--- description: Apple's new update fixes a bug that autocorrects the letter "i" to the letter "A" and a symbol. Users started reporting the issue on Nov. 6. title: Apple Has Fixed the Autocorrect Bug on iPhone image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98cc467413cc444e/6988e4e022fb8529d6e23921/iphone-x.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple Has Fixed the Autocorrect Bug That Turns "i" into "A" on iPhones  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2017 7:24 PM CUT  A customer views the iPhone X upon its release in the U.K on November 3, 2017 in London, England. The iPhone X is positioned as a high-end, model intended to showcase advanced technologies such as wireless charging, OLED display, dual cameras and a face recognition unlock system. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) A customer views the iPhone X upon its release in the U.K on November 3, 2017 in London, England. The iPhone X is positioned as a high-end, model intended to showcase advanced technologies such as wireless charging, OLED display, dual cameras and a face recognition unlock system. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)Carl Court—Getty Images  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2017 7:24 PM CUT Apple is rolling out a software update that fixes [an autocorrect glitch](http://fortune.com/2017/11/06/apple-ios11-iphonex-bug/ "undefined") affecting iPhones and iPads that changes the letter “i” to the letter “A” and a symbol. Apple previously [provided users with a workaround](http://time.com/5013082/iphone-ios-11-1-bug-how-to-fix/ "undefined") to mitigate the issue. The company advised iPhone and iPad owners to use the Text Replacement tool found in the settings menu to fix problem until a proper fix was released. To install the new update, open your iPhone or iPad’s settings menu, tap General, and choose “Software Update.” A Wi-Fi connection is required to download and install the new software. The update comes three days after some iPhone and iPad owners began reporting the issue once they had updated their devices to iOS 11.1\. In many cases, affected users would find that the keyboard corrected the letter “i” to an “A” followed by a question mark in a box. The new update, iOS 11.1.1, also fixes a separate bug that caused “Hey Siri” to stop working. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5017573/iphone-autocorrect-bug-ios-11-1-1/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5017573/iphone-autocorrect-bug-ios-11-1-1/"},"headline":"Apple Has Fixed the Autocorrect Bug That Turns \"i\" into \"A\" on iPhones","datePublished":"2017-11-09T19:24:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:51:31.476Z","description":"The glitch would autocorrect the letter \"i\" to the letter \"A\" and a symbol.","url":"https://time.com/5017573/iphone-autocorrect-bug-ios-11-1-1/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Smartphones","iPhone","onetime","onetimetech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98cc467413cc444e/6988e4e022fb8529d6e23921/iphone-x.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Eadicicco","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-eadicicco/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98cc467413cc444e/6988e4e022fb8529d6e23921/iphone-x.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Apple Launch iPhone X In The U.K","caption":"Apple Launch iPhone X In The U.K","creditText":"Carl Court—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5017573/iphone-autocorrect-bug-ios-11-1-1/","name":"Apple Has Fixed the Autocorrect Bug That Turns \"i\" into \"A\" on iPhones"}}]}] ```