METHOD FOR TEXT INPUT, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

A method for text input by ambiguous input sequences entered by a user is disclosed. The method comprises a primary process of receiving a user input on an input device having a plurality of selectable input items being associated with characters, an input sequence being generated in dependence of selection of an input item, wherein the generated input sequence corresponds to the sequence of input items that have been selected, and wherein the generated input sequence has a textual interpretation that is a textual interpretation that is ambiguous, and displaying on a display a textual interpretation. The method also comprises a secondary process, initiated upon receiving an input associated with a delete-character command, deleting an interpreted character, and returning to the primary process where interpretations associated with the deleted character for that position of input text are excluded, wherein the primary and secondary processes are performed until a user input associated with a confirm-text command is received. An apparatus comprising an input device having a plurality of selectable input items enabling text input by ambiguous input sequences entered by a user, the apparatus further comprising a processor and a display, wherein the processor is arranged to control the text input processes. A computer program is also disclosed.