Auto prediction is an inbuilt feature installed in phones to make typing easier by predicting and changing to the correct word if your spelling is wrong.

Sometimes, auto prediction features can include words suggestion. This works by suggesting the matching word that follows the last word on your screen. For example,if you type "I love you",the suggestions might include, dear,mummy ,sweetheart e.t.c...Clicking any of these will make the sentence complete.

Although auto prediction feature have its own advantages but the disadvantages cannot be overlook.

I don't realise that my spelling skill has been depreciated until my autocorrect feature stop working...

MERITS

(1)It makes your typing faster.

(2)You can use it to check the spelling you are not sure of...


DEMERITS

#1. It lower your spelling skill: When my auto correct stops working, I find it difficult to spell some complex words myself..Reason is because I depend on auto correct for most of my spelling correction. If you are in doubt ,try to disable your auto correct and see what i'm talking about...To disable it, go to settings >>>language & input>>>>current keyboard>>>disable auto correct.

#2 It makes computer to think for you.
As funny as it sound,its true. Most people depend on auto prediction for most of their their typing.

#3. It can put you into trouble
Most of the funny update you see on most people status online came as a result of auto correction. Can you imagine,somebody wants to comment beautiful pple on his boss status and auto correct change it to Beautiful pig and she updated it without checking the word...When using auto correct,ensure you read what you type before disgracing yourself.


It lowers your IQ
Yes it can.In a situatuation you allow your phone to be thinking for you,what do you expect....

NOTE: If you are the type that's addicted to this feature, kindly disable it to checkmate yourself...

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Imagine you are trying to do cash transfer via your mobile phone and auto correct helps you to add extra zero, you don send am before you notice .

OriflameNIG:
Imagine you are trying to do cash transfer via your mobile phone and auto correct helps you to add extra zero, you don send am before you notice .

.Na the real gbege be that oh

True talk

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I can't spell again with that damn auto correction feature.

Isn't your merit no.2 countering your demerit no.1?
Pple can never be corrected to pig. And it's not doing your thinking for you, it's assisting your typing. They are two different things.
Demerit number 3 makes no sense at all

OriflameNIG:
Imagine you are trying to do cash transfer via your mobile phone and auto correct helps you to add extra zero, you don send am before you notice .

Auto correct does not work with numbers o




For those of you saying it affects spelling skills,that is wrong, if anything it helps. Without it, you wouldn't be able to grasp some people's messages.

Sersly. Txting rly afcts our spelin skills. Autocorrect also makes us lazy and unproductive

Arsually, I have disabu my autocorrect. I can steal spell veri well now... My speling is not afected

I really agree with you, but it also help sometime.

Very true.

Just how constant use of keyboard makes your writing depreciate.

I agree

I dont use auto-correct, i use speech to text..

How is it possible?

Auto correct gets crazy sometimes. There was this case of a house agent who was going to type , To Let - for his new apartment listing but Auto correct did the word, Toilet.

Without knowing, he placed the sign in front of the apartment. Within a short period, when he returned, what he saw could only be imagined than described.

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I hate it with a passion. I already de-activated it on my phone long ago.

I love to type all my words by myself.

It has been long when i disabled mine, though, i enjoys gesture typing on my Gboard. If you are good in vocabulary, then Gboard makes typing a fun.

Very true

That useless thing ruined my life.
I wrote to my ex boss "sir, in order to move this company forward all staffs hands must be on dïck" instead of deck....

don't ask what happened next... I don't want to remember it

THe auto predictions dey help sha oooo
But u can switch off the auto so that u can pick options by urself

doctorkush:
Arsually, I have disabu my autocorrect. I can steal spell veri well now... My speling is not afected

Really?

I hate auto correct with every passion in me, I always have it disabled whenever I update my Swiftkey(mind you, it's SwiftKey or nothing), but I love its prediction features.

ok

doctorkush:
Arsually, I have disabu my autocorrect. I can steal spell veri well now... My speling is not afected

YEEEEEPA
I THINK THE AUTO CORRECTION AND PREDICTION IS MEANT FOR YOU

doctorkush:
Arsually, I have[i][/i] disabu my autocorrect. I can steal spell veri well now... My speling issue not afected

This your spelling ehh fit pursue buhari out of aso rock. Pathetic out of context. If I should rate you ehh..... Fit manage give you 2.0/100.......