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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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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Complete garbage. It has to have gotten worse. Like it’s training ai instead of trying to help us. I’m convinced

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

I keep hoping that its crapness will at least teach me to proofread before I hit the Post button. It hasn't... but I can hope.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

i have a flip phone. i don't use sms, but occasionally i make a quick note in the little 'notepad'. the good ol' tap-tap-tap is more efficient than its horrible predictive text.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Iirc FlexT9 was ducking (nope, not fixing it this time, rofl) great for the... Galaxy S2?, but then Swype bought em out and it's been downhill ever since.

So... it's not that the tech is bad, it's that it's being hamstrung somewhere.

[–] brap@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I use the word "fuck" a lot. I have added it many times yet it insists on babying me and trying to protect my fucking feelings by not suggesting it. Infuriating.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Join the revolution. Reject predictive text.

Thumb-Key

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

TBH, Microsoft’s Swiftkey was pretty decent before they started adding Bing AI bullshit. I’ve since switched to Apple’s default keyboard and it’s painful.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That's my biggest pet peeve, when it auto suggests words that don't exist.

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