autocorrect

Apple announces that in an upcoming update, the f-word will no longer autocorrect to "duck". MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: OK, Ari, I have some big news.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Oh, I'm bracing…

By default, Google's Gboard keyboard will try and learn the words and phrases you use to make better predictions over time. You can turn this off by opening Settings and choosing System, Languages and input, On-screen keyboard, Gboard, and…

Writing happens all the time on the iPhone, whether it’s a text message, a social media posting, or an email. So why hasn’t Apple done anything to make autocorrect better? And on another topic: What if Apple started making…

We’ve all been there. You mean to type a simple phrase like “What do you want for lunch today?” and it comes across as, “What do you it want for launch tidy?” Autocorrect mistakes are so commonplace, and have been for so long, that we…

Credit: Shutterstock Autocorrection, or predictive text, is a common feature of many modern tech tools, from internet searches to messaging…