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Can someone pull the apk off their matrix so I can port that keyboard to my Inspire please? I tried my friends keyboard on his atrix and it blows the Inspire's keyboard out of the water.
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Can someone please load this keyboard for me?
I didn't like the atrix keyboard, im using gingerbread keyboard dled off the market.
atrix "multitouch" keyboard works so much better than the GB one due to the limitations of only 2 finger multitouch support
Just out curiousity, what is the advantage of a multitouch keyboard? i cant think of a moment when you need to hold down more than two keys, at least for a phone, unless there are functionalities about multitouch keyboards that i dont realize.
riotburn said:
Just out curiousity, what is the advantage of a multitouch keyboard? i cant think of a moment when you need to hold down more than two keys, at least for a phone, unless there are functionalities about multitouch keyboards that i dont realize.
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2 things I can think of is faster typing because it doesn't hang on the "last key pressed" and you don't have to "lock" the caps lock.
I used to be a fan of the GB keyboard on the market when I had my Nexus One, but the multitouch keyboard on the Atrix blows it away...I can type just as fast as I did when I had an iPhone back in the days.
Sorry to bring an old thread back to life but can someone port Motorola Multi-touch keyboard for CM7? I have tried every keyboard but the best keyboard that works for my fat fingers is Motorola Keyboard.
Thank you in advance
S2K_MoZo said:
Sorry to bring an old thread back to life but can someone port Motorola Multi-touch keyboard for CM7? I have tried every keyboard but the best keyboard that works for my fat fingers is Motorola Keyboard.
Thank you in advance
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I second this request. I've tried 6 or 7 keyboards and none have worked as well for me as the Moto keyboard.
I am glad someone is on the same page as me.
I tried copying LatimeIME.apk and lib file for latinime to the beta.zip to replace the keyboard that's in there to see if it will install that keyboard. Signed using Sign+ and once I installed the rom, I had no keyboard at all! I kept trying to tap on text message box but nothing popped open from bottom so I am stuck on CM7 with CM7 keyboard. I keep going back and forth between roms just coz of the keyboard
I grabbed ThumbKeyboard 4 from Amazon a few days ago when it was the free app of the day. I changed the lanscape size to
120% and to be honest, its damn near identical to the moto keyboard. One major exception being that all the punctuation marks are in plain sight without having to hit the 123 key. I loved the blur mtkeyboard, but ThumbKeyboard is superior in every way.
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plaster said:
I grabbed ThumbKeyboard 4 from Amazon a few days ago when it was the free app of the day. I changed the lanscape size to
120% and to be honest, its damn near identical to the moto keyboard. One major exception being that all the punctuation marks are in plain sight without having to hit the 123 key. I loved the blur mtkeyboard, but ThumbKeyboard is superior in every way.
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My thoughts exactly
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+1. i tried it out today. and now i replaced my motorola keyboard too.
heres a quick adjustment for those looking for something like the motorola one...
Thumb keyboard, portrait 115%, landscape 120%. Groovy.
Bump, Does anyone have a backup of the Stock motorola keyboard? Im currently on CM7
Or know if the gingberblur keyboard restore file is safe to flash on Gingerbread ?
Did a quick sesrch and didnt find anything on it here, so im not sure if its been discussed here or not. I paid for a new keyboard tonight that i must say is pretty awesome for our Streaks, and i woild reccommend it. Thumb Keyboard. It is quite customizable with different variations, themes, and ability to even change letter sizes. It will take a bit of getting used to if you choose the split screen option as i have, but all in all its pretty sweet. Give it a looksee.
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Just installed this app too and I'm loving its 5" split keyboard layout.
I have been using it for a while now. I stick to standard keyboards for my setup.
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I've been using it for quite a while now too, and really love that the new update brought multi-touch (before I would seriously screw up words here and there because multiple fingers would confuse it).
Thumb Keyboard just needs one thing
I'm loving it...
Before I was using the Swype keyboard because of the size of the buttons and I really didn't like the Gingerbread keyboard or the ANdroid....
The Thumb Keyboard only needs one minor little tweak which is the way it handles full screen input... I don't like for it to take up the whole screen so I have it set not to, but sometimes then I can't see the box I'm typing into because it gets stuck behind the keyboard...
Beyond that I have no complaints
I've been using TK since January with no problems. However, the update from yesterday V4.1 causes FCs every 5-6 SECONDS following reboot until uninstall and reinstall of 3.02. I have been in contact with Paul (developer) for past week.
Anyone else having this problem? It only happens if I reboot. From install to reboot it works perfectly.
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Im using 4.0 and the only issue i have is that the "a" button gives me double a's all the time. Weird, and annoying. Otherwise im liking this keyboard a lot.
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My keyboard of choice as well. Cheap, lots of updates and development. Awesome customization, themes...
Just another app to make the Streak awesomer!
TK v4.1 is now working perfectly for me. Much better build than 4.0.
Everything I downloaded from the market this past week had a problem installing. Market ran slow and fc'd constantly. That cleared up yesterday. I re-downloaded all of my updates from last week and everything installed correctly and runs perfectly!
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Im using 4.0 and the only issue i have is that the "a" button gives me double a's all the time. Weird, and annoying. Otherwise im liking this keyboard a lot.
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I had the same issue. Doing a Screen Calibration on Recovery Mode (power + up + down buttons) fixed it.
To everyone using Thumb Keyboard -- is it just me or the latest version is a little bit slow/laggy?
As I said above, v4.1 is much better than v4.0.
I only notice a lag when posting on certain forum esp. Pocketables Dell Streak Forum. Otherwise, no lag.
Developer e-mailed me that a new version will be out soon to correct the number pad bug.
kraz
Am running 4.1.2, and loving it by the way, 5" inch goodness and both thumbs going, just drives the wife crazy (one small enjoyment since she has been driving me crazy for 26 years on pretty regular basis) Anyways is beansoft going to update to 4.1.3 or is 4.1.2 the update?
4.1.2 is the most current. I don't know what the next version will be numbered. Could be 4.1.3 or he may skip some versions before releasing the update.
I've had the SGS II for about three weeks now and have continuous issues with keyboard input accuracy. From the Samsung and stock Android keyboard, to the ICS hacked version (and then the Market version) as well as Swiftkey X - I make mistake after mistake regardless of whichever one I'm using. I'm coming from a Captivate where the text input seemed a non-issue on any keyboard I used. It almost feels like the touch panel/digitizer isn't aligned with where my fingers are touching.
Does anyone else have issues with keyboard accuracy? I love this phone but this issue is really preventing me from enjoying the experience.
I'd highly recommend the ICS keyboard linked later in this thread. Much better than what I initially posted.
Swiftkey X works perfectly fine for me.
I'm using the ported ICS keyboard found on the market and it works very well. There have not been any problems for me at all.
Just installed it and I find myself making the same mistakes as any of the other ones. It's so weird...I've never had this problem on the Captivate and other phones in the past.
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I'm using the ported ICS keyboard found on the market and it works very well. There have not been any problems for me at all.
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+9000
Happy camper here
I see a couple ICS keyboards on the Market, can ya provide a link? I'm always up for finding something new although as I mentioned already, I like SKP.
I am using go keyboard from the market with go launcher and I noticed the button( keys) are bigger. But honestly I don't have any issues with my keyboard calibration works fine. I sometimes not a wrong key but that is my fault and not a calibration issue. Possibly you can calibrate your screen? Never have done it but I think it can be done. Maybe a bad phone also?
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I was able to eliminate this problem by loading the cognition rom. Im not sure exactly why it fixed it but i assume it because it is an international rom that was ported.
im using the swype beta 3.6 doesnt really need to be "accurate" since all you do is "swype" it. but it is fairly accurate for me if i have to type with it.
I'm using the swype keyboard on mine Galaxy S2, I am a new convert from the iPhone and can barely type on this thing. Thank God for swipe. It appears to me that i have to hit the upper portion of the key to make an accurate key press. If I hit it dead on I get the key below it, strange.
Kadin said:
I'd highly recommend Smart Keyboard Pro as it's the only keyboard app I know of that has a built in calibration tool which has helped me big time. There's a free version but honestly I never looked at it. Bought it on a recommendation and never looked back...
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.cdeguet.smartkeyboardpro&feature=search_result
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I just downloaded this on your recommendation... I love the compact mode for portrait, reminds me of my blackberry keyboard, thank you
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I'm using the swype keyboard on mine Galaxy S2, I am a new convert from the iPhone and can barely type on this thing. Thank God for swipe. It appears to me that i have to hit the upper portion of the key to make an accurate key press. If I hit it dead on I get the key below it, strange.
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This is the exact problem I seem to be having.
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ICS keyboard form the market is awesome, fast and extremely accurate. I havent had any more keyboard problems.
I use the newest update of Swype and its definitely not as smooth and accurate as it was on my cappy. I'm On my second sgs2, and have had accuracy issues on both. It's not horrible, just not as good as my cappy. It's the only thing that was better on my cappy compared to this phone, so I'll deal with it.
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LMaui said:
I'm using the swype keyboard on mine Galaxy S2, I am a new convert from the iPhone and can barely type on this thing. Thank God for swipe. It appears to me that i have to hit the upper portion of the key to make an accurate key press. If I hit it dead on I get the key below it, strange.
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I have the exact same problem. Everytime I hit the n key In the middle I get a period.
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Well its a good thing I posted a solution to the problem and everyone chose to ignore the advice. Good night.
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seh6183 said:
Well its a good thing I posted a solution to the problem and everyone chose to ignore the advice. Good night.
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Yes.. flashing a rom and having no earthly idea why it just magically fixed is quite a solution! Let me jjust drop everything I'm doing, lose all of my time and effort of making my current rom the way i want it so I can flash the rom you are assuming fixed it without any facts or reasoning so I can make you happy.
Goodnight.
Goodnight!!!
..... I didn't want to be left out from saying goodnight
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LMaui said:
I'm using the swype keyboard on mine Galaxy S2, I am a new convert from the iPhone and can barely type on this thing. Thank God for swipe. It appears to me that i have to hit the upper portion of the key to make an accurate key press. If I hit it dead on I get the key below it, strange.
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Yes, it seems like you have to hit the letter you want about 2mm high. At first I thought it was because I was converting over from the iPhone, but two months later I still had problems. I have kind of retrained to hit the buttons on the upper half. I am going to try the ICS keyboard.
And a goodnight too.
It appears that many MoPho users love Swiftkey X. I love it too but the one thing it is missing that prevents it from being a perfect 10 in my book is the ability to create custom shortcuts (ie. icub = "I'll call you back", sul = "see you later", etc.).
If you would like to see this feature and others added to Swiftkey, please cast your votes here!
I've used Swiftkey X in the past, and have not liked it. Maybe it's been improved and I'll give it another try. My keyboard of choice is the ICS Keyboard. I love it, and the autocorrect is so accurate!
Swiftkey is good but I completely ditched it when I tried thumb keyboard. I will never use another...
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Does thumb keyboard and ICS keyboard support custom shortcuts/ autotext?
I like Swype. But it has given me quite a few text where I need to double take on since I don't proof read ... Let me mind you this is only started happening since using the beta.
Example I dressed as Santa for a friends kids.. Later on that Nite the grand mother asked me to put the suit back on so she and a friend could take a bunch of photos so they could use them for next years post cards...
So my friend Jon shoots me a text the next day saying thanks for dressing up fire the kids.. So I text back that I put the suit back on for some photos.. For post cards but instead of post cards Swype insists I am writing *****...
That took a little explaining.. True story.. Also all of this was written with Swype and not once did it mistake a clearly written post for *****.. Damn Swype and its learning...
^^ One word... WOW! ^^
Since I dropped swift x I haven't had any keyboard lockups... I won't try it again until the next OS release.
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Since I dropped swift x I haven't had any keyboard lockups... I won't try it again until the next OS release.
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Smart Keyboard Pro caused lockups for me and SwiftKey caused lockups for you; I guess picking the right keyboard is really important, huh?
Which keyboard are you currently using and do you like it?
I've been using A.I.Type Keyboard and I really like it. The only problem is it can't keep up with my typing speed and bogs down sometimes. However, no "lockups". Thankfully!
I have used swype (even the new update) and Still can't beat my Swiftkey X, I've tried many and I always go back to Swiftkey X.. Yes I just Love it, it reads my mind, predicts my next word 80% of the time..
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Smart Keyboard Pro caused lockups for me and SwiftKey caused lockups for you; I guess picking the right keyboard is really important, huh?
Which keyboard are you currently using and do you like it?
I've been using A.I.Type Keyboard and I really like it. The only problem is it can't keep up with my typing speed and bogs down sometimes. However, no "lockups". Thankfully!
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I went back to swype. I use to use it back on my evo, got away from it on my evo 3d. Anyway not one lockup since going back.
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I have used swype (even the new update) and Still can't beat my Swiftkey X, I've tried many and I always go back to Swiftkey X.. Yes I just Love it, it reads my mind, predicts my next word 80% of the time..
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Ever get any keyboard lockups with Swiftkey X installed?
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Ever get any keyboard lockups with Swiftkey X installed?
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Never got a lockup
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Never got a lockup
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If Swiftkey X allowed you to create your own shortcuts/autotext, would you find that feature useful? If so, please let them know here. Not having this feature currently makes this keyboard unusable for me.
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If Swiftkey X allowed you to create your own shortcuts/autotext, would you find that feature useful? If so, please let them know here. Not having this feature currently makes this keyboard unusable for me.
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I don't really use the feature you mentioned, the app is just so fast that you don't really need it. but just as a favor to the people that would like it I gave your suggestion 3 votes.
kbrn said:
I don't really use the feature you mentioned, the app is just so fast that you don't really need it. but just as a favor to the people that would like it I gave your suggestion 3 votes.
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Thanks, my friend!
Words
I used Swiftkey X on my Evo 4G. Loved it. On my Photon since the screen is a hair smaller I have had a few problems adjusting.
Seriously though. Swift key is fast enough that I can type words. Sentences even.
I have to say I truly hate what is happening to language because of texting.
I can't seem to find a good keyboard for the razr. I have used swift key for a while on my other HTC built phones, but this is my first Motorola phone and the keyboard just can't keep up with me. I have tried every 3rd party keyboard and none of the can keep up with me on the razr but can perfectly fine on the other phones that I have. Im starting to think its the software problem. The stock keyboard keeps up better than any other keyboard but it still can't keep up. When I had an iPhone no matter how fast I typed it kept up (no Im Not a fanboy)
Is there a hack of mod that I can flash to make the keyboard/screen more responsive?
Thanks
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i notice that , but i don t think any htc or samsung has a better screen. neither on iphone i have a perfect feeling
Try stock ICS RAZR keyboard. I switched from swift to ICS and I love this keyboard. The only thing I miss is the number pad on swift.
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Thumb Keyboard is the one I use and its great.
Never had it on my List, but it seems to be nice. I'll give it an try...
Have you tried Swype?
It destroys everything else IMO. Make sure you sign up for the beta program as you must have one of the newer versions for best functionality...
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It destroys everything else IMO. Make sure you sign up for the beta program as you must have one of the newer versions for best functionality...
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^ This
I've used Swype on my Acer tablet, my Droid X, and now my Maxx. I have found no faster touch input method.
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Gingerbread keyboard is my favorite very precise nice size used on many devices.
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Do you have tactile feedback (vibration with each key press) turned on? My keyboard used to lag like crazy (even my Droid Incredible). Then I heard somewhere to try turning it off, and I haven't had a problem with lag since.
I hate it haptical Feedback :thumbdown:
But after testing the Thumb KB for a while now, i have to say thanks for pushing me in the right direction. Till now i was using Swift key, but that's so much better!
Nice layout and great Themes to choose :thumbup:
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Thumb Keyboard is the one I use and its great.
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I use this one and it's my current favorite -- BUT it has a bug on the RAZR (running stock GB) where I often get the first letter of a word doubled after I go back to correct another mistake. Works really well otherwise -- accurate and super fast.
Example: "Where ate you" and I backspace to change "ate" to "are" and then when I go to type you again I get yyou, It's a bug because the first y isn't underlined and the auto correct only affects the part I actually typed. Very occasionally I get double letters like "yoyou" when you is all I typed. Doesn't happen too often.....
Do you have this issue with it?
Does FC from time to time.... but that just seems to be an issue on the phone itself.
biggest pile of nonsense thread ever
standard keyboards , swype all work tits perfect
and HTC imod keyboard
some people are just useless and they blame the hardware lol
I installed it today, so my experience not really great. But i got zero buggs till now.
I have tried all of those keyboards and yes thumb keyboard is the fastest by far, but it has that really annoying bug for me too, and it still doesnt keep up. I love swiftkey but I only have problems with it keeping up with me on this phone.
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Apparently Thumb Keyboard hasn't updated his app in the amazon app store in a while. I got it on one of the days that it was free. I just got it for $2.50 on the play store, and switched to the ics theme, and it works amazingly!
Thanks guys
personally I love the stock keyboard that is loaded by default, great coloring, love the predictive words to chose from and its just the right size for my fingers in landscape mode and I have yet to be able to type faster then it can recognize (didn't even know that was possible). If you can out type the buffer you spend WAY to much time on your phone texting.
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personally I love the stock keyboard that is loaded by default, great coloring, love the predictive words to chose from and its just the right size for my fingers in landscape mode and I have yet to be able to type faster then it can recognize (didn't even know that was possible). If you can out type the buffer you spend WAY to much time on your phone texting.
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Per this post I spend way too much time texting, as I can out-type most keyboards. Last night, based on this thread I tried out Thumb KB, and I'm loving it. The dev actually has a 24hr refund policy, which gave me the confidence to try it for two bucks or whatever.
The split portrait KB is a trip.
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I am currently using SwiftKey (paid version), and must agree that at times it did have a bit of trouble keeping up.
I ended up fiddling around in setCPU in order to make it feel a bit snappier, and surprisingly it worked! Jury is still out on whether it is a placebo effect or not though.
I've also blocked it from accessing networks using DroidWall (amazing app, everyone should have it), mostly for privacy reasons, but perhaps it also might have an effect.
If you have root, I would recommend playing with the CPU settings and see if it helps. No point abandoning a keyboard you like if there is a potential fix.
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Per this post I spend way too much time texting, as I can out-type most keyboards. Last night, based on this thread I tried out Thumb KB, and I'm loving it. The dev actually has a 24hr refund policy, which gave me the confidence to try it for two bucks or whatever.
The split portrait KB is a trip.
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Maybe its just me, and I am aware of most of the situations where texting is needed (school, work, church and things like that), but given the choice i would rather spend 30 seconds on a phone call then 5 minutes texting back and forth.
If you don't mind my asking how many texts would you say you send in a day?
I will say the stock keyboard and screen size has me typing faster on a touchscreen then I've ever managed before (2-Archos 5's, an EnV touch and a SGS player 4.0 over the last 5 years) but nowhere near your speed clearly.
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Maybe its just me, and I am aware of most of the situations where texting is needed (school, work, church and things like that), but given the choice i would rather spend 30 seconds on a phone call then 5 minutes texting back and forth.
If you don't mind my asking how many texts would you say you send in a day?...
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Looking back at my logs it seems I send 200-300 texts in a day. When I say that it looks excessive; however most of these are ongoing conversations with friends or family. These are usually times when a phone call is not really warranted, and some people (like my wife with our kids) are really busy and can't always take a phone call.
I agree the razr keyboard and screen are great - I type almost as fast as I used to on my blackberrys.
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