Hi everyone. My hardware keyboard works in OpenRecovery. Also the volume buttons and camera button. But, when I am in Android, hardware keyboard don't work. There is no entry in keyboard settings for hardware keyboard, but just for android keyboard(the touchable one). If I open hardware keyboard, phone change orentation into landscape mode, lights on keyboard are on, but the touchable keyboard opens too.(the hardware keyboard don't work). I am using this ROM for about week or two, but problem comes after yesterday reboot. How can I get my hardware keyboard working again? Any help is appreciated.
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kv1dr said:
Hi everyone. My hardware keyboard works in OpenRecovery. Also the volume buttons and camera button. But, when I am in Android, hardware keyboard don't work. There is no entry in keyboard settings for hardware keyboard, but just for android keyboard(the touchable one). If I open hardware keyboard, phone change orentation into landscape mode, lights on keyboard are on, but the touchable keyboard opens too.(the hardware keyboard don't work). I am using this ROM for about week or two, but problem comes after yesterday reboot. How can I get my hardware keyboard working again? Any help is appreciated.
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You can try wiping caches in OR, or installing another keyboard such as SwiftKey X Beta, it works for the virtual and hardware keyboard, it might kick your phone into recognizing the hardware keyboard.
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Wipping cache didn't resolve the problem. Also installing SwiftKey X Beta and MultiLing Keyboard didn't resolve the problem. I hope there is another way than flashing ROM and full wipe.
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If you use an ext partition, you can do the full wipe without any issues, your apps will stay on your SD card. If not, try using TitaniumBackup to backup your apps to your SD card, in the worst case scenario.
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Given 4.1.1 is probably going to be the very last update for AT&T Atrix HD users (Bell guys are lucky with the 4.1.2!), what are we gonna do about this bug? Are we stuck with this problem for good?
In 4.1.1 whenever you switch your default keyboard to any other keyboard (say, SwiftKey or even Swype), the third party keyboard gets disabled on reboot and the OS will switch to the default/stock keyboard. This is not the end of problems.
There is the annoying status bar notification for changing input methods every time the keyboard opens. The only way to disable this from popping up is to have only one active input method. Given the stock keyboard cannot be unchecked in settings, the only way to have only one keyboard that you want (say, SwiftKey for example) is to freeze/disable the stock keyboard app leaving SwiftKey as the only available input method.
Normally, this would work fine. But in 4.1.1, because the OS disables the third party keyboard and tries to reset back to the default keyboard on reboot, when it can't find it, goes into a crash loop leaving factory reset from the recovery as the only option of making the phone usable.
Does anyone have any suggestions to solve this particular conundrum?
Here is the solution I have found:
-install swiftkey from market
-use titanium backup root to backup the app
-uninstall the app
-restore backup (app only)
However, this is only a workaround and every time SwiftKey app or language updates, the OS disables SwiftKey on reboot and defaults to the stock keyboard. So, don't disable the stock keyboard for now unless you want to risk a factory reset every time SwiftKey app or data updates through the market. This workaround also doesn't address the problem of having the annoying input devices prompt in the status bar every time you use the keyboard.
More ingenious ideas / suggestions welcome.
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In 4.1.1 whenever you switch your default keyboard to any other keyboard (say, SwiftKey or even Swype), the third party keyboard gets disabled on reboot and the OS will switch to the default/stock keyboard. This is not the end of problems.
Normally, this would work fine. But in 4.1.1, because the OS disables the third party keyboard and tries to reset back to the default keyboard on reboot, when it can't find it, goes into a crash loop leaving factory reset from the recovery as the only option of making the phone usable.
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I have 4.1.1 and use swype as my keyboard. It has never once switched back to the default keyboard on a reboot. I have not having this issue at all.
I have 4.1.1 on my Atrix HD and I use SwiftKey 3. Never had this problem.
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I don't have this issue, and I switch keyboards depending on the number of hands I'm using! Another friend with an Atrix HD also does not face this issue...
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MedleHed said:
I have 4.1.1 on my Atrix HD and I use SwiftKey 3. Never had this problem.
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BreakShadow said:
I don't have this issue, and I switch keyboards depending on the number of hands I'm using! Another friend with an Atrix HD also does not face this issue...
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About a thousand others do: http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/...r-jelly-bean-update-swiftkey-keeps-returning-
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About a thousand others do: http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/...r-jelly-bean-update-swiftkey-keeps-returning-
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I just rebooted and SwiftKey 3 is still my default keyboard. I guess I am just lucky.
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I just rebooted and SwiftKey 3 is still my default keyboard. I guess I am just lucky.
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Did you install SwiftKey 3 from the Play Store before you upgraded from ICS to JB OTA? If yes, that is expected.
But if you installed the app afresh in JB or updated the app or language after you had upgraded to JB, you would have this problem.
Swiftkey Flow, Swype, Swype Beta 1.3, Smart Keyboard Pro...everything works fine without having the issue you're facing!
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BreakShadow said:
Swiftkey Flow, Swype, Swype Beta 1.3, Smart Keyboard Pro...everything works fine without having the issue you're facing!
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Like mentioned on the link above, a lot of people are facing. Did you install them all afresh in 4.1.1?
Try uninstalling all of them from the Play Store today, reinstall them again from the Play Store and see if it still works.
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Did you install SwiftKey 3 from the Play Store before you upgraded from ICS to JB OTA? If yes, that is expected.
But if you installed the app afresh in JB or updated the app or language after you had upgraded to JB, you would have this problem.
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That might explain it! I installed SwiftKey as soon as I could when I got the phone!
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Still works, did exactly as you said
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When I reboot, not only do I lose my SwiftKey 3 keyboard, but my phone removes any active widgets I have on any of myscreens. AT&T sent me out another HD, andit still happens?!?!
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MedleHed said:
I have 4.1.1 on my Atrix HD and I use SwiftKey 3. Never had this problem.
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BreakShadow said:
Swiftkey Flow, Swype, Swype Beta 1.3, Smart Keyboard Pro...everything works fine without having the issue you're facing!
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This is a confirmed issue for all paid apps in 4.1.1.
Google has, however, corrected it in 4.1.2.
Only fix is to run a custom rom.
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Is anyone else having issues with third party keyboards after the jellybean ota? I have both swift key and slide it keyboards and neither wants to stay applied, it always reverts back to the default one which isn't bad but I'd much rather something else. I am constantly going into settings to re-enable them which is getting annoying.
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Mine does that too. And my widgets disappear also.
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I found out that it reverts to the default keyboard if I restart my phone, it also happens with my paperland pro wallpaper, It'll revert to stock wallpaper once the phone is restarted. :-\ I should have stayed with ICS me thinks. Lol.
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Headshots4life said:
Is anyone else having issues with third party keyboards after the jellybean ota? I have both swift key and slide it keyboards and neither wants to stay applied, it always reverts back to the default one which isn't bad but I'd much rather something else. I am constantly going into settings to re-enable them which is getting annoying.
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Not having that exact symptom, but I am having an issue with the OTA update of Jellybean where the keyboard will remain, and cannot be minimized or swiped down. Usually I have to open something that demands full screen, such as Youtube in landscape mode, or reboot the device.
Anyone else having a similar issue?
The keyboard thing is a known issue with jellybeans. The fix is to backup the keyboard app with titanium backup and uninstall it. Then do restore of the keyboard app with tibu. Then it'll stick.
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I'm using Swype and it's been working fine, I've been using it since before the up update though.
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I'm sure it's been asked before I can't find it. I've been using SwiftKey and love it but sometimes it'll switch back to the sense keyboard. Sometimes SwiftKey sticks for weeks and sometimes it switches every time I open the keyboard back up. Why is this? Maybe because SwiftKey hibernates because of greenify?
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spitfire2425 said:
I'm sure it's been asked before I can't find it. I've been using SwiftKey and love it but sometimes it'll switch back to the sense keyboard. Sometimes SwiftKey sticks for weeks and sometimes it switches every time I open the keyboard back up. Why is this? Maybe because SwiftKey hibernates because of greenify?
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Could be. I'm using SwiftKey as well and I am stock and unrooted - no problem. SwiftKey will stick until I change to Sense keyboard.
spitfire2425 said:
I'm sure it's been asked before I can't find it. I've been using SwiftKey and love it but sometimes it'll switch back to the sense keyboard. Sometimes SwiftKey sticks for weeks and sometimes it switches every time I open the keyboard back up. Why is this? Maybe because SwiftKey hibernates because of greenify?
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If you hibernate SwiftKey(greenify) , it won't stick. Otherwise it should be working perfectly normal
Alright, I unhibernated it. Let's see if this helps.
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I have had this keyboard problem for as long as I can remember. Lived with it for a while but it is driving me nuts and I need to fix it.
The default input method always reverts to the stock keyboard. I much prefer SwiftKey but cannot get it to remain as the default after selecting it.
After setting SwiftKey as the default it works for a few minutes while I test typing in a couple apps. Then I will need to type something and the stock keyboard had gone back to being the default.
I am rooted stock only and don't see any apps that have been disabled that look to be the culprit.
Any ideas would be appreciated. I cannot live with the stock keyboard any longer.
Help please!
Have you tried freezing it? I've totally uninstalled the stock keyboard, no issues.
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I could not disable it but that's a great idea. I just used root explorer to rename the apk and it seems to work great.
Thank you very much. I should have thought of that.