Apple’s Enhanced Autocorrect Feature Makes Swearing Easier on iPhones
Are you tired of your iPhone always autocorrecting your swear words? Then you’ll be thrilled to hear about Apple’s improved and more sophisticated autocorrect feature, which gives you the freedom to express yourself with curses. Finally, your iPhone will allow you to swear to your heart’s content.
Introduction to Autocorrect on iOS 17
The keyboard on the iPhone running iOS 17 incorporates a transformer model, similar to the one used by OpenAI’s language models, to enhance autocorrect functionality. This advanced technology learns from your typing habits, predicting your next words, including names, phrases, and even curse words.
If you’ve already downloaded iOS 17 or are planning to do so (check out our guide on getting the latest software update), and want to explore typing on your phone, here’s everything you need to know about autocorrect.
Improved Accuracy of Autocorrect
Autocorrect now rectifies mistakes more accurately, thanks to the implementation of a new transformer language model in iOS 17. A transformer language model is a sophisticated software program capable of handling language complexities. Trained on specific data, the model learns context and patterns, mimicking human thought processes and speech. Consequently, the transformer language model on iOS 17 offers autocorrect suggestions that are not only more accurate but also customized to your preferences.
Please note that this technology is currently available only for English, French, and Spanish keyboards.
The Ability to Curse Without Corrections
Your keyboard will now include frequently-used curse words and explicit language in a personalized vocabulary list. It learns your usage patterns in different applications, tailoring autocorrections, suggestions, and predictive text accordingly. So, now you can confidently write “fuck” without worrying about it being changed to “duck”, or use “shit” without it becoming “shut”. This improved feature caters to your specific needs.
Inline Predictive Text
The new transformer language model offers single- and multi-word predictions within the text field while you’re typing. For example, let’s say you type, “Have you watched the new episode of The Wa…” – autocorrect will suggest “The Walking Dead” as an inline prediction. To accept the prediction without further typing, simply press the space bar to input the suggestion into the text field.
Kindly note that this feature is available only on the iPhone 12 and later models.
Easier Editing of Autocorrections
Autocorrect is not infallible, and there may be times when you’re corrected mistakenly or when you intentionally use slang or uncommon names. To address this, iOS 17 introduces underlining for newly autocorrected words or sentences. These underlines make it easy to identify and review the corrections. If you’re unsatisfied with any correction, simply tap on the underlined word(s) to view your original input as well as other autocorrect options.
