The letter "i" is the fifth-most popular letter in the English language. It's pretty useful. You can imagine how frustrating it must be if you're not allowed to use it.
A weird iOS bug means some iPhone owners can't use the letter 'i' (AAPL)
It's the fifth-most popular letter in the English language.
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But some iPhone users are currently experiencing exactly that: A bug in iOS means that the letter "i" is sometimes being corrected to an exclamation mark and a question mark in a box.
Frustrated users are taking to Twitter to voice their displeasure at the bug.
This is a hilarious iOS 11 ... @ Mike Murphy
@TheThomason @PFTompkins Th... @ Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaver
#emo##emo# An iOS bug is causing th... @ Emojipedia #emo#
I have a $1,150 telephone t... @ Mike Murphy
As Emojipedia points out, the issue is caused by a bug in iOS 11.1's autocorrect software.
Apple did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, but on Twitter is directing users towards instructions for a temporary fix for the problem.
@thejonback Here#emo#s what you... @ Apple Support
The bug will eventually be permanently fixed in a software update, Apple said. But in the mean time, perhaps afflicted Apple customers could get creative and take inspiration from the author Ernst Vincent Wright — the novelist who wrote the novel "Gadsby," published in 1939, without using the letter "e" once.