We all know what Swype is. However, I got to wondering if there were alternatives to the famous "Swype." Mostly because of the recent Nuance buyout it made me wonder Swype will always be around and, if it is around, at what price? That got me thinking there has to be alternatives, and so far I've found a few.
I've found Go Keyboard has swipe capability built in, however it seems ungodly inaccurate. I find I have to fight just to get it to type longer words, like sometimes, technologies, bringing, etc.
Likewise, I found SlideIt. It seems very fast, very responsive, and a very decent default dictionary. It seems to hang up for a nanosecond longer than some other keyboards when I fire them up, but once it's up it runs pretty quick.
That said, are there any others out there? Is there any potential for the default Android keyboard to adopt technology like this so all Androids have this capability out of the box?
FlexT9
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+1 The best.
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+1 The best.
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+2 right here. You need to get v5 of touchpal from here on XDA (it's in this forum) rather than the v4.8 on the market. Usually as accurate as swype, many more features.
Edit: Linky here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261750
Using TouchPal for few days, well it's damn great as a Free app, but there is some word selection problem exists which I already stated in that above thread. Anyway, I used to used T9 Trace on my Wave S8500 and was in love with it, whatever I swiped it used to give me the correct words, quite surprisingly! This built in Swype in Android is far more complicated than that. Some words you could never type on, like Or, What's, That's and a plenty more. I've tried changing the accuracy levels and words suggestion settings but nothing seemed to work out.
Frankly I am still searching for the KB of my liking, don't know if I'll successfully get one ! Something like T9 Trace!
BTW- This thread should be made a Sticky for Swype lovers like me and OP I guess.
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I was wondering if there are any sense roms for the vibrant, if so can you someone please direct me? I check but couldn't find any. Thank you
nope, a launcher pro sense theme, but no functioning roms. There was one a few months ago in the works but it fizzled out
That sucks. Thanks for the response.
There kinda is one, but it's still in a very alpha stage, with things then breaking constantly.
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Theres a theme if you dont mind . Just sayin
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There kinda is one, but it's still in a very alpha stage, with things then breaking constantly.
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Can you give me a link if you know where one is? I can't find a good one. Thanks
flipnotiq - I found one and a launcher with similar widgets. thank you
I don't have a link, but it's at the very tail end of the galaxy sense thread in the Dec section. I haven't personally seen the thread pop up in about a well or so, but I know it's using a gb sense leak, on top of some CM7 parts and that some of the drawing features of sense don't work.
If you don't know how to debug your phone, when most common tools are useless then don't even bother with it.
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Yeah I googled it and it looks like a lost cause. Guess I should have done that first. Still there are some nice roms out there for the sgs. Thanks
for anyone that comes across my inquiry this link looks like the last stand.
http://eb-productions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=samsungsgs&action=display&thread=205#
looks like they're working on this one again
Here's my list of things that work/dont' work:
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camera
cell data
GPS
video record
radio (of course)
HTC Locations
not rooted
can't see external SD card
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pretty much everything else
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I find this funny. There's more hope of a miracle getting us GB GPS to work than a fully functional Sense.
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I find this funny. There's more hope of a miracle getting us GB GPS to work than a fully functional Sense.
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Yeah that sucks. I just picked the phone up yesterday, rooted it and started playing around. Not a whole lot if time reading up on these particulars. Still some nice smooth roms though and I'm glad I could amuse you.
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Is there a way I can get a copy of the stock HTC Keyboard on the G2? I miss it so much from my Inspire 4G. I believe it was Sense 2.1. Preferably without rooting?
I believe if you Google HTC keyboard xda you should be able to find something
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I have but it seems more complicated than just a quick apk install. The ones I read have some sort of ime which needs to be modified to work without Sense. It seems to be over my head. I'm not a complete noob, I rooted my Inspire 4G but found I prefer stock for what I do. But the keyboard thing really bugs me on this device.
Try looking up jonasl HTC ime because all that was needed was 2 apks to install
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Thanks will do!
They also have a kitchen where you can build a themed one which is pretty cool
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They also have a kitchen where you can build a themed one which is pretty cool
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Link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654179
Don't know how well it runs on this device because I remember it ran like crap on any Samsung based rom I tried on my cappy(aosp roms for it were only fantasies at the time I had my captivate)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=927035
I found this which is exactly what Im looking for, are there steps I need to take to make it work? It seems to have some pretty specific instructions and for a different device
I read closer and it wont work. I really like the directional keys on the bottom which the FroYo keyboards floating around dont have.
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I found this which is exactly what Im looking for, are there steps I need to take to make it work? It seems to have some pretty specific instructions and for a different device
I read closer and it wont work. I really like the directional keys on the bottom which the FroYo keyboards floating around dont have.
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This is the HTC skin from Smart Keyboard Pro (though it doesn't look as good as the original). It gives the directional keys also (you can use them with any skin). It has a lot of skins to begin with, and you have the option to get more (from the app forum).
There are several options for lookalikes - thumb keyboard comes very close, and I really appreciate the suggestion. But these don't quite do it. I've resorted to Swype till I figure this out. I'm noticing these and the included keyboards don't come with a keyboard hide button either which gets incredibly annoying especially while using the internet browser. Sort of frustrating how a supposedly superior device seems less thought through than the HTC.
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There are several options for lookalikes - thumb keyboard comes very close, and I really appreciate the suggestion. But these don't quite do it. I've resorted to Swype till I figure this out. I'm noticing these and the included keyboards don't come with a keyboard hide button either which gets incredibly annoying especially while using the internet browser. Sort of frustrating how a supposedly superior device seems less thought through than the HTC.
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It's funny you say that; I made that feature request to the developer of the app I mentioned (which was never implemented). You've piqued my interest in this and I'll be on the lookout.
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Being an advid lover of swype and not particularly caring for the built in trace options on the HTC Flyer. I figured I would try SlideIT.
I don't particularly like slideIT on the phone as swype just feels smoother and seems to manage space better.
However, I figured I would test it on the flyer and feel it is a great alternative to the stock HTC trace keyboard with a few extra features. I would not pay 5$ for it, but on sale for .99$ it is a great deal. I would highly suggest trying it out as swype seems to have no real concern about officially supporting the HTC flyer.
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYXN1ci5zbGlkZWl0Il0.
i bought it during the 10c sale...the only thing i like about it is the skins...it doesn't hold a candle to Swype on accuracy and word prediction - but yes, it's better than the stock Trace
Why not just use Swype then? Runs fine for me.
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Why not just use Swype then? Runs fine for me.
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what version O/S are you running? the last time i tried to download it on Honeycomb it didn't let me
edit: i just tried again, i get "this is not an android phone" from the 'get' URL
I'm on the stock GB ROM. That's probably why it works for me. I just loaded a black and white version I had sitting on my PC. Probably gonna root pretty soon, just gotta buy a new sd card for the tab. Looking forward to trying some of the Roms.
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Why not just use Swype then? Runs fine for me.
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Seeing as the title is "For those having swype problems" I think that would be pretty explanatory as to why we aren't using swype.
For like 6 months now Swype has not officially supported the flyer on honeycomb.
After a few days with SlideIT I must say it doesn't compare to swype.. but, it is nice to have some skin options.
I find Trace and SlideIT both have more issues than swype.. I can't really say over all what is the "better" keyboard, but I can spend a 1$ to find out if there is a possible better opportunity and would encourage others to at least try the alternative as well. (I still haven't decided whether or not I prefer SlideIT to trace, but I imagine everyone will have personal preference one way or the other)
The other reason I decided to go ahead and pay out is because if swype ever doesn't have support and trace isn't an option... I will have the SlideIT option if I ever have to get another tablet.
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Seeing as the title is "For those having swype problems" I think that would be pretty explanatory as to why we aren't using swype.
For like 6 months now Swype has not officially supported the flyer on honeycomb.
After a few days with SlideIT I must say it doesn't compare to swype.. but, it is nice to have some skin options.
I find Trace and SlideIT both have more issues than swype.. I can't really say over all what is the "better" keyboard, but I can spend a 1$ to find out if there is a possible better opportunity and would encourage others to at least try the alternative as well. (I still haven't decided whether or not I prefer SlideIT to trace, but I imagine everyone will have personal preference one way or the other)
The other reason I decided to go ahead and pay out is because if swype ever doesn't have support and trace isn't an option... I will have the SlideIT option if I ever have to get another tablet.
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I didn't realize this was a HC issue, as it was not indicated in your OP. I have a modified black/white Swype apk that I loaded on GB. I have no experience with HC yet. My response was to the poster above me. Again, I didn't realize it was a HC issue and there was no indication of what the Swype issues are/were.
That being said, I totally understand going with an alternative. I missed the sale and have no need for this other keyboard at the moment. But perhaps I'll give their trial version a run. Thank you for providing another option.
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I didn't realize this was a HC issue, as it was not indicated in your OP. I have a modified black/white Swype apk that I loaded on GB. I have no experience with HC yet. My response was to the poster above me. Again, I didn't realize it was a HC issue and there was no indication of what the Swype issues are/were.
That being said, I totally understand going with an alternative. I missed the sale and have no need for this other keyboard at the moment. But perhaps I'll give their trial version a run. Thank you for providing another option.
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So far, the lack of Swype, and the GPS lock issues, are the only issues I've encountered with Honeycomb. Everything else has been extremely smooth...
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I didn't realize this was a HC issue, as it was not indicated in your OP. I have a modified black/white Swype apk that I loaded on GB. I have no experience with HC yet. My response was to the poster above me. Again, I didn't realize it was a HC issue and there was no indication of what the Swype issues are/were.
That being said, I totally understand going with an alternative. I missed the sale and have no need for this other keyboard at the moment. But perhaps I'll give their trial version a run. Thank you for providing another option.
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The trail doesn't work on the flyer for some reason.
I myself am hesitant to try the various modified swype APKs I've seen flying around..
Plus I would like some degree of official support from whatever App I use.. Not adverse to dev support or anything.. but, I've found swype is making continuous improvements in the right direction and would hate to have to be "frozen" on an older version of it.. Even if I like swype more.. at least the .99$ version of SlideIT may still change and get improvements..
Also while the sale is off now.. It will be back up in a week or two I'd almost bet money.. I wouldn't recommend it on phones as it takes up a lot more space than swype.. but, on tablets the space it waste is almost a non-issue.
Flex t9 works great and works with the scribe decently.
I downloaded the swype installer apk to my desktop computer, copied it over to my Flyer and ran the install. It installed perfectly and works great. It is version 3.26.92.38303.
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I downloaded the swype installer apk to my desktop computer, copied it over to my Flyer and ran the install. It installed perfectly and works great. It is version 3.26.92.38303.
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this worked for me too...i downloaded a 20MB multi resolution Swype apk and was able to install and use
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How exactly did you run the swype installer.apk on your desktop? I tried youwave but, it seems to have connection issues.
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How exactly did you run the swype installer.apk on your desktop? I tried youwave but, it seems to have connection issues.
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i didn't...i downloaded an apk of the full swype app onto my phone and ran it..worked a treat
This should work
https://www.box.net/shared/qkkhaa66jezxoo5y01gv
A little laggy at times but it works
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Hey folks, as some of the custom ROMs for our eLTEvo's have -
a) removed Swype, and therefore removed a relatively easy way to switch keyboards (why did you do it this way HTC, why?)
and/or
b) the notification based switcher
I created a quick app, for those needing it, that I built in Tasker. Install it like any other application. When you run it, you should get the pop-up selection list of the keyboards you have installed.
Tested on CleanROM BE 2.1, and an HTC One-S running CM10/JellyBean (pre-Alpha).
Dev's - feel free to include this in your ROMs if you like. A shout-out would be appreciated. Thanks to Zach D. for testing, to Pent for creating Tasker, and Everaldo and The Crystal Project for the app icon.
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i can already switch keyboards while typing.....
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i can already switch keyboards while typing.....
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Hi. Thanks for stopping by!
Some of the custom ROMs for our devices have "lost" the ability to easily switch keyboards, hence this app.
Regards,
-Jerry
Very nice! Thanks
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Very nice! Thanks
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You're most welcome, sir! (as usual )
Which roms are custom roms?
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Which roms are custom roms?
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Well, the definition depends on your point-of-view...
a) Solely for the purpose of this app, any ROM that has been modified to remove keyboard switching functionality.
b) If you ask a Sprint rep, any ROM that didn't come on the phone, from the factory.
c) Basically, most of the ROMs in these 2 threads, even if they have "stock" in the name -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1594
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1686
d) For further definitions, you could ask a (in alphabetical order)
1) Chuck Norris (if you dare)
2) Computer science major
3) Priest
4) Rabbi
5) ROM chef
6) ROM developer
7) Shaman
8) Witch doctor
Sorry, couldn't resist item "d", but it's partially the product of having a shot of espresso in my 3rd coffee of the morning... :silly:
Anyway, thanks for asking, as you've made me realize I built the app to only install on ICS or higher. It should work OK on Gingerbread and up if I make a simple change and rebuild it...
Thanks for sharing. It's beyond me why some devs remove this functionality. Are you sure it's linked to removing swype? I see you kind of blame HTC for the switcher, but I first noticed the notification toggle when running AOKP in my OG Evo, which I'm pretty certain didn't come with swype, and fully certain had no HTC/sense coding, so I assumed it was just new to Android 4.0+
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Thanks for sharing. It's beyond me why some devs remove this functionality. Are you sure it's linked to removing swype? I see you kind of blame HTC for the switcher, but I first noticed the notification toggle when running AOKP in my OG Evo, which I'm pretty certain didn't come with swype, and fully certain had no HTC/sense coding, so I assumed it was just new to Android 4.0+
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You're most welcome. I believe some devs have removed it due to user requests or as part of bloat removal (at least from what I've read, I'm subscribed all over the eLTEvo dev place... ).
As far as Swype goes - on a stock(ish) ROM, that is where you go to (via settings), in order to switch keyboards. It's the topmost button in the Swype settings. Why HTC put it there is a mystery to me... ...but I'm not blaming them.
As far as removing the notification icon, that's a totally separate mod. As to where it originated, I have no idea. Never looked at AOKP when I was still on my OG Evo - I ran either MikG or CM7, and I don't recall seeing that in CM7. Go figure...
You wouldn't have seen it on CM7 cuz that was android 2.3. But I had it on AOKP on Evo 4g, which didn't have swype or any HTC stuff. So I'm pretty sure it's just native to Android 4.0+.
Just my thoughts. I had to pop in to redownload your app cuz I lost my Evo and actually had to buy a new one. So once again, big big thanks to you.
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You wouldn't have seen it on CM7 cuz that was android 2.3. But I had it on AOKP on Evo 4g, which didn't have swype or any HTC stuff. So I'm pretty sure it's just native to Android 4.0+.
Just my thoughts. I had to pop in to redownload your app cuz I lost my Evo and actually had to buy a new one. So once again, big big thanks to you.
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You're most welcome. FWIW, I've got Lookout on 4 devices... worthwhile!
Considered lookout on this one. There's quite a few in the market. Can't decide which is best. Never used one before, after paying 600$ for a phone, I def will now lol
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I'm sure you all know Google Keyboard is out in the play store. However it is telling me it is incomatible with my device. Stock JB Rom, Not rooted... Anyone else try it?
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I'm sure you all know Google Keyboard is out in the play store. However it is telling me it is incomatible with my device. Stock JB Rom, Not rooted... Anyone else try it?
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It's probably a version problem when Google put it on the store.
It's not compatible with my DX on Sense JB rooted.
However...
It's not compatible with my Nexus S so... I supposed it's the same error that Google+ get on a update.
Last month, a Google+ update change the application as not compatible with other Android versions than 2.2 and 2.3.
Not available in my country
I have 5 devices here, compaitble with 3 of them. Weird. What a terrible mess of an OS android has become. It makes development very unpleasant at times, especially at a higher (Java) level. Most of the advantages of Linux are absent (RAM management is comparatively poor due to it being a battery powered device) and a lot of the ease of development of iOS is also gone as you have to lower your SDK version way down as many people are on previous versions.
It's only a keyboard, but it highlights a lot of my annoyances with Google, kotowing to the carriers, to the manufacturers and the complete lack of consistency.
I used to hate iOS then gradually the niggles in Android got very annoying, and I'm leaning more and more towards it as I go! Apple's aggressive favouring of user experience is annoying sometimes for a developer but for daily use for an end user it is far superior.
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I have 5 devices here, compaitble with 3 of them. Weird. What a terrible mess of an OS android has become. It makes development very unpleasant at times, especially at a higher (Java) level. Most of the advantages of Linux are absent (RAM management is comparatively poor due to it being a battery powered device) and a lot of the ease of development of iOS is also gone as you have to lower your SDK version way down as many people are on previous versions.
It's only a keyboard, but it highlights a lot of my annoyances with Google, kotowing to the carriers, to the manufacturers and the complete lack of consistency.
I used to hate iOS then gradually the niggles in Android got very annoying, and I'm leaning more and more towards it as I go! Apple's aggressive favouring of user experience is annoying sometimes for a developer but for daily use for an end user it is far superior.
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Noooooo dont do it!!!
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Noooooo dont do it!!!
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I won't! Couldn't bring myself to pay an extra hundred bucks for apple branding. Their products are decent but the prices are a bit insane! Windows 8 phones are surprisingly pleasant to use too. I'm all for more competition in the market to push some innovation and try to drive the prices down!
Ross can share the apk of the keyboard (from any supported device)? Wanna try it out before they fix it (if they'll fix fast as hangouts then we have more than a week...) Tnx
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Ross can share the apk of the keyboard (from any supported device)? Wanna try it out before they fix it (if they'll fix fast as hangouts then we have more than a week...) Tnx
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I've headed into work, only have the DX with me at the minute sorry. The apk will not load on the DX if sideloaded anyway, unfortunately. Good old HTC removing functioinality with nothing added. Again. Sorry. I'll have a look around online for one, I'm sure it's out there.
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I've headed into work, only have the DX with me at the minute sorry. The apk will not load on the DX if sideloaded anyway, unfortunately. Good old HTC removing functioinality with nothing added. Again. Sorry. I'll have a look around online for one, I'm sure it's out there.
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Np, found it in apps and games section and it doesn't work. Parsing error every time...
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Same here yeah. Things not working on a HTC / Android device is becoming the norm lately
its on xda already, just download and install
works perfectly for me, no problems at all, im still on ics btw
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312204
Parsing error in jelly bean still. Hmmmmm.
Works for me on JB, but uninstalled it because SwiftKey is just so much better. SwiftKey seems to be the only option which suggests a world while your swiping, the others only suggest after you've swiped. It makes it so much quicker.
And I'm also stock JB rooted...
Using SwiftKey myself! Not too bad.
what are u talking about. i downloaded the google keyboard from play store on my stock ics desire x and use it with no problem.
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what are u talking about. i downloaded the google keyboard from play store on my stock ics desire x and use it with no problem.
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We're taking about jelly bean as already stated several times.
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We're taking about jelly bean as already stated several times.
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dont try to be smart now, you do know at least 2 people in this thread saying the keyboard works on jb
But not for many others. There is an issue that's all I'm saying. Works on my s4, s3, nexus. Not on stock in here from play store. Bugs on my HTC one also.
You were bring smart first too, doesn't work i asked the question out of curiosity. No bother on other devices for me. 2 people sitting beside me have same issue.
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But not for many others. There is an issue that's all I'm saying. Works on my s4, s3, nexus. Not on stock in here from play store. Bugs on my HTC one also.
You were bring smart first too, doesn't work i asked the question out of curiosity. No bother on other devices for me. 2 people sitting beside me have same issue.
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well not sure why youre not compatible to install it. youre just unlucky i guess
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well not sure why youre not compatible to install it. youre just unlucky i guess
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Yep seems likely. Hope for a fix. Not a big issue!
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