Transitioning from iPhone keyboard to WP7 keyboard...

[eric12341]

Probably need to adjust the settings and such under keyboard. I find the word corrections, suggestions and such to be better than iOS,windows mobile and most definitely Android.

 

[freestaterocker]

I feel exactly what the OP is saying. I too am not nearly as fast one handed which is my preferred way. If anything though it is a combination of the phone being larger and the auto-correct/predictive text functioning a little different.

Does WP7 "learn" like iOS does so as I go it will adapt to phrases and such that I use?

I won't call it worse yet. But I am currently far faster on iOS keyboard than WP7. I know it took me quite a while to master the virtual keyboard so I will give it some time for me to adapt as well.

It does learn your common phrases, but you have to add custom words manually.

 

[benfgsg]

Although I like the WP7 keyboard more than Android's, will admit the iOS keyboard is much easier. I'd recommend turning on the ticking sound of the keys when typing, it helps. Just like anything, you'll be able to get used to it.

My typing is substantially better with the ticking sounds, however whenever I'm hanging out with friends they always tell me it's the most obnoxious thing they've ever heard

 

[jrdatrackstar1223]

To cancel an autocorrection (highlighted) tap the word you are typing in the text box to highlight it. Then you get the option to add it to your custom dictionary. This is especially useful if it's something you type frequently, like a less common name (like Jayden, my youngest daughter) because if you add it it will come up as one of the first few predictions when you hit the first letter of the word in question. And if it's an acronym, like IMHO, it will show up with the proper capitalization. Very handy for grammar nazis such as myself. If you don't use the word frequently enough to add it, or the autocorrection has already occurred, simply highlight the corrected word and the first suggestion will be what you originally typed. It took me a while to figure this out, and was frustrating to be sure until I did. However, concerning the iPhone keyboard, when I was still using a dumbphone I wanted a 4s like it was the end of the world. That is, until I tried typing on one. It was a colossal train wreck. On my HD7, as well as every smaller WP I've tried, I can let my thumbs fly confidently. You are probably just accustomed to the iPhone, and it may take a couple days to adjust. I say give it a chance. Also, if you have a device that doesn't have the 8107 update, it worth forcing, (see the wpcentral tutorial) as it dramatically increases the keyboard accuracy. Like, night and day.

I wish I had experienced what you experienced with your forced 8107 update (unless we are thinking about accuracy in two different lights)...

When I think about accuracy, I think about the very first Windows Phone keyboards (before Mango). The virtual keyboards were so good at detecting my touchpoints that it just didn't make sense how good it was. After forcing 8107 on my old HTC Radar (and also just forced it on my current device, the Lumia 710), I noticed no difference in the keyboard accuracy. Again, when I say accuracy, I'm talking about how well it detects my finger input touchpoints (I've heard this reported by others as well after 8107....that the keyboard is more responsive, more accurate, etc.....).

Do people mean that the word correction or prediction is more accurate when they say "it is more responsive" or "more accurate"?