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I was wondering what Messaging app you guys use, Chomp SMS, Handcent SMS, the regular default Messaging, or an other. I'm interested in your feedback in what one you all use and what you think of the others.
i wish there was a hero messaging port, i really like how that looks, most of the time i just use the default one though
Ive Both, and they got very erritating to me in different ways after a period of time..
Chomp - When I used it, slowed down my phone unbelievably. After close to wanting to exterminate my phone, I uninstalled it.
Handcent - I used this lately, I liked the features, it was slow for a while, but some updates, and it sped up quite a bit. I liked the "Pop-up" feature, because it was less of a hassle to reach my messages, but it quickly became an annusiance because it would light up my screen when I would have it out in public and I would have random strangers looking at my personal buisness on my screen..
Lets just say I uninstalled it very quickly after a few experiences like that.
-So I just use The Default Messaging service now. lol
Thats just some insight on my experience on other applications. ;]
Default (well, default from cyanogen rom) with SMS popup.
volcomdesigns said:
Handcent - I used this lately, I liked the features, it was slow for a while, but some updates, and it sped up quite a bit. I liked the "Pop-up" feature, because it was less of a hassle to reach my messages, but it quickly became an annusiance because it would light up my screen when I would have it out in public and I would have random strangers looking at my personal buisness on my screen..
Lets just say I uninstalled it very quickly after a few experiences like that.
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You can change the settings in the menu so that
a) It doesnt light up your screen, or
b) It doesn't show the contents of your message in the pop up, or both of the above
or c) It doesn't pop up at all
It's very customizable
sms popup ftw
I WAS using ChompSMS until last night, switched over to Handcent SMS to give it a try. Never looked back.
I love it beacuse of the timestamp option that ChompSMS doesn't have.
volcomdesigns said:
Ive Both, and they got very erritating to me in different ways after a period of time..
Chomp - When I used it, slowed down my phone unbelievably. After close to wanting to exterminate my phone, I uninstalled it.
Handcent - I used this lately, I liked the features, it was slow for a while, but some updates, and it sped up quite a bit. I liked the "Pop-up" feature, because it was less of a hassle to reach my messages, but it quickly became an annusiance because it would light up my screen when I would have it out in public and I would have random strangers looking at my personal buisness on my screen..
Lets just say I uninstalled it very quickly after a few experiences like that.
-So I just use The Default Messaging service now. lol
Thats just some insight on my experience on other applications. ;]
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Same here lol
Where's the option for "None of the above because SMS is an overpriced and underfeatured relic of the nineties"?
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Handcent.
Used Chomp for 2 months. Individual text tones for contacts was great.
Once Handcent updated with this never looked back.
Chomps create "new message" is bigger and easier to use. But Handcent custimozation is superb.
Handcent all the way. There is no reason to use any other app (besides default, if its just your preference). Handcent has EVERY feature a SMS app could ask for, at least for any app on the market, no point in Chomp SMS.
Personally I really don't have any speed problems with Handcent, but for real...every setting you could want, handcent has, plus its constantly updated and new features are added.
I used to use Chomp, but I am tired of apps that look like iPhone apps (Handcent included).
Now I use the default app and SMS PopUp on Droid. What I really want is something that looks like the default app, splits messages over 160chars, has a time stamp and has the ability to send texts to groups.
That would be perfect.
jashsu said:
Where's the option for "None of the above because SMS is an overpriced and underfeatured relic of the nineties"?
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i think that might fall into the "other" category.
for me it depends. i had used handcent since i got my phone, but then at one point it started having problems with recieving messages but not keeping them(and somehow they didnt stay in the default messaging app either!). so i was losing messages, unacceptable. i went back to default. default(on cm of course) truely is the best of all of them, its just very plain and the least flashy and minimal functionality. but otherwise still always has been the most reliable. so i got stuff like sms pop up for a while and other options. but i saw handcent got updates so a couple weeks later i came back to it and i love it again
i tried chomp. i do not see why anybody would ever choose chomp over handcent. maybe possibly over the default, but better than handcent? ridiculous!
i'd like to know some of the settings or maybe screenshots you guys have of your handcents since its so customizable
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I used to use Chomp, but I am tired of apps that look like iPhone apps (Handcent included).
Now I use the default app and SMS PopUp on Droid. What I really want is something that looks like the default app, splits messages over 160chars, has a time stamp and has the ability to send texts to groups.
That would be perfect.
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and handcent does every single one of those options....
to me, it seemed like handcent was too cluttered. yes, there were an amazing amount of features, but it took so long for me to actually get something i liked that it wasn't worth doing it every time i flashed a new rom. chomp is for me
grandomegabosses said:
to me, it seemed like handcent was too cluttered. yes, there were an amazing amount of features, but it took so long for me to actually get something i liked that it wasn't worth doing it every time i flashed a new rom. chomp is for me
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i totally feel you there, ive been begging the dev to make a backup settings option for a while now, idk why he doesnt.
tehseano said:
i totally feel you there, ive been begging the dev to make a backup settings option for a while now, idk why he doesnt.
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i have been considering trying handcent again. it's been a while since i last used it. i think i might give it another shot again soon. as long as i get those texts out, i don't really care what client i use.
tehseano said:
and handcent does every single one of those options....
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Well, except it looks like a converted iPhone app.
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Well, except it looks like a converted iPhone app.
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How so? You can make it look just like the default Android:
Menu > Settings > Conversation Style > Android
I think he means the style of the general interface...I choose Chomp over Handcent because it feels less cluttered (especially the popup).
If the default app had a BIT more flair to it I'd be all for it...also I don't know why android doesn't have a mass sms feature even yet...that's just ridiculous.
What's the best keyboard for the Nexus One?
I'm a big fan of Better Keyboard, unless you like the voice feature, but I never use that.
I'm waiting for an updated hTc_IME with voice functions.
I can't get over how awesome the voice feature is on this thing. I think that would have to be a requirement for any replacement at this point. Once you start using it, it's hard not to (especially when looking for apps in market that you had on your old G1 ).
Stock KB. Not a fan of Better Keyboard so until HTE.ime is updated for this resolution the Stock KB is gonna have to work and it seems to work pretty well.... better than the Droid at least.
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What's the best keyboard for the Nexus One?
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Definitely not ShapeWriter. I own Better Keyboard but I think I prefer the stock Android keyboard so far. I do miss the HTC keyboard.
Android Keyboard. I've used HTC_IME, Better Keyboard, and a half-dozen others... but the stock is just faster, smoother, and works better than any other. It's still my favorite.
I really liked touchpal on my samsung galaxy but since it doesn't work currently on the N1, i really find the improvements on the stock keyboard to be good. Its just as good as better keyboard now and the voice feature makes it a easy choice to be my keyboard of choice.
If the default keyboard had the swipe actions that better keyboard has it would be fine for me. But i find those faster, i also like the customization
I like the HTC KB, but seriously... you should be able to put a SPACE when in the browser without having to go to another location.
The stock KB wins for me.
I haven't tried anything aside from stock, HTC_IME, and swype...but if swype makes one available for this, I'll probably have to do it. It's so easy to type with that thing, it's incredible. It's not exactly eye-pleasing, but I'll take speed over that anyday.
Aside from that, I just like stock.
shapewriter is now free on the market! worth a look!
I'm using the HTC-IME, and like it a lot. My only gripes are when in the browser it doesn't have a space bar in portrait mode, and it doesn't come up with some words in portrait mode. But if you input them in landscape, it saves them.
JoshHart said:
If the default keyboard had the swipe actions that better keyboard has it would be fine for me. But i find those faster, i also like the customization
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It does. Swipe down to close, swipe left/right for voice input. I like Better Keyboard's customization, but it's uglier, too big, less accurate, doesn't support multitouch the way stock does, is slower, FCs once in a while, and doesn't have voice input. That's waaaay too many drawbacks to suffer just for the sake of choosing the color.
How about Swype (something like ShapeWriter and SlideIT)?
Haven't used it but I heard good things about it
I use both ShapeWriter and TouchPal- depending on what I'm doing.
I love TouchPal's compact qwerty.
Thankfully I saved the apks' before it was pulled from the market.
anthro said:
How about Swype (something like ShapeWriter and SlideIT)?
Haven't used it but I heard good things about it
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I use Swype. It's amazing. I think it's such a freaking innovative app. It always surprises me how accurate it is too, I can text soooooo much faster on that.
student.driver said:
I can't get over how awesome the voice feature is on this thing. I think that would have to be a requirement for any replacement at this point. Once you start using it, it's hard not to (especially when looking for apps in market that you had on your old G1 ).
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Personally I can't get over how crap the voice function is.
It gets virtually every thing I say wrong, so I've disabled it.
GlenH said:
Personally I can't get over how crap the voice function is.
It gets virtually every thing I say wrong, so I've disabled it.
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Lol and me! I left it on though. must be accents.. or theres a certain way to talk to it
Voice recognition is close to useless for anything more than 1 or 2 word Google searches. I always assumed the problem was my British accent.
Swype is amazing, and it would definitely be my default keyboard if it supported landscape (it's still in beta, I know). As it is, it gives me a warning when switching to landscape or back to portrait, even in an app that is not using a keyboard. For that reason it's stock Android keyboard for me at the moment.
i tried installing both of these apps and neither work.
is there anything out there to make em work? or is there another swype style keyboard?
i am TERRIBLE at typing. its just not at receptive of a touch screen as the ipad. but i like the android way way more.
its like i have to press harder to get a key pressed.
thanks in advance
EDIT : also love the feature to type from ultra keyboard with your voice. obviously voice search works on the tab, but im loooking to do emails and such with voice too.. possible?
thanks
Have you run the touch calibration?
i have not... ill search around for it in the menu and clockworkmod
i did the screen calibration. didnt really do anything. its just possible the screen just isnt quite as responsive if i would like.
swype or ultrakeyboard is much more important to me
thanks
It's Swype for me...
I'm a big fan of Swype. I use it on my Droid phone and cannot live without it. I also have it on my gtablet, and continue to love it, although swyping on the large screen in landscape mode takes a little getting used to. Swyping in portrait mode is much better. However, I still like it over others.
Installing Swype is not a simple thing, since the normal install apps check in with Swype headquarters, where you'll be told you are not a phone, so goodbye. And many of the apks for the app will say your screen is not the right size. But search this site, and you will find many threads on the subject, including the link to the proper apk. Basically, you will have to google for a specific version of swype, and then track it down yourself.
It is not impossible. But worth the search.
I know you didn't ask about it, but IMO thumb keyboard is the best for our g tabs
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Reggie777 said:
I'm a big fan of Swype. I use it on my Droid phone and cannot live without it. I also have it on my gtablet, and continue to love it, although swyping on the large screen in landscape mode takes a little getting used to. Swyping in portrait mode is much better. However, I still like it over others.
Installing Swype is not a simple thing, since the normal install apps check in with Swype headquarters, where you'll be told you are not a phone, so goodbye. And many of the apks for the app will say your screen is not the right size. But search this site, and you will find many threads on the subject, including the link to the proper apk. Basically, you will have to google for a specific version of swype, and then track it down yourself.
It is not impossible. But worth the search.
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This thread has some good info that makes swype easy to install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016530
I've used both ultra kb and swype... I prefer swype...
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I know you didn't ask about it, but IMO thumb keyboard is the best for our g tabs
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I tried this, and while I like the large keys, I don't like the fact that it takes 100% of the screen up, absolutely useless for IMS or emails or almost anything else. I want something similar to the gingerbread keyboard but with taller, more square like buttons. I've tried using the TapaTalk or whatever it is on my VeganGinger install but it doesn't work at all.
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I tried this, and while I like the large keys, I don't like the fact that it takes 100% of the screen up, absolutely useless for IMS or emails or almost anything else. I want something similar to the gingerbread keyboard but with taller, more square like buttons. I've tried using the TapaTalk or whatever it is on my VeganGinger install but it doesn't work at all.
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Before I switched to thumb i was using SwiftKey, which was free on amazon Store not too long ago. It reminds me of the g bread kb. I wanted exactly what you wanted, a bigger g bread kb, but now I'm happy with thumb. Good luck.
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dungeonhawk said:
i did the screen calibration. didnt really do anything. its just possible the screen just isnt quite as responsive if i would like.
swype or ultrakeyboard is much more important to me
thanks
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The one-touch calibration app in this subforum did not work for me, but the calibrate.ini trick (where you put a blank file named calibration.ini in the root of your microSD card and reboot) did work for me. I was stabbing at icons left and right before (especially the home soft button, ARGH!), wanting to toss the Tab out the window, but now it's as sensitive as my Evo's screen.
Swype is easy to install if you find the right file. It doesn't really work all that well on a 10" in landscape mode though. You have to move your hand around too much to make it effective.
I have been using Thumb Keyboard from the Market. I can type with only my thumbs while holding the tablet in my hands. In landscape mode it puts each side of the keyboard close to the sides so the keys are easily reachable. In portrait mode I have it set to just give me the normal full keyboard. It works great and I highly recommend checking it out. It costs a buck or 2.
My only problem with Swype, at least the version I have, is that you cannot turn off the dictionary lookup auto correct. So if the word isn't in the dictionary (websites, usernames, etc...) swype will try to autocorrect to what it thinks it should be, or pop up the guesser window with nothing even close.
Also swype uses up the whole screen for many imput windows which isn't really needed on a tablet, but whatever.
I use SlideIT 3.2, works perfectly.
i just downloaded thumb keyboard. when i go in to language and keyboard, it wont let me populate the check box, enabling it.
it gives me the lil warning, then just wont check.
any help please?
dungeonhawk said:
i just downloaded thumb keyboard. when i go in to language and keyboard, it wont let me populate the check box, enabling it.
it gives me the lil warning, then just wont check.
any help please?
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Both versions in the Marketplace say for Android 3.0...just guessing.
tried swype but using slideit
I tried swype. i got it installed, then moved to /system/app but it wouldn't work other than as a normal keyboard. tried slide-it and it works great.
So I've been playing and downloading .apks for Swype to see if I could get it to work on the Zio. Well I have. I have Swype working 100% on my Zio, and this is what I did.
Go here
https://rs878l3.rapidshare.com/#!do....apk|13728|R~825F047419259699D1377263DB221F3F
Download the .apk to your SD card.
Go to SD card and click on the Swype.apk and hit install.
Install it.
Reboot.
Enable Swype in Keyboards.
Enjoy new shiny swift keyboard.
Move to SD with App2SD or Link2SD if you can, 13mb is a lot for a keyboard. But it's fast and responsive and makes one handed typing a breeze. IMO of course.
Swype sucks (JMO) if I had to recommend a tracing type keyboard I would go with Slide-it keyboard much better and faster IMO.
Swype isn't even in the top three of tracing keyboards, no offense to the topic creator. At least in my opinion, of course. The best, again in my opinion are ..
Ultra Keyboard
FlexT9
Slide-IT
ShapeWriter
...and THEN Swype.
Swype is the only one of any of these keyboards that I can get fully functional, for free.
The free versions of three of those apps do more than any version of Swype. Just saying.
sinisin said:
Swype is the only one of any of these keyboards that I can get fully functional, for free.
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Unfortunately you are correct, but I think it was well worth the money spent on Slide-it. I could send you the .apk if you would like.
You can find it on Aptoide (with Aptoide Repos from the market) as well. Thanks for the link to the .apk, looking forward to trying it. Glad I got to it before the mods take it down.
Well I never had a problem with swype which was free but after paying for slide because I couldn't get swype on this phone b4 I was highly upset. It doesn't learn the words I use the most. I have to slide a lot slower with Slide-it or I get the wrong words. If you're not paying attention and make a slight mistake you find yourself going back and deleting words you did not mean to type(sometimes I think of Damnyouautocorrect.com when this happens). Slide-it also gives me trouble with the characters on the far right side of the keyboard. I can touch em but always get the letter next to them alot. Also it randomly will give me a character to spaces away a lot too. Now my phone is running really fast and doesn't lag or freeze up at all. So I know it has nothing to do with that.
Any way to get stock ICS keyboard on an att vivid rom? The stuff in the market is sketchy
as of right now there isn't any way, however thumb keyboard is a fantastic substitute to the htc keyboard, or even perfect or swift key.
however thumb has been my favorite
Play Store shortcut:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus&hl=en
I'm not trying to push a product its just that I've tried many different keyboards and this one has the most customization.
-RoGeRs
Im using Go Keyboard right now since its the most popular.
Hacker Keyboard is my favorite. It's very accurate, adjustable size, and loads of features.
Cool. Thanks. Let's hope we get stock ICS keyboard on this.
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There is an "ICS Keyboard" in the market, both a free and paid version. Its actually one of my favorite keyboards simply because it's so responsive on my rather low end device. I switch around though, I keep Go Keyboard and Hacker's Keyboard for when I feel like switching things up.
I've used a LOT of keyboards on the market :-/
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perfectly good ICS keyboards in market...i've been using the same one for 3 weeks.ICS Keyboard by Binary Bulge. the free one...
Installation Process
Question: is the installation process similar at all to the way you did it in the past? First install the keyboard, then go turn the keyboard on in settings, then go to a text input field and long-press and get settings, choose the newly installed keyboard? This is not working for me, I can install, and enable the keyboard, but I cannot find any way to switch my input method!
If you know the answer I'll thank your response
But seriously, thanks
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Question: is the installation process similar at all to the way you did it in the past? First install the keyboard, then go turn the keyboard on in settings, then go to a text input field and long-press and get settings, choose the newly installed keyboard? This is not working for me, I can install, and enable the keyboard, but I cannot find any way to switch my input method!
If you know the answer I'll thank your response
But seriously, thanks
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In ICS is in the notification bar.
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