iPad rage

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Just a few weeks ago, I decided to invest in an iPad. It’s actually quite handy and I’m growing to like it but there’s one thing that really, really annoys me about it. It’s this predictive text or whatever it’s called. I bloody detest it.

Example: I just posted in the movies section about Le Mans 66 and realised (just before the edit limit) that it said Enron Ferrari instead of Enzo. It also keeps firing out random full stops and capitals whenever it feels like it.

Please can somebody tell me how to switch this incredibly irritating and utterly useless feature off before I decided to use this iPad as surrogate toilet paper.:poop::mad::mad::mad:
 
A quick look at mine seems to suggest going to settings, general, keyboard, and inside there are many on/off options, including autocorrect and auto-capitalisation.
 
Thanks folks. That sounds exactly what I’m looking for. :)

edit: Yay! It’s done. I was looking in the general settings before but for some reason, never noticed the keyboard bit. Must be my age....
 
pyan said:
Go to Settings→General→Keyboard, and slide the Predictive switch to OFF.
Works on an iPhone, anyway...
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Thanks for that. I found a bunch of other useful controls. All this time, I've been fighting unwanted caps and other punctuation.
 
My ipad (or perhaps more accurate...Apple) rage has reached new heights. After getting the advice on the keyboard, I decided the best thing to do was get a user manual. Sounds simple? Aye right!

I discovered it was available via apple books...but I would have to hand over a wad of personal information to get it. Here’s the rub...I don’t want to buy anything through their stores. The manual is a free download so it is both unreasonable and unacceptable to demand personal information from me. What right do they have to know where I live? I don’t want to use their maps or location finder so they don’t need this.

I have always avoided apple products in the past because I never trusted the company. I have a long memory and remember their constant whining when microsoft was the dominant force. Apple have become what they once whined about. Furthermore, they have often been at odds with the US government about refusing to access information on iphones. They sanctimoniously and pompously boast of their defence of privacy but miss the most obvious point. What’s the best way to protect an individual’s privacy? Not to have that information in the first place.

If I buy a product, I expect access to an instruction manual and don’t expect to have to trade it for personal information.

This is my first and last apple product. I should have followed my instinct.

Apple: designed by hypocrites, run by hypocrites, marketed by hypocrites:mad:
 
@Foxbat I use my iPad pro as a my laptop, so it is my main internet connection when I am at home. I do all my writing on it, too (with the Pages app). Because of that, I have always used a case and attached keyboard instead of the screen one. They are easy to find and come in a wide range of prices. The one I have now is the "Logi' brand. Logitech Tablet Accessories for iPad & Android, Mobile Accessories
 
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I've a Windows PC, an Android tablet and an iPhone - odds of all three going down at the same time should be minimal...
 
Foxbat said:
My ipad (or perhaps more accurate...Apple) rage has reached new heights. After getting the advice on the keyboard, I decided the best thing to do was get a user manual. Sounds simple? Aye right!

I discovered it was available via apple books...but I would have to hand over a wad of personal information to get it. Here’s the rub...I don’t want to buy anything through their stores. The manual is a free download so it is both unreasonable and unacceptable to demand personal information from me. What right do they have to know where I live? I don’t want to use their maps or location finder so they don’t need this.

I have always avoided apple products in the past because I never trusted the company. I have a long memory and remember their constant whining when microsoft was the dominant force. Apple have become what they once whined about. Furthermore, they have often been at odds with the US government about refusing to access information on iphones. They sanctimoniously and pompously boast of their defence of privacy but miss the most obvious point. What’s the best way to protect an individual’s privacy? Not to have that information in the first place.

If I buy a product, I expect access to an instruction manual and don’t expect to have to trade it for personal information.

This is my first and last apple product. I should have followed my instinct.

Apple: designed by hypocrites, run by hypocrites, marketed by hypocrites:mad:
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Make up the personal info., FB. Or give the personal details of someone you don't like. :giggle:
 
mosaix said:
Make up the personal info., FB. Or give the personal details of someone you don't like. :giggle:
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I’m obviously really naive. I never thought of that:unsure:

Thinking more about it, here’s my latest gripe. When you get an iPad, it comes with a plethora of apps that are, obviously, designed to make you spend more money. If they can install all these, then there’s nothing to stop them installing the user manual as well.
But it doesn’t matter any more because it’s official. I have nowt but contempt for apple’s shoddy business practice. I’d complain to them directly but they’d probably want my shoe size, where my mother was born and my sexual orientation before I could do so. Best thing in my book is never to do business with this company again.

I feel better now:)
 
Foxbat said:
Here’s the rub...I don’t want to buy anything through their stores.
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Foxbat said:
When you get an iPad, it comes with a plethora of apps that are, obviously, designed to make you spend more money.
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That's kinda Apple's whole deal, along with overpricing for style (which I'll admit does look and feel nice but is horribly disproportionate to its value).
 
.matthew. said:
That's kinda Apple's whole deal, along with overpricing for style (which I'll admit does look and feel nice but is horribly disproportionate to its value).
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You're absolutely right. The hardware is well designed and I like it a lot. I don't like the business philosophy behind that hardware one little bit.
 
I get predictive text on my Andriod / Amazon Fire tablet, it is one of the bane's of my life, I hate it, I type in a long sentence and half the words change, I just typed in bane and came out band and the second time babe, I am always having to correct things!!!
 
I really like my iPad. I got it for free because a friend of my dropped it and cracked the screen. No big deal. I also enjoy the predictive text feature. Wouldn't turn it off even if I knew how. As for the apps I use what I want especially iBooks. There's some free sf including some issues of Astounding from the early 1930s I downloaded. Maybe not for everyone but for me iPad is a great fit.
 
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