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Add a word to the dictionary when in incognito mode #1317

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PhilC813 opened this issue Jan 23, 2025 · 1 comment
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Add a word to the dictionary when in incognito mode #1317

PhilC813 opened this issue Jan 23, 2025 · 1 comment
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PhilC813 commented Jan 23, 2025

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

There is no way to add a word to the dictionary when the keyboard is forced in incognito by the app in the frontend (e.g., a web browser in private navigation mode).

Describe the solution you'd like
Please provide a description of what you would like to have. The clearer it is described, the better it can be implemented the way you want it.

Two possible solutions :

  • Add a word to the dictionary despite being in incognito
  • Temporarily disable incognito mode (the toolbar shortcut to force incognito mode doesn't work to disable it)

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Provide a clear and concise description of your use case and what you thus think is missing, and why.

I'm a new user of the keyboard and prefer to use glide typing. I was in a private navigation window on my web browser, which automatically switches the keyboard to incognito, and was trying to glide type "OnePlus", but that wouldn't work as it doesn't seem to exist in the built-in dictionary. So I tried yp add it by typing the word manually, and tapping on the middle suggestion to confirm the addition to the dictionary. However, the keyboard still wouldn't remember the word.

Describe alternatives you've considered (if any)

Using the keyboard shortcut to enter the settings and proceeding to add the word to the personal dictionary there does work but I wish there was a faster way.

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Temporarily disable incognito mode (the toolbar shortcut to force incognito mode doesn't work to disable it)

I think the best solution would be to have some option to override IME_FLAG_NO_PERSONALIZED_LEARNING, which results in HeliBoard being in incognito mode.
In addition to settings, a toggle could be added e.g. on long-pressing the force incognito key.

@Helium314 Helium314 added the PR Contributors are encouranged to submit a pull request. Just ask in case you are interested. label Jan 31, 2025
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