New Delhi, July 7 -- A growing number of iPhone users are finding that a simple adjustment can make typing feel much faster and smoother. The feature at the centre of this viral trend is predictive text, the familiar row of suggested words that appears above the keyboard. While this feature was designed to save time, many say it has become more of a hindrance than a help.

Predictive text has been a part of Apple's keyboard for many years. It tries to guess the next word you want to type by learning from your past messages and the words you use most often. When it works well, it helps you finish sentences faster, fix spelling mistakes, and saves time writing longer messages.

But many people don't always find it helpful. In quick chats wi...