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Best keyboard App? Handcent vs Chomp?

Ok I've downloaded apps and bought better keyboard like a retard...my phone isn't rooted and I don't play on rooting it..I just want a keyboard thats as close to the iphones as possible cause the regular android keyboard ain't up to my spec...Or something like swype I'm just looking to hear reviews on keyboards people have tried and stuck to...also have a question about handcent and Chomp which is really better?

Mafian said:
...also have a question about handcent and Chomp which is really better?
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Download one, try it for a few hours or days. Download the other, rinse and repeat as needed.
There is no 'really better' or best one - of anything!
There is only better for you, or better for me.
Personally, I send/receive 2,500-3,000+ texts per month.
I have tried both Handcent and Chomp. They both have cool features, but neither was good enough for me to keep installed for more than a day or two.
I received my N1 on Jan.08, and promptly rooted it by the 14th.
I bought BetterKeyboard last year for my G1, but the novelty of COLORS MAN on my keyboard quickly faded.
I used the HTC_IME on my N1 as soon as it was available, and now I'm rockin' the Swype Beta right now AND LOVING IT!

Best Keyboard right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
Its free and doesnt need root. Just install the HIRES version through a file manager such as astro or Linda File Manager and enable it through settings. I love this keyboard, especially after all the modifications the developer made.

hmmm, just installed. don't see a difference. rebooting now, maybe that's the deal
edit: no. long press only offers android keyboard still as only option. :/

I am a little confused. You’re asking which is the best keyboard, then you list SMS applications as the alternatives to choose from?
Keyboards:
Personally I am loving Swype, really cool! Not so good for typing out non dictionary words, but it does the job. If you don’t like the concept of Swype, HTC_IME is by far the best. Really nice looking and very easy to use!
Sms Applications:
I personally prefer Handcent SMS over both stock and chompSMS. It just has a nicer look and feel to me, and a few more customisation options. And i love the quick reply! (I only look at the threaded view when i need to look on past conversations)
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timothydonohue said:
hmmm, just installed. don't see a difference. rebooting now, maybe that's the deal
edit: no. long press only offers android keyboard still as only option. :/
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You have to first go into Settings->Language And Keyboard. Then enable the keyboard that you installed.
They all have the same name as the application (Better keyboard, Swype, etc) EXCEPT HTC_IME, where it will be under Touch Input.
After you have enabled it, long press on '123?' then you can choose between the currently installed AND enabled keyboards.
Hope that helped

[UPDATED]Thumb Keyboard 4 out of beta!!!!

Full version is out on the market!
What are you doing go DL it already!
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Looks like its now working!
I'm using it on Vegan Ginger RC1.
Go grab the apk from the link below.
So far it looks really good,
Typing in landscape is easier, since the keys are much bigger than the stock one this rom comes with.
having arrows on screen is a big plus
And it has lots of symbols you can use by long pressing.
Speaking of long pressing you can change the time it takes to long press in the settings.
Will try post some pics later
Here is the site if you guys want to check it out for yourself.
http://thumb4beta.blogspot.com/
Known issues:
Long pressing on the settings key causes a FC.
Curious if thats the case with other roms

How did you get your keyboard to work with your tablet? I've tried several keyboards besides the one that came with my tablet and ROM (TnT Lite 4.2.5) and it won't even let me select the box to make it a choice.

Try unchecking any other input devices/kb from the settings. I had similar issues when i had other kb enabled

johnsonjf said:
How did you get your keyboard to work with your tablet? I've tried several keyboards besides the one that came with my tablet and ROM (TnT Lite 4.2.5) and it won't even let me select the box to make it a choice.
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You have to move the Thumb Keyboard apk file from "data/app" to "system/app" via Root Explorer.
Then you reboot and go into your Market and longpress the search text box. You'll be prompted to choose your input method.

Im also testing the keyboard for the developer. So far so good. Always loved the paid version i bought.
I like the new layout though g tabbers will never get to enjoy the multi touch that it now supports (i think our hardware supports only 2 touch points).
Edit: Yes, long press on settings causes a force close on TNT Lite over here too. Reported to developer. I think its actually because he disabled the functionalities for other layouts.

clankfu said:
You have to move the Thumb Keyboard apk file from "data/app" to "system/app" via Root Explorer.
Then you reboot and go into your Market and longpress the search text box. You'll be prompted to choose your input method.
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I can't get it to show up

If you followed the instructions exactly it will show.
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Downloaded
Installed
Moved .apk to system/app
Nothing
Did the whole process again and it worked! Love it

I downloaded, installed, enabled in settings, and selected as the input method. So far it's working just fine. Haven't tested that extensively yet but for now it's pretty awesome.

What's the verdict on this so far? An improvement on the previous version?

Is voice recognition working?
Been using the paid version and it's great. However the voice to text doesn't work. Is that fixed in this version?

It doesn't? Think you need to activate it in settings. Works on my g tab.
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Thanks for the help with getting the keyboards working. This is a nice keyboard.

Voice is working fine on my tablet.
I like this keyboard a bunch, hands down the best I've used on the tablet so far. I'll definitely be buying it when it comes out of Beta.

agree. Very very happy with it.

does this not do spelling or auto correct ?

nitefallz said:
does this not do spelling or auto correct ?
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I have not checked the voice part yet, but spelling and auto correct works fine.

Both the market version (3.0.2) and this version are constantly FCing for me / not working at all under CM7 and I'm pulling my hair out trying to understand why.

The more I use this keyboard the more I like it. I keep noticing things that are just well thought out and useful, like the long-press for smilies on the left space bar and .com (and long-press for .net and others) button. Even common fractions on the center-right number pad. Very cool, very useful, and definitely a keeper. It's been rock solid and stable under VEGAn 5.1.1. I'll definitely be buying a copy when the full version is released.

Please give complete paths. There are several data directories on my system but none contain an apps folder. My system folder does though. I installed it and it shows but i can't enable it. Runs fine with just a standard install on vegan ginger.

Swype works on Zio 100%

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.

[themed rom] Monster rom 1.2 UPDATE 10/17/11

Update 10/17/11​
I am new to android but i thought i would try my hand at a themed rom so here is monster rom (needed a name and there were 6 empty cans on my desk)
i would also like to say i did not write most of this i just kinda complied it all together so thank you to everyone.
I would like to say this is not for everyone but this works well for me. So with all that said here you go.
*as always this is a use at your own risk kinda thing it is not my fault if you brick or void you warranty*
custom boot
deoxed 5.6.890 system
asop launcher
debloated
dark gray theme
1% circle battery mod
and maybe more stuff i cant think of now
debloted
Citrix
CityID
MSExchangeService
IMPresence
Social Location, Messaging, Networking, Sharing, Status
Universal Inbox
Updaters
V CAST
Video Editor
VZ Navigator
Toggle Widgets
Weather Widget
World Clock widget
Blockbuster
Google Books
DLNA
GoToMeeting
Help Center
Guided Tours
Moto Print
NFL Mobile
Skype Mobile
ZumoCast
install
1. do yourself a huge favor make a Nandroid backup
2. download monster rom 1.2 from here Monster Rom 1.2 **added bloated ver can download here ** Monster Rom 1.2 Bloated
3. must be using 5.6.890
4. copy monsterrom12.zip to internal sdcard
5. use you boot strap to boot into cwm
6. select installzip from sdcard
7. click on choose zip from internal sdcard
8. find it on you sdcard click on it
9. click on yes
10. let it do its thing
11. then select reboot
the only way i know to get back to stock is with rsd lite and the sbf file that is posted here on xda or a nandroid backup
Please leave feedback if you like it tell me if you hate it tell me. Thanks and i hope you like it.
Edit: wallpaper link http://www.multiupload.com/UYMSFOF5U0
Bug List
calender widget does not work and force closes
**you might try launcherpro calendar from the market**
ver 1.1e
first release
ver 1.1f
well i think the f was for fail **at least you did not have to sbf your phone like i did **
ver 1.1g
fixed Handcent bug had white background with white text in pull down
ver 1.1h
changed boot animation
gave the monster a shot of adrenaline **seems to be moving better**
changed the usb image so it could be seen in the pull down
added FM Radio
ver 1.1i
themed the music player
themed the gallery
themed the camera
themed the video player
fixed the blue bar in the calender/ contacts **if you only knew how long i looked for this**
changed the 1x and 3G icons in the status bar
ver 1.1j
replaced music player
themed the leaked ics music player** should match the ics theme ppl are flashing over this**
fixed some of the broken tweaks **not much faster but at least it is right now**
zipalinged and optimized .png in all .apks** Seems to help with memory a little**
added zipalign
changed boot animation again(more stock)**i flash my phone a LOT and my ADD was setting in**
ver 1.1k
fixed swype that i broke** looks like i optimized a little to much**
fixed google voice that i broke** looks like i optimized a little to much**
themed launcher a little bit
added black pop up boxes**thanks buckmarble**
added market 3.2
added video editor to non bloat ver **can not send video messages with out it**
changed camera to Atrix camera
ver 1.2
fix blue bar in google voice **wootizzle does not like my art work**
remove the black pop up boxes
add power widget to pull down **based off of Mods by Jewremy - v5**
and try to forget the last 2 up dates i put out
reverted back to stock music player**working on bugs with ICS player** **if you want you can download the ver of ICS player i was using HERE **
Sorry for all the updates but like i said way up there^ i am new to android.
This project has gone farther than i ever thought it would so i would like to thank you all.
if you like you can always Donate

Looks pretty damn nice. I just started one earlier myself.

that looks awesome. i'll give it a shot a little later, after i get back from the grocery. nice job and the effort is appreciated ^_^

Im 35% dl, will try to install in a couple of minutes.

Installed great, great rom, a bit of lag (but I did not wipe data and cache). Nothing too special about this. I love the battery notification. I flashed this successfully from steel droid.

Another thing is this topic should of been posted in android development section.

don't believe i have enough posts to post there and i was not sure were to put it

Good job. I have not done it yet im just very cautious about stuff waiting to read more of what people are saying before I jump in. Im mostly waiting for the on rom that claims to be really fast. Those are the rom that I like. But I always try out most of them.
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Almost all roms a blazing fast on any device I've had, but what makes them slow is all the apps I download and just forget about. Or when I don't clear all of the data and cache.

What file did you edit to get the thing bar that says, "ongoing/no notifications" black? I can't find that damn thing.
Sent from my DROID3 using xda premium

first time i did it i used uot kitchen then i think i found it in one of the decompiled xml files

Androidsims said:
What file did you edit to get the thing bar that says, "ongoing/no notifications" black? I can't find that damn thing.
Sent from my DROID3 using xda premium
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Don't hold me to it since I haven't pushed any of the image files I made back to the phone yet to see but I think in systemres it is "zz_moto_title_bar_bg_bottom"

Oh man, this looks sweet. The grey/black theme really caught my attention, as it will go really well with my venom loadout. I really need to learn how to make roms! If my shift tonight is slow enough, im gonna get started on learning.
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I'm also dying to find out what was edited to change the "ongoing/no notifications" bar thing to change. Can't for the life of me find it.

So Far so good! Liking the theme.

Awesome Themed Rom. Really liking the grey and white. It looks so much better than the stock blue. Keep up the good work.
Sent from my DROID3

wootizzle said:
Don't hold me to it since I haven't pushed any of the image files I made back to the phone yet to see but I think in systemres it is "zz_moto_title_bar_bg_bottom"
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I believe I tried that one. I'm thinking it might be an xml

Just flashed over steeldroid, lovin it so far! Nice work putting this together!
sent from my ROOTED DROID3 from the XDA app

could i just drop the MSExchange service back to the system/apps and have my corporate sync work?I thought I read thats the app for Google apps sync

MrJudylicious said:
could i just drop the MSExchange service back to the system/apps and have my corporate sync work?I thought I read thats the app for Google apps sync
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i am working on one that has all the bloat that i can put in it Then you can just take out the stuff you don't want with TB or a program like that

Swype for Xoom ICS

Just a quick warning to anyone using Swype beta on an ICS version of the Xoom.
When in portrait mode, I get an error saying that Swype does not support my screen size. I click through the error, and can use Swype beta as normal in landscape mode. However, in portrait mode, all the keys are off by a couple letters.
I caught myself swyping away in portrait mode, then looked up and saw my text was all a garbled mess (not that that is unusual )!
I've tested this in Team EOS 33 and in the Kangd Cyanogenmod 9 Ice Cream Sandwich builds.

Swype announced a few weeks back that they are working on ICS compatability. Given their track record, it shouldn't be too long before we see a working version.

Swype on Xoom
That's wonderful! I hadn't seen anything about that yet, so thanks for the update. Without Swype, I kind of feel crippled

terrypearson said:
That's wonderful! I hadn't seen anything about that yet, so thanks for the update. Without Swype, I kind of feel crippled
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+1 just can't force myself onto a 'regular' keyboard anymore.

And I thought I was just too drunk to Swype last
night
I'm hoping for a speedy resolution, hard to imagine
typing before swyping!

I'm glad Swype is still sort of working on ICS. I can put up with the occasional popup warning. I haven't noticed any issues using it, but then I tend to stay in landscape mode.
I did notice a quirky issue when I disabled Swype. The default keyboard switched to Japanese instead of the english android keyboard. When this happened I consistently got a popup error that the keyboard stopped responding and I lost all keyboard input.
Luckily, it was easily fixed in settings by changing the default back to english. Then I could re-enable Swype, and all was good again.
BTW, this was on kang's ICS rom (1/12/12).

ICS Update
Has anyone gotten the Swype update that works with ICS? I got it pushed to my phone but not my Xoom. The current versions are:
Phone: 3.26.92D38303.t0.8611.ENSP
Xoom: 3.26.92D.37556.t0.7108.HCAmericas

I'll have to check... but I used the swype beta installer and I'm not sure what the version number is...

orb_526 said:
Has anyone gotten the Swype update that works with ICS? I got it pushed to my phone but not my Xoom. The current versions are:
Phone: 3.26.92D38303.t0.8611.ENSP
Xoom: 3.26.92D.37556.t0.7108.HCAmericas
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I just downloaded the beta on my Xoom today and it's working great in landscape or portrait mode. Version number 3.26.92.38303 The website says you need to uninstall previous version before installing the new beta I believe. Hope that helps.

CUProf said:
I just downloaded the beta on my Xoom today and it's working great in landscape or portrait mode. Version number 3.26.92.38303 The website says you need to uninstall previous version before installing the new beta I believe. Hope that helps.
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That worked. I have the latest version now. Thanks!

orb_526 said:
That worked. I have the latest version now. Thanks!
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Glad it worked for you. My sister started using Swype a long time ago, but I never gave it a shot till recently. I guess I owe her a thank you. I love Swype on my Xoom!

terrypearson said:
Just a quick warning to anyone using Swype beta on an ICS version of the Xoom.
When in portrait mode, I get an error saying that Swype does not support my screen size. I click through the error, and can use Swype beta as normal in landscape mode. However, in portrait mode, all the keys are off by a couple letters.
I caught myself swyping away in portrait mode, then looked up and saw my text was all a garbled mess (not that that is unusual )!
I've tested this in Team EOS 33 and in the Kangd Cyanogenmod 9 Ice Cream Sandwich builds.
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You need to uninstall and install the swype installer then really download the version for phone and tablet is different they are not the same if you do that it will work fine
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