There are various levels of risk in predictive text systems, versus multi-tap systems, because the predicted text that is automatically written that provide the speed and mechanical efficiency benefit, could, if the user is not careful to review, result in transmitting misinformation. The choice of which predictive text system is the best to use involves matching the user’s preferred interface style, the user’s level of learned ability to operate predictive text software, and the user’s efficiency goal. Eatoni’ LetterWise is a predictive multi-tap hybrid, which when operating on a standard telephone keypad achieves KSPC=1.15 for English. The theoretical keystrokes per character, KSPC, of a keyboard is KSPC=1.00, and of multi-tap is KSPC=2.03. In practice, these factors are found to cause tremendous variance in the efficiency gain. This is approximately true providing that all words used are in its database, punctuation is ignored, and no input mistakes are made typing or spelling. Theoretically the number of keystrokes required per desired character in the finished writing is, on average, comparable to using a keyboard. Most predictive text systems have a user database to facilitate this process. This learning adapts, by way of the device memory, to a user’s disambiguating feedback that results in corrective key presses, such as pressing a “next” key to get to the intention. There are many unique ways to build a device that predicts text, but all predictive text systems have initial, linguistic settings that offer predictions that are re-prioritized to adapt to each user. The most widely used, general, predictive text systems are T9, iTap, and LetterWise/ WordWise.

Predictive text makes efficient use of fewer device keys to input writing into a text message, an e-mail, an address book, a calendar, and the like. Predictive text could allow for an entire word to be input by single keypress. Each key press results in a prediction rather than repeatedly sequencing through the same group of “letters” it represents, in the same, invariable order. Predictive text is an input technology used where one key or button represents many letters, such as on mobile phones‘s numeric keypads and in accessibility technologies. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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