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Nokia Custom Dictionary Is Freakin Awesome

By The Guru on February 1, 2010

One of the things that I’ve heard requested for the Symbian platform since I got my first Nokia 6620 so many years ago is the ability to edit the custom predictive text dictionary stored within the device. We can easily add words to this dictionary, but removing them is basically impossible without erasing everything, and there’s no way to easily transfer your custom dictionary from phone to phone. It can be a real issue, especially if you love T9 as much as I do.

Nokia Custom Dictionary

Enter the Nokia Custom Dictionary application from Nokia Beta Labs. Nokia’s never been one for creative naming, so the function of this app is pretty obvious - it lets you manage the custom dictionary within your phone. With Nokia Custom Dictionary, you can add, edit, or remove individual words in your phone’s custom predictive dictionary, which is awesome. The best part of the app, however, is the import/export function.

With the import/export function, you can take a few minutes to setup the perfect custom dictionary, then export it for safekeeping. Now, when you get a new phone or have to hard reset your existing phone, you simply install Nokia Custom Dictionary, import your list, and boom goes the dynamite, you’re on your way.

This is only one more in a line of brilliant applications available from the Nokia Beta Labs. However, remember it’s on the BETA labs for a reason - there might be bugs here and there, and please report them when you find them, so the team can improve on them. Currently, most S60v3 and S60v5 devices are supported, though there might be issues here and there.

I really can’t get over how awesomely useful this app is going to be. It is instantly among my top 5 required downloads for all of my Symbian phones. It is my sincere hope that Nokia contributes this app to the Symbian Foundation for inclusion into the Symbian platform.


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The Guru, aka Ricky Cadden, started Symbian-Guru.com in November 2006, out of his excitement for the S60 3rd Edition version of Symella. The Guru has used Symbian devices since the Nokia 6620, and is known for his perspective as a power user. You can follow The Guru on Twitter at @Rcadden

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  • ZeDestructor

    YAY! (I can finally stop it from autoreplacing “for” with dns all the time after i used dns once too often…)

  • hannonks

    Can't download – saying don't have access, even after signing into OVI account

  • http://arjwright.myopenid.com/ ARJWright

    Indeed, this is a pretty cool app; especially on days when you get firmware updates and don't keep settings on a device reset.

  • Peter

    It installs on my 5800 but does not autocomplete any words at all. Anyone else having the same problem? Or parhaps has got it working on a 5800?

  • phoneguy

    I like the BlackBerry system better. They supply a dictionary but you can change it (add, delete, etc.) however you want. It doesn't try to predict anything, which usually ends up causing errors, like T9.

    Instead, it corrects the word AFTER you type it. For example I type

    i am going

    and as soon as I space away from the i it changes to I.

    If I type theres it changes it to there's. Simple, fast, and not error prone at all. And very customizable.

  • oigarve

    i don't want to try this app, seems like most on here having problems with it or can't install it. I use adaptxt. I've never had any problems with this app. It's always on, doesn't delete words during firmware updates, and my friends just can't beat me in our speed test. They use two hands with full qwerty, and me, one handed , n82 with my thumb :)

  • Mashy

    i disagree with you guru. I hope Nokia do not contribute it to symbian foundation. At least Nokia will have some elxusivity

  • Mashy

    I just purchased my first blackberry (javellin) 2 weeks ago after getting fed up with the full of bugs software of N97.
    I agree with every word of yours. The RIM Blackberry auto correction is reall awesome.

  • Brad B.

    Funny, I owned a Blackberry Bold 9700 for 3 days after I broke my E71. One of the factors in my returning it was the Blackberry auto-correct feature. I prefer auto-complete over auto-correct. I'm not sure if the N97 was known for great auto-complete implementation, but on my E71 (which I ended up fixing) I can type much faster. Because the Nokia system guesses as I type, I can type “dict”, it suggests “dictionary”. At that point, I simply press Space and the word is completed. Since I had to press Space anyway, that feature saves me 6 key presses.

    What used to drive me nuts on the Nokia system was that I didn't know how to override it. Now I know I simply have to press Up to force it to accept what I'm typing.

    The BB was a great piece of hardware and i can see why people fall in love with it. Many of the things that I couldn't stand about it, such as the shape of the keys, are probably the things that BB users love. Thank God there are plenty of options for consumers!

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