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Can we all agree that whatever version of predictive text we have nowadays is crap, and has been for a long time? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I'm sick of random capitalisations mid sentence. I'm sick of common words being replaced by less common ones or even downright nonsense. I'm sick of it taking three attempts to successfully get the word I want. I swear it's been like this for five years or more. Can we have a better version yet, or at least the old one back?

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[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It seems to very a lot from phone to phone. My current phone is terrible. It "corrects" words I don't want it to, and leaves in obvious typos.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When it changes a word that you've spelled correctly and intentionally into something completely different is when I want to chuck the thing across the room.

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Or when it "corrects" a word I didn't want, so I delete the part it changed and then type in what I want to say and it "corrects" it again into the same thing I just deleted. Satan could learn a thing or two from whoever invented that "feature."

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

it varies per keyboard. you can install third party keyboard apps that offer different dictionaries and autocorrect capabilities.

[–] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah like spelling vary as very.