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I found a keyboard on the market called thumb keyboard and its awesome. Everyone should give it a try

Yep it's a great keyboard, I've been using it since day two. The right spacebar I have to make sure I press harder to get it to register otherwise its great with great support. They seem to update it often.

Will check it out.

It works great with the gtab the free version not so much but the pay version has a tablet layout that its awesome.
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Looks great. Thank you.
Problem is that I can't get it to activate.
How did you get it to replace the stock kb?
In settings it won't check off after the warning box...??
I rebooted but the same results.

what rom are you running?

Runing 1.1 3389 the latest stock update.
Any suggestions or ideas?
Thanks

i believe you have to be running a custom rom to change keyboards on it. but do not hold me to that statement

billygtab said:
Runing 1.1 3389 the latest stock update.
Any suggestions or ideas?
Thanks
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You can do it in TnT but it takes a couple tricks. The TnT settings app won't let you enable the keyboard so you need to switch to the stock Android style settings app. Then enable the keyboard. Once done you need to put back your stock TnT settings app or you will have problems with other things.
Here is a link to the files required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9532446&postcount=1

No workarounds needed with vegan 5.1
Thumb keyboard paid is bad ass btw, using it now and its great. I can almost type without looking at all

kpowr82 said:
No workarounds needed with vegan 5.1
Thumb keyboard paid is bad ass btw, using it now and its great. I can almost type without looking at all
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I check it under settings but old one stll comes up. Any hints?

Got it! Awesome

Thank you for the link.
I will read up on this as I would loveto get this going.

Just wanted to say I have been following this developers project since day one. I highly recommend this keyboard. He updates and fixes issues quickly. Worth the $1.33. I use it as the default on my tab. Check it out if you haven't.

Jack Daddy said:
I check it under settings but old one stll comes up. Any hints?
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In a text box long press. It will popup with input method. Then you should see it.

Be sure to activate it in Settings/Language & Keyboard/ by checking it. i had to do this before changing it in the input method.

Does anyone else notice that thumb keyboard gets stuck in All Caps with no way to get out unless you close/re-open the keyboard? Hitting the shift key after it is in All Caps does nothing.

festivus said:
Does anyone else notice that thumb keyboard gets stuck in All Caps with no way to get out unless you close/re-open the keyboard? Hitting the shift key after it is in All Caps does nothing.
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I know I usually have to hit the caps key twice when wanting caps lock off. Just see if hitting it a couple times does the trick. Otherwise I've never really had a problem.
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thumb keyboard
Can't find it on the market..any help?

what a difference...
I had doubts that a keyboard could make such a difference but I was clearly way off... great find...

[KEYBOARD] Tablet keyboard

Grab it before the offer expires. No need to comment.
http://goo.gl/E9U7O

If you downloaded it and it did not work, try again. I had the wrong file uploaded.

how to install?

Just like any other apk. Then enable it in settings.

Great, Thanks. Am I the only one who can't see written text until I highlight it?

Am I the only one that sees nothing but text?
Edit,,,, sorry was at work and it restricted the content

freemsk1 said:
Great, Thanks. Am I the only one who can't see written text until I highlight it?
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You might not be familiar with the concept of how to use it. There is a tutorial on on that. I have not had any problems.
EDIT: Actually, there is a problem. When I search in the market using this keyboard it occupies the entire screen and I can't see what I'm typing

ihtfp69 said:
Just like any other apk. Then enable it in settings.
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it's a zip file i'll just change the ext. and give it a shot.

funnycreature said:
occupies the entire screen and I can't see what I'm typing
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So this might be the issue I was trying to report. It does so in google search, browser, root explorer... Didn't try it in other apps

freemsk1 said:
So this might be the issue I was trying to report. It does so in google search, browser, root explorer... Didn't try it in other apps
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It seems like it doesn't interpret fields correctly. Typing a document is no problem (QuickOffice HD). Maybe it's best to switch to the android keyboard for that anyway since it will only be a few words to type.
EDIT: After playing with it for a few days I am disappointed. In landscape mode the entire screen is filled with an empty field and I can't see what I'm typing. It's only useful in portrait mode, really Nice concept but definitely needs more work! Maybe even make the entire keyboard smaller in landscape so you don't have to slide so much. Just my 2cents.

I have tried to change the text from white to black so it shows in the field, but i have had no luck. If anyone wants to take a crack at, be my guest. It would be sweet. Right now this keyboard is only useful on the web.
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for some reason slide-it keyboard started having a similar problem after the last update. While in landscape the text would be white on a white background and thus for all intents and purposes, invisible.
in slide-it though you can now disable full screen in landscape and enter text directly into your intended field instead of a white window.
Anyway I wonder if this has something to do with honeycomb or why it happened to both these keyboards at the same time? hmm

4.2 known bugs

I thought it would be nice for both users and developers what to expect from next update to fix or be fixed. I'm gonna give a kick start to known bugs, so that we can be aware of the faults of 4.2. Don't shoot the things you didn't like here since it is nothing to do with this "bug" thread. Here I go..
1. I keep telling myself this should not be a bug since it is so obvious but there is no reason for it to be implemented that way. Which is the hour segment of lock screen time being bold and the other half is normal font.. Maybe there is a reason for this hopefully..
2. Pull down the notification bar from top, when it is down, pull down from the top most again. Notification center will continue going down and out of the screen. It applies for both quick settings and notification center.. Major bug! - 1 to googles test engineers.
Now you can add your own test cases and bugs and maybe we have great devs to sort them out and develop great custom roms..

I don't think either is a bug ,more or less design desicions. I actually like both things you mentioned
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neither are bugs
last one you mentioned stops extending menus down the way when dpi is changed

Wakawaka024 said:
I don't think either is a bug ,more or less design desicions. I actually like both things you mentioned
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I can understand the first one but you clearly didn't understand the second. This is a major bug because a layout goes out of screen. They seem to not lock pulling down from the top most of the screen when it is already pulled down.. Result; notification center goes out of the screen..

aLPaSLaN07 said:
I can understand the first one but you clearly didn't understand the second. This is a major bug because a layout goes out of screen. They seem to not lock pulling down from the top most of the screen when it is already pulled down.. Result; notification center goes out of the screen..
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If you fling it down it stops ,then you can pull it all the way down or just fling it back up.trust me they designed it that way ,it's not a bug.
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This is probably a feature Not really a bug..
But on the lock screen .. Long tap the clock quickly.. you will see a big square highlight the unlock button Slide to unlock . This will take you to a STOP WATCH TYPE INTERFACE..
I Was hoping there would be a way in there to change the stupid bold hour number . That is gross to look at ..
Just to try it i Created a 3rd user..From the lock screen then you log into that user account to set it up. When it gets the point it ask for user Name SU Pops up asking to grant permission .. then give a message ..
SuperSU has granted superuser permission :/system/bin/id
tried 3 times .. if you let it set on that screen you will get Supersu isnt responding .. You click ok then it will allow you to continue setting up the account.
The second account set up fine.. Just thought i would try a 3rd and look at directory structure..
Can someone try and see if its just me with the issue. It finally created the account. with a reboot. but its unstable .Thanks Erica

Youtube is borked with stereo (a2dp) bluetooth headsets - sync issues, laggy, scratchy. They have clearly done some changes to bluetooth audio (you can hear the bluetooth headset mute/come alive when there is a moment or two of no sound).
Can't log into gmail with another account in chrome.
I used to log into another account in chrome that I haven't bothered linking. I went to gmail in chrome (not requesting desktop version) and I was already logged into my primary account. It's never done that before. I thought no big deal and signed out. Now gmail continually loops on the address constantly refreshing but the site never actually comes up.
And not a bug, but I'm annoyed Nexus 7 didn't get miracast. Can't imagine the reason for that. And the what's new page isn't clear that it is only nexus 4. http://www.android.com/whatsnew/
Yes it does say "Share what’s on your phone on the big screen." but the rest of the text and the page makes it seem like these are 4.2 features and not exclusive to N4. I'm hoping custom roms will enable miracast.
Also, not a bug but a feature lost, the camera no longer has the funny faces (big nose, small eyes etc). ya I know a dorky feature but I don't see why it was removed. I know the nexus 7 didn't have the camera enabled by default but we have the new camera app so I assume other devices lost those as well.

Settings -> About tablet -> Status crashes, 100% of the time
Navigation never gets past "waiting for location" even though the icon on the status bar indicates a lock in. It works fine in the maps app.

Matt1408 said:
Settings -> Status crashes, 100% of the time
Navigation never gets past "waiting for location" even though the icon on the status bar indicates a lock in. It works fine in the maps app.
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No issues with settings Or google nav.. Nav will get a lock and waiting for me to drive . With me sitting in my living room.. .

Is swiping through home screens smooth? Before it would bounce back
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erica_renee said:
No issues with settings Or google nav.. Nav will get a lock and waiting for me to drive . With me sitting in my living room.. .
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Maybe I should do a factory restore. I don't want to lose my game save files though, grrrr!

Um....why does changing dpi to 160 in build.prop not flip to tablet mode? I have confirmed it reads that way in build.prop after reboot....
Help...i will have to revert...
Rooted, unlocked c60 with ota updated 4.2
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tbonezx11 said:
Um....why does changing dpi to 160 in build.prop not flip to tablet mode? I have confirmed it reads that way in build.prop after reboot....
Help...i will have to revert...
Rooted, unlocked c60 with ota updated 4.2
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Google got rid of tablet UI forever.
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Thanks ... anyone want to provide a helpful tip and not be a dbag?...
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Anybody else having issues with Gmail 4.2 not having pinch to zoom? I installed the ROM and did a factory reset. Still no pinch to zoom.
EDIT:
As it turns out, this option is in the settings. User error.

tbonezx11 said:
Thanks ... anyone want to provide a helpful tip and not be a dbag?...
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What I told you is true I'm not being a dbag dude! There's no way for tablet UI on 4.2 until a devolver figure it out.
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geoldr said:
Anybody else having issues with Gmail 4.2 not having pinch to zoom? I installed the ROM and did a factory reset. Still no pinch to zoom.
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Go to gmail settings and click the auto fit messages
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erica_renee said:
This is probably a feature Not really a bug..
But on the lock screen .. Long tap the clock quickly.. you will see a big square highlight the unlock button Slide to unlock . This will take you to a STOP WATCH TYPE INTERFACE..
I Was hoping there would be a way in there to change the stupid bold hour number . That is gross to look at ..
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Thanks for the tip, I had a bit of a play. It looks like it's just the digital clock widget, it's probably just a matter of time before more lock screen widgets become available
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I'm getting an issue when tethering via Bluetooth. This morning it was working fine, the update came down while I was tethered to my phone, after the install I can pair to my phone but it won't connect.
I've tried deleting the pairing on both, re-pairing, rebooting... Anyone else having a problem? Anyone else doing Bluetooth tethering?
edit: never mind, I worked it out, I had to go in and select that I wanted to use the "Internet Access" profile

Seems like realvnc doesn't like this new update crashes
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Matt1408 said:
Maybe I should do a factory restore. I don't want to lose my game save files though, grrrr!
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I know it sucks. I backed up with rom toolbox. And restored. Not sure if it saves game data thou.
I was on custom rom

Post your favourite keyboard app

What's your favourite keyboard app?
right now I'm using the default one..

Swift key 3
And the default one
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Swiftkey (paid app)

Definitely SwiftKey.
With the function that scans your written sms, I'm often able to write messages right through the predictions
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Deffo SwiftKey 4 with flow, it doesn't lag with the revolutionmod messaging app and the predictions are spot on. Also, flow works really well and it's really fast. I don't use flow alot but it's a nice feature to have to show off what Android can do when compared to iOS. I recommend SwiftKey, it's the number 1 paid app on Google Play for a reason: it's amazing.
Sent from Operation Metro

Swiftkey 4 for me too :good:

Just bought SwiftKey and it worth the money lol. But that "select input" notification every single time I use the keyboard its annoying! And even the most is knowing that it won't go away because its a system thing. -__-''

HiJames said:
Just bought SwiftKey and it worth the money lol. But that "select input" notification every single time I use the keyboard its annoying! And even the most is knowing that it won't go away because its a system thing. -__-''
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I don't get a select input notification every time I use it ? just the first time I reinstall it after I've flashed a new rom .Have you set it as your default keyboard ? (I know it's a daft question lol )

whoamigriffiths said:
I don't get a select input notification every time I use it ? just the first time I reinstall it after I've flashed a new rom .Have you set it as your default keyboard ? (I know it's a daft question lol )
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Well, I've searched everywhere for any "solution" of this, and as far as I know it's system notification. In last versions we had to press on the input and then we selected which keyboard we wanted to use, in this version of Android supposedly its the way to change the keyboard we want. Yes its setted up as default keyboard. Swiftkey says its nothing with them, it's a Android System thing, so nothing to do.. lol

HiJames said:
Well, I've searched everywhere for any "solution" of this, and as far as I know it's system notification. In last versions we had to press on the input and then we selected which keyboard we wanted to use, in this version of Android supposedly its the way to change the keyboard we want. Yes its setted up as default keyboard. Swiftkey says its nothing with them, it's a Android System thing, so nothing to do.. lol
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It's still really strange because I don't have this issue ? Maybe some of the other swiftkey users can chip in with their experiences ?

HiJames said:
Well, I've searched everywhere for any "solution" of this, and as far as I know it's system notification. In last versions we had to press on the input and then we selected which keyboard we wanted to use, in this version of Android supposedly its the way to change the keyboard we want. Yes its setted up as default keyboard. Swiftkey says its nothing with them, it's a Android System thing, so nothing to do.. lol
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The same thing used to happen to me when I was using greenify, don't close the app with a task manager or anything else...keep it on ignore list. By the way, you should've tried the apk from the internet .

I'm typing this response on my phone and there is a keyboard notification in my notification bar. It does say select keyboard. Maybe the reason that it shows up in the notification bar is because you have a choice on what keyboard to choose.
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MrToastedAndroid said:
I'm typing this response on my phone and there is a keyboard notification in my notification bar. It does say select keyboard. Maybe the reason that it shows up in the notification bar is because you have can choice on what to choose.
Sent from Operation Metro
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With any root app freeze HTC keyboard

whoamigriffiths said:
It's still really strange because I don't have this issue ? Maybe some of the other swiftkey users can chip in with their experiences ?
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Well, it depends on the Android version you're with. I'm with the original one without any ROM, so its the 4.0. If you're using any ROM with any different Android version, it might be because of that you wont get the notification...

Chrome Home Button

If anyone is interested in having a little home button in Chrome, it's pretty simple. I just copied the ChromeCustomizations.apk from the newest COS 12.1 build to the appropriate folder, set the correct permissions and it worked!
I know it's a trivial mod but thought I'd post it here in case anyone else wants it. I have only tested it on CM nightlies (more specifically Sultan's CM 12.1 CAF ROM). It should work on CM based ROMS but not sure about others.
You can either copy the apk file to system/app/ChromeCustomizations/ folder (you'll have to create the folder), or use the attached flashable zip.
Enjoy.
Screenshots:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9cqO53o0DjAMHVxWG9uS05qUnM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9cqO53o0DjAdmsyYkMya2NuUnM/view?usp=sharing

Thank you very much. I've been looking for this. Confirmed working on latest Chrome Beta after flashing through TWRP too. Awesome work.

Thanks

Works on CM13?
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koRn666 said:
Works on CM13?
Enviado desde mi A0001 mediante Tapatalk
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Yes, it worked for me with Chrome beta. Didn't try on Chrome. After installing as per the indtructions, reboot your phone to see it working.

Works beautifully.
Moto X Pure. Chrome beta. TruPureXMM.
I used the flashable file.
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It takes me to a bing search. Why?
If someone needs to remove it. Hold down on the home button till a remove box pops up.

I confirme that works with appsettings 3.13 xposed module and tablet ui mode
Now i have three buttons
Home, back and forword
Great work
Thanks

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I confirme that works with appsettings 3.13 xposed module and tablet ui mode
Now i have three buttons
Home, back and forword
Great work
Thanks
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Does it take you to bing? Even though having google as search engine.

Hitti2 said:
Works beautifully.
Moto X Pure. Chrome beta. TruPureXMM.
I used the flashable file.
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It takes me to a bing search. Why?
If someone needs to remove it. Hold down on the home button till a remove box pops up.
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You know you can change the default home page in the chrome app settings, right? The default is bing because this mod is from cyanogen OS but you can change it to whatever you want. Like the screen shot from the OP where I have it set to BBC.com.

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You know you can change the default home page in the chrome app settings, right? The default is bing because this mod is from cyanogen OS but you can change it to whatever you want. Like the screen shot from the OP where I have it set to BBC.com.
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Fantastic. What I was looking for and works is leaving the home page blank. Hit home and takes me to google page.
Radical..
Thanks!

@bigdave79
How did you get back forward buttons?
Thanks.

Hitti2 said:
@bigdave79
How did you get back forward buttons?
Thanks.
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I don't have back/forward buttons. You should ask the person that posted those screenshots. Looks like a cool mod but it's probably due to the app settings xposed module which allows you to use the tablet UI. I personally don't use xposed any more.

geowolf1000 said:
I confirme that works with appsettings 3.13 xposed module and tablet ui mode
Now i have three buttons
Home, back and forword
Great work
Thanks
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Mind me asking how you got back n forward buttons?

Hitti2 said:
Mind me asking how you got back n forward buttons?
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You will need xposed installer
Appsettings module from here
See attachment for set up
I use low dpi for proper text shortcuts (copy search etc)

This is great. I like it a lot. Ty.

I just found this. The lack of a home button was a major obstacle to my using Chrome as my default browser. Some versions of Chrome (e.g. T-Mobile) and some 3rd party browsers come with speed dials or home pages as a default, and Firefox has an add-on. This is just what I was looking for for Chrome. I set my home page to chrome-native://bookmarks/mobile-bookmarks, which brings up my bookmarks as my home page. Perfect. Thanks!

You're awesome!
I just wanted to thank you so much for this! I've been looking in all the wrong places to return the home button to my chrome! Honestly it's been driving me insane!
Sorry if I double post, I tried replying once already and it bugged out, so I'm not sure if it's delayed.

So, is there a way to add the Home button on a Droid Turbo 2 (Marshmallow) without Root?

Excellent! I've been searching for ages for this so to my great delight I finally found this page, thanks a lot man!

Freaking awesome!
I have been banging my head over this since I switched from stalk is to cm13 one my Oneplus One. Thank you thank you thank you.