Problem with auto correct on smartphones

Have you ever tried to send an sms in swahili with auto correct feature turned on. The video below is hillarious and illustrates how the auto-correct can send the wrong message. The problem with auto correct on smartphones ....

Why would anyone try using T9 on a system that does not list Kiswahili as a supported language? I think that's overstretching the capabilities if Smart Phones..... On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 17:39, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Have you ever tried to send an sms in swahili with auto correct feature turned on.
The video below is hillarious and illustrates how the auto-correct can send the wrong message.
The problem with auto correct on smartphones ....
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where is the video? KT, M: +254 722 28 98 04 www.mondeas.com “When you are busy making excuses, you are not making money, making friends, or making the world a better place. Every loser out there has an excuse as to why they’re not a winner – but at the end of the day, they’re still a loser with an excuse.” -Tana Goertz On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
Why would anyone try using T9 on a system that does not list Kiswahili as a supported language? I think that's overstretching the capabilities if Smart Phones.....
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 17:39, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Have you ever tried to send an sms in swahili with auto correct feature turned on.
The video below is hillarious and illustrates how the auto-correct can send the wrong message.
The problem with auto correct on smartphones ....
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On some phones, you can add words to the phones dictionary, works well in Android. Autocorrect is also good at highlighting a person tastes from the autocorrects it does . Take a look at native English speakers grappling with Autocorrect here http://damnyouautocorrect.com/

Sorry Guys just seen that the video did not embed. Here it is attached once again :- Auto Correct love song On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
On some phones, you can add words to the phones dictionary, works well in Android. Autocorrect is also good at highlighting a person tastes from the autocorrects it does .
Take a look at native English speakers grappling with Autocorrect here http://damnyouautocorrect.com/
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Ok this is not working here goes the link http://youtu.be/bg0N4wF58uk I was trying to embed the video. Kev On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry Guys just seen that the video did not embed. Here it is attached once again :-
Auto Correct love song
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
On some phones, you can add words to the phones dictionary, works well in Android. Autocorrect is also good at highlighting a person tastes from the autocorrects it does .
Take a look at native English speakers grappling with Autocorrect here http://damnyouautocorrect.com/
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