Turning off predictive text is a reliable way of putting an end to the issue, as is using a third-party keyboard, but neither of these options are long term solutions for customers who want to use. The feature’s predictive text functionality, allowing you to tap “space” to insert the currently suggested word, has proven to have a bigger learning curve for the average user than Apple. Stack Exchange network consists of 174 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. With predictive text enabled. Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac iOS 8 brought with it a couple of keyboard changes — adding support for predictive text suggestions when you’re using the built-in.
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Apart from native support for text shortcuts, how can I enable autocomplete on Mac, presumably Cocoa applications? I mean autocomplete from dictionary or words previously used. Something like Samsung's input system has.
Anton TarasenkoAnton Tarasenko
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The closest things I've found to what you are looking for are this text editor experiment that you have to compile yourself
And this Chrome extension for Gmail https://complete.li
Both would require you to type in their respective places and then paste into your application of choice, but I haven't found anything that works systemwide.
Mark ZabalaMark Zabala
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Predictive text, also called QuickType, is a way to complete words when typing on an iPhone or iPad. The device tries to predict which word you are typing and gives you three possible options to tap to finish the word. In some situations, like in the Messages app, you'll get good suggestions even before you type the first letter, based on the message you are replying to. Other times, the options will depend on the words you have already typed.
Check out Using Predictive Text in iOS 8 at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.