The Autocorrect keyboard bar in iPhone is hidden. Luckily, we can just make a single change in the code and get the feature enabled. The autocorrect keyboard bar works in any iOS 5 device which includes iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad, iPod Touch 4G etc.
Things you'll need:
- iBackupBot for Windows / Mac (whichever OS your system runs)
- An iPhone 4 running iOS 5
- Latest version of iTunes for Windows / Mac.
Let's get that autocorrect keyboard bar enabled on your iDevice:
Step One:
Connect your iPhone to your system, and create a backup of your device via iTunes.
Step Two:
Located and open the backup file via iBackupTool.
Step Three:
Find this file -> Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboard.plist
Step Four:
Add this little piece of code anywhere in that file:
KeyboardAutocorrectionLists
Save the file. (You might get an alert asking you to register the software, but you can ignore that as we're going to use it just this once for this process. Press cancel if that message pops up.)
Step Five:
That's it. Backup your iPhone right from iBackupBot with the modified backup file.
Your autocorrect keyboard bar would show up automatically on your iPhone when you need to type something.
About the Autocorrect Keyboard Bar
The autocorrect keyboard bar is a feature that people often associate with Android phones. It's unknown why Apple tried to hide this and other features deep within the iOS 5 but it's a great feature if you want to reduce your time typing and instead get things done faster.
With the autocorrect keyboard bar, you get suggestions too - so you can type faster because most of the time, words you intend to type are suggested right away.
A word of caution: If you are not that sure about safe editing (in step four), you can optionally take a backup copy of the backup file you made via iTunes. That way, if things go wrong (they won't, don't worry!) you can resort to the old backup easily via iTunes.
Also, many people go around saying jailbreak apps enable this feature easily and you wouldn't have to do anything like adding code etc. But jailbreaking is technically wrong according to Apple (even though legal according to law) and can void the warranty.
So, if all you want is to enable the autocorrect feature, just use this method instead of having to risk a jailbreak.
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