my text shortcuts (System Preferences → Keyboard → Text) can never stay put and are erased every time I add them (not quite sure when, but surely soon after).
Is this known? Are there any workarounds?
iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 26
Do you mean "Text Replacements?
Those are synced through your iCloud connection. Do you have other Apple devices on your iCloud account?
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autotexto wrote:
my text shortcuts (System Preferences → Keyboard → Text) can never stay put and are erased every time I add them (not quite sure when, but surely soon after).
Is this known? Are there any workarounds?
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The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.0.1
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ystem Preferences → Keyboard → Text
