Apple Changes iPhone Autocorrect to Stop Ducking Problem
- Apple is adjusting the autocorrect function in the new iOS 17 update to learn users' habits, stop changing expletives to "ducking," and provide autofill and word prediction suggestions.
- The new iOS will temporarily underline autocorrected words so users can quickly change them back and will get smarter over time by learning from users' changes.
- Apple announced the update at WWDC along with a new mixed reality headset called Vision Pro, revamped MacBook Air, and other features like video voicemails and location sharing.
- The update aims to resolve an issue that has frequently changed curse words to "ducking" and improve the keyboard's ability to fix grammatical errors and predict words and phrases.
- The new autocorrect will run on Apple Silicon, Apple's in-house processors, to make the keyboard more accurate.