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SwiftKey Beta

Its the best keyboard I have used so far. Ive used the htc stock one, swype, droid x multitouch, and swiftkey is the best for texting. Its in the marketplace right now.

I might check this out. How does it work with Fat Fingers?

I just gave this a shot. It's definitely better than the stock keyboard for texting, the word prediction is great. However, my speed/accuracy easily surpass this with Swype, maybe it's just me (Slow with this/Fast with Swype?). But still a great find for those that don't have/want Swype.
In response to the fat fingers question, the letters are slightly narrower than the stock HTC keyboard, although the predicted words are on quite large buttons that makes them easy to select.

I just can't do swype. I need to look at the screen to find the letters and with the aria the screen is to small.
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I installed and tried this out this morning. It's scarily accurate at predicting the next word (sometimes it knows what I want to say even before I do).
I'll stick to SWYPE for portrait mode texting (getting to be fairly fast and accurate now), but for landscape I'm definitely going to try out SwiftKey a bit more.
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Yeah this application is pretty awesome at predicting text, and is my preferred keyboard at the moment.

oahceasgnikgneas said:
I'll stick to SWYPE for portrait mode texting (getting to be fairly fast and accurate now), but for landscape I'm definitely going to try out SwiftKey a bit more.
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This is a good idea, I may try this as well for the same reasons.
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i actually prefer slideIT to swype...i installed swiftkey and plan on trying it out for a day or two, but slideit i type crazy fast with for the most part

not to be "that guy" but I personally have alot better luck with the droidx keyboard posted over the stock sense one and swiftkey

panda703 said:
not to be "that guy" but I personally have alot better luck with the droidx keyboard posted over the stock sense one and swiftkey
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After further use i have to say that the droid x keyboard is faster but not by alot
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i'd like to try droidx keyboard, where can i get an apk? i didnt see it in the market.

domin8 said:
i'd like to try droidx keyboard, where can i get an apk? i didnt see it in the market.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723289

Any other keyboards..?

The keyboard is awkward after switching from a iPhone, I found a iPhone keyboard skin but since the screen is small it won't put the keyboard on there. The numbers is in a odd spot to get to. Is there any other keyboards for the Aria?

i see two on page one of this forum and another on page 3.....

Swype is okay but takes some getting used to IMHO. I've been using Swiftkey beta and liking it.
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My favorite is SwiftKey keyboard It's free in the market It's very good coming from a iphone my self. Its every bit as good as the iphones keyboard
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The HTC IME mod keyboard is pretty good as well and you can make your own skins for it.
http://www.gimpsta.com

I'm digging Swiftkey. Tried Swype and like SK better. I tried typing as fast as I could in landscape mode and it got all the words right. In portrait it was so-so... but that is expected (and heck, I wanted a smaller phone, so I asked for less keyboard real estate).

I just saw this while searching for something new because swype stopped working as of today. First time I ever heard of SwiftKey and I really like it! Pleasantly surprised.
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How do u use the skin ucreate?
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You have to drop it onto your SD card and then use a file manager to navigate to your SD card and install it.
Once installed you go into settings then languages and keyboards and select the keyboard you just installed.
Once selected long tap in an input field and choose input method, choose your new keyboard and you are done.

pgill34 said:
My favorite is SwiftKey keyboard It's free in the market It's very good coming from a iphone my self. Its every bit as good as the iphones keyboard
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Downloaded the swiftkey beta, used if for a day, liked it so much I took them up on their offer of a reduced price to buy the non-beta version on initial release(today). Good stuff and it was only US $.94.

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+1 for Swiftkey. In my mind it combines the best of a traditional touch keyboard and Swype.

someone2b said:
+1 for Swiftkey. In my mind it combines the best of a traditional touch keyboard and Swype.
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+1 for SwiftKey here, too.

regentswift said:
+1 for SwiftKey here, too.
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Cool, thanks for this info too, I am going to try SwiftKey later on.
Am I crazy, I liked the keyboard on 2.1 over 2.2 or are they the same, just a different color?

Best keyboard....

So this is my first phone that doesn't have a physical keyboard and I'm having some trouble. I came from both Droid one and two and the LG touch so I have always had a physical keyboard and now without one I'm somewhat lost. So please anyone with a keyboard app recommendation please speak up!
P.s. I have big hands and tend to hit the wrong key because of that.
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Swift key. It learns as you type. Once using if for a while it predicts almost everything you are going to type
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I use flext9 because you can swipe the keyboard or use the keys normally, way smoother than swype IMO.
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swype http://swype.com

Definitely swift key! It's so good at predicting your words that some times it feels like it's reading your mind.
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I've been using the gingerbread keyboard found in market. I find it fast and accurate.

shanergleason said:
Definitely swift key! It's so good at predicting your words that some times it feels like it's reading your mind.
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+1 for swift key.

Well I already had swift key from it being the free app of the day so I loaded it up and started using it again and so far so good everything is at least better than the stock htc keyboard so I'm at least happy about that.
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i really like and use smart keyboard pro, love the skins you can put on it and it just does what it needs to do for me

better keyboard ftw

syu78 said:
I've been using the gingerbread keyboard found in market. I find it fast and accurate.
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+1 been using this one as well and I love it. its called "keyboard from android 2.3 +" in the market. when installed it shows up as "gingerbread keyboard"

+1 for flex t9 if you like swyping or swift key for just regular keyboard use. Although t9 can do both, just doesn't predict.
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viceversa said:
+1 been using this one as well and I love it. its called "keyboard from android 2.3 +" in the market. when installed it shows up as "gingerbread keyboard"
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+2.. I use the paid version, so I can bring up the directional arrows as needed. At $0.99 it isn't bad.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin&feature=order_history

+3 lol paid too, deff worth it.

Keyboard from Gingerbread 2.3
There's a free and paid version. Best keyboard available.

+4 for gingerbread keyboard
i love how fast it is

I've also been using the gingerbread keyboard from the market for a while now (even back on my Droid X) and I love it.

I have used swype, swift and the GB keyboard.
For texting, landscape or portrait they are great.
The problem is for emails. Once you lay the phone over to landscape and start to type an email, the kbd takes up the whole screen. Is there a way to shrink the keyboard say 20% or so?

I got Gingerbread, the paid one
I had the G2, and Swype sucks on a bigger screen in comparison, not to mention Thunderbolt doesn't even come with it. I downloaded it and said wtf is this. Idk if its the screen or just not being pre-installed

I use the HTC_IME keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416

HTC keyboard?

I am very comfortable with the keyboard on my old EVO the stock HTC one.
Is there a way to install that on that Nexus -S.?
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You can try taking htc_ime.apk if not download smart keyboard and use the htc skin.
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Thank you so much I tried a tom of different keyboards for my Nexus, and nothing was as comfortable as my HTC EVO keyboard. But this Smart Key OS hands down #1. Always felt the stock Gingerbread was too small and hard to type on.
Appreciate the recommendation
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Zorachus said:
Thank you so much I tried a tom of different keyboards for my Nexus, and nothing was as comfortable as my HTC EVO keyboard. But this Smart Key OS hands down #1. Always felt the stock Gingerbread was too small and hard to type on.
Appreciate the recommendation
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Totally agreed. I don't know why people like the stock Gingerbread keyboard so much, its so small i could barely type. Another keyboard I could recommend is SwiftKey X (phone).. it was free on Amazon App Store a couple days ago. It replaced my Smart Keyboard Pro, but I really loved Smart Keyboard Pro. Very accurate keyboard AND you can download other skins for it (including user made skins!). Same algorithm when it comes to typing on different skins so they all feel the same!

the BEST keyboard?

okay, i had my iphone4s for a few years, and the keyboard was GREAT. the keyboard on my new htc one is decent, but it doesnt seem as accurate and sensitive. maybe its just cause its the stock keyboard? is there a better keyboard out there, or are they pretty much all the same?

I'm using swift key
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Stock android 4.2 keyboard. It has swype like features, but when you want to type instead of swyping it is very accurate

Swiftkey....hands down

Try Kii keyboard from the market just started using it and it's great of course my opinion
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SwiftKey
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It comes down to personal preference. The aosp keyboard and swiftkey seem to be the most popular. I own swiftkey but I prefer using the aosp keyboard.

I use to be a huge fan of swype now all I use is SwiftKey.

Swype makes life so easy. Cut, paste, select all, capitalize etc.. can be done in a second. Can also text and drive with one hand accurately!
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Swiftkey....hands down
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Definitely SwiftKey
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I have always been happy with smart keyboard and SwiftKey. I have been using the stock HTC keyboard and I think it's great since they have a Smile key now.

I also own Swiftkey but actually now prefer the stock keyboard.
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As someone coming from an iphone, I tried them all, sense, jb, swype, swiftkey, kii, etc.
The closest you'll get is thumb keyboard 4 after a few tweaks.

Darn right SwiftKey, especially now with the flow action
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I've been using thumb keyboard 4 for awhile now....I'd probably be happy w/ the stock keyboard if it had a autospace

I'm using Swype. Every time I try to use a different keyboard I go back to Swype in a few days.
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SwiftKey here. The flow doesn't always work as good as I'd like, but the predictive text saves me a lot of time. Always end up back on it and worth the money imo.

SwiftKey or Stock JB Keyboard from Android. HTC keyboard is okay, but can't beat the two reference... IMO.
I'm using SwiftKey currently.
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The general consensus in the Android community is that SwiftKey is the best keyboard in the land, but I'm a Swype fanatic myself. I tried SwiftKey flow and it just wasn't as good imo, but ymmv.

Swiftkey, absolutely love the blue neon theme.