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What keyboard do you like best?

I've used quite a few keyboards and my favorite was the Droid x multi touch that I used when I had cm6 but I reverted back to liberated froyo which isn't compattible with the droid x keyboard. I need to find another keyboard
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swype by far.

Definitely swype...nothing I've used even compares.

I like swype except when u mess up
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I use Swype as well. You should also try SlideIt.
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I've tried it. I use swype over slide it but now I just got SwiftKey and I'm loving it
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Smart Keyboard Pro

I like SwiftKey but I need a more responsive keyboard. Lol I type fast
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the droid x multi touch! swype can be a little hard to correct sometimes

Smart Keyboard Pro too. Its international keyboard layouts come with built-in dictionaries.

I wish I could get the keyboard from the Samsung captivate
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SwiftKey is, IMO, the best by far.
It takes a little patience for it to learn your style, but it's well worth it.

cjtulowiecki said:
I wish I could get the keyboard from the Samsung captivate
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Smart keyboard pro has a galaxy s skin
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Yeah I've tried it. Its not that great
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Slideit just doesn't have a decent enough prediction.
Swiftkey i tried multiple times, but it just doesn't do it for me, mostly because you still have to be accurate about what letters you do type. The word prediction is very slick.
I would definitely have to say swype by miles. You don't have to be accurate. Fast and sloppy - and its way faster then i could ever touch type.
As for people having issues with correction. you gotta learn to double click the messed up word.
Close second is the droid x multitouch (not working in liberated froyo) and followed by the stock htc_ime - although admittedly swiftkey is superior to stock.
edit: has anyone tried the new swype beta? its considerably faster, and with better prediction.

dexmix said:
Slideit just doesn't have a decent enough prediction.
Swiftkey i tried multiple times, but it just doesn't do it for me, mostly because you still have to be accurate about what letters you do type. The word prediction is very slick.
I would definitely have to say swype by miles. You don't have to be accurate. Fast and sloppy - and its way faster then i could ever touch type.
As for people having issues with correction. you gotta learn to double click the messed up word.
Close second is the droid x multitouch (not working in liberated froyo) and followed by the stock htc_ime - although admittedly swiftkey is superior to stock.
edit: has anyone tried the new swype beta? its considerably faster, and with better prediction.
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I need help with that. When it says my phone is set to block installation of applications not found in the Android Market the I click on settings there is no unknown sources option ):
What do I do??
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I sideloaded it with the sdk so I got it but I'd still like to know why I dont have the unknown sources option
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Nevermind it still blocked the installation. Please some help?

I just got the gingerbread keyboard. Thoughts?
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vicmora5 said:
I need help with that. When it says my phone is set to block installation of applications not found in the Android Market the I click on settings there is no unknown sources option ):
What do I do??
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I sideloaded it with the sdk so I got it but I'd still like to know why I dont have the unknown sources option
EDIT#2:
Nevermind it still blocked the installation. Please some help?
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You need to either sideload the actual SWYPE application .apk file (not the installer) or enable install from unknown sources and then run the installer. I'm not sure about the latest Liberated release, but I know that in Cyanogen Mod 6.1 there is an option that you simply check to enable installation of non-market applications.

I've been using SlideIT for a few weeks now, and Swype before that. Just tried Swype again today after flashing Liberated, and I have to say SlideIt seems better. In particular, I like the suggested words being immediately above the keyboard in a row, instead of a big box at the top of the screen. SlideIT can be a little iffy on occasion, I'll admit. Granted, I'm using version 1.60 of Swype which I'm sure is extremely dated.
Oh and I've tried those weird keyboards like 8pen et. al... don't like them at all. 8pen feels like a rotary dial, lol. Swiftkey was nice, but I'm too lazy to hit all the letters in (or even the first 2-3 as is usually the case) when I can just swype.

Swype = overrated, clunky piece of poor autocorrect crap
SwiftKey = worst keyboard design ever, small keys
SlideIt = looks terrible
Better Keyboard = looks terrible, lackluster autocorrect
8pen = Do I need to say anything about it? Common sense dictates it'd be slow as hell no matter how fast you type.
That leaves Smart Keyboard. The best, hands down.

[Q] HTC IME keyboard for optimus 2x?

I was trying to install the htc ime keyboard but it dont seem to work.
can anyone tell me what the problem is?
I have the swype keyboard working on the optimus 2x.
greetings

x2tharay said:
I was trying to install the htc ime keyboard but it dont seem to work.
can anyone tell me what the problem is?
I have the swype keyboard working on the optimus 2x.
greetings
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From where did you have downloaded the htc ime keyboard?

x2tharay said:
I was trying to install the htc ime keyboard but it dont seem to work.
can anyone tell me what the problem is?
I have the swype keyboard working on the optimus 2x.
greetings
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Doesn't work, kernel dependency, I've tried.
De1v3c1o said:
From where did you have downloaded the htc ime keyboard?
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Doesn't matter, see above.

djmcnz said:
Doesn't work, kernel dependency, I've tried.
Doesn't matter, see above.
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Too bad are there alternatives?

I use the gingerbread keyboard.
It's a lot better than the LG keyboard.
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gensplejs said:
I use the gingerbread keyboard.
It's a lot better than the LG keyboard.
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What gingerbread kb exactly are you using? I tried one from market, but it force closes.

londahl said:
What gingerbread kb exactly are you using? I tried one from market, but it force closes.
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Me too would like to know?

excuse me for my basic english...
htc_ime special froyo exist...

gingerbread keyb
i just use the gingerbread keyboard from the marker.
I have not had a single FC yet.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin&feature=search_result

gensplejs said:
i just use the gingerbread keyboard from the marker.
I have not had a single FC yet.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin&feature=search_result
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Strange... The exact same kb i tried, although the free version.

londahl said:
Strange... The exact same kb i tried, although the free version.
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Hmm.. Just bought the full version. Still FC as soon as i go to settings.
Wrote the author, awaiting answer

londahl said:
Hmm.. Just bought the full version. Still FC as soon as i go to settings.
Wrote the author, awaiting answer
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I used free version first and it worked great so i got the payed version.
Have not had a single FC since i installed it.....

htc ime mod working
just install the htc ime mod for 1.5

I bought SwiftKey Keyboard and I'm very satisfied. It's on sale to 1.99$, but you guys can download the trial which works for a month
Linkt to SwiftKey Keyboard

I have used the Gingerbread version but it also FC on my phone, i'm using the swype beta now and it works great! I'm using the Dutch version and didnt find any problems so far. Besides Swype I also bought swiftkey which works also fine!

El Norupz said:
I bought SwiftKey Keyboard and I'm very satisfied. It's on sale to 1.99$, but you guys can download the trial which works for a month
Linkt to SwiftKey Keyboard
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lol - I just did the same thing. It's a nice kb and quite amazing at next word prediction... I can see this being quite a good one.

911rsr said:
just install the htc ime mod for 1.5
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Where did You get HTC Ime from?? Can You pls link it?

htc ime mod working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=994850

djmcnz said:
lol - I just did the same thing. It's a nice kb and quite amazing at next word prediction... I can see this being quite a good one.
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Yeah I'm really amazed too about the next word prediction. The keyboard scanned all my previous text messages and I have been using it for a couple of days now, it's pretty close to predict almost every single next word even if I'm writing in Danish or English..
In the usage stats, it says that it have saved me 1248 keystrokes and made 28% more efficient
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El Norupz said:
Yeah I'm really amazed too about the next word prediction. The keyboard scanned all my previous text messages and I have been using it for a couple of days now, it's pretty close to predict almost every single next word even if I'm writing in Danish or English..
In the usage stats, it says that it have saved me 1248 keystrokes and made 28% more efficient
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You must type more words than me but I've still apparently saved 23%...

Swype

Can anyone confirm that we can get a working version of Swype on our NexusS4G and a possible link it TYVM I also miss the voice mail off the epic where we could see and control the sound file. Any Apk recommendations on a replacement?

Paleryder said:
Can anyone confirm that we can get a working version of Swype on our NexusS4G and a possible link it TYVM I also miss the voice mail off the epic where we could see and control the sound file. Any Apk recommendations on a replacement?
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Does the official Swype APK fail?

Paleryder said:
Can anyone confirm that we can get a working version of Swype on our NexusS4G and a possible link it TYVM I also miss the voice mail off the epic where we could see and control the sound file. Any Apk recommendations on a replacement?
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Google Voice of course.

I'm part of the beta but I have not bother to dl the installer and chek it out. Ill let you know soon.
Yes it is working!
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Im using swype via the beta invite.. Works fine...

colourfuze said:
Im using swype via the beta invite.. Works fine...
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same here, it works fine.
but it sucks compared to Android GB Keyboard
i used to believe Swype was great until i started using AGB keyboard, now i can't live without it.
it's simply that good
AGB keyboard = stock keyboard on 2.3.3 / 2.3.4
i actually find swype to be cumbersome and slow now

AllGamer said:
same here, it works fine.
but it sucks compared to Android GB Keyboard
i used to believe Swype was great until i started using AGB keyboard, now i can't live without it.
it's simply that good
AGB keyboard = stock keyboard on 2.3.3 / 2.3.4
i actually find swype to be cumbersome and slow now
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Granted I'm a first time Android user, but I couldn't get used to the keyboard on my NS4G. I'm also coming from a Pre with a physical keyboard that I could type one handed without looking.
I admit the Swype keyboard looks like garbage compared to the new keyboard, but in terms of usability, I can punch out a text using Swype waayyy faster than on the new keyboard.

okay, yes, if you want to type one handed in the mist of a rush hour in a public transit, then Swype is a better choice
but for multi-touch fast 2 hands typing, the stock android keyboard is magnificent specially when it comes to language switching
it gives you instantaneous language swap, so in the same message you can mix and match languages without the looooooong steps required on swype.

Confirming also that swype is working fine on NS4G. I had to log into the swype beta website, 'remove' the old device they had listed for my account, re download the inataller, let it do its thing, e.g. install, license...
Off topic, do guys get key lag with AGB Keyboard? ..and did u install from market, or literally just the stock?

pileosnafu said:
I went there today, and saw that the Beta is still open. Just sign up to get the keyboard.
Also after 30 minutes of using the stock keyboard, and then 30 minutes of using the sywpe I went back to stock. The predection function is good. Almost as good as the real thing i had on the epic
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do u keep vibrate on? Does that make the keyboard lag and/or miss keys (for you)?

AllGamer said:
okay, yes, if you want to type one handed in the mist of a rush hour in a public transit, then Swype is a better choice
but for multi-touch fast 2 hands typing, the stock android keyboard is magnificent specially when it comes to language switching
it gives you instantaneous language swap, so in the same message you can mix and match languages without the looooooong steps required on swype.
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Use keyboard manager from the market to use Swype in portrait and then switch to whatever other keyboard you want in landscape.
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Great info, I did get inboard with the swype beta and couldn't be happier thanks
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ScooterG said:
Use keyboard manager from the market to use Swype in portrait and then switch to whatever other keyboard you want in landscape.
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Ooh good idea sir. Totally forgot about that one.
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Is there any way to get the non-beta pre-loaded version that was on the Epic?? I really really miss the ability to double tap a misspelled word and bring up a list of other words....

Best keyboard for Optimums black?

Hello, can any of you tell me the best keyboard for the OB? I am currently using GO keyboard and it is not the best. Thanks in advance!
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I like Perfect Keyboard because it allows to have a compact keyboard for portrait... a qwerty layout for portrait is IMHO too hard to use without mistakes.
In the other part Perfect Keyboard is rather bad for terminal and bash purpouses because is difficult to write symbols like _ or =
Regards!

the best: swiftkey

Well, I have used both and didn't like them... Any other solutions? The best so far is the GO keyboard that I have used so far, very smooth.
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miniclip22 said:
Well, I have used both and didn't like them... Any other solutions? The best so far is the GO keyboard that I have used so far, very smooth.
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I'll try go keyboard.... I can't help you then...

miniclip22 said:
Well, I have used both and didn't like them... Any other solutions? The best so far is the GO keyboard that I have used so far, very smooth.
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I use Smart Keyboard.

htc ime & swype are perfect for me.

I've been using gingerbread keyboard and it's been working out fine for me
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I used SliedIT, but only found a demo and it expired. Didn't want to pay for it.
I am looking for a specific feature in a swipe style keyboard, I need it to automatically recognize two languages. I sometimes write messages in my native language, and sometimes in English. Is this possible? SlideIT had a setting like "secondary dictionary" but it didn't work, or I don't know how to switch between (other then manually from the settings page).

I'm using HTC ime for passwords etc. and swype beta for allday writing

Once discovered that HTC IME has compact keyboard to and is easy to chage between them with left-right swipe... stuck on HTC IME!!!
Regards.

hectorrent said:
why do you change keyboard for passwords? You can write normally on Swype
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because in some apps swype is trying to add passwords to the dictionary or replaces the passwords with words from dictionary ^^

The ones you have mentioned have not proven to be a wise choice for me because 1) they are too compact, 2)weak design and 3)do not recognize well other languages such as Portuguese or Spanish, which I normally use alongside with English. The downside of GO keyboard is that sometimes it is slow/annoying to type sometimes. Any other alternatives you might share?
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I'm using GO Keyboard. In newest version it has swype, a lot of supported languages, themes and other stuff. I suggest you to try GO.

Acutally, I'm pretty satisfied with the LG stock keyboard. It even automatically changes to the local language when I'm abroad. I've additionally installed Smart keyboard but frankly haven't used it a lot.

mgregor said:
I'm using GO Keyboard. In newest version it has swype, a lot of supported languages, themes and other stuff. I suggest you to try GO.
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If you read my posts, you'd seen that is the one I am using....
As for the Lg stock keyboard, how can I install it in nova 8?
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Try smart keyboard. I use it and it is nice.

Using hacker's keyboard with change lcd density. Find it nice.
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better keyboard 8 is a nice one! been using it since yesterday and u can type quite fast with it!

Try the "Big Buttons Keyboard". I'm using it for weeks now, and I like it!

[Q] Keyboard Input Modification

Since no ROM will offer the Japanese Language keyboard input, and I don't like to use keyboard apps from market, so is there anyway that I can mod the HTC Sense original keyboard input to have the Japanese Language?
I don't have any ideas how should I start it, so anyone can point me down to any guide?
At least please give me a head start.
Thanks.

In the forum for Android Revolution HD in the development section there are a few mods with full Arabic support, I believe this includes keyboard . I would recommend going to that page and contacting the users that Mike gave credit to. They would know exactly what do do.
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Why dont you like market keyboards?
There is no better keyboard than smart keyboard pro. Albeit its not free ...
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Psyloid said:
Why dont you like market keyboards?
There is no better keyboard than smart keyboard pro. Albeit its not free ...
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I find Swype far superior for my day to day use. It's so much faster to type using it, especially in subway, or shaky car...