User level: Level 1 (5 points)My phone and iPad are making me sound nonsensical by changing previously typed words in a sentence. I typed, “my sink’s never been so shiny,” and while I was typing “so shiny”, it changed the word “never” to “nerve.”
What do I turn off to prevent this? I sound insane if I don’t constantly correct things I already typed. None of the settings I’ve played with have helped. And it’s also driving me insane; I want to pitch my Apple products out a window!
Posted on Nov 4, 2026 11:19 AM
User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)Nov 4, 2026 7:50 PM in response to Nonsensical-rambler
Those changes come from Predictive text and Auto-Correction. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard and turn off Auto-Correction, Predictive and Smart Punctuation. Do it on both the iPhone and the iPad, since they're separate settings. Typing should then stay as written.
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)Nov 5, 2026 1:18 AM in response to Nonsensical-rambler
If your iPhone or iPad appears to be making your sentences sound nonsensical by changing words you have already typed, it is important to understand how Auto-Correction and Predictive Text actually work before concluding that these features are malfunctioning.
For example, you typed, “My sink’s never been so shiny,” but while you were typing “so shiny,” your iPhone changed the previously typed word “never” to “nerve.” At first glance, this may appear to be an incorrect or nonsensical correction.
However, turning off Auto-Correction, Predictive Text, and Smart Punctuation is not necessarily the right solution. These are useful tools designed to minimise typing and grammatical errors and improve the overall typing experience.
Instead, you need to analyse the complete sentence, its grammatical structure, and the surrounding context.
Apple's predictive text algorithms do not necessarily evaluate every word in isolation. They use the words you have typed, the sentence structure, and contextual patterns to suggest or make corrections. A word that appears incorrect when viewed individually may have been selected based on the broader context of the sentence or paragraph.
Calling these features nonsensical or immediately disabling them without investigating the actual correction is not the right approach.
I would suggest copying the entire paragraph you typed and pasting it into a reputable grammar-correction website. Review the suggestions it makes and compare them with the correction made by your iPhone or iPad. You may find that the device's correction was actually appropriate when the complete sentence and its context are taken into consideration.
Of course, this does not mean that Apple's Auto-Correction is always right. It can and does make mistakes. However, you should evaluate the correction in the context of the complete sentence rather than judging it based on a single word in isolation.
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)Nov 4, 2026 12:13 PM in response to Nonsensical-rambler
Have you elected to use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools?
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Nov 7, 2026 11:51 AM in response to tillu_code
well i disabled them and the new keiygoadd is so borked that i so7nd more nomsensical
,aube it is tume to swith to android
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256388839