My old phone had a small joystick, my wife's Android has a roller ball. Both nice to navigate around while editing text. I don't see any way to navigate on any of the included keyboards, other than the clumsy blue tab you can get if you tap the text itself. Any recommendations for a keyboard which includes navigation keys, even if they are on a secondary layout?
I recommend Thumb Keyboard. I used it on my streak for over a year and absolutely can't do without it. It has built in themes and you can customize the size to fit your needs.
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Swype has a section almost solely for navigating text. Wrote from the Swype key to the alt key and it'll pull it up.
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I'm almost positive Swiftkey X has a similar option to thumb keyboard, at least it looks the same in portrait.
I use Thumb Keyboard also. Have been using it for years on the Streak and now on the Note.
My fav is smart keyboard pro - and don't forget to install the english pack for autocorrect and turn the cursor keys on in settings.
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I recommend Thumb Keyboard. I used it on my streak for over a year and absolutely can't do without it. It has built in themes and you can customize the size to fit your needs.
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Thumb keyboard is the way to go!
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I use Swiftkey X on my Note and it has arrow keys. (when enabled)
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Smart keyboard. The only thing I don't like is that the arrows look greyed out but its just a visual thing.
Sweet, lots of choices to try out. Exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
The reason I like Thumb Keyboard the best is the split when in landscape mode. Makes it so easy to type while browsing. I don't know if other keyboards do it, but since I bought it, I'm sticking with it.
It is on sale right now too.
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The reason I like Thumb Keyboard the best is the split when in landscape mode. Makes it so easy to type while browsing. I don't know if other keyboards do it, but since I bought it, I'm sticking with it.
It is on sale right now too.
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Thumb keyboard by Beansoft is the only keyboard I'll use. Tried most of em, this one is king. TONS of customization and great word correction.
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Gingerbread keyboard (by Stephen Lin or something) has slide up space bar that gives arrow keys. Also hackers keyboard
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Like the topic says, any HD version of the HTC IME available for us? I enter really like swipe or the Samsung keyboard much
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I don't think it's going to happen without tweaking the apk or your build.prop. I tried the Evo's HTC_IME, it installed just fine, but when I opened the keyboard was greeted with this nice little message.
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Yes, this is the htc keyboard i want,
with the arrows going up, down, left & right!!!
Does anybody have it working on the vibrant??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
Grab the high res version for anDroid 2.1 and earlier. Works like a charm, just tested it. No arrows like no evo though.
We need to get the evo version working, I need the arrows lol. I hate not having a way to precisely move through text.
I need one with the arrows at the bottom...
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We need to get the evo version working, I need the arrows lol. I hate not having a way to precisely move through text.
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I feel you! That's what I need 2, the arrows just like EVO & HD2, I hate having to use my finger to click in between text, especially when typing passwords, where you can't even see the text!!!
does anyone know of a different keyboard that has these arrows? obviously the htc one from hd2 is the best for this, but is there a free or even paid option that replicates this bit of functionality?
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does anyone know of a different keyboard that has these arrows? obviously the htc one from hd2 is the best for this, but is there a free or even paid option that replicates this bit of functionality?
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You realize you can swipe from swype icon on the bottom left to the symbol key directly to the right of it to bring up arrows, cut/copy/paste, and delete word/backspace keys, right?
Nice. Thanks!
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You realize you can swipe from swype icon on the bottom left to the symbol key directly to the right of it to bring up arrows, cut/copy/paste, and delete word/backspace keys, right?
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lol no i didn't... that is some good stuff to have handy. i knew swipe had this but i always had to cycle through a bunch of stuff to get to it. nice quick option. still miss having just the arrows right there, but that might just be out of habit. thanks!
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We need to get the evo version working, I need the arrows lol. I hate not having a way to precisely move through text.
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oh!! but there is a way to more through text in the samsung keyboard hold down the key to access the symbols and presto a dpad appears..
Here is the newest TouchPal keyboard from China!
Download it from CooTek
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Far has I know it is still in beta over there in China.... but I can not read chinese....
Here are some pictures!
I really like this keyboard it has always been one of my favorites ever sense the first beta last year. now they have made lots of changes and it is even better.
When you install it it will be in chinese. you will need to go to settings and switch it to english.
Looks nice. Downloading now.
EDIT: Just tried it out for a while. Verdict: It's great!
Once you turn off the Chinese language, the text prediction is great, and the buttons are quick and responsive. I like the option to have different layouts for portrait vs. landscape (even though I just use QWERTY for both). The edit button is top center, and very handy, since I came from a G1 and the Vibrant has no trackball/d-pad to edit words. One note though, the delete button in Edit deletes the next character, not the previous. Not a huge deal, since the backspace on the keyboard still deletes the previous character and you could just select what you need to delete in the Edit screen, just a weird change. If you don't know what I mean, try it out yourself, it's worth a try at least
I love that style of keyboard with the two letters per key (Like on my original Blackberry Pearl).
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Yeah it is a great little keyboard. my favorite feature is being able to swipe to change from T9 to QWERTY
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OOOHHHHJMMMGMGKLNAD!!!!!! MY favorite keyboard in the world i can haz again!!! THanks OP!!!
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I am new to the Android side of XDA just picked up my Vibrant 2 days ago and loving it.............
My favorite too......one of the first things I downloaded to my Vibrant and seems to work pretty well just missing the ability to save passwords or url or email adresses (one click entry in the username or password box for websites is really slick and I miss that the most). It is still beta so we will see if they implement it later on.
Link not working... looks fun though
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Go to Market and search for Touchpal... is in Chinese but you can change setting easily
Um, why does the app need access to Contacts and Voice Recorder?
I ask, because we (in the I.T. dept) are being bombarded by Chinese malware and such.
The permissions do seem a bit excessive for a keyboard.
Requires these permissions:
Your personal information
read contact data
Network communication
full Internet access, view network state, view Wi-Fi state
Hardware controls
control vibrator, record a
SwiftKey tablet X keyboard. The absolute must have. Get it while it's on sale.
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Def i got this and its amazing!
I'm using the swype beta which is quite good. How does it compare?
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I've been using the SwiftKey Beta. I like it. Much faster than the stock keyboard.
How does it compare to thumb keyboard?
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How does it compare to thumb keyboard?
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Interesting, I use thumb keyboard and really like it.
In landscape thumbs-mode, how do suggestions work? Is the suggested word in the CENTER of the display? A long reach with the thumb??
It has a numbpad in the middle of the display.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.tablet.full&feature=search_result
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It has 3 different themes and also has a full keyboard layout like the tablet keyboard.
I grabbed it. The word suggestions in the top middle of the keyboard are worthless when you're using the split thumb keyboard though. I also don't like how you can't make the overall keyboard smaller like you can do with thumb keyboard.
the swipe to delete entire word feature is nice, I've already become accustomed to it. If you quickly swipe right to left across the keys it'll delete the entire last word, a nice touch especially on a predictive keyboard.
This keyboard is hard to get used to in both modes. Maybe that's just me though.
I downloaded it and switched to the full keyboard instead of the split. Absolutely worthless. Horrible lag and it ignored touch input especially on the space bar. Uninstalled and got the refund.
This has to be the most responsive keyboard for the SGT. Those of you having problems must have some greasy fingers . Seriously, though, the split keyboard is awesome. Well worth the $1.99 price tag.
Needs more advanced options. Imho
Well Ive been using Thumb Keyboard ever since i got my Tab, love it. But after using Swift X Tablet keyboard, it seems much smoother and cleaner. (IMO of course) BOTH keyboards are great, although ThumbK has many more options, many which are rather useless IMO, they both get the job done VERY well.
Love swiftkey on my phone,but it has a looong way to go to be usable on a tablet. Thumb keyboard is miles ahead.
Using numbers on swiftkey is very clumsy as is the layout of the predication choices. With thumb keyboard both are (excuse the pun) right under your thumb.
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Thumbkey's predictions don't even come close to SwiftKey. You can type a whole sentence with hardly touching the keys
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Thumbkey's predictions don't even come close to SwiftKey. You can type a whole sentence with hardly touching the keys
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SwiftKey definitely is better for predicitons, but its lack of arrow keys and a tab key is keeping me using Thumb for now.
I agree that the addition of direction keys would be a huge benefit but I find the predictive choices to be much better than thumb keyboard. Not as customizable as thumb key, but I do like it better because it is not cluttered.
Try it and see how you like it!
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Thumbkey's predictions don't even come close to SwiftKey. You can type a whole sentence with hardly touching the keys
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Yeah alright, but what about the text shortcuts, pgup pgdown keys and navigational keys, the toolbar and last but not least the possibility to adjust the width and height of the keys so the keyboard fits better to the range of your thumbs.
A good adjustable layout makes predictions rather a unnecessary luxery. Imagine typing on a regular PC keyboard ... do you really need the fancy (nagging) predictions in that case
Having just spent $20 on 8 different keyboards and trying various 'free' keyboards as well, Im wondering what you all find works well for the Note.
Right now, I find Better Keyboard 8.9.9 on the Amazon Market ($3) the keyboard that is working well for me, primarily because it extends the size of the 2nd and third row keys to fit the phone's width which makes the keys easier to hit. All the settings are stock except I disabled auto correct as it keeps changing my abbreviations to words I dont intend (bldg for example keeps getting changed to either bulldog or another word that is slipping my mind).
Supposedly Swiftkey has very good text prediction which might be interesting but I havent used it enough yet to know. Not yet sure the difference between the tablet version ($3) and the phone version (free) nor do I know which I should use for the Note. My assumption is the $3 version would offer more than the free version but I havent had a chance to look at it.
Of course, one of the other things about the keyboard stuff is that it requires using for a few days to determine if a keyboard is working for you.
Im also looking for a good speech to text app, it needs to be something I can select from the keyboard when it appears - ie. clicking the little microphone in the corner on whatever keyboard appears (not sure if Android lets you use a custom keyboard and change the voice recognition app from Google Voice to something else). It is important to be able to toggle the voice recognition from the keyboard as I am using some custom software on my Android phone for work that requires me to do text entry, the app does not support anything other than a keyboard meaning that I want to bring the keyboard up, tap the mic in the corner, say what I need to and have that automatically put into the field. Google Voice is ok but Im wondering if there isnt something better.
My favorite by far is the tablet Swype beta. Some people find the keys to be too small, but I find that it works great for me, and my fingers are fat. Also, using the spen makes it the fastest and most accurate text entry method I have used by far. It also includes speech to text through dragon dictate, which can be activated by the key on the keyboard and is very accurate, more accurate than the stock android voice recognition in my opinion. Here is a picture of the keyboard:
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I think I've downloaded about a dozen keyboards, googled a million images, but I can't find what I want.
Why do they all have stupid keys and menus in additional rows that I can't remove nor do I need taking up my screen space.
I think Go Keyboard was about the worst.
This one isn't too bad because the keypad size is adjustable but I still don't need their stupid menu keys.
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I just want a fully functional keyboard that looks clean.
Predominantly white.
And I do want the ability to add the arrow key row.
Scalable keys / keypad is also a plus.
I don't want big keys.
I don't want big spaces between keys.
I don't want 3d or bevelled keys.
I don't want additional keys or menus.
Can someone plz help.
Wobzy said:
I think I've downloaded about a dozen keyboards, googled a million images, but I can't find what I want.
Why do they all have stupid keys and menus in additional rows that I can't remove nor do I need taking up my screen space.
I think Go Keyboard was about the worst.
This one isn't too bad because the keypad size is adjustable but I still don't need their stupid menu keys.
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I just want a fully functional keyboard that looks clean.
Predominantly white.
And I do want the ability to add the arrow key row.
Scalable keys / keypad is also a plus.
I don't want big keys.
I don't want big spaces between keys.
I don't want 3d or bevelled keys.
I don't want additional keys or menus.
Can someone plz help.
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Try Fleksy.
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Try Fleksy.
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I like it, but i cant find any option for swipe input or the arrow keys?
Are there feature unlocks in the trial upgrade?
There's no next word prediction?
And you have to type the full word and space just to get prediction for the current word?
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Try Swype keyboard...very clean design and has themes including predominantly white.
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