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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 7 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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[–] Binthinkin@kbin.social -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It’s a privacy issue. To predict, the service would have to get to know you better and there are privacy problems with that.

They just can’t seem to figure out a way NOT to be invasive. Go figure.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Hard disagree. I'm using g board, from Alphabet, which is about as concerned with privacy as a nudist exhibitionist with a shame kink. That is to say, privacy as a concept exists yes, but only to be perverted.

The only comfort is that I'm not the only one with random capitalization in my texts

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh what. Is that really why? Ffs this is one of the things I'll happily consent to

[–] mister_monster@monero.town 4 points 7 months ago

No,that's not why. 6 years ago these apps collected less data and worked better.