How to Turn Off Auto Correct for Text Messaging on the iPhone 5

Last updated on April 23rd, 2023 at 03:31 am

Auto correct on your mobile device, especially one whose navigation is entirely touch screen, can be very helpful. We have all inadvertently touched the wrong letter at one time or another, but auto correct can often fix this mistake. But if you are frequently typing abbreviated words, or words in text-speak, auto correct can be frustratingly active. In fact, it can make it nearly impossible to accurately enter the information you want to send to another person. Luckily this is a feature you can disable, which will ensure that the content of the text message you send from your iPhone 5 will be entirely the text that you have entered. So continue reading below to learn how to turn off the auto correct feature for your keyboard on the iPhone 5.

Do you like using your iPhone 5, but wish it had a bigger screen? If you do not already have one, you should definitely consider getting an iPad. It is a great alternative to using a traditional laptop if you just need to check something online, but don’t want to deal with booting up your laptop.

 

Disable Messaging Auto Correct on the iPhone 5

 

This tutorial is going to assume that you have iOS 6 running on your phone. This is the default operating system that comes on a new iPhone 5 so, until there is a big software update that dramatically changes the menu navigation in iOS, then these directions should continue to work.

 

Step 1: Navigate to the Settings icon on your device, then touch it once to open the menu.

iphone 5 settings menu

 

Step 2: Tap the General option.

iphone 5 general menu

 

Step 3: Touch the Keyboard option.

iphone 5 keyboard settings

 

Step 4: Tap the button to the right of Auto-Correction to switch the feature to Off.

how to turn off auto correct for text messaging on the iphone 5

 

If you decide in the future that you would like to continue using this feature, you can simply follow the steps above to re-enable it. You should also take some time to look at the other options on this menu, as they contain additional settings that might improve your experience with your phone.

 

If you are using a Windows PC and want to use iCloud to manage and backup the data that you have on your iPhone, you should read this article about the iCloud Control Panel. It can be installed easily and configure from the Windows 7 Control Panel to customize the data that is and is not synced with iCloud.

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