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[Fox News] Fix autocorrect if it’s driving you ducking crazy

Frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong? Even with new AI features included in many platforms’ latest updates, autocorrect remains annoying. Let’s fix that for iOS and Android.

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Go cold turkey

Yes, you can just turn it off — no more bad guesses or awkward corrections. Just type what you mean letter by letter, like in the early days.

Note: Depending on your Android make, model and OS, steps may differ. There are just too many variations to cover all of them.

Start here on your iPhone

Bonus tip: In iOS, misspellings are underlined. To turn that off, head to Settings > General > Keyboard again and turn off Check Spelling.

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Using an Android?

Bonus tip: Under your keyboard settings, flip the switches next to “Predictive Text” and “Show Predictions Inline.”

Add your own slang

If you’re feeling ambitious, program your phone to replace a phrase with your shorthand. Think turning “brt” into “be right there” or “1234” into “Four Score and Seven Years Ago.” Pretty slick!

Pro tip: In iOS and Android, if you leave the Shortcut field blank, autocorrect will stop bugging you with alternate spellings.

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Why is autocorrect capitalizing random words?

You may notice that autocorrect capitalizes random words in a sentence. If you are typing something like, “I need to call Mom and ask when She needs to go to the Store,” you’ll have to go back and make a change to all the words that shouldn’t be capitalized.

If you don’t know why autocorrect keeps capitalizing Mom and Store, take a peek at your contact list and see how you’re typing names. If you save certain words in your contact list a certain way, autocorrect assumes this is the way you always want it written.

Another simple fix for this issue is to turn off the auto-capitalization setting in your keyboard tab.

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[Fox Business] Trump media company preparing livestream content for Truth Social

Former President Donald Trump’s social media company is planning to soon roll out a live-streaming platform.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) announced Tuesday that the upcoming content delivery network will begin on the Truth Social app.

“After six months of testing on its Web and iOS platforms, [TMTG] has finished the research and development phase of its new live TV streaming platform and will begin scaling up its own content delivery network,” the company said in a press release.

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The livestream channel is set to expand outside Truth Social into its own stand-alone app, then eventually to home TV.

The unnamed livestream network is being billed similarly to other TMTG ventures, aiming to operate outside the control of Big Tech companies.

“We’re excited to move forward with the next big phase for Truth Social,” TMTG CEO Devin Nunes said. “With our streaming content, we aim to provide a permanent home for high-quality news and entertainment that face discrimination by other channels and content delivery services.”

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He added, “There is a lot of great content that simply can’t find an audience for unjust reasons, and we want to let these creators know they’ll soon have a guaranteed platform where they won’t be cancelled.”

The Truth Social app is Trump’s proprietary social media platform, which he has used since 2022. 

The former president has used it as an alternative to his Twitter and Facebook accounts, from which he was banned in 2021 following the Jan. 6 Capitol protests.

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“The streaming content is expected to focus on live TV including news networks, religious channels, family-friendly content including films and documentaries; And other content that has been cancelled, is at risk of cancellation, or is being suppressed on other platforms and services,” the company said in its release. 

Specific content offerings have not yet been announced.

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