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The lack of The Android Spell Chek

Samsung: In the Meantime…

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In the meantime, I see Q1 slipping away quickly, with nothing from Samsung in regards to the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for my Galaxy Tablet.  Unfortunately, my phone didn’t make it.  First generation Galaxy phones will not get the ICS upgrade.

Where's the Spellcheque

Where’s my spellchek ??

For me that’s the biggest thing.  I’m sure I’m not alone.  I need this to move it from an entertainment center only, to do much more.  I don’t think I’m asking much considering I expected the product to have it in the first place.  It wasn’t really written Android with No Spellchecker.

Scary thing, I haven’t heard much since it’s release either.

Spellcheque

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By far my biggest disappointment since acquiring my Samsung Android tablet, is the lack of a spell check.  I’ve gone through several office suites, I’ve read up on the issue, and its hard to believe Google  hasn’t put a team on this and resolved the issue any sooner.

You make an investment in a tool, you research all kinds of aspects about it, you make a decision and Boom, within a month you find out the platform you are using doesn’t support a spell check.

What’s up with that?

Would knowing this in advance have altered my decision to buy an Androis product?  Hummm, I’m not sure.  I looked at some pretty good Windows Tablets.

I won’t repeat what’s already been written, but I will link to many articles about it.

On Google Android Issues:   Issue 4939:  Support spell-checking when typing with the hardware keyboard.

From AndroidForums.com:  No spell check… What?

The Good News…

So it took 4 years to come up with an Ice Cream Sandwich.  Here you go this next one taken from:  Android.com

Improved text input and spell-checking

The soft keyboard in Android 4.0 makes text input even faster and more accurate. Error correction and word suggestion are improved through a new set of default dictionaries and more accurate heuristics for handling cases such as double-typed characters, skipped letters, and omitted spaces. Word suggestion is also improved and the suggestion strip is simplified to show only three words at a time.

To fix misspelled words more easily, Android 4.0 adds a spell-checker that locates and underlines errors and suggests replacement words. With one tap, you can choose from multiple spelling suggestions, delete a word, or add it to the dictionary. You can even tap to see replacement suggestions for words that are spelled correctly. For specialized features or additional languages, you can now download and install third-party dictionaries, spell-checkers, and other text services.

 

You can also read on androidpolice.com

My next worry, Will my Galaxy 10.1 be upgradable to ICS??

From firstpost.com

Now this is where the Galaxy Tab shines the most. It runs the Honeycomb version of Android (3.2). Samsung said in a blog post that the Ice-Cream Sandwich a.k.a. 4.0 update will be pushed out to the Tab early this year. This update will keep the tablet fresh, especially considering the heap of new tablets scheduled to release this year.

What about all the other Android users out there?  Well I suggest you get the info from your hardware provider, you can also read:  tested.com

Which Android Smartphones and Tablets Will Get the Ice Cream Sandwich Update

We’re going to keep track of ICS update announcements right here. Let’s go over what makes a device suitable for Android updates, and find out who’s getting some ICS love.

That’s enough for now, but this is beyond rant.  Over 4 years to come up with a solution for something high on the priority list for most people who drop $500 on a Tablet or phone.

Google Priority on Android spell check - FAIL