Keyboard prediction issue in Slovak language on /e/OS keyboard
@/e/OS Bug Report: Keyboard Prediction Issue in Slovak Language on /e/OS Keyboard
- /e/ version: eOS-t 2.1 (present since around 0.20 and Android q)
- Device model(s): any, tested here on beyond2lte
- Developer mode enabled: yes
- Device rooted: no
- Trackers blocker enabled: yes
Summary
The keyboard prediction feature in /e/OS does not provide accurate word predictions for Slovak, failing to recognize words even after they are fully typed.
The problem
Steps to reproduce
- Open any app on /e/OS that requires typing (e.g., messaging app, note-taking app).
- Begin typing in Slovak.
- Observe the behavior of the predictive text and suggestions.
What is the current behavior?
- The keyboard does not provide any word suggestions making sense for Slovak even after typing the full word.
- The prediction engine behaves as if the typed Slovak words do not exist in the language database.
- it suggests words that are not even similar.
What is the expected correct behavior?
The keyboard should provide accurate word suggestions after typing 4 or more characters in Slovak, similar to its performance in English, Czech, and Hungarian.
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
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Relevant screenshots
- English: Accurate word suggestions after typing 4 characters.
- Czech: Accurate word suggestions after typing 4 characters
- Hungarian: Accurate word suggestions after typing 4 characters.
- Slovak: No similatvword suggestions even after typing the full word.
Solutions
Workaround
There is currently no workaround to make the predictive text work correctly for Slovak.
Possible fixes
Review and update the Slovak language model and dictionary to ensure they are properly integrated into the keyboard’s predictive text engine.