SwiftKey - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How does everyone use SwiftKey?
What works the best for a past blackberry user?
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What do you mean, HOW do we use SwiftKey? It's a keyboard. I push buttons on the screen to make letters appear. Don't know of any other way to use it aside from speech to text.
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What I meant was what mode works better? The precise or rapid?
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I like rapid. Never tried precise to be honest. I knew I wanted something that I can tap away fast with and it auto correct, even when I miss alot.
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Rapid works better for me.
Sorry for the lame post, need a few more to get to 10.

I use precise, but that's because I've used touch keyboards for a couple of years before my captivate and got used to double tapping space for period.

swimomatic said:
I use precise, but that's because I've used touch keyboards for a couple of years before my captivate and got used to double tapping space for period.
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that feature is in just about every keyboard.....

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[Q] My favorite keyboard is gone! :'(

I love docs 1.2 rom. killer23d put it up a while back and i use that one whenever im not satisfied with a new rom. i think i might have found a rom that i like but it doesnt have that awesome keyboard that i am used too. does anyone know how i can take the keyboard off of the 1.2 rom and put it onto any other rom? PLEASE?! thanks!
Does anyone know how i can put the white multi touch keyboard on my sgs and wherebi can download it? Idk how to install via cwm. I tried using
that to install something else and it pretty much messed up my phone and i had to reinstall the rom. Thanks.
Might get some more bites if you listed the name of the keyboard you want.
Grrrr... I forgot which one it was! It was all white. And i rhink it was titled as an android keyboard. Maybe a droid x ordroid 2 keyboard?
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Its the Multi touch Droid X keyboard in white. In another thread you said you where probably the youngest here, how old are you?
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17 why do you ask?
goob1284 said:
17 why do you ask?
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Ooops, hit thanks, instead of quote.
By the way, search for 2.3 gingerbread keyboard on these forums. This is very similar to android 2.1 keyboard, only better. I too am a fan of 2.1 android keyboard, well, until i came across the 2.3 keyboard.
I want to use it, but i serously hate HATE that it doesnt vibrate on keypress
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goob1284 said:
I want to use it, but i serously hate HATE that it doesnt vibrate on keypress
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I think a small compromise is needed. Try using "better keyboard" to see if that can provide u some temp relief while some dev tries to figure this out.
diablo009 said:
I think a small compromise is needed. Try using "better keyboard" to see if that can provide u some temp relief while some dev tries to figure this out.
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IMO, best keyboard out there. I fell in love the moment I first used it.
Nevermind!!!)) I got it!!))) whoooohooo!!
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Swiftkey beta (Tablet)

Just got an email to test it.
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Share?
I got it to you have to sign up for their vip
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yup just got it
http://www.swiftkey.net/vip/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=518
Just started using it not bad at all. I just wish it was a cross between this and thumb keyboard. This one feels just a little small in split keyboard mode
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I registered. How will it take for me to get approved?
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Thanks for the post!
jvs60 said:
I registered. How will it take for me to get approved?
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The process took less then 2 minutes from registering to downloading - have it now and about to install.
Looks ok.
I think Thumb Keyboard has a lot more functionality (directional keys, readily accessible punctuations, @ symbol, parentheses, .com key with extras [.net, .org, .etc) when longpressed and all other 'tabbed' symbols just require a longpress, too.
Just MHO.
Here are some screen shots just not a big fan of the full screen text input. Would also like split me keyboard in portrait.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hyoeIEU29ccVjXzt9qr8OMrGV1lREUdvTqzuf1Sxwrw?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/liJbUrHd5ANlD3LDKVlKmMrGV1lREUdvTqzuf1Sxwrw?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/x614AlV2HirdAaQru0KYSMrGV1lREUdvTqzuf1Sxwrw?feat=directlink
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Yeah, they definitely need to make the keys a little bigger.
dch921 said:
Just started using it not bad at all. I just wish it was a cross between this and thumb keyboard. This one feels just a little small in split keyboard mode
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I think it works great!
Hated it, went back to stock. Takes way too much realestate in portrait, my main viewing format.
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dboftlp said:
Hated it, went back to stock. Takes way too much realestate in portrait, my main viewing format.
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You are the first person I have seen that primarily uses their tablet in portrait.
ghoticov said:
You are the first person I have seen that primarily uses their tablet in portrait.
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haha me too... why would you need this keyboard if you are using it in portrait? wouldn't stock work well enough? just wondering.... but the whole full screen force thing is bad, thumb keyboard does it too by default, but you can override it.
Hey I am waiting to have my account admin approved on swiftkeys site, in the mean time could someone post the APK for the keyboard!?!
Pretty plz!
jvward said:
Hey I am waiting to have my account admin approved on swiftkeys site, in the mean time could someone post the APK for the keyboard!?!
Pretty plz!
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patience grasshopper. they are really fast about it, shouldn't be more than a few minutes. respect developers' wishes. if they wanted it out here they would have posted it here.
Trying it out now, so far I love the look of the app and it has been working great.
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It needs some work still, I was on a closed beta (which I think I can admit), and of course, now use the open beta available on the forum.
But despite the issues with sizing and the alternate keys for symbols and stuff, the predictive text is still like the number one need when typing on a tablet, and it is so much more useful than stock. I don't use split mode atm, because of the key sizes, but I'm hoping I'll like that once they get it worked out.
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It needs some work still, I was on a closed beta (which I think I can admit), and of course, now use the open beta available on the forum.
But despite the issues with sizing and the alternate keys for symbols and stuff, the predictive text is still like the number one need when typing on a tablet, and it is so much more useful than stock. I don't use split mode atm, because of the key sizes, but I'm hoping I'll like that once they get it worked out.
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The common theme seems to be the small buttons are an issue. Hopefully they will make th necessary adjustments.
I'm sure they will, it was among the first comments in the closed beta. I'm using standard layout for now.
Also, nobody can deny... SwiftKey's style on the Xoom is freaking awesome.

SwiftKey x beta = best kbd for the Zio

A pretty gutsy claim, yes.
But I've been typing with this kbd for 2 days now, and I gotta say that with the general impreciseness of our screens, this keyboard allows me to type 50% faster than any other kbd on the market.
It has predictive text, but also searches for words that go with the prior word typed.
It also has the ability to learn from your typing style by analyzing your sms, text, gmail and facebook messages.
I highly recommend this keyboard for ALL zio owners.
You can download it @:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial
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It is starting to give me a language pack error
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Very nice but at 17mb it eats up alot of ram. I'll give it a try for a while longer and see how well it really works.
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Its a beta release, so there are going to be bugs Im sure. Works 100% for me, and Im tellin ya, its far superior to all kbds I've tried. Even ultra kbd 0.o
Yeah, it does take up a little more RAM, but for the functionality, and the responseness of the program, I dont mind. Also being as it is a beta release, there might be some more code trimming to be done that will reduce the amount of ram.
But, If you think about it, its one of the most important apps for your phone; your keyboard. With that said, I wouldnt mind if it took up 20-25Mb, as long as it performs just as it does now. With my ROM installed, Im still at 55Mb-60Mb free RAM with it installed (and thats NOT stock -- on an established system).
I got the Language pack Error as well. Go into Settings/Language Profile/Language and download the English or whatever language you use.
I have purchased swift key and have been using it for over a year now. I rarely need to use more than two or three key strokes per word. The way it predicts the next word is simply amazing. Hands down the best keyboard replacement out there. Those of you who are using the beta version and having trouble with it should try the 30 day trial of swift key without the X available on the market.
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Download the English language pack by opening SwiftKey X from your app drawer.
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Got it working, damn this thing is magic fn magic
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Funny thing is I bought the program a year ago but hardly used it, way quicker than smart keyboard.
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Nice to see you guys comin' around to SwiftKey. i've been using it for quite a while and got in on the VIP/beta program for 2/X. It's gotten better and better over the last several months.
Option to apply skins is planned, too, FYI.
After using this keyboard for about two weeks, all I can say is SIMPLY AMAZING. The way it predicts words is phenomenal I rarely even have to type anything as it pieces together sentences for me almost flawlessly. I highly recommend this to anyone frustrated by the lame stock keyboards from android, or I would put it against any of the slide,swype style keyboards any day.
SwiftKey was super slow on my Zio. I'm not sure why everybody has such luck with it. Smart Keyboard Pro is way faster and uses up less memory. The text prediction really does suck though
Check out ThickButtons. Free. Best for zio IMO
Yeah I'm gonna go ahead and say swiftkey speech to text for the win I'm using it right now
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Hands down the most amazing speech to text for android I've ever seen it's phenomenal
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[Q]Google Voice Typing Location

I am on HTC Vivid. I tried updating to ICS to only realize that it failed. I see the new keyboard for ICS the Google Voice Typing. Does anyone know where that is installed on the device of ICS so i can try to pull it off and use it on my Vivid. would be excellent.
Thank you
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I am on HTC Vivid. I tried updating to ICS to only realize that it failed. I see the new keyboard for ICS the Google Voice Typing. Does anyone know where that is installed on the device of ICS so i can try to pull it off and use it on my Vivid. would be excellent.
Thank you
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I could be wrong but wouldn't it be under system/app?
thats where i was looking but i can't find the name of it
Yeah, see what you mean. All I could find was voice dialer but not the actual keyboard.
well i guess its there somewhere. i will keep digging and post back if i find it before anyone else does thanks for helping
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well i guess its there somewhere. i will keep digging and post back if i find it before anyone else does thanks for helping
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Also, realize you want the google keyboard but swype also offers a beta that has a voice option. Just google swype beta and it will pop up.
Swype is a decent app but I ended up going back to the stock keyboard as it is more functional..some prefer swype I guess..
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austin4913 said:
Swype is a decent app but I ended up going back to the stock keyboard as it is more functional..some prefer swype I guess..
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I have bigger fingers so it makes it hard for me to tap away at the keyboard. I am much faster swyping.
I have big hands also and the dang space bar is the most frustrating thing on the keyboard...always hitting the period instead of space bar...it needs to be wider..
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I have big hands also and the dang space bar is the most frustrating thing on the keyboard...always hitting the period instead of space bar...it needs to be wider..
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I agree. The keyboard on the Inspire was perfect...and it was .2 inches smaller of a screen and included a directional arrows.
And to answer the original question most of what the OP is asking about I would think would be in HTC_IME.apk

Best Keyboard for ics?

Been using swiftkey for over a year and I love it but its laggy in ics. This isn't just a vivid thing either a Google search revealed nexus owners are having lag with it too. It ran fine on my captivate and fine on the vivid before the ics update. Tried several popular android keyboards and most have lag. Any suggestions?
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I use swiftkey once in a while, the paid ver doesn't seem to lag for me, but I just don't like the small letters/fonts on the keys, especially on our qhd screens are even smallaer, there's no opinion to increase them from settings. I now, use the Thumb keyboard, very flexible and many themes.
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Thumb keyboard!!!
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I have thumb courtesy of foatd from Amazon. Tried it, still kinda slow for my tastes. Found a port of the its keyboard on the market and its very fast. Bought the paid version of it and its noticeably slower so I refunded and went back to the free one
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus
This is what I use its amazingly fast you can customize just about everything
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I wish someone would port swype from sgs 2
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The Thumbs Keyboard is fantastic...a great $2.49. Thanks for the info!
I'll give it another go soon.
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I wish someone would port swype from sgs 2
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You know you can get swype, yes? Sign up for the "beta" and you're good to go. No need for potentially malicious ports.
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Better Keyboard works fine for me.
Larz_Plummer said:
You know you can get swype, yes? Sign up for the "beta" and you're good to go. No need for potentially malicious ports.
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yeah i know that but i want swype with the nice blue trace that matches ics that orange looks like ****
I had swype on my cappy, didn't care for it. Just never could get used to drawing lines.
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well i found a swype apk for the sgs 2 on droidappz stoked!!!!!
I have tried to use 3 different keyboards since upgrading to Dark Raider ROM with kernel by Kozmik...it will download and says installed but it won't come up..I have selected the keyboard in settings but when I bring up email, texts, etc...the standard keyboard comes up..I long pressed in a text area and it does nothing...I have used keyboards before flashing ROMS but this is the first time I have attempted it since flashing several different ROMS...probably something simple I am missing...thanks in advance if anyone has and guidance..
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I have tried to use 3 different keyboards since upgrading to Dark Raider ROM with kernel by Kozmik...it will download and says installed but it won't come up..I have selected the keyboard in settings but when I bring up email, texts, etc...the standard keyboard comes up..I long pressed in a text area and it does nothing...I have used keyboards before flashing ROMS but this is the first time I have attempted it since flashing several different ROMS...probably something simple I am missing...thanks in advance if anyone has and guidance..
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In ICS, pressing and holding the input area is not how you change keyboards. That is done using a notification setting that appears wherever you enter a text input field.
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Thumb keyboard
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I tried thumb keyboard for a whole day eventually just switched back to the ics keyboard I found in the market. Simply just too slow for my tastes. I have to say there has to be something different about the ics framework because all keyboards that were fast with gingerbread are slow on ics. I think right now the problem with ics is just not enough phones have it for developers to care
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I stumbled across this looking for a keyboard with arrow keys. so far hacker's keyboard (for free in google play) is working good for me. quick, a bit smaller keys but it has arrows, control alt etc. supposed to work well with connectbot for ppl used to ssh etc.
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I stumbled across this looking for a keyboard with arrow keys. so far hacker's keyboard (for free in google play) is working good for me. quick, a bit smaller keys but it has arrows, control alt etc. supposed to work well with connectbot for ppl used to ssh etc.
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You can change your keyboard size in settings.
The stock HTC one is very nice and fast but they left out one thing: auto space after prediction selection! Only android keyboard I've ever seen that doesnt auto space
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