In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable the in-line text prediction on your iPhone [but keep the keyboard suggestions enabled]. The operating system from the Cupertino giant beholds a slew of noteworthy accessibility features up its sleeves which will aid you in using your device more efficiently and effectively. One such feature is text prediction which unfortunately is proving to be more of an infuriating addition to the OS rather than a helpful one.
For the unaware, when you are typing in a word, iOS will suggest you the complete word beforehand, you just need to hit the spacebar to accept that suggested word. So where’s the issue in this? Well, in some cases, you actually don’t want to accept that predicted word but instead just want to use the spacebar for what it is actually designed- to have spaces between two words.
But now since you have already hit the space bar, you’ve typed that word in the sentence that you never intended to in the first place. So now you’ll have to go back, delete that predicted word, retype the correct one, and then proceed ahead. So is there any way out of this fiasco? Well, there does exist a nifty method that will help you get this job done. So without further ado, let’s check. it out.
How to Disable In-Line Text Prediction/Suggestion on iPhone
One way of dealing with this problem is to turn off predictive texts altogether. However, this will then also end up disabling the keyboard suggestions, which for many is quite a useful feature. So we will show you the steps to disable only the in-line text prediction on your iPhone while keeping the keyboard suggestions enabled. Follow along.
- Head over to Settings > General > Keyboard.
- Then disable the toggle next to Show Predictions Inline.
That’s it. These were the steps to disable the in-line text prediction on your iPhone. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
