How to Fix the iOS 11.1 Glitch That Won't Let You Type the Letter 'i'

Are you having problems with your iOS keyboard afterwards downloading iOS 11.1? You're non alone.

A strange bug affecting some devices running iOS 11.1 prevents people from typing the letter "i." Reddit user TheCravin reported the problem over the weekend, noting that when some people try to type the letter of the alphabet "i" on a device running the public version of iOS 11.1, the keyboard suggests a dissimilar character like the "A," "#" or "!," followed by the "the Unicode graphic symbol for 'Hey I can't read this'"—a box with a question mark.

"I thought that was weird, but and so I saw a tweet where someone clearly tried to type 'I,' and it instead showed the 'A' operator and then the question mark grapheme," TheCravin wrote. "When I tried to copy and paste the content of the tweet, my paste fixed it and just showed the letter of the alphabet 'I.'"

Several users chimed in on that thread and on Twitter saying they, too, were experiencing the consequence.

Anyone else finding this glitch on iOS??? What is going on? #is6621 pic.twitter.com/BBi8DwHha9
— Whitney McDonald (@WhitMcDonald2) November 3, 2022

WTF IS THIS??? pic.twitter.com/HheyOiussj
— It's Cadger ?? (@_elizabeth_hull) November half dozen, 2022

In a support note, Apple confirmed that some iPhones, iPads, and iPod impact devices running the latest version of its mobile operating system are autocorrecting the letter "i" to the letter "A" with a symbol. It offered a workaround until it'due south able to provide a fix in a time to come software update.

Go to Settings > Full general > Keyboard > Text Replacement
Tap .
For Phrase, blazon an upper-case "I". For Shortcut, type a lower-case "i."

Apple'southward iOS 11.i, released on Tuesday, as well includes more than than 70 new emoji, including fairies, mermaids, a t-rex, a person meditating, a zebra, giraffe, hedgehog, cricket, and more.

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