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Gboard: Why do I get "didn't" when I swipe "don't"? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I swipe "don't" in Gboard, at least 30% of the time it decides I mean "didn't". I just tested it, and the accuracy was shockingly bad. I'd understand if the strokes were very similar, but "didn't" has a whole extra stroke in it compared to "don't". WTF, Google?

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[–] Psaldorn 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do it again, but drag the suggestion upwards until a trash icon appears. Maybe one time you used that swipe path and accidentally/deliberately clicked "didn't" and now it thinks you sometimes want that instead.

I have to do this all the time, I'm considering nuking it's memory

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Til you can do this, thanks!!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't see any way to do that with swipe input. The wrong word just appears at the cursor, skipping the suggestion box entirely.

[–] Psaldorn 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It adds the word to the input box but should also show a "correction" list on top of the keyboard.

Maybe it's different if you use floating or split keyboard mode?