SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —I never would have considered writing this review on my iPhone if I hadn’t upgraded to Apple’s new operating system, iOS 8.
With the free upgrade, typing on the iPhone’s touch keyboard doesn’t seems as tedious, cumbersome or infuriating as it did before, when a rather dim-witted “auto-correct” system would slip in words that made people look illiterate or, even worse, inappropriate.
The new “QuickType” keyboard is smart enough to anticipate what you’re typing, such as the next logical word in a phrase. You’re constantly shown three word choices in a gray ribbon above the keyboard. When the right word appears, tapping on it automatically inserts it into the text to save keystrokes. I just avoided 15 by tapping on “automatically” and “keystrokes” when they popped up.
If that’s not slick enough, iPhone and iPad users can choose one from an outside party, similar to what Google’s Android operating system has allowed for years. A few are free, while others cost 99 cents to $4.99.
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