How do I stop expanded abbreviations in IOS VoiceOver?

By Travis, 27 January, 2021

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iOS and iPadOS

Can any of you help me find a simple solution to cause VoiceOver to stop expanding abbreviations? As an example, the four letters f e a t are often read as the word featuring. This is fine in the music app, but is a terrible thing when I'm reading the word defeat and hear it pronounced as defeaturing. I would like to stop hearing the letters r e v as reverend or c o l as colonel. Sadly, I'm struggling to find a simple setting to stop these things. Any help?

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By gailisaiah on Monday, January 25, 2021 - 15:17

Hi Travis, Here's a thought. Try going to settings, General, keyboards. Then turning off auto correction and predicted. I wonder if that would solve your abbreviation thing.

By Bruce Harrell on Monday, January 25, 2021 - 15:17

Hi Travis,

Here's my suggestion.

Go to settings>general>keyboard>predictive and double tap to turn it off.

I hope this helps.

Best!

Bruce