I distinctly remember it used to be better and I didn't have to spend so much time backtracking.
Maybe on this phone it can't phone home properly and do it's learning.
For the record I'm with you, I WISH swiping was reliable but it's just so often so far off the mark. I remember it being better as well, but that was probably very early on in its use, when I was paying more attention to how I was swiping and going slower, as well.
Yeah... this style of "polite" commentary ("Oh, you're claiming it's bad? Show me something that's better, smartypants!") drives me up the wall. Old farts might call it an offensive application of blowing sunshine up others' asses.
It's entirely possible for something to be both godawful and also be the only available option! People are well within their rights to complain about things that are godawful! [0]
[0] For the seeking-VC-funding crowd: If folks didn't complain, how would entrepreneurial-minded folks learn that there may be an opportunity to make money doing better?