Helium314
Feature Request: Enhanced Incognito Mode
Summary
The current implementation of the 'Incognito Mode' feature in the virtual keyboard only disables the personalized learning model (i.e., it stops saving new user-specific words). To provide a truly private and unrecorded typing experience, the feature needs to be extended.
Desired Behavior
When Incognito Mode is toggled 'ON,' the keyboard should not only stop the learning process but also deactivate the Base Dictionary Prediction Model.
Technical Specification:
- Stop Learning Model: (Current functionality) Ensure that user input is not logged or used to update the Personalized Dictionary.
- Disable Word Prediction: Crucially, suspend the suggestion of all words (both personalized and standard vocabulary) in the prediction bar. The keyboard must revert to displaying Raw Input only.
- Disable Autocorrect: All automatic spell-checking and word correction features should be temporarily disabled to prevent the keyboard from interfering with non-standard or sensitive input.
Inquiry to the Development Team
We would appreciate clarification regarding the current design choice: Was the decision to maintain standard Base Dictionary word predictions (even when Incognito Mode is active) a deliberate choice aimed at preserving keyboard usability (Usability over Privacy), or is this behavior an unintentional outcome of the system's design? Understanding this reasoning will help us refine the necessity and implementation of the proposed feature.
Rationale
Current behavior compromises the user's expectation of privacy in 'Incognito Mode,' as continuous prediction and suggestion, even from the Base Dictionary, potentially hint at sensitive input. Disabling all prediction ensures absolute input privacy.
