How to Control Predictive Text on iPhones and iPads using Intune
Key Takeaways
- Predictive Text suggests words as you type to make typing faster and easier
- It learns from your typing to give better suggestions over time
- Suggestions appear above the iOS keyboard.
- It works in most apps like Messages, Mail, and Notes.
- Disabling the policy removes word suggestions from the keyboard.
Hey, let’s discuss about How to Control Predictive Text on iPhones and iPads using Intune. The Predictive Keyboard restriction policy in Intune controls whether iOS devices can show word suggestions while typing. Predictive text learns from user typing behavior and suggests the next word automatically. Predictive keyboards store and analyze typing patterns.
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How to Control Predictive Text on iPhones and iPads using Intune
When the policy disables predictive keyboard, users will not see word suggestions above the keyboard. It works in most apps like Messages, Mail, and Notes. The feature can be enabled or disabled based on user or organization preferences
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Create a Profile
To start deploying a policy in Intune, sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin Center. Then, go to Devices > Configuration profiles > Create New Policy. Select Platform as iOS/iPadOS, and profile is Settings catalog.
Beginning Step
To begin configuring a policy in Intune, start with the Basics step. Here, we can add the name of the policy and give a brief description. Click Next to continue.
- Name of the Policy: Allow Predicative Keyboard
- Description: To Allow Predicative Keyboard
- Platform: iOS/iPadOS
Configuration Settings
In the Configuration settings tab, click the Add settings button to open the Settings picker. Here, you can Search the predicative keyboard settings or select Restrictions category. Then select the Allow Predictive Keyboard Policy.
After closing the Settings Picker, you will see it on the Configuration Settings page. Here we have only two settings: True or False. By default, predictive keyboard will be set to block. Click Next to proceed.
Allow Predictive Keyboard Policy
If we allow or configure this policy, you can allow the predictive keyboard by toggling the switch from left to right. Then, you can click the Next button to continue.
Scope Tags
A Scope Tag in Intune is used to control visibility and access to Intune resources based on administrative roles. Scope tags are not mandatory. You can add the scope tag using the Select scope tags button.
Assignments Tab
On the Assignments tab, we can select which users or devices get this policy. Under Include Groups, click Add Groups. From the list, select the group that we want to target (HTMD Supervised Devices – iOS/iPadOS). Then click the Next button.
Review + Create Tab
At the final Review + Create step, we see a summary of all configured settings for the new profile; after reviewing the details and making any necessary changes by clicking Previous. We click Create to finish, and a notification confirms that the “Allow Predictive Keyboard created successfully”.
Device and User Check-in Status
We can check a policy’s status in the Intune Portal. Generally, it takes about 8 hours for policies to be created. Use the manual sync option to reduce the configuration delay in the Company Portal app on the device, then check the status again. Navigate to Devices> Configuration. Click on the specific policy (e.g Allow Predictive Keyboard) to see its details.
How to Remove Assigned Group from Predictive Keyboard Policy
After creating the policy, if you want to remove the specific group that you previously selected, you can easily do that. First, go to Devices > Configuration policies. In the Configuration policy section, search and select the policy. In the Assignment section, you will find an Edit option and click on it. Then, click the Remove option.
For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – Learn How to Delete or Remove App Assignment from Intune using by Step-by-Step Guide.
How to Delete Predictive Keyboard Policy from Intune
If you want to delete this policy for any reason, you can easily do so. First, search for the policy name in the configuration section. When you find the policy name, you will see a 3-dot menu next to it. Click on the 3 dots, then click the Delete button.
For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – How to Delete Allow Clipboard History Policy in Intune Step by Step Guide.
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