When not using the dock, I prefer to use Thumb Keyboard from the market for the on-screen keyboard. The problem is when I dock the tablet, the keyboard stays on Thumb Keyboard, which uses the US keyboard layout which is a bit of a problem since my Prime is the UK model. The keyboard layout differs slightly which is not a huge problem but it does get a bit annoying.
I can manually change the keyboard back to the Asus keyboard but that seems to be an extra step in something that should be automated. Does anyone know if there is an app or a setting that tells the tablet to change keyboard automatically when you dock or undock the keyboard? Thanks!
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I believe there is an application for that, but I don't remember it's name unfortunately. It might require root too.
I'm also using thumb keyboard, but I haven't found any inconsistencies yet, could you point them out to me?
As for fixing your issue, you could try the ' alternative/international keyboards' setting
The only one I have found so far are @ and " being switched around. (shift+2 is @ on US keyboard, " in UK) There might be more but I haven't really tested them out. Anyway I tried looking at the international keyboard settings but there seems to be no way to change to the UK layout; there's just one QWERTY keyboard.
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Magnesus said:
I believe there is an application for that, but I don't remember it's name unfortunately. It might require root too.
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Keyboard Manager, it does require root, and it works AWESOME. thumb keyboard when im holding, auto to asus when im docked
Thanks! Haven't got around to rooting my Prime yet but because of this I'm gonna look into it soon.
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Chrono_Tata said:
Thanks! Haven't got around to rooting my Prime yet but because of this I'm gonna look into it soon.
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i just did the other day using viperboys method, it was done in less than 10 minutes with NO hassle. HIHGLY recommend it. i pretty much did it for this app, which USED to be paid. for w/e reason, dev made free... and im glad!
my only possibly objection to KBM, it places a notification in the bottom right. i just hate notifications. i try to clear em asap. but, same goes for external sds... so i guess we just deal with it lol...
Lol. I know lots of people get annoyed by notification icons but I'm pretty cool with them so it should be alright. Thanks for the tip on the rooting method.
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in the settings for keyboard manager you can disable to the notification.
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Haro912 said:
in the settings for keyboard manager you can disable to the notification.
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ya i know but leaving a notification makes it more of a persistent app. i use swipepad on my phone with notification persistence but the dev made it possible to make the notification icon transparent. this should be in ALL notification icons imho!
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Sooooo i just finished installing ics and noticed that face unlock is missing, I'm also wondering what else may be removed, post here and let's try to figure it all out
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Yeah, but you failed to notice that there was already a thread on this topic.
Merge to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437257
I think beam is missing too. BTW how is yours rooted with ICS?
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I think beam is missing too. BTW how is yours rooted with ICS?
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Pretty simple... read
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I think beam is missing too. BTW how is yours rooted with ICS?
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Beam requires an NFC chip, I'm pretty sure the Prime doesn't have one.
I no longer have the option to close out running applications.
Now they just pile up and don't provide an "X" to close them.
This will just hog up system resources.
Still no functionality for the lower portion of the mouse pad. A simple left-click would at least allow for easier attempt at selecting text in a text box.
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I no longer have the option to close out running applications.
Now they just pile up and don't provide an "X" to close them.
This will just hog up system resources.
Still no functionality for the lower portion of the mouse pad. A simple left-click would at least allow for easier attempt at selecting text in a text box.
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Swipe em away. I just learned this as well!
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I no longer have the option to close out running applications.
Now they just pile up and don't provide an "X" to close them.
This will just hog up system resources.
Still no functionality for the lower portion of the mouse pad. A simple left-click would at least allow for easier attempt at selecting text in a text box.
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hold to remove. or swipe left/right to remove.
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I no longer have the option to close out running applications.
Now they just pile up and don't provide an "X" to close them.
This will just hog up system resources.
Still no functionality for the lower portion of the mouse pad. A simple left-click would at least allow for easier attempt at selecting text in a text box.
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Remember ics is swype now, open recent apps and slide the app left or right and it will close the app
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I no longer have the option to close out running applications.
Now they just pile up and don't provide an "X" to close them.
This will just hog up system resources.
Still no functionality for the lower portion of the mouse pad. A simple left-click would at least allow for easier attempt at selecting text in a text box.
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Lol you swipe the apps away to close them..
Face unlock seems to be a galaxy nexus feature now more than ICS. even my nexus s that runs on Ics, never got the face unlock
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I was looking thru the apps disabling what I could in the settings and I see that Face Unlock is in there it lets you force close it and disable it. Its version 4.0.3-239410 and says its 64KB not sure if thats the full app or maybe something that will get added in later. Maybe we just need to find a way to enable it?
Perhaps the front facing camera is not up to spec hence the upgrade this summer?
And, hit the X below the notifications to close all of them at once. That's a welcome addition.
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Does anyone know how to get rid of the keyboard tray icon? I'm tired of accidentally bumping it when I start typing too fast. Seems like it would be an android system option but no option to hide it.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ne0fhykLabs.android.utility.kmLauncher
Has an option to remove the notification (if I correctly understand your question)
I might have to try that out. I've done well without rooting my prime so far but this might convince me otherwise. I might still wait for the bootloader unlock tool first. Thanks for the advice.
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This notification only shows up when there's more then one keyboard installed. And since there IS more then one keyboard installed (the stock Android one and the ASUS keyboard) it will always show up. So the only option get rid of it is to uninstall the stock Android keyboard (you don't want uninstall the ASUS keyboard unless you don't own the keyboard dock).
Gotcha, well that sucks. Personally i prefer thumb keyboard but I don't think i'll go through the hassel of removing the others. Could come with future complications if I do that. I just dont understand the necessity for the taskbar icon. You can just as easily go into settings and change it.
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It seems as though Swype has been broken after updating to ics, anyone else having this problem?
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https://twitter.com/#!/Swype/status/155450703278645248
Thank you.
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I still use swype on my phone but on the Prime, I found Thumb Keyboard to be sooo much nicer. It makes tablet typing to sooo much better..
Check it out...Its in the market.
Just thought I would share.
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I still use swype on my phone but on the Prime, I found Thumb Keyboard to be sooo much nicer. It makes tablet typing to sooo much better..
Check it out...Its in the market.
Just thought I would share.
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Thanks, I also like swiftkey
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dobbs3x said:
I still use swype on my phone but on the Prime, I found Thumb Keyboard to be sooo much nicer. It makes tablet typing to sooo much better..
Check it out...Its in the market.
Just thought I would share.
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+1 for Thumb Keyboard. Let me give you a tip for something that works even better than my normal desktop.
Thumb Keyboard has a button that looks like a thumbtack that opens up a list of editable "Quick Text" buttons you can edit. At the top I have my name, various logins, and email addresses. If you *scroll* to the very bottom you see something I've labeled "pw". Whenever I need to login in to anything it goes: Thumbtack button --> login --> tab (directly below the thumbtack button) --> thumbtack --> scroll to bottom --> password --> Enter. It seriously takes me 2 seconds to log into anything. It's awesome. Granted, I've encrypted my Prime and have a Lock Password set, so I'm not too worried about the security.
That's just one use of Thumb Keyboard though. It's super customisable, much moreso than SwiftKey (which I use on my phone), and has word-but-not-sentence prediction. I type much faster using it than I do with my phone.
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Discovered i don't need swype. The stock Asus keyboard has its own implementation that's just as good, if not better!
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Hi all,
I love my GT and the keyboard dock it came with (plus all the shortcuts). I use them nearly everyday together for taking notes in class, but I HATE that holding the backspace key will end up deleting everything I typed. I wish it would just continously delete until I let go, like the stock keyboard. Is there any way to remove this "feature" or make Swype or the stock keyboard the default for the dock?
Changing it everytime I dock my tablet is annoying and every now and again when the screen turns off it just turns back to the samsung keypad.
TIA
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Ever tried SwiftKey X Tablet? It seems to do everything you mentioned so far, some say it has dock support but I wouldn't be too sure. You might wanna test it, the app is free ofcourse. If you feel you like it, buy it
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Ever tried SwiftKey X Tablet? It seems to do everything you mentioned so far, some say it has dock support but I wouldn't be too sure. You might wanna test it, the app is free ofcourse. If you feel you like it, buy it
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I'm trying it out right now and I love it! Thanks for the heads up!
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New Youtube UI is out. I dont want to update though, because i love the current ui so much. Has anyone tried it yet?
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ian1 said:
New Youtube UI is out. I dont want to update though, because i love the current ui so much. Has anyone tried it yet?
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Here is short comparison from AndroidPolice: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...sion-4-2-16-with-brand-new-ui-for-10-tablets/
I'm gonna try it as soon as I get home to my tablet.
ian1 said:
New Youtube UI is out. I dont want to update though, because i love the current ui so much. Has anyone tried it yet?
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Loaded it up last night. The good news is, the Transformer dock keyboard now works in the search field even when you're not on the home screen! Also, the video window is larger. Overall, it's a good change.
i think im going to pass on this update as long as i can. i love the dark theme of the old version, the white is too hard on the eyes.
The new version has its good points, we can now actually delete videos from play lists and it seems to be a little bit faster however everything looks huge and oversized like its been designed for kids. There is also no full screen button so you have to watch a boxed video, although it is a slightly larger video box than the previous version.
I tried it and hated it and have gone back to the old version. It just looks nicer overall and has a full screen mode.
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Ya it looks like a blown up phone ui. I really don't like the direction Google is taking android
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ian1 said:
Ya it looks like a blown up phone ui. I really don't like the direction Google is taking android
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Same here, together with the new UI layout on the Nexus 10 I am starting to worry. Who knows what the next version will bring. Only time will tell.
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For me it's just like the desktop update, ugly and counterintuitive. Everything takes much more time to do and find now, I'm reverting to theold look
The fullscreen button is there, but it's bugged. If you rotate tablet you will see it (into portrait mode), and sometimes it becomes visible in landscape mode. Sometimes...
I also think that old one was better. First it was blackish which was much better, comments were on better position - now you have to have collapsed description and related videos and all buttons are ridiculously big => bigger controls, less content.
Thankfully I was able to revert to old version
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qery said:
The fullscreen button is there, but it's bugged. If you rotate tablet you will see it (into portrait mode), and sometimes it becomes visible in landscape mode. Sometimes...
I also think that old one was better. First it was blackish which was much better, comments were on better position - now you have to have collapsed description and related videos and all buttons are ridiculously big => bigger controls, less content.
Thankfully I was able to revert to old version
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Ya that explains it my fullscreen button disapeared too
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Seems full screen button disappears as soon as you place your tab in the dock, take it back out and it appears again.
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Fullscreen Utube app
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Seems full screen button disappears as soon as you place your tab in the dock, take it back out and it appears again.
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I'm having same problem its so frustrating and the white background is blinding. I managed to find an older version apk and reinstalled back to the old black version.
Since Jellybean upgrade my tablet is full of probs which I never had b4
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tony1ant said:
I'm having same problem its so frustrating and the white background is blinding. I managed to find an older version apk and reinstalled back to the old black version.
Since Jellybean upgrade my tablet is full of probs which I never had b4
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I tend to use TubeMate a lot more now and I can download the vids to watch later.