I've used Better Keyboard for a while, which isnt too great IMO. I was curious why no one has put newer android keyboards onto the Mytouch.
try droidx multi touch keyboard for mytouch
It depends on what kind of keyboard you want. Do you want to just tap out your words or do you want to slide your finger around to type?
I picked up the Droid x keyboard but am having no luck installing. I use Linda file manager and i make my way to /system/lib but it says folder is read only. I'm currently trying to root my Mytouch 3g with the OTA Froyo but having no luck using Superoneclick...keeps freezing at "waiting for device".
I wanted to use the defult htc keyboard. No offence goole but the.defult android kb sucks. Imo..using it rite now
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If you want regular typing you'll have a hard time beating the stock, but I'm in love with slideIT (basically swype).
Just posted this elsewhere but I have always loved the HTC keyboard.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1VCZKSA
There you go.
To get it working, you have to first install it from your sd card then go to local & text or whatever it is in settings and check the touch input box. Then goto something that has a text box and touch-hold and it will say input method then select touch input.
Hope you like it.
Swype is ok.I'm using it right now the so is kind of stupid..btw is dvds at download for froyo? I recently upgraded.
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Love the HTC keyboard, can anyone instruct me as to how to get the HTC keyboard on the Motorola Droid? TIA
Welcome to forums
As we are an HTC devices only forum you won´t get too much attention.
Better try here:
http://modmymoto.com/forums/
Good luck,
There are themed versions in Rom Manager. I use swype, so I never looked real hard for htc, but it's available for Droid.
Hero Keyboard (htc keyboard download)
Hi there, here is a download for the Hero keyboard, (which is the htc one, i havent actually tested it my self.
http://bit.ly/9daoNP
heres the notes on it from ShariarKuasa
It has no lag either and has phone keypad, full qwerty, and compact. But for some reason it only has t9 when texting and not in search option but still worth replacing the usual Keyboard. To install just download the zip file then extract and install the two apk's then go to settings>locale & text> then check the touch input then long press on the text box area till it says input then select touch input. (you have to install clicker apk and htc_ime apk for this to work).
It works on both root and non-root users.
I run jonasl's HTC_IME v19 on my Droid without any issue, it works great for me. It's a modified HTC_IME.
wow, telling him to go elsewhere and linking to weird megaupload files?
Here, go to the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416 This is the modded version of the HTC keyboard that most of us use.
and if you want a custom themes version of it, you can go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654179
This is the latest jonas IME keyboard v.26 (HTC Keyboard), works perfect on my droid:
http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/main.php
I've read a lot about the HTC_IME keyboard on this forum and really want to install it on the G1, but I've read conflicting reports about it causing conflicts with the G1's physical keyboard. Is that true, or can some G1 owners confirm that the HTC virtual keyboard works without conflict?
NO i use it on cyanogen rom, first get the files needed onto your sd.Turn off android input in local, then use astro to install ime then the clicker.apk, finally goto settings->locale turn on new input setting, reboot.
I use it sometimes can be tricky to get in but it is some much better than stock.
it CAN cause conflicts, but they do work together well. i have an unthemed version of HTC_IME and i have them both turned on so that when the keyboard pops up, you see the android VK instead of the HTC_IME keyboard, and it still uses all the functions of the HTC_IME. (honestly i dont like the way the HTC_IME's keys look so cluttered with numbers and symbols, but i love the user-dictionary functions and such. )
Anyway right when i made the switch to donut i had a problem with it when i tried to calibrate the HTC_IME keyboard without having the clicker.apk installed, continuous loop of FC's of the HTC_IME and i had to go all the way back to cm-4.1.11.1 and then flash back to 4.1.99 THEN back to the latest to get everything back to normal again. but since then i havent had a single problem with it, and they both work perfectly together...
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the only "conflict" i've had with HTC_IME and the physical keyboard was when i was typing on the physical keyboard, it made the sound it makes when i type on the VK. not sure that's really a conflict though.
The only problem I've encountered with the HTC IME on my G1 is that when I touch the screen with the keyboard open, the soft keyboard's suggestion thing comes up when I start typing again. It goes away once you close & open the physical keyboard, though.
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The only problem I've encountered with the HTC IME on my G1 is that when I touch the screen with the keyboard open, the soft keyboard's suggestion thing comes up when I start typing again. It goes away once you close & open the physical keyboard, though.
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Yup this and the one above is the "conflict" that is widely known. its more of an annoyance
Thanks all for the input. I've searched and read through a lot of threads on this forum about installing the HTC VK, but there seem to be a lot of different installation procedures out there.
What would be considered the safest/easiest procedure for someone who is a novice with modding Android?
I've modded phones before, but that was only flashing feature phones with generic unbranded firmware...I've never done anything with Android. In fact, I've never even plugged in my phone's USB cable. If someone could post or link to the best installation procedure for the HTC VK I'd appreciate it.
EDIT: I'm running the stock T-Mobile 1.6 ROM if that matters.
Download the files from this thread and use AppInstaller from the Market. I'm just going by what other ppl have said in that thread so I cant guarantee anything w/ that app, I used adb to install the IME on my phone.
*EDIT* Also, just found this: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/How_to_install_HTC_Keyboard.
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Yup this and the one above is the "conflict" that is widely known. its more of an annoyance
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It was annoying enough to get uninstalled....
-bZj
down8 said:
It was annoying enough to get uninstalled....
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That does sound annoying. Does the conflict go away if you go to Settings and switch back to the Android keyboard? Or is the issue there whenever the HTC VK is installed?
Yes it can be annoying when suggestions pop up when using the physical keyboard w/ HTC IME, just don't tap text entry fields when using HTC IME, use the trackball instead. Probablem solved. Just install it. You can go to settings > Locale and switch to the google IME whenever you want.
TeeJay3800 said:
That does sound annoying. Does the conflict go away if you go to Settings and switch back to the Android keyboard? Or is the issue there whenever the HTC VK is installed?
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Only when HTC IME is enabled.
I got it installed and it's working beautifully!
Thanks to HTC for creating it, and to Cyanogen for making it available!
AdrianK said:
Yes it can be annoying when suggestions pop up when using the physical keyboard w/ HTC IME, just don't tap text entry fields when using HTC IME, use the trackball instead. Probablem solved. Just install it. You can go to settings > Locale and switch to the google IME whenever you want.
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ya this is what i do. i like having this vk over any other vk because its accurate.... i dont always wanna open my phone lol.
I'm actually not having that problem. My issue is a little different.
Even though I have auto spelling correction enabled for the device keyboard, auto correction isn't actually working. This has been the case ever since I installed and switched to the HTC virtual keyboard.
Does anyone know a fix for this, or is this one of those things I'll have to live with?
what rom are you using it on?
This is the stock T-Mobile 1.6 ROM.
I have a 1.5 Dream & no prob with HTC_IME! Just looking to go up to 1.6 now!
ok have already posted on the exit93 2.1 rom, but didnt get any replies, am looking for the keyboard that he used on that rom the one that adds a space after auto correction, am currently on modaco 3.1 and it doesnt have that feature. i also missed out on the touchpal keyboard which i used on windows mobile, now as far as i am aware, it was free on the market place for a while, so is there anyone with a cab file for it if it does exist. or even a better keyboard than the one on modaco3.1 would do thanks.
Hey Guys,
Can anyone tell me how can I get the swype to work on the X8, i've installed it and it runs, i select to use the keyboard BUT when it shows up and I swipe it seems to be off by a lot on the swype, like if the keys werent calibrated and adjusted to the screen swypes. Any idea on how i can get this wonderfull app running on the X8, since I had it on my Nokia 5800 this was the fastest way to text, now I can't handle the keyboard either htc nor android live up to the swyping technique!
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Dont know, but why dont give a shot another great keyboard, in fact the one that I love, SlideiT. Is working great in my x8
GO keyboard have swype
Sir_gpm said:
Dont know, but why dont give a shot another great keyboard, in fact the one that I love, SlideiT. Is working great in my x8
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Thanks for the advice, I downloaded and tried this one BUT after I restarted the phone and I select the typing area the keyboard won't come up, I have to select the Android or HTC one again, I un-installed it and installed again but the keyboard swiping doesn't really work quite the same as SWYPE because it kinda releases the motion in the middle of a slide. I will try GO keyboard now just cause I rather swyping than typing.
I've used HTC IME for ages on my phones and haven't found a keyboard I like better. But I can't get it to work properly on my Nook Color. I tried both the high and low resolution version, but both are too small and don't fill up the side to side when you use it in portrait mode.
Anybody that knows how to get HTC IME to work properly on the nook?
HTC IME
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
I too liked the HTC IME until I tried, well, several different keyboards.... It's really not that good, just better than stock 2.1.
Each keyboard I tried was incrementally better. Swiftkey X is my current favourite keyboard, been using it for about 6 months now.
For tap type keyboards I can't really grow to like any but the HTC keyboard on my EVO, but I'm a Swype person. For my Nook I chose to use Thumb Keyboard because I can choose how best to use all this screen real estate.
Sorry I don't have an actual solution to your issue.
edit: I just happened to discover the HTC keyboard that comes with 3.5 has a Swype like function I am perfectly ok with this.
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khaytsus said:
I too liked the HTC IME until I tried, well, several different keyboards.... It's really not that good, just better than stock 2.1.
Each keyboard I tried was incrementally better. Swiftkey X is my current favourite keyboard, been using it for about 6 months now.
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I'm actually using swiftkey now, and I was surprised how similar it is to to HTC IME. But I still miss how you could customize HTC IME however you wanted. On swiftkey for example, it annoys me to no end that you can't use landscape without ending up in a fullscreen window(you don't see the UI of the browser of whatever app you're in, but just a white screen). In HTC IME you could change that setting.
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For tap type keyboards I can't really grow to like any but the HTC keyboard on my EVO, but I'm a Swype person. For my Nook I chose to use Thumb Keyboard because I can choose how best to use all this screen real estate.
Sorry I don't have an actual solution to your issue.
edit: I just happened to discover the HTC keyboard that comes with 3.5 has a Swype like function I am perfectly ok with this.
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I never had a HTC phone, but if the keyboards are as good as HTC IME(I guess it's based on some HTC keyboard...) then they must be good. Thumb keyboard looked interesting.
Although there is a similar setting in swiftkey if you have the tablet version.