Easy capitalization using iOS 8's predictive typing

One of the features of iOS 8 that we weren't expecting to use on a day-to-day basis was predictive texting. Normally it's faster to just type out the words, but using predictive text -- especially with longer words -- is a simple joy we didn't know we needed until it was here. We've discovered a new little feature in the predictive texting function that some of you may find interesting: smart capitalization.

Let's say that I forgot to capitalize the word "church" in the text below, and want to do that after the fact.

To do this, I simply select the word in question by tapping it twice, tap the shift key, and select the proper spelling from the predictive typing menu. This replaces the normal cumbersome method to capitalize a word where you would need to hold down the cursor, move it until you can delete the first letter of the word, and then replace the letter with a capital letter you were looking for.

Now say you want to make a word all upper case letters. The process of making a word all caps is just as simple as capitalizing only the first letter like I did earlier. Here, you simply tap shift twice once you've highlighted the word -- effectively activating the caps lock -- and predictive text offers up a number of fully-capitalized suggestions as a replacement. If you proofread and edit your texts after they're written, this trick could help you save some time in the long run. Enjoy.