Makes sending text messages quicker by letting you press each key just once and then guessing what word you want as you type. Some people swear by it, others never get used to it.

A mobile handset feature to make sending a text message quicker and easier. The phone will predict the word you are typing by completing it as you type. Just be sure to watch the screen to avoid sending the wrong message.

Predictive text is an input technology designed for mobile phones. The technology allows words to be entered by a single keypress for each letter, as opposed to the multiple keypress approach used in the older generation of mobile phones. The intent is to simplify the writing of text messages, email, entries into an address book or calendar, and the like.