Darn you, iOS auto-correction!

This blog post is based solely on frustration from working with iOS’ Auto-Correction. We’ve been been fans of iOS and it’s features since it first launched, however we’ve always found the Auto-Correction in it’s current state holding us back from being productive.

Although Auto-Correction is meant to boost productivity, it’s just not working out like that… at least for us. The main reason for this is that 99% of the time a suggested word pops up, it’s not at all the word we we’re trying to type. That would be a problem if it wasn’t for the fact that iOS inserts the suggested word/spelling if no action is taken. That just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to us as we end up hitting backspace to delete the correction after all.

How about flipping the thing around and have iOS insert the suggested spelling when you actively choose that suggestion over your own mistakes by tapping on the suggested spelling. In other words not be bothered by an inserted Auto-Correction unless action is taken by the user. Or even better; have the user choose what happens when a spelling is suggested.