What is the difference between predictive and multitap text input? Which is better?
Predictive text input is intended to reduce the number of key presses, making it easier to type text messages on mobile devices. It allows you to enter words by a single key press for each letter, as opposed to the more traditional approach, the multitap text input method. With multitap text input, several letters are associated with each key, and selecting one letter often requires multiple key presses. Using a dictionary, the application attempts to predict commonly used words and phrases. As for which text input method is the best – that is a personal choice. Predictive text is meant to save time and energy, but if you prefer multitap text input it is easy to switch between methods.
