The newest version of iOS brought a whole bunch of new Apple Intelligence-powered features that should help your iPhone feel more responsive and easier to use. One of these new features is an automatic proofreading tool.
Why You’ll Love This Tip
- Quickly and easily identify mistakes and typos before you send an important text.
- Make corrections to anything you type on your iPhone within seconds.
How to Proofread Text on iPhone
System Requirements
This tip was tested on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 27. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
Your iPhone now automatically proofreads your writing as you type. You might have already noticed it since updating to iOS 27. For more on all of the new iOS 27 features, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to use the new proofreader feature on your iPhone:
- Any time you're typing and see a blue dotted line under a word (or multiple words), simply tap it.
![a screenshot of the new text screen on iphone. a message has been written out but there is a dotted blue line under a word. there is a red box around this word]()
- A suggested correction will appear over the word. Tap to replace the word(s).
![a screenshot of the new text screen on iphone. a message has been written out but there is a dotted blue line under a word. a new menu has appeared above the word with a suggestion on fixing a typo. there is a red box around the suggestion]()
- You'll see the change immediately.
![a screenshot of the new text screen on iphone. a message has been written out and there is a red box around one of the newly corrected words]()
That's how to proofread text on the iPhone. This has helped me a ton when texting. I have a habit of forgetting words like "of," "to," "a," and others, but this feature has helped me catch these typos before I send texts.
