Have we started relying too much on the autocorrect option on our keyboards? If the answer is yes, our fast pace of life could be the reason behind it. However, this addiction to autocorrect options comes with its own nuances and frustrations. A recent Reddit thread discussed the different ways the autocorrect feature on our phones has let us down.
The discussion begins with question, “Is it my fault or is autocorrect getting worse on iPhone?” Users complain, “Only recently (within the last 5 months) autocorrect seems to be getting worse and worse over time. Am I delusional or are others experiencing the same thing?”
Is different Reddit users responded to this query with their own claims. Some say that the autocorrect feature ignores errors and proceeds without fixing them. One user wrote, “My most important thing is to change the words entered correctly.”
Another had a specific problem and explained it, “About 90% of the time I try to type ‘well’ it autocorrects to ‘we will’ on its own.”
This user complained that Iphone the keyboard repeatedly corrects three-letter words to “words that don’t make sense in sentence context”. Many people have agreed with this claim.
One user wrote that his iPhone kept changing “and” to “abs” and this change was always made after the person finished typing a sentence. This made it difficult for him to identify sentences.
This user struggled with words like “stuck” and “eating” being changed to “stuvk” and “oatmeal”, respectively.
The iPhone’s autocorrect bug has also led to embarrassing situations for many people. One user mentioned that “it kept changing my friends’ names to my ex’s name.”
It’s not just the alphabets that annoy people. Users also encounter problems when typing numbers. Here’s an example where “50” is always being changed to “5-0” which is undetectable by the user.
Some users may not be able to take all the problems and turn off autocorrect.
The autocorrect feature, designed to make people less obsessive about their spelling mistakes, somehow gave them more reason to talk about misspelled words.
