Because my current default Samsung keyboard can’t predict for shit what I’m trying to type half of the time. I tried gboard but that lacks customization options…

  • cobysev@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I used to use Gboard. I still do, but I used to as well.

    It used to be my default. Every time I got a new android device, I would immediately install Gboard before doing anything else.

    But lately, it’s been garbage. It’s been getting words wrong that I never had problems with previously. It randomly capitalizes normal words in the middle of sentences and I can’t seem to train it not to do that. Like “Ever” is the standard capitalization now. I need to manually fix it every time I use that word.

    It’s been forgetting my name, which is annoying because I have a very unique first and last name and I had previously trained it to swipe my name.

    It’s also just sticking with variations of a suggested word instead of giving me words in the same swipe area to select. Like if I swipe “food” and it autocorrects with “good,” my options to correct the autocorrect are things like “goodness,” “goody,” “God,” etc.

    I’m trying to de-Google my life right now, so finding a new digital keyboard seems like a good idea. I’m gonna try some of the suggestions in this thread. I am definitely NOT recommending Gboard.

    • cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world
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      5 months ago

      I have the same frustrations. It used to work great but lately it randomly capitalizes words and fails miserably at recognizing what I’m swyping.

      Also, it has something against the word “Tuesday” “today” (see it did it again) and always defaults to “Tuesday.”