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Rotate phone to change keyboards?

Hey, I'm probably about to smell like noob here but; Is there any way to have the phone actually change input method when rotating? For example, when portrait have swype, but when rotating to landscape, have it automatically change to htc_ime keyboard? I've been searching google for a bit now, but came up empty handed. I understand this would probably lag the rotate a bit, but that doesn't bother me much.

That would be ideal... but no way to do it as of yet.

One can only hope, cross his fingers, or learn how to program I guess XD

rickyzone said:
Hey, I'm probably about to smell like noob here but; Is there any way to have the phone actually change input method when rotating? For example, when portrait have swype, but when rotating to landscape, have it automatically change to htc_ime keyboard? I've been searching google for a bit now, but came up empty handed. I understand this would probably lag the rotate a bit, but that doesn't bother me much.
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There was a previous discussion about this possibility. The answer is no, it's not possible.

Are you saying that there's NO way to switch input methods through the Android API?

Pretty sure it's a security issue about not lettins apps change keyboards.

Well that sucks, but I guess they know best. I see the security issue, if an app allowed a change in keyboard, they could easily make a key logger app or something. I am a little sad about this though, but a work around would be a keyboard app that in itself switched methods when rotating... I don't know, it's a possibility.

[Q] Htc One - keyboard help needed

i have been using my htc one for a couple of days now and am finding real issues with the keyboard and the auto correct feature. I know its not that i am miss clicking the wrong letter etc but find that simple things like 'i' gets changed to something like UN? and the word for allways gets corrected to 'fir'
these are just a couple that spring to mind but it seems like some of the very simple words are getting changed to something really odd, anyone one else finding this or know how to solve it. I know with some words it will learn them and then save them for next time but this is just crazy that the simple words it gets wrong...very annoying

AW: [Q] Htc One - keyboard help needed
Possibly the language hasn't been Set correctly? I have similar issues if I forget to adjust the setting when switching between languages.
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hmm, pretty sure that when i first started to use the keyboard it came up with a list of languages that were all ticked and i 'unticked' all of them but english.
How would i check i have it right though?

Swiftkey

atif21 said:
Swiftkey
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+1 - swiftkey is simply the best android keyboard imo
but yea what they are saying is also probably right.
disable every language apart from english, and make sure the language key shows "EN"

Make sure the language for the keyboard hasn't been changed (this is separate from picking your language during set up of the phone).
On the HOX you go to settings --> language and keyboard --> HTC Sense Input (keyboard options) --> language
Should be similar on the One.
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Question about the keyboard

I have tried other keyboards and the stock keyboard it seems it varies on rom i use. Every word i type in text shows up underlined in red like its a typo but its obviously not seeing as i know how to spell words like fun and goodbye etc. Any advice from anyone how to fix this ?

Just wondering.... Can you check if your phone's defaults language "English"
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tab s my only gripe

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.
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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...

Gesture typing

folks
my accuracy with both the build-in google keyboard and swype is not what it has been with other phones and I do have long fingers. Anybody else noticed that and found a solution with another keyboard type? Anybody moved to standard typing instead of gesture?
Thx

sam008 said:
folks
my accuracy with both the build-in google keyboard and swype is not what it has been with other phones and I do have long fingers. Anybody else noticed that and found a solution with another keyboard type? Anybody moved to standard typing instead of gesture?
Thx
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I find myself doing a mix of both... and for me it's a toss-up between SwiftKey and the stock Google keyboard, the main difference being available themes, really.
I have noticed a difference in accuracy as well, but I think it's because of the size of the device. It's probably just going to take some getting used to. Try SwiftKey, you can reduce or increase the size of the keyboard.

I have this issue as well.. With small words I'm fine but longer words .. Terrible!