But that predictive row of word suggestions above the keyboard is something that can be disabled, so you may wish to turn it back on it you want to use it, but it isn’t there. Fortunately the iPhone word suggestion row can be turned on or off through the Settings menu on the device, and it can be done with just a few steps. Our guide below shows you how.
How to Turn on the Row of Suggestions on the iPhone Keyboard
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 10.3.1. These steps can also be used to enable the predictive quicktype keyboard on other iPhone models that are using any version of iOS higher than 8.0. Step 1: Touch the Settings icon.
Step 2: Scroll down and select the General option.
Step 3: Tap the Keyboard button near the bottom of the menu.
Step 4: Touch the button to the right of Predictive to turn it on. In the image below, that button is located in the English section of the menu, as that is the only keyboard that I have installed on my iPhone. If you have a different language keyboard, or multiple keyboards on your iPhone, then that section will be labeled with the language of your keyboard instead.
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