your iPhone can autocorrect and suggest words while typing, even if it’s not 100% reliable, is pretty impressive and convenient most of the time, especially if you have a message you want to get across as quickly as possible.

But sometimes, autocorrect can predict the wrong word and make your messages almost unintelligible. If you are one of those who don’t like the feature turned on, you might consider turning it off.

Thankfully, disabling autocorrect on your iPhone is an easy process. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to do it.

How to turn off autocorrect on an iPhone

1. On your iPhone’s home screen, tap the “Settings” icon.

2. In the menu options that pop up, scroll down and tap General.

3. You will be taken to a new screen with options, scroll down and tap Keyboard.

4. Under the “All keyboards” section, toggle off the Auto-Correction button from green to white.

You’ve successfully disabled autocorrect on your iPhone. Next time you’re typing, your phone won’t suggest words for you, and your typos will no longer be autocorrected.

Note that on the same menu, you can also turn off “Auto-Capitalization,” “Check Spelling,” “Enable Caps lock,” and “Predictive” as well. This will ensure your text appears exactly as you type it.

Should you later change your mind, you can always re-enable autocorrect on your iPhone by simply following the same steps as above.

Turn off autocorrect on iPhone (FAQs)

Answer to related questions people also ask:

How do I stop autocorrect from changing words?

To disable autocorrect on iPhone: Go to Settings > Scroll down and tap General > scroll down and tap Keyboard > Under “All keyboards,” toggle Auto-Correction button from green to white.

How do I change autocorrect on iPhone? / How do I change my autocorrect settings?

To change autocorrect settings on your iPhone: Open Settings > Tap General > Keyboard > Auto-Correction is turned on by default, you can choose to turn it off.

How do you fix bad autocorrect? / How do you delete predictive words on iPhone?

Whenever your iPhone autocorrect suggests a misspelled word for you, tap on the word, drag it to the trashcan icon, and release it. Any trashed suggested word will be deleted and never suggested to you again.

How do I put predictive text on my iPhone?

Open the Settings app and tap Keyboard, turn “Predictive” on to the right or off to the left by swiping the button.

Why is predictive text not working on iPhone?

To get predictive text working again on your iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary. Now, your iPhone will relearn your typing and word pattern, suggesting better word predictions for you.