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Editing the User Dictionary on the HTC Hero and Eris
December 11, 2009 | by Robert Nelson
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The user dictionary is a great feature found on many smartphones, and proves to be very helpful when typing, but at times that dictionary can become pretty bad when you start adding some incorrect entries. Unfortunately for me, that seems to have become the case with a few words that I added accidentally.
Anyway, such is the case, but I recently saw this thread over on gdgt and was initially excited, but I have come to find that you cannot edit the dictionary on the HTC Hero or Eris — you can only delete and start from scratch. Not ideal, but better than having to worry about a few words in the long run. And at least this way I will be more careful moving forward.
So, in order to clear the user dictionary on the HTC Hero or Eris, you will need to navigate to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications. Then once there, you will need to scroll down and find “Touch Input”. Click on that, and then tap the “Clear Data” button.
Again, this may not be the most ideal way to remove a word or two, but in the meantime it seems to be the best option. But moving forward, lets hope that HTC will offer a nicer way to edit (or delete) on a word by word basis.
[gnobal.net via gdgt]
Does the Hero and Eris not have the standard Android functionality to edit the dictionary then (Home->Menu->Settings->Locale & Text->User Dictionary)? This was available on my HTC Magic both with Cupcake and Donut….
I guess not. This "User Dictionary" setting isn't listed on my Hero.
The Hero uses touch input as its keyboard. It is in most every way a better keyboard than stock Android. This is the one flaw, however, and hopefully HTC will fix it soon. touch input is HTC's keyboard that they built into sense. It has a lot of advanced features that make it more user friendly and efficient than Android's. The downside is this and that you can't use the Android keyboard.
Had same problem on my Eris, this solution works great! Thanks!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! "Ypu" instead of "you" has been driving me nuts!!!
The RSS feed doesn’t work with the web browser (firefox) how to deal with it?
If you ever switch to a non HTC phone you can use my application – User Dictionary Manager (UDM) http://udm.adrianvintu.com BR, Adrian Vintu
This must only apply to Eris and NOT Hero… my Hero does not have “Touch Input”. under Settings > Applications > Manage Applications. “Touch Input” is under Settings > Locale and text, and there is not a "Clear Data" under that menu either.
I see it now… You're right. The menu under local and text is for other settings. To clear the user dictionary, go to settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Touch Input > Clear data.
Life saver! Thank you. The first app I wrote after I'd downloaded the SDK was a dictionary editor. It worked fine on the emulator, but the Hero doesn't use the Android dictionary so it's useless.
I'm trying to get to the touch dictionary but no luck so far.
With the Android 2.1 updates that just came out, HTC's new Sense updates include a user defined dictionary for this stuff, it's honestly probably my favorite add on, b/c I hated those incorrectly spelled words piling up!
I have a Sprint Hero with android 2.1 on it. There I can go to settingslanguage & keyboardTouch ImputUser Dictionary. There you can "Add new" or delete individual words.
Sorry to post again, my back-slashes got deleted in the post so it looks unclear. Here it is with dashes instead I have a Sprint Hero with android 2.1 on it. There I can go to settings – language & keyboard – Touch Imput – User Dictionary. There you can "Add new" or delete individual words.
Thank you so much, I have been trying to figure this out on my own for weeks before I finally Googled it and found this!
the user dictionary on the eris can be managed by clicking the little sprocket on the keyboard in a text message. just fyi.
There is a better way! Settings>Language & Keyboard>Touch Input>User Dictionary You can pick and choose which ones you want to get rid of.
Yeah, the problem I have is that the dict editor won't allow non alpha chars, so you can't for example store your email address or a twitter #tag – come on HTC!!! I thought I was saved when I found UDM app, but it doesn't work on HTC.
Just start an email or SMS, and add your #tag's there. They will appear in the User Dictionary afterwards.
This better way does not work on my eris, as there is no user dictionary option. I can go to touch input but the only options are keyboard type, keyboard language, and text input. This is why the method listed above is necessary
Home>Menu>Settings>Language & Keyboard>Touch Imput>User Dictionary. My Hero allows me to pick which words to delete(: Hope this helps anyone. I had this problem to. Now it doesn't auto-incorrect.(: