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Anyone elses Tilt keyboard acting funny?

Just wondering if anyone else's Tilt is acting up like mine, the keyboard when sending texts will sometimes miss a good bit of key presses and I have to go back 3 or 4 times to register the key.
It worked fine at first so I figured it was something I did so I tried a hard reset and after about 30 minutes it started again.

yup - my keyboard has been crappy since day 1. i often miss key presses and the 'click' feedback isn't there on some presses.
never had a problem with my 8525s - had 3 of them and the keyboard was always flawless.
waiting for a store to get more stock so i can see if have a faulty keyboard.

yeah i have strange problem with my keyboard too. it only seems to be missing key presses for double-letters, like the 'pp' in 'happy' or 'll' in 'hello'. the second letter sometimes doesn't show up.
its strange because typing things like 'apapapapapapa' quickly over and over again, it doesn't seem like any of the letters are getting dropped.

rking84 said:
yeah i have strange problem with my keyboard too. it only seems to be missing key presses for double-letters, like the 'pp' in 'happy' or 'll' in 'hello'. the second letter sometimes doesn't show up.
its strange because typing things like 'apapapapapapa' quickly over and over again, it doesn't seem like any of the letters are getting dropped.
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is this with the AT&T rom? the HTC rom? or both?

this is the at&t rom, without the bloatware installed.

With all the crap that AT&T did to their ROM, I don't know why anybody on here uses it. I had it for half an hour before I couldn't stand it anymore and switched to the HTC ROM.

same bug with german t-mobile rom... its like the device is busy.

unfortunately the same on HTC Tytn II German Rom too.

so is this a defect with the hardware or the software? i dont want to bother exchanging it if it happens on every device.

disable word complete and auto correct and see if it works a little better
did for me
dld

I experience missed key presses but rarely. I do however experience a probelm when using shift quite a bit. If I want to capitalize a letter I hit shift and then type the word, sometimes it will also capitalize the second letter. So Happy would be typed out as HAppy. It's annoying going back to fix it!!!!!!!!!!

RacerX10 said:
disable word complete and auto correct and see if it works a little better
did for me
dld
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Disabling these solved it.

decepticon said:
Disabling these solved it.
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didn't work for me. German HTC ROM. Only happens if double letters are typed quickly. second letter gets lost. it is definitely a bug!

I noticed that the "C" button I have to press harder to get it to work.. I'm going to see if I can have my tilt replaced ..

Just info no solution.
Using HTC shipped ROM
There are two issues outlined: Repeated letter getting missed and Shift causing capitalization of second letter as well as the first.
Issue one I cannot reproduce even with auto correct and word completion set to on. No matter how fast I get the letters in, both letters appear. The implication is that it may be a ROM issue, but also of course may be due to other apps installed. Less likely to be hardware, except in as much as some people may be pressing less firmly for the second letter???
The second issue where after pressing shift two letters instead of the first only are capitalized. I can reproduce this but only under fixed circumstances:
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There needs to be a clear release of the first letter before the second is pressed. So for example if you hit (shift) then an "A" with your left thumb and "L" with your right thumb the both letters will be capitalized if you are still pressing the "A" when you hit the "L". Never will it then give a third capitalized letter because clicking the second letter cancels the (shifT) key.
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If the first letter and the second are very close together say "D" and "E" it is possible to move from one to the other without releasing the first and again both letters will be capitalised.
So in conclusion I think this happens when either the letters are imediately adjacent to each other or if the first letter is not being released fast enough ie before the second one is pressed (easy to do if you are using two fingers to type quickly)
Mike

ya, this is an issue with the kaiser and the tilt (i've owned both). It was the samew ay with the blackjack. This is VERY annoying and i would LOVE to find a fix for it.
Thanks,

re: Mike
thanks for the test. it does seem like it would be a software problem, but i have installed both the att and the cooked rom from the kaiser upgrading forum, and they both have the double-letter problem.
i tried it right after i loaded the cooked rom, so i dont think it would be any software i loaded. and whether auto-correct/word completion on, it happens.
anyone else have any ideas?

alaiwy said:
ya, this is an issue with the kaiser and the tilt (i've owned both). It was the samew ay with the blackjack. This is VERY annoying and i would LOVE to find a fix for it.
Thanks,
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double letter or capitalization issue?

the double letter is the only issue i have with the keyboard and it makes me crazy.

alaiwy said:
the double letter is the only issue i have with the keyboard and it makes me crazy.
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some just posted this in howardforums:
have you tried changing this?
Start->Settings->Buttons->Up/Down Control and make the delay short.
i tried it and it seemed like it made it better? it doesn't seem to refer to the keyboard but it works i think...?

u542i3 error - need help!

ok my phone has this really annoying error where it will randomly start coming up with number and letters. i thought it was just random at first, but realised it was u542i followed by an unlimited row of 3's every time. this renders my phone unusable because the number 3 keeps being pressed and i cant press any other button. it happens when the keyboard is open or closed. it also does it when the onscreen keyboard is enabled and disabled. i have had the problem a few imes before but it goes away for a good while, but then comes back and its starting to get really annoying. has anyone had this error before and does anyone have a solution.

Water/Liquid damage? Sounds like something internal being shorted out. This behaviour usually happens with moisture or liquid getting inside (well it did with my last phone anyway.) If so, then i think replacement is probably the only option unless you're techy enough to open it up.

ok thanks. i dont know how it wold have got liquid damage though seein as i havent dropped it in water or anything. i cant get a replacement because it doesnt have any warranty. i guess i will just have to wait for the problem to go away again.

You mean it's writing these characters as if they came from the keyboard? You'd think the keyboard would be disabled when closed.

AdamPI said:
You mean it's writing these characters as if they came from the keyboard? You'd think the keyboard would be disabled when closed.
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yeah the character are typed, only im not the on typing them if that makes sense.

Keyboard trouble: missed spacebar keypresses and/or sticking keys?

Hi all,
I was just curious if anyone else is seeing some physical keyboard keypress/release detection issues on their Droid3s? The most common problem I'm seeing is a lack of detection of spacebar keypresses (i.e., I'll find words joined together). Sometimes it also fails to detect the release of the spacebar (or other keys), thus repeating a row of letters.
The keyboard is physically clean. This is however a "day one" phone and I've used it/the keyboard fairly extensively for the nearly two months I've owned it.
The problem seems most likely to occur when typing quickly. I'm certain I am pressing the spacebar though.
Have not modified the stock software.
Thanks
--Tod

Been having the sticking issue with my Droid3 as well. Haven't notice it skipping any keys, though. My spacebar, period, and backspace keys all like to stick every so often. Which can be rather infuriating when you've just typed a lengthy message, only to make a single typo, and have the backspace key wipe out everything you just wrote.
I've been thinking about getting a replacement, but I think I'd rather deal with a minor annoyance than get a refurbished phone.

Same thing.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/55080?tstart=30

tliebeck said:
Hi all,
I was just curious if anyone else is seeing some physical keyboard keypress/release detection issues on their Droid3s? The most common problem I'm seeing is a lack of detection of spacebar keypresses (i.e., I'll find words joined together). Sometimes it also fails to detect the release of the spacebar (or other keys), thus repeating a row of letters.
The keyboard is physically clean. This is however a "day one" phone and I've used it/the keyboard fairly extensively for the nearly two months I've owned it.
The problem seems most likely to occur when typing quickly. I'm certain I am pressing the spacebar though.
Have not modified the stock software.
Thanks
--Tod
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I just got a replacement today. My first d3, the middle of the spacebar wouldn't press in. It would usually register a keypress, but sometimes it wouldn't . It got really annoying because I always pressed in the middle. And it would seem to randomly add many spaces untill I pressed another button or not space at all.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App

Thanks all, just called 611 and ordered a warranty replacement. Very much hoping it's a new device rather than a refurb.
My current one has also has been experiencing the reboot issue with greater frequency lately.

I'm having the same issues but it's happening to the spacebar AND the backspace. I'll delete a mistake I made than all of a sudden the phone will delete everything like I was holding it.
what do you guys think? if it's software I'll wait for a patch. If it's hardware then I may need a new phone. but I agree with RandomEncounter, I'd rather deal with than get a referb.
Husky

Never had this issue on either one of my Droid 3's. I'm on .890, might make a difference.

Huawei p10 letter a sometimes not working while typing

Well, first at all, sorry for my english if something is wroten wrong..., second, problem is described in title, sometimes when i typing message or something, phone doesn't accept letter "a", when i want to type "hahahaha" there is only "hhhh" except if i typing very slow
It doesn't happen all the time but that irritating me, and i can't find solution, i tried to change keyboard but still the same

Fekyyy said:
Well, first at all, sorry for my english if something is wroten wrong..., second, problem is described in title, sometimes when i typing message or something, phone doesn't accept letter "a", when i want to type "hahahaha" there is only "hhhh" except if i typing very slow
It doesn't happen all the time but that irritating me, and i can't find solution, i tried to change keyboard but still the same
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I forgot to mention that phone is not rooted

Anyone?

Do you use SwiftKey? I had a similar problem with SwiftKey, also Mössingen Keys, but not only the A.
It's a SwiftKey Problem and the developers are knowing this. I found out that many people are having this problems since years and because of this I switched to Gboard and love it now...no issues, fast typing, better auto fill.

Jannomag said:
Do you use SwiftKey? I had a similar problem with SwiftKey, also Mössingen Keys, but not only the A.
It's a SwiftKey Problem and the developers are knowing this. I found out that many people are having this problems since years and because of this I switched to Gboard and love it now...no issues, fast typing, better auto fill.
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Actually I face the same problem with Gboard as well.

Same problem here on Gboard! Really annoying.

amducias said:
Actually I face the same problem with Gboard as well.
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vikingalle said:
Same problem here on Gboard! Really annoying.
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Okay, than I'm out - I've no problems with GBoard.

Fekyyy said:
Well, first at all, sorry for my english if something is wroten wrong..., second, problem is described in title, sometimes when i typing message or something, phone doesn't accept letter "a", when i want to type "hahahaha" there is only "hhhh" except if i typing very slow
It doesn't happen all the time but that irritating me, and i can't find solution, i tried to change keyboard but still the same
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I have the same issue, on 2 different P10 (VTR09 and VTR29), stock ROM, no root, ...
I think it's because it is close to the edge of the screen.
I haven't tried without the factory screen protector though, or any screen protector.

mamaxopr said:
I have the same issue, on 2 different P10 (VTR09 and VTR29), stock ROM, no root, ...
I think it's because it is close to the edge of the screen.
I haven't tried without the factory screen protector though, or any screen protector.
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I dont use any screen protector and even the factory one. Using Gboard. No issue here. Some phone case will intefere your touchscreen. Because its too close to your screen.

Gboard cant use with 2fingers at the same time

Actually i have the same problem with gboard, its not all the time, but its often enough for being annoying. No screen protectors, not even factory one. I am using the original huawei textile case though. But ive always felt that my thumb hits on the wrong angle and does not press A correctly.

Fekyyy said:
Well, first at all, sorry for my english if something is wroten wrong..., second, problem is described in title, sometimes when i typing message or something, phone doesn't accept letter "a", when i want to type "hahahaha" there is only "hhhh" except if i typing very slow
It doesn't happen all the time but that irritating me, and i can't find solution, i tried to change keyboard but still the same
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Okay, i know that much time passed since this, but actually, i must say that my problem is solved after i rooted my p10 and install custom ROM
I didn't root it because of this, but hey, 1 problem down

Question Official Keyboard cover with trackpad self disabling

Dear XDA community, I'm writing to please ask some help on a problem I'm facing with my official samsung book keyboard cover. I attach it to the tablet, the tablet disables the soft keyboard to allow me to type with the hardware keyboard...... and it doesn't work.
My tablet is: Tab S8 SM-X700, One UI 4.1.1, Android 12, Update 1st October 2022, Build number SP2A.220305.013.X700XXS2AVJ4.
It does't seem to be an hardware problem as I returned the keyboard under warranty and asked for a raplacement. It lasted just a few hours before randomly showing the same behaviour. My best guess is that there is a buggy firmware option/feature that disables the keyboard when the keyboard is folded and the tablet is using it as a stand. This way even if you accidentally press the keys the input will not be registered. Problem is that If i don't need the keyboard I just detatch it so I have no use for this feature, and when I attach the keyboard I definetly want the damn keyboard to type. Sometimes I'm typing normally and the keyboard randomly disables making the soft keyboard flash a bunch of times and of course not writing anything useful.
This are the things I do to restore the keyboard functionality when it doesn't work (it makes me loose whatever I'm doing since it disrupts my workflow and if a person is talking I just miss taking notes of several minutes of the speech).
Detatching and reattaching the keyboard to the tablet (usually doesn't help. When i detatch the keyboard the soft one is restored, when I reattach the keyboard the soft one is disabled but the hard one still cannot type).
Cicling the keyboard from closed to type position to stand position a couple of times. (It worked well enough for a couple of days that i was willing to consider it an acceptable workaround that consumed just a few seconds every time it was needed. What happens more and more often is that the soft keyboard flashes on and off a few times. If i type something, the first letter or so will get randomly imputted a bunch of times with no subsequent imput registered by the application that I am using). Besides, folding the keyboard always disables it and no keys are registered when pressed.
Factory reset does absolutely nothing as well as cleaning the data of the samsung keyboard.
Tapping on the palmrest area near the trackpad. Often when I do that It looks like it is feeling something as the soft keyboard start flashing on and off. If i write something on the hardware keyboard a letter or two may get typed. Maybe the keyboard has an accelerometer that gets bumped/reset when i do this.
Raising the keyboard on the tablet side. This provides to me a more confortable typing experience and surprisingly enough it seems to make the typing behaviour more stable once i manage to make it register something but it doesn't help in that initial "no writing phase". Again maybe the keyboard accelerometer is "feeling" me bunping on the keyboard while I write.
Installing and setting as default keyboard a third party keyboard like Swift Key. It unfortuately does not change the hardware keyboard behaviour whatsoever.
Is anyone having the same problem? Does anyone know of a possible solution? Does anyone have a different keyboard case that is working reliably and allows a comfortable typing experience? Maybe one with the hinge on the keyboard and not on the tablet, that still allows to charge and not loose the spen, and to detatch the keyboard part from the tablet?
One thing that I havent tried yet is to flash a build from a different region. I think mine has the German version, if nobody from UK, Spain, Italy had this problem I might try one of those firmwares. The keyboard is also German as I could't source any querty one, or even any ISO one for that matter (it has an ANSI like layout with the small enter button and an Apple like combined Del+Backspace combined with additional useless buttons that occupy space like a dedicated dex/screenshot button that I keep accidentally pressing, an Esc key where the default behaviour is not Esc, a Lang Key in place of AltGr that i keep accidentally pressing, an AltGr key in place of an Fn or Ctrl key, A random Fn key in between the Ctrl and Win/Cmd key that is there just be randomly accidentally pressed).... but it doesn't matter as I have a different more important problem with it.
Thank you in advance so much to anyone in this community that might read this post. Sorry for my ranty rescription of the problem but it gets frustrating when you pay laptop like money for an untested gimmiky toy.

I have the ultra that had a similar issue, but not as bad as your describing. There were 2 keyboard updates since I got the tablet and it improved my issue to the point that once in a blue moon I would get the keyboard not working issue, than I would restart the tablet and it would work for a while without issues. There is a specific way to trigger the keyboard to update, check on youtube/search google, can't remember how to trigger it the 1st time as there is a specific way, after that it would automatically update or show there is an update. Hope it helps you with your issue

Thank you very much for your reply. Unfortunately there is no firmware update available for the tab S7/S8 book keyboard. I've now contacted samsung that told me to create an error report. I'll write here the reply to help the community if and how i manage to fix the problem.

Jonearthur thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I did all of the "standard" stuff many times with no results.
Since my last message the tablet got a major Android Update to android 13. And while travelling the keyboard received an update as well. Needless to say that I still have the same problem as before.
Samsung replied to my request in the least useful way possible to tell me that the team is working on a fix. I onestly just think that the Tab S8 connection to the keyboard has an electrically flawed design.
Since for me this is also the first device with a "floppy detatchable keyboard" I'm also wondering wether I should trust at all the concept of a keyboard that attaches to the device in this way.

Hello I wanted to give an update on this topic. Since more than one month passed from my report to Samsung I decided to contact them again.
The support was awful, I received no help watsoever except from "sorry we didn't care about your error report, write it again and maybe we will read it and reply". So I did the report again. Still waiting a reply on that one after more than a week so.... I'm not holding my breath.
During the unhappy chat I told them that I was tired of not having help and that I wanted to be refunded. Guess what.... since the problem concerns the keyboard they can refund the keyboard but cannot refund the tablet. Then this person further specified that the tablet can be sent for repairs but never refunded. Just to make a comparison suppose that you bought a car. Now suppose that for whatever reason the weels keep detatching from the car. Suppose that you are not ok with it and ask for a refund. Suppose that the support of the company tells you "sorry bro you can give us the weels and we will refund the cost for them but the car is fine so you have to keep it". This is the level of absurdity that Samsung reached.
Even taking into consideration the possible keyboard refund I still did not find an alternative cover that includes a keyboard and that has a way to keep the pen charged without loosing it in a backpack. Even the other keyboard from Samsung does not support that. You can keep the pen but don't you dare to charge it.
Today after a bit of hesitation I installed yet another update for the tablet. That made no diffrence for the keyboard behaviour. After that I made yet another desperate factory reset. Surprisingly this time it looks like for whatever reason the keyboard seems to be working.
I'll keep an eye on it just in case it decides to misbehave again. The description of the update does not contain any clue to as to why doing a factory reset before did not fix the keyboard but it does now.