IOS 11 autocorrect bug typing the letter capital I

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So for some odd reason it seems that some iPhones are having trouble processing the letter "I" and I was wondering if anyone knows the solution to this or if it's just a bug in iOS 11?

on some iOS 10 and iOS 11 devices, a question mark shows up or another symbol where they should be an I. Examples:

Example 1

Example 2

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Best Answer

This is described by Apple:

I think this must be a bug in the system for suggesting emoji in Predictive Text. The mystery character is FE0F, Unicode Variation Selector-16, which is used to signal that the preceding character should have emoji instead of text presentation format.

Solutions / Workarounds:

  • turn off predictive text
  • use a 3rd party keyboard
  • Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement

Set up a text replacement small i to capital I.

Apple has now issued similar advice.

Many people are waiting for an iOS update, but you could try backing up your device and erasing all content and settings and then restoring your backup. That should fix the issue for you at the cost of making sure your backup is encrypted and has health data and all apps are still available for redownload.

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