New Apple iOS 11 Release Has A Nasty Surprise

Apple iOS 11 is at it again. Following the release of iOS 11.1.1 earlier this month specifically to fix a bizarre typing bug, it turns out that its successor one week later only made things worse. And Apple has now confirmed this nasty surprise…

‘Great Secret Features’ and ‘Nasty Surprises’ are my regular columns investigating operating system updates for the best features / biggest problems hidden behind the headlines.

In short: iOS 11 is once again having trouble allowing users to type basic words and letters. After iOS 11.1.1 automatically turned ‘i’ into ‘A[?]’, MacRumors revealed hundreds of iPhone owners running iOS 11.1.2 cannot type ‘it’ or ‘is’ without them being turned into ‘I.T’ or ‘I.S’. Given how common both these words are, affected users are being driven crazy.

The good news is Apple support has taken the proactive stance of confirming the bug and offering affected users a temporary work around. As Goldstar CEO Jim McCarthy‏ tweeted:

“Here’s what worked for me (from Apple): reset Keyboard Dictionary. To do this, navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary. Reboot the device then test to see if the issue persist[s].”