iOS 11 autocorrect bug typing the letter capital I
Solution 1:
This is described by Apple:
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208240
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.
Solution 2:
iOS 11.1.1 just got released and its supposed to fix this problem:
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208067
- https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/9/16629434/apple-ios-11-update-autocorrect-i-problem-fix-iphone
Edit: Oh my god, what a shame. If they would have waited just a little longer, they would have released version 11.1.1 on the 11/11...!!!