How to Access AutoCorrect Suggestions in iOS When Using a Bluetooth Keyboard

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By billip, 1 December, 2012

I believe that I have figured out how to get an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to autocorrect with a bluetooth keyboard connected.

First, make sure that you have QuickNav turned off.

If you are not sure how to do this, just press the right and left arrows together on your keyboard.

Then, try this:

When VoiceOver tells you a word is misspelled, hit the Backspace key once.

Now a suggestions list pops up, but I doubt VoiceOver will tell you that it has.

Hold VO keys on your bluetooth keyboard (Control and Option) and navigate to the right.

Eventually, you will get to the list of suggestions. When you find the one you want, just press VO Space bar on it.

Voila! You have successfully used autocorrect.

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By Tom Randall on Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 17:31

Excellent! I will definitely give this a try. I listened to the podcast on how to do this if you're using the virtunal keyboard but frankly I mostly use my bt keyboard and I found it pretty hit and miss when I tried it with the virtual keyboard. Thanks again. Tom

By Cat on Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 17:31

I can't get it to work. I did just what you wrote and it doesn't work for me. What am I doing wrong?

By KE7ZUM on Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 17:31

This does not work for me either. I think this is broken in ios 9.2.