Is there a bigger keyboard I can flash? The "wide" QWERTY keyboard is small and hard to type with, I was wondering if there is a bigger one.
cronic5 said:
Is there a bigger keyboard I can flash? The "wide" QWERTY keyboard is small and hard to type with, I was wondering if there is a bigger one.
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I'm not sure how bigger it is, but I'm using the DroidX keyboard on my Eris and find it much more accurate.
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I am bored so I did a search in appbrain for keyboards. I saw some new ones and old ones I had forgotten about. I downloaded a few that looked interesting and tested away. I finally narrowed it down to a keyboard that looks like aosp and in landscape, it seems lightning fast! It's called dr.ben0x keyboard. It's free. I did some tests and the reasons I like it are because it's not the blinding white like the touch input stock one, in landscape I can type faster with the onscreen keyboard than the physical one (believe it or not), the suggested words are just above the keyboard and not floating (which many times gets in the way of seeing what I'm typing). That's another complaint I have with the stock touch input kb.
Yeah, it's not as small as the 70k something that the htc one is but at 660k, it's smaller than just about all the other aftermarket keyboards out there. It doesn't seem to get in my way when typing. The keys are larger in landscape. I was wanting the motorola multitouch keyboard so bad but couldn't install it yet without full root and a crowbar. This in landscape is fast enough I think to give motorola's keyboard a run for it's money. Like I said, this looks very much like an asop keyboard, colors as well. Carpel tunnel syndrom, here I come!
I just received my 43 yesterday and I have to say text input is appallingly bad IMO. It doesn't seem to be any better portrait or landscape. Entering 15 character semi-complex passwords is nearly impossible to do reliably.
Are there replacement keyboards that make text entry bearable on the 43's resistive touch screen?
donn123 said:
I just received my 43 yesterday and I have to say text input is appallingly bad IMO. It doesn't seem to be any better portrait or landscape. Entering 15 character semi-complex passwords is nearly impossible to do reliably.
Are there replacement keyboards that make text entry bearable on the 43's resistive touch screen?
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I don't fully understand what your problem is with the keyboard, I guess that you mean that it is not responsive enough? Maybe you can use swype, that works overall. Do not own this device yet, so can't really relate to your problem.
Offtopic: How do you like the A43IT overall? Is it good?
Edit: Heard a few people say that Ultra Keyboard is great on the A43IT, just type it in to google and download it for Android.
Zinloos1 said:
I don't fully understand what your problem is with the keyboard, I guess that you mean that it is not responsive enough? Maybe you can use swype, that works overall. Do not own this device yet, so can't really relate to your problem.
Offtopic: How do you like the A43IT overall? Is it good?
Edit: Heard a few people say that Ultra Keyboard is great on the A43IT, just type it in to google and download it for Android.
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1/ the touch screen is very poor. I hit the letter "t" and will get get "g" or "d" and even "w".
2/ i have to type with my nail... a far cry from the speed i can thumb type on my ipod touch.
3/ edge of the screen is particularly inaccurate in portrait mode.
My overall impressions can be summed up as follows, "390' hit to right field.......foul".
Just like the title says:
http://www.geartaker.com/product/mini-compact-bluetooth-2-0-keyboard-for-ipad-iphone-4-0-os-ps3-smart-phone-pc-htpc-black
They take PayPal so it is safe to buy. I just picked up a handful of them for gifts.
so what are the odds this is gonna work with our g tabs? if yes, will it work on gingerbread 7? help anyone?
imdaman99 said:
so what are the odds this is gonna work with our g tabs? if yes, will it work on gingerbread 7? help anyone?
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Probably pretty good, but frankly I think the on-screen keyboard is going to be larger & easier by far to use, and the rectangular layout on these tiny keyboards makes them pretty much unusable. Not unlike the horrible candybar keyboards on "smartphones" from a few years back.
Spend a few dollars more and get a fold-out keyboard - at least then it will have both a normal (albeit 88%) layout while still folding down to a reasonable size.
schettj said:
Probably pretty good, but frankly I think the on-screen keyboard is going to be larger & easier by far to use, and the rectangular layout on these tiny keyboards makes them pretty much unusable. Not unlike the horrible candybar keyboards on "smartphones" from a few years back.
Spend a few dollars more and get a fold-out keyboard - at least then it will have both a normal (albeit 88%) layout while still folding down to a reasonable size.
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I doubt I will use it much anyway. However, if I have to actually reply to more than an email or two - I think this would be considerably faster and easier, especially since I expect the space normally taken up by the on-screen keyboard will be welcome. This one usually goes for about $30 and those fold-out dealies are WAY expensive.
I'm somewhat new to Android, but it looks to me like which keyboard you use is an option (Samsung, Swype) and that more can potentially be added on.
The only problem I have with Samsung's is that it's clearly designed for devices with smaller screens, and takes up a MASSIVE amount of space in landscape mode. Are there any good alternatives that anyone uses?
I got Swiftkey X when it was 10c in the market sale and it is excellent on the 5 inch screen.
I was going to look at Thumb Keyboard from Beansoft since it has a custom keyboard for the 5" screen. Anyone using that one?
Mrktmind said:
I was going to look at Thumb Keyboard from Beansoft since it has a custom keyboard for the 5" screen. Anyone using that one?
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yes, i've used. I've got it for free from amazon store (free app a day). It's perfect for 5'' screen
I recommend A.I.type
A.I.type is accurate, fully customizable and has the best text prediction in the Market.
You can't beat Swype from my perspective. Just so much faster than traditional typing.
SmartKeyboard Pro.
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Does anyone else find the Asus android keyboard is very laggy and misses characters when you type quickly?
I just switched my prime to use the stock android keyboard and it seems much better. However I liked the layout of the Asus one better, and it had larger buttons.
Just curious...
The Asus keyboard isn't very good. You should take a look on the market. There's tons of keyboards there.
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Check out thumbs keyboard from the market. I love it for my prime.
+1 for thumb keyboard.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I am am trying swiftkey tablet x keyboard right now and it has a split thumb design as well which I actually like.
The thumbkeyboard doesn't have a free trial so I am hesitant to buy it without trying it. The only problem I have is the space bar is near the notification area and I hit it once in awhile stead of the keyboard.. I will keep looking.
MadmanJay said:
Thanks for the suggestions. I am am trying swiftkey tablet x keyboard right now and it has a split thumb design as well which I actually like.
The thumbkeyboard doesn't have a free trial so I am hesitant to buy it without trying it. The only problem I have is the space bar is near the notification area and I hit it once in awhile stead of the keyboard.. I will keep looking.
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Their are two space bars on the thumb keyboard. Left and right. But it is well worth the money. It has a dock bar at the top to add different quick keys as well. 20 to be exact.
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I quite like the size and the spacers on the Asus keyboard, just wish I could turn up the vibration more like you can or the aosp one
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Okay... I splurged and bought the thumb keyboard. I have to admit that this is the best out of the ones I have tested. It is very quick to respond when I type quickly. I found that swiftkey one was a little laggy sometimes.
Again... thanks for the suggestion. This keyboard makes typing ALOT easier than the stock keyboard.