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I recently discovered both and I'm not sure which one I like best. What does everyone else like?
I was the same way so I kept both. That way I can switch whenever I want to man. It's nice.
I have both, but my fallback is the T9 keyboard from HTC. Swype is a funky concept, but in the end, a qwerty keyboard is a qwerty keyboard to me. I don't need another one if I have a physical one already.
Swype.Its so fast to type.
Swype, because now I can easily text with one hand while driving.
HTC_IME is the best VK around.
Swype !!!
and the 1.16.12.5230.t version even better
Swype it is.having to tick every letter is just soo annoying.and if I choose to, I can still do this with swype. Plus its a thing ipod users envy
Swype is good enough that I would consider buying a phone without a physical keyboard.
when i have to type web addresses in, i go with the htc ime, othewise, swype all the way (on a MT3G)
i use swype to play with... honestly i'm faster with a qwerty keyboard (i use better keyboard) but swype really is something to behold.
oshizzle1991 said:
when i have to type web addresses in, i go with the htc ime, othewise, swype all the way (on a MT3G)
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tried the 1.16...... version?
its much better at the standard 'single tap' typing than the 0.5...
swype.
Most defintely swype beats the htc IME for me. It just so smooth and make sure you get the newer version! Honestly, its slower for me to open my keyboard anymore...Now i have actually decided to get the nexus because typing will be a breeze.
I just downloaded Swype, it is amazing. I can type much faster single handedly (don't drive and text!) than with HTC IME. It is much more forgiving, which considering my large fingers and the Dream's tiny screen, is absolutely great.
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tried the 1.16...... version?
its much better at the standard 'single tap' typing than the 0.5...
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Where can we get the latest swype for hvga 1.16.12.5230.t above link still is for the older version. Many thanks in advance.
immyh said:
Where can we get the latest swype for hvga 1.16.12.5230.t above link still is for the older version. Many thanks in advance.
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hmm, didn't even notice that
the version number in my sig is taken from the swype settings
may be they round it off
edit : oh, file shows as Swype-SwypeReference-HVGA-trial-release.1.16.12.5228.219 on mediafile
i switch between three input methods:
swype is my primary for email, sms and such when at work, home, or out and about. ...and to simply make iphone people drool.
android keyboard from nexus has taken over the roll that ime use to fill since it has speech to text so it serves as my input when in the car so i can respond to emails the same way i can with handcent sms...just talk to the phone and watch the words appear
when i end up needing to surf web for a while or input email addresses, i still find myself falling back to htc_ime.
I tried installing Swype-SwypeReference-HVGA-trial-release.1.16.12.5228.219.apk via ASTRO.. I already had the "version 1" installed, so it offered me to "upgrade".. and I went down that path until it said "Swype cannot be installed on this phone"
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EDIT: I also tried Apps Installer, but that always FCs on me
EDIT2: I uninstalled previous version of Swype.. rebooted.. launched Apps Installer (no FC this time) and the new Swype installed.
love Swype.....
IMO better than HTC_IME, especially with different lang.
very accurate for me, even in Korean typing!!! Cool
I have tried every setting in Swype, but I keep getting a little pop up thing with symbols on it. I can't figure out how to get anything to type. I have gone through the instructions, but I guess I need to watch the tutorial.
Hi, everyone -- I'm trying to find a good way to connect my ThinkOutside/iGo Stowaway Keyboard to my Nexus One. (Teksoft's HID driver doesn't work with punctuation) There seems to be a driver and instructions posted here:
http://memn0ck.com/blog/2010/01/googlenexusoneandroidbluetoothkeyboard.html
But it's all in Japanese and I can't figure it out through Google Translate. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
Alan
It looks like it says you have to install the APKs through adb.
Yup, it says that you have to download the 2 apks from the 2 links given. Well though the 2 sites are in Japanese, you can find the necessary links there easily. Seems like the Simeji from the Android Market doesn't work so you have to manually get the apk file that's stated.
Then adb install the BluetoothHIDkeyboard and Simeji. Once done, pair your phone with the bluetooth keyboard. Then start up the Simeji app and with the mushroom button, you start up SimejiBR and BimejiHID and you're done.
At least that's the gist of it.
I believe Bluetooth keyboards work with CyanogenMod 6 too.
Wow -- Thank you all so much! This is all incredibly useful. I was able to get everything installed correctly, and it works! It's great to have a bluetooth keyboard working with my Nexus One. It doesn't work great, I'm afraid -- the app works, but it's not quite ready for prime time: several steps to go through with each re-connect, and it for some reason won't let you backspace any further than the word you're in the midst of typing, which is odd. (Anyone know ways that might be fixed?)
I hadn't caught that HID support is included in the new CyanogenMod. Thanks for filling me in -- that's terrific. Once I get up the courage to root, I'll give that a shot.
Thanks, Alan
switching between languages
I tried some apps from market to connect my Ipaq bluetooth keyboard. I succeed, but my native language is Russian and I need to type also in Russian. Can somebody tell me if there is some driver or app which can switch between languages? Thanks a lot)
Maybe somebody knows how to switch it to native languages?
First, I'm using Dolphin HD for my browser....one thing I hate is having to retype my user/pass for any forum I visit. Is it possible to get around this?
Second...has anyone gotten something like Swype or any other keyboard app to work? Would like to try something other than the default one...
Thanks!
Anyone? I've made sure cookies are in use with Dolphin, but it seems I always have to type my user/pass for forums.
I installed the thumb keyboard beta on vegan ginger and it works great. My only issue is that it doesn't seem to have access to the dictionary. It will make a few suggestions that look like they might have been mined out of my contacts since some of the words are unique but on the whole, the typical string of suggested words is absent when I am typing. Although I have enabled everything in the settings for the keyboard it can't even fix i'll automatically. I'm sure there must be a setting - but where?
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I installed the thumb keyboard beta on vegan ginger and it works great. My only issue is that it doesn't seem to have access to the dictionary. It will make a few suggestions that look like they might have been mined out of my contacts since some of the words are unique but on the whole, the typical string of suggested words is absent when I am typing. Although I have enabled everything in the settings for the keyboard it can't even fix i'll automatically. I'm sure there must be a setting - but where?
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I have the same EXACT problem, I posted in the other thumb keyboard thread. no responses yet.
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I have the same EXACT problem, I posted in the other thumb keyboard thread. no responses yet.
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Please install gingerbread keyboard from the market, and your dictionary should start working for thumb keyboard.
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Please install gingerbread keyboard from the market, and your dictionary should start working for thumb keyboard.
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Found the free one, installed, had to select the dictionary, then i noticed the option for input language under the thumb keyboard and none were set, once i set it to english i got the dictionary/spell check working on the thumb keyboard. Not sure if the input language option was there before or not but this works now.
Solved!
I installed the FBI keyboard as directed and my thumb keyboard is now suggesting words like it should. This is great! Thank you! Now... can you explain why? I'm very curious.
I cannot stand the lack of spellcheck using bt keyboard in mail app.
many of us use this thing for business. I am constantly typing up emails in hancom word, spellchecking then cut/paste into gmail....so brutal.
How about changing your keyboard. I use touchpal.
Or change your email app.
What email app has spellcheck?
The keyboard idea won't help as I am using a Bt keyboard. I realize touch keyboard has autocorrect.
I think you misunderstood the suggestion from DUHAsianSKILLZ - changing the keyboard application on your phone to one that will utilize spell check while using the Bluetooth keyboard. The recommendation was TouchPal, and SwiftKey was also recommended in another forum.
wosiek, I am hopeful your response is an answer...but I dont understand. If i put on swiftkey (which I use when not using bt keyboard) it auto corrects. When I use my bt keybaord, the on screen keyboard (swiftkey) is disabled....not sure how it helps
Jeffruby said:
What email app has spellcheck?
The keyboard idea won't help as I am using a Bt keyboard. I realize touch keyboard has autocorrect.
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Sorry. I could have sworn Aquamail had spell check, but no, it is through the keyboard. Apologies for the misdirect.
Jeffruby said:
wosiek, I am hopeful your response is an answer...but I dont understand. If i put on swiftkey (which I use when not using bt keyboard) it auto corrects. When I use my bt keybaord, the on screen keyboard (swiftkey) is disabled....not sure how it helps
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Haven't tried it, but Swiftkey is supposed to have a "physical keyboard" setting that allows it to detect a BT keyboard and take it's input allowing it to provide spell check. I haven't tried it myself, but found a lot of references to it when I was just googling out of curiosity.
Sweet! I'll look into that
I want to thank all of you here! The tablet is now "perfect" . SwiftKey running on tab with Bt keyboard is perfect. Nice to have a line of predictions at the bottom with no virtual keyboard in the way!
Thanks again!
Jeffruby said:
I want to thank all of you here! The tablet is now "perfect" . SwiftKey running on tab with Bt keyboard is perfect. Nice to have a line of predictions at the bottom with no virtual keyboard in the way!
Thanks again!
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I have the logitech BT keyboard and whenever I try to configure it for Swiftkey to spellcheck I get prompted to change "language and input." The physical keyboard is already added with "English - US Android Keyboard" selected. Also, the "Use onscreen keyboard" is not turned on. Am I missing something because I can't get the line of predictions at the bottom that you describe?
Thanks
Yes. Install SwiftKey. Activate it. Then (here's the revelation part)....swipe down and turn off the on screen keyboard. Will reveal the predictions
And.... Now with an update. This no longer works. Agggggvg
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And.... Now with an update. This no longer works. Agggggvg
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With a recent upgrade (within late two weeks), I also lost the predictive line when using my Bluetooth keyboard. This happened months ago on a different tablet but somehow I got that fixed. So far I've not found how to fix it on my Tab S. I really liked that feature as it helped improve my pitiful spelling and made typing a little faster.
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does it work still with touch pal
Jeffruby said:
does it work still with touch pal
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The predictive line still works when NOT using a Bluetooth keyboard. My touch pad still works on my Bluetooth keyboard but I'm a bit confused about your question and what a "touch pal" has to do with this issue.
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Anyone know if either "TouchPal" or "Swiftkey" has a plain default overlay like this one? I prefer the plain Android default keyboard since the letters seem larger when it doesn't have to share the key with numbers or symbols.
I'm new and can't link to the keyboard but here is a photo if you want to see what I mean...
home dot comcast dot net/~csurvine/MyFilelocker/Keyboard.jpg
Edit to add... I would also like it to have control so I can do copy, paste etc...
I guess what I thought was plain Android default keyboard was really Samsung's default keyboard.
But I still prefer it's cleaner look without the alternate symbols in with the letters. This allows for larger letters which my old eyes can see better and my shaky thumbs can hit better...