MacOS 13.7.1 Text Replacement not working

Mattches · May 5, 2025, 5:51pm

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macOS Text Replacement not working

opened 05:51PM - 05 May 25 UTC

bug OS/macOS regression OS/Desktop

### Description The macOS text replacement feature doesn't work in Brave, speci…fically. The expected behavior is that when you have text replacements entries in System `Settings --> Keyboard`, when the suggested text appears, simply pressing the space bar will insert the replacement text. This does not work in Brave, however. Note that Chrome and other Chromium based browsers perform as expected and pressing the space bar when the replacement is suggested inserts the replacement. Pressing `Tab` in Brave to insert the replacement works _sometimes_ but some users have reported that pressing `Tab` is inconsistent. This behavior is new to v1.78.94. Chrome vs Brave shown below: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/efb0d76c-ef95-48a8-9a34-185f2b7fcd5f ### Steps to reproduce 1. Create Text Replacement in MacOS → Settings → Keyboard 2. Type the short text into Brave anywhere 3. The replacement text pops up but when I press spacebar only the original short text is typed ### Actual result Text is not replaced ### Expected result Text replacement should be inserted. ### Reproduces how often Easily reproduced ### Brave version (brave://version info) v1.78.94 ### Channel information - [x] release (stable) - [x] beta - [x] nightly ### Reproducibility - [ ] with Brave Shields disabled - [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled - [ ] in the latest version of Chrome ### Miscellaneous information User reports: https://community.brave.app/t/macos-13-7-1-text-replacement-not-working/615502

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MacOS 13.7.1 Text Replacement not working

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