I currently use Ultra Keyboard which I purchased. Unfortunately, there are a few quirks I've been having with it that i can no longer put up with.
One is that while filling out forms, the pop-up window with the suggested words often cover up the input box I'm working in. That's annoying. But the really big no-no for a virtual keyboard is that while I'm editing a document and I happen to look up and notice.that two characters i just typed overwrote a whole paragraph way up in the top of my document somewhere! It's unexplainable. And where is the undo? There isn't one.as far as I can see. So can anyone make.any recommendations.for.me? I find i use the arrow keys in Ultra Keyboard a lot. Is it the only program that has them?
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I currently use Ultra Keyboard which I purchased. Unfortunately, there are a few quirks I've been having with it that i can no longer put up with.
One is that while filling out forms, the pop-up window with the suggested words often cover up the input box I'm working in. That's annoying. But the really big no-no for a virtual keyboard is that while I'm editing a document and I happen to look up and notice.that two characters i just typed overwrote a whole paragraph way up in the top of my document somewhere! It's unexplainable. And where is the undo? There isn't one.as far as I can see. So can anyone make.any recommendations.for.me? I find i use the arrow keys in Ultra Keyboard a lot. Is it the only program that has them?
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im using Hackers Keyboard.... should still be on the market
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I am a very happy user of swiftkey x. I never got into swype. and I recently tried thumb keyboard which was fairly good
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I am a very happy user of swiftkey x. I never got into swype. and I recently tried thumb keyboard which was fairly good
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I'm a firm supporter of thumb keyboard, I especially love the layout for landscape. Very intuitive.
I have been a huge fan of Thumb Keyboard for quite some time now. Its a paid app, but worth every frikin penny! I have it on my thunderbolt and my A100!
ummmmm............ could you repeat that?
I love Thumb Keyboard, but keep getting these annoying "instantaneous double presses" that I didn't get with Thumb KB on my Transformer. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?
I wish there was a way to set a delay for repeating the same button (tell they KB to ignore any same-key keypresses within a tenth of a second of each other). I also find the suggestions/auto correct not NEARLY as helpful/aggressive as SwiftKey X. If I could get SwiftKey X's software/autocorrect with Thumb Keyboard's layout, I'd be a happy camper.
Yea, that's happens to me too, but I figured out that if you type at lightening speed, you get double taps on letters, if you slow down just enough that your fingers are nowhere near the screen between touches, no double taps!
ummmmm............ could you repeat that?
wicced247 said:
im using Hackers Keyboard.... should still be on the market
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I use Hackers Keyboard too. It works very fine.
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I use Hackers Keyboard too. It works very fine.
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Its the best
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I'm rolling SwiftKey tablet x as well. I really like it.
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I am using the A.I. keyboard and it is really good feels and looks like HTC sense keyboard
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I have really grown to love FlexT9.
+1 for Hacker's Keyboard
Most def thumb keyboard all the way...
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Another +1 for Thumb Keyboard. Perfect for the 7" form factor in portrait, and a great layout for landscape.
I tried Swiftkey X but just couldn't get into it.
Thumb keyboard. Highly customizable.
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+1 thumb keyboard
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I tried using Swiftkey X on my Acer Iconia A100 running HC (had been using this one on my old Froyo tab). But I found that in the Market search window, the characters I typed were transparent or white. I couldn't see what I was keying. So I installed Hackers and have had no issues at all.
Go Keyboard + Go Keyboard Pad plugin
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Thinking about trying something other than the stock Sense keyboard. What are you using and why?
HTC_IME keyboard, removes navigation keys and is more responsive.
Swype. Have been using it since my Hero. I could not get used to using the landscape keyboard using 2 thumbs and the 1 thumb method was too slow.
I use the Droid keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753343
For me it is much easier to type on than the stock keyboard, plus I like the look of it too.. much cleaner looking than the stock keyboard.
i like better keyboard. some of there skins are really nice.
I definitely recommend swype, I am much faster with it
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Add another supporter for swype. It's the best keyboard I've used so far.
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I use the Droid keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753343
For me it is much easier to type on than the stock keyboard, plus I like the look of it too.. much cleaner looking than the stock keyboard.
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Going to try that right now.
I came from a Blackberry with a physical keyboard and was an amazingly fast typer. Touchscreen on the Evo has been hell for me to get used to. I'm getting decent at it but still not nearly as fast. Last night I picked up my Blackberry and was playing around and typing on it again and just blazing through the keys... Got me thinking it's time to try something new on the Evo.
Swype, I love this keyboard and the accuracy is amazing!
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I use the Droid keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753343
For me it is much easier to type on than the stock keyboard, plus I like the look of it too.. much cleaner looking than the stock keyboard.
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Using this keyboard because I really didn't like the navigation keys on the stock. Hopefully they theme/color this keyboard like they did for the 2.1 Droid X one.
Liking the Droid keyboard so far. I like that the word suggestions don't pop up over the SEND key like the stock keyboard did.
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Liking the Droid keyboard so far. I like that the word suggestions don't pop up over the SEND key like the stock keyboard did.
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Glad it's working out for you! I also came from a hardware keyboard (Palm Pre) and the software keyboard took some getting used to. I had the Droid X keyboard on my Evo but lost it for a few weeks when the 2.2 update came out. While I was stuck using the stock keyboard (IMO it sucks) I tried a few other keyboards, and for me nothing came close to the Droid keyboard.
Like another poster said, it is nice not having the directional keys (I never used them - I would just tap the screen to move the cursor) plus the suggested words don't cover some of the screen (like you mentioned)
smart keyboard is so much better than stock. the iphone skin is so accurate when typing.
Swype keyboard 4tw. It's the only way to type on a virtual keyboard.
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Swype. Best touch screen keyboard ever imo
I tried Swype but couldnt get used to it. I know some ppl swear by it but I found it much more of a hindrance. I type much faster using the Droid keyboard. Guess im just a pecker at heart lol
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I tried Swype but couldnt get used to it. I know some ppl swear by it but I found it much more of a hindrance. I type much faster using the Droid keyboard. Guess im just a pecker at heart lol
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This is tough. I keep switching back and forth.
On a small screen better keyboard seems best.
On the EVO I most often use Swype. I like swping, it handles pecks almost as well as anything else, and it has a great editing screen with arrows, tab key, and good editing controls (copy, paste, etc)
But I kinda like the stock android keyboard (as in the one that is with CM6), it is fast, and sometimes sliding up to punctuation and numbers feels faster than long press. But then sometimes swift key's prediction feels even faster than anything..... And I sometimes use HTC IME just to have manups theme.
And smart keyboard is excellent too... its a lot like the HTC keyboard, but seems a little more accurate, and has a BIG SPACEBAR!!!
So, I use a lot of them... if I had to pick one, it would be swype though.
I'm not sure I could get used to Swype. I actually enjoy typing.
Smart keyboard sounds nice for the bigger space bar. One of the biggest errors I make all the time is hitting the space bar so far on the right that I hit the next key.
I personally like swype more than any other keyboard...but I type much faster on the regular board. Swype makes it easy to type with one hand
I received my Dinc2 and it came preloaded with GB 2.3.3, the only keyboard available is the qwerty and it sucks hard!! Is it possible to install swype or any other keyboards for this phone? I tried the Better Keyboard but it doesn't even work and keep defaulting back to the lame Qwerty
I like Swiftkey x a lot. Shapewriter is awesome and I'm glad I saved that APK before it was deleted off the market.
I notice Swiftkey X has a lag in it some times when typing fast. It pauses for about two seconds then inputs all letters pressed in that pause very quickly to catch up. Not sure why it does that.
Smart keyboard pro
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My personal favorite is the Gingerbread keyboard by Steven Lin on market. Good contrast and easy to work. 2ยข of course.
cool i'll give those a try, isn't Gingerbread keyboard by Steven Lin also came with most custom ROM for the Fascinate? it looks very familiar...i just tried it now and love it, feel like home. (that's what i used in Fascinate) LOL
Using swype beta on a dinc2 to type this! Goto web browser and search for swype beta. download the apk and be sure you have checked the box to allow non market apps to be installed.
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Check www.droid-life.com. Article on a site that has free apps. Just got SwiftKey x for free. Works like a charm... Almost 2 yrs with a droid... This is by far best I've used on any phones
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I actually like stock keyboard. I used swiftkey for a couple of days but i kept getting annoyed when the wrong letter or button was pressed. It seemed alot easier to tap one of the direction keys and mess up my typing. There was also the annoying predictions it tried to do which were kinda off and how I couldn't type without it trying to predict words instead of just letting me type the face out. Pretty fast keyboard though maybe I just had a bad experience.
And what's wrong with a qwerty keyboard? I think that's the best one.
Smart keyboard pro is the best I've used. Very configurable and easy to use - especially for someone like me with big fingers.
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I received my Dinc2 and it came preloaded with GB 2.3.3, the only keyboard available is the qwerty and it sucks hard!! Is it possible to install swype or any other keyboards for this phone? I tried the Better Keyboard but it doesn't even work and keep defaulting back to the lame Qwerty
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I've tried the stock GB, Swiftkey X, and Swype. Each one has +/- but I keep coming back to Swype. It's fast and easy to type one handed. It picks up really well.
Smart Keyboard Pro. I've tried TouchPal, Swype, Swiftkey X, Flext9, but I love smart keyboard.
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I use flex t9.....swiftkey is pretty good too.
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I've tried the stock GB, Swiftkey X, and Swype. Each one has +/- but I keep coming back to Swype. It's fast and easy to type one handed. It picks up really well.
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I did the same thing. Swype is Number 1 for me. #2 would be SwiftkeyX.
Was running better keyboard for the longest time, but recently switched to SwiftKeyX and I doubt I'll ever go to anything else. Usually I hate dealing with predictions, however SwiftKey is by far the best at predictions in my opinion. Gave it a couple days to learn, and it rarely messes up now.
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Smart keyboard pro is the best I've used. Very configurable and easy to use - especially for someone like me with big fingers.
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I have to agree. I've tried several market keyboards, and always seem to come back to this one.
Smart Keyboard Pro for me. It just feels right and has what I need.
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flex T9 has by far the best voice to text period. their algorithm is near flawless. it also has the swype feature that seems to be as good as swype. i love the stock Sense keyboard for the directional arrows, very nice touch. i mainly bounce between T9 and stock. Did swype ever get a speaker button on their keyboard? that is why i quit using it. Also, is that not the longest Beta ever for software?!?! Its been in beta for at least 2 yrs.
The stock keyboard has a swype like feature that works pretty well. Just have to turn on trace in the settings.
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Funny that anyone who doesn't own an HTC wants our keyboard and all HTC owners want something different I personally like the HTC_ime_mod by Gimpsta. Themeable HTC keyboard
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I hate the HTC keyboard with the arrows... Garbage lol
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I have just upgraded from the HTC evo4g. I firstly rooted, then installed smart keyboard pro. I need a keyboard that types English as well as Korean, and smart keyboard pro has been my favorite so far.
The only problem is, the keyboard lags like crazy. If I type quickly, a whole bunch of letters gt skipped. For example, if I type "Mary had a little lamb" quickly, I get "Mry hd littl amb." Sometimes, some letters start becoming symbols as if I had held the key down to get a symbol.
I tried downloading other keyboards. Something called Multiling keyboard looked promising, with a very high rating. But it lags just as much with the same results.
Right now I am using google ime for korean using something called "Korean keyboard" from the market. I hate this keyboard but at least it doesnt lag so damn much.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good multi language keyboard that wont skip letters? I mean, most multilanguage keyboards lag like hell on this phone. They also seem to not be multi-touch enabled, even when they are...
Please help me out, I am so disappointed by this small (but critical!) annoyance. Thanks.
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My fav keyboard is the gingerbread keyboard. Its multi-touch and should be multilanguage (i think at least)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin.free&hl=en
Thanks for the suggestion supdawg. Yeah I like the gingerbread keyboard but unfortuneately it doesnt support Korean input.
I actually found something called Go Keyboard and it seems promising so far. The problem with it is that the spacebar will only work if I press it two times everytime I want to space. Lol...
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absolute00matt said:
Thanks for the suggestion supdawg. Yeah I like the gingerbread keyboard but unfortuneately it doesnt support Korean input.
I actually found something called Go Keyboard and it seems promising so far. The problem with it is that the spacebar will only work if I press it two times everytime I want to space. Lol...
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That sounds like something that could be fixed in the settings.
I have noticed this too. It seems the Evo4G has the best digitizer I've experienced - my ET4G consistently lags like yours. I have to type super slow or else it will only display a few letters. I've found Thumb Keyboard works better. I don't know about additional languages though.
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I have noticed this too. It seems the Evo4G has the best digitizer I've experienced - my ET4G consistently lags like yours. I have to type super slow or else it will only display a few letters. I've found Thumb Keyboard works better. I don't know about additional languages though.
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Try "Thumb Keyboard 4"
I type really fast and this keyboard seems to keep up with me the best. Not sure if it support Korean though
If you have the hepatic feed back on i found that adds to the lag i turn the sound and haptic off and it works fine
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Try "go keyboard", i think it has chinese, try it and c how it is, doesnt lag for me one bit.
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Yeah I have my haptic feedback and sound off. I hate haptic feedback anyway. The spinny thing in the phone that makes the phone vibrate, that thing saps your battery. Also my thumbs tickle if the haptic is on.
Anyway, yeah I tried to Go Keyboard. It still lags, but nowhere near as much as smart keyboard pro. It seems to be the best so far, but the only annoying thing is that there are no symbols above the letters. Also it's very hard to make fine adjustments if I mistype some word. I can't simply take the cursor where the error is and delete each letter, I have to delete starting from the end.
Why is this phone so laggy with the inputs? Sometimes I feel like there MUST be some options somewhere, regarding the touchscreen sensitivity etc... Or, maybe we have to use terminal emulator to change some values somewhere. I swear this phone sometimes feels like it doesn't support multitouch. type 2 letters really quick, and only 1 of them inputs. What the...hell.
I have the same pet peave with the lag issue. I don't know about multi language support, but my favorite one is Better Keyboard 8 available in the Amazon appstore. Its not perfect but its the best I've seen so far with being able to handle fast typing. The keys are spaced well and the are elongated slightly vertically and seem ideal for fast accurate typing. Give it a try and let me know how you like it.
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I've never experienced this. I only use SwiftKey, occasionally ill use swype for longer conversations or im sessions.
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Have you tried LoStKernel? It has a touchscreen lag fix..
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Have you tried LoStKernel? It has a touchscreen lag fix..
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Yeah dude I would recommend you try Lostkernel, but first try Thumb Keyboard. It's the only keyboard that doesn't lag.
I was going to recommend SwiftKeyX, but there's no Korean support. I have noticed a bit of keyboard lag (words with the same letter twice) but it's prediction and word completion have always overcome the issue. Perhaps worth looking into if/when they add Asian languages.
I have thumb keyboard, and generally like it. But it (along with other keyboards I've tried) has the weird issue that it starts out great with the auto-correct suggestions, then it stops suggesting until the entire word has been typed. My wife is experiencing this oddity as well on her ET4G. Anyone else?
Chris, thanks for the suggestion to use the Lost kernel. I will give it a try and report back here how it works out.
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my keyboard only lags when I have it charging. Does anyone else have this problem? I use thumb keyboard and swiftkey
Another thing I noticed, if you turn "Popup on keypress" off, the lag seems to go away.
I have found the solution. Better keyboard 8 from the amazon market. Whoever suggested it will get thanks soon as I get to my laptop.
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I'm so happy. Sooooo happy. Whoever has keyboard lag must download better keyboard 8 from the amazon app store.
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This is a strange one for me. When typing on the keyboard it doesn't automatically correct typos and mispellings. It does give you options to choose to correct while typing but it doesn't automatically select the correct word. I have yet to figure out how to make it select the correct word automatically. Any suggestions?
Wondering also...
searched but didn't found.
on the market i used Jelly Bean Keyboard from VLLWP wich does it.
But it's a shame to install it on a already JB phone.
totophil said:
Wondering also...
searched but didn't found.
on the market i used Jelly Bean Keyboard from VLLWP wich does it.
But it's a shame to install it on a already JB phone.
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And with another keyboard we lose multi-screen functionality and handwriting recognition. We lose sooooo many features just to have this. Its hard to make that jump
You said it! But jump had to be made! Using perfecy keyboard, its very good. If auto correct was there I'd stay
Darn i thought i was just missing the setting lol.. The positive part of samsung's keyboard is you can select the word and correct it with two clicks. That is really nice. It does it much better than other keyboards.
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And with another keyboard we lose multi-screen functionality and handwriting recognition. We lose sooooo many features just to have this. Its hard to make that jump
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If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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I like it how it is now.
I don't use auto correct, and now if i see that i have one wrong spelling in a word, i can just tap it.
Might make my typing slower, but at least with less errors.
From the western part of Norway, so we don't use English.
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If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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Yea swiftkey 3 and multi- window works fine. In all honesty, I dont think anyone uses handwriting other than to show off
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If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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Multi-window works but you no longer have a floating keyboard so when you want to input text the bottom window is completely blocked.
Yeah thats really strange... Hadn't the time to open up a thread, so thanks for this one...
I'm wondering if this was intended by Samsung?
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Anyway around this?
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Swype, New version released 1.3
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Anyway around this?
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Sadly you just have to switch keyboards.
The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.
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The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.
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what I dislike about the samsung keyboard is that symbols like @ and exclamation point, ect... you have to press the button on the right of the space bar then a pop up appears, then when you select the symbols you want, the pop up will not go unless you press somewhere on the screen or you press the arrow down button.
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what I dislike about the samsung keyboard is that symbols like @ and exclamation point, ect... you have to press the button on the right of the space bar then a pop up appears, then when you select the symbols you want, the pop up will not go unless you press somewhere on the screen or you press the arrow down button.
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yeah thats quite irritating
It does have a custom button for you to choose what you want.
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Sebring5 said:
The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.
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Samsung keyboard is made by swifkey, so the prediction it is the same, they only changed very few features
i am starting to like samsung keyboard as well. not as feature rich as swiftkey or swype individually but it beats both by being able to type and swype. plus the handwriting is quite nifty, it recognises my scribbles quite well and there's not need to change your handwriting too much to accomodate it. just scribble away!
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i am starting to like samsung keyboard as well. not as feature rich as swiftkey or swype individually but it beats both by being able to type and swype. plus the handwriting is quite nifty, it recognises my scribbles quite well and there's not need to change your handwriting too much to accomodate it. just scribble away!
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Just trying to see what people who've used both keyboards think of the two.
Google's implementation seems to be good for a first iteration, but it lacks the convenience features that Swype has such adding punctuation by swiping from the punctuation mark to the space bar. Also accessing a numeric keyboard in Swype by swiping from the Swype key to the number 5 on the keyboard.
Still going to try the 4.2 keyboard for awhile, but I hope Google can add a bit more polish to the built-in keyboard
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4.2 keyboard. It's a charm.. <3
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i personally like the swype keyboard a lot more.
the google keyboard doesn't have the ability to "swype" punctuation, like periods, commas, exclamation marks. instead, you need to hold down the "period" button to bring up the other punctuation marks.
also, if i "swype" "I <space bar>" it shows up as "in". it doesn't recognize the spacebar.
the swype keyboard also looks more cleaner.
i tried using the google keyboard for a day. i gave up on it.
Love the new swype keyboard. Took some time to fully adjust but finding much easier when using one hand.
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Neither. SwiftKey x for me still. Way too many mistakes using 4.2/swype
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SwiftKey 3 for me. Works great.
I've been a huge fan of Swype since it's arrival, but I'm going with the 4.2 gesture keyboard from here. I feel like it's a lot smoother. Even on my GN running CM10 Swype can get hung up sometimes. I do miss how Swype handles punctuation, but I assume Google will work that in soon. I also prefer the stock look.
Swype is better !
Been using Swype for quite a while, but I'm impressed by how good the 4.2 keyboard is. I find it more accurate than Swype and quicker than the swift key I was using previously.
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I agree. I never really got used to swipe but 4.2 works well enough I think I could get used to it pretty quickly.
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Swype is the only keyboard for me I tried every single keyboard but I keep coming back to Swype.
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I do miss the way that Swype handles punctuation. I actually do it using the 4.2 keyboard and I end up making different words in my sentences.
Hope Google finds a way to make punctuation more seamless with this new keyboard.
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Swype because it has more languagr support
swype because you can tap on a word to fix it afterwards (like if you ntice it ater typing a big paragraph), with 4.2 keyboard you have to delete the word and retype it.
I like 4.2 a lot more than swype, but I'll probably end back up and swiftkey. It has a lot of extra features that are hard to live without .
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The auto-spacing on Swype seems to be quite messed up for some time now, which is utterly annoying. I find autospace fails to work in many browser windows, but works fine with SMS, e-mail, etc.
So I switched to the Google 4.2 keyboard, but the downside there is I find it makes lots of errors the faster I go using gestures, which is also annoying.
I've used the google gesture keyboard for about 4-5 days straight now and I can definitively say Swype is more accurate. Also Swype picks up names from your contact list which can be really nice if you have a large contact list. In general, using the google keyboard you need to be much more precise. Punctuations are easier for swype and correcting a word is easier in swype as well. Good first try for Google but I'm switching back for now.
Tried the 4.2 gesture keyboard, but I prefer Swype for now. Like others have said, you can easily put in punctuation with Swype. It also seems a bit more accurate in its predictions.
Swype for me is more accurate . But the auto spacing is messed up in the browser. Sticking with the stock keyboard for now.
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I had been using Tasker to change my keyboard depending on orientation. Swype was just easier to do one handed portrait mode typing with, but I never liked using it for two handed landscape.
I still find myself occasionally trying to use Swype style commands, but I'm losing those habits quickly. While it's a bit of a nuisance to use some punctuation, periods are just a double tapped spacebar away. I never memorized where they were on Swype, so having them all in one place is pretty convenient for me.
Swype's system for correction was pretty nice, but I almost always found when it got it wrong the first time, all the corrections it offered were still off anyway. I was already retyping most things anyway, so it wasn't a big loss
All in all, I like both. However, Swype doesn't offer me enough of a reason to install it when Google's offering covers my needs.