Apps An app to scan spelling mistakes in other apps' text - POSSIBLE?

[andriodhin]

I am wondering if I can make an app which does this:
- can check the text in other apps to see if they have spelling mistakes, if yes then highlight them
- when I click on the highlighted area, pop-up to show the correct spelling
- possibly act as a floating widget (like those messengers) to show the number of detected mistakes

I think this is very hard to detect text in other apps. Is my fantasy here impossible?

 

[Deleted User]

Interesting idea, but alas, it's technically not possible. Apps are intentionally partitioned and can't interact directly like that. There are ways for apps to share data, but it requires specific measures on the part of all involved apps. You can't arbitrarily look at the data of another running app, or influence its behaviour. That would be a massive security hole.

 

[Swethakapoor]

Hi,

We have two options to achieve this,
1. We can create a custom keypad that includes a feature of spell checker. User needs to use this keypad every time they type. (can set this keypad as default keypad in their mobile settings)

2. A floating widget (like Facebook messenger) that will overlay when user is engaged with any app. The user should copy the text and paste the text manually in the floating widget. After correction, the user should copy the corrected text and paste it back. Difficulty - iOS devices doesn’t support with floating widgets. This proves we can use this floating widget feature only in Android devices.