Use AOSP ICS Keyboard in Jelly Bean - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Hey guys,
So after a month of obnoxiously slow typing on the Stock Google Keyboard, I FINALLY figured out a way to get the ICS keyboard running! I tried before but got stuck with the following error any time I tried to use the keyboard: "Unfortunately Android Keyboard Has Stopped". BUT something I did today finally worked!
What you need:
Android SDK and Drivers Installed
ICS Keyboard Files attached to this OP (JB backup files are also posted here in case anyone needs them)
(NB: Not sure if the dictionary makes a difference, but it's in there because it worked for me with it)
Root
Busybox (you can download a busybox installer from the playstore here
Here's what I did:
A. Remove JB Keyboard
B. Add ICS Keyboard to /system/apps
C. Fix "Unfortunately Android Keyboard Has Stopped" message
ADB Directions for A & B:
0. Plug in your Prime to your PC.
1. Unzip TFP ICS Android Keyboard.zip files to your adb folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools).
2. Open a command prompt and navigate to that folder.
3. Enter the following commands to backup the Jelly Bean stock keyboard files to your ADB folder. "adb pull /system/app/LatinImeGoogle.apk LatinImeGoogleJB.apk" and "adb pull /system/app/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk LatinImeDictionaryPackJB.apk".
4. Enter the following commands to push the ICS files to your tablet. "adb push LatinImeGoogle.apk /sdcard/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "adb push LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk /sdcard/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk".
5. Open a shell on your Prime via adb. "adb shell" "su"
6. Move the ICS keyboard files from your sdcard to the system folder. "cp /sdcard/LatinImeGoogle.apk /system/app/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "cp /sdcard/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk /system/app/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk"
7. Change/fix permissions. "chmod 644 /system/app/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "chmod 644 /system/app/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk"
8. Reboot.
NB: If you try to use the keyboard at this point, you will get the error message I described above.
File Explorer Directions for A & B:
0. Plug in your Prime to your PC.
1. Download Root Explorer or ES File Manager or any other program that can access system files.
(I use ES File Explorer because it's free. Download it, go to settings, Root Settings, and check all the boxes, granting Root Permissions as necessary.)
2. Navigate to /system/app and copy LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk.
3. Paste them to /sdcard and rename them LatinImeGoogleJB.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPackJB.apk. Copy these to your PC for safe keeping if you want.
4. Unzip the TFP ICS Android Keyboard.zip files to your computer and copy them to the SD Card of your Prime.
5. Copy LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk from your /sdcard.
6. Paste them to /system/app.
7. Change/fix permissions for both to rw-r--r--.
8. Reboot.
Directions for C
NB: I tried a few things to get this working, so I can update this as necessary to remove unnecessary steps.
9. Once rebooted, go to System --> Language & Input, and ensure that you see Android Keyboard at the top of the list of Keyboards.
10. (THIS STEP MAY NOT BE NECESSARY). Navigate to the LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk files in your sdcard and click them. A box will pop up asking you if you want to replace a system app. Hit yes for both.
11. Go to System --> Apps --> All --> Android Keyboard
12. Clear Data for Android Keyboard.
13. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for "Dictionary Provider".
14. Go to System --> Language & input --> Default and choose English (US) Android Keyboard (should be the 2nd option).
15. Open a text field (ie the body of a blank message in Gmail is what I used) and click to start typing.
16. That should do it!
To restore the JB Stock Keyboard via ADB
0. Go to System --> Apps --> All and uninstall updates to "Android Keyboard" and "Dictionary Pack".
1. Plug in your Prime to your PC.
2. Unzip the TFP JB Android Keyboard.zip files to your adb folder if you do not already have them there (C:\Program Files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools).
3. If you do have the stock files still there, rename them to LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk.
4. Open a command prompt and navigate to that folder.
5. Enter the following commands to push the JB files to your tablet. "adb push LatinImeGoogle.apk /sdcard/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "adb push LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk /sdcard/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk".
6. Open a shell on your Prime via adb. "adb shell" "su"
7. Move the ICS keyboard files from your sdcard to the system folder. "cp /sdcard/LatinImeGoogle.apk /system/app/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "cp /sdcard/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk /system/app/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk"
8. Change/fix permissions. "chmod 644 /system/app/LatinImeGoogle.apk" "chmod 644 /system/app/LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk"
9. Reboot.
10. Go to System --> Language & input --> Default and choose English (US) Android Keyboard (should be the 2nd option).
11. Open a text field (ie the body of a blank message in Gmail is what I used) and click to start typing.
12. That should do it!
To restore the JB Stock Keyboard via a File Explorer
0. Go to System --> Apps --> All and uninstall updates to "Android Keyboard" and "Dictionary Pack".
1. Plug in your Prime to your PC.
2. Unzip TFP JB Android Keyboard.zip files to your computer and copy them to the SD Card of your Prime.
3. If you still have your backup files, you can use them. Make sure they are on your SD Card.
4. Copy LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk from your SD card.
5. Paste them to /system/app.
6. Change/fix permissions for both to rw-r--r--.
7. Reboot.
8. Go to System --> Language & input --> Default and choose English (US) Android Keyboard (should be the 2nd option).
9. Open a text field (ie the body of a blank message in Gmail is what I used) and click to start typing.
10. That should do it!
Hope this helps others that can't stand the unbearably slow typing on the Jelly Bean Stock Android Keyboard. Hit thanks if it worked for you! (If not, post here and I'll do my best to help figure out the issue.)
EDIT: Simpler method is to basically just sideload the apk for the ICS keyboard and install it like you would any other apk. It will reset after a reboot, but 'reinstalling' it again seems to fix it (again).
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I had flashed the 4.1 -> 4.2 keyboard package to my phone, and the keyboard wouldnt work, so I did it with the JB keyboard and now it's perfect! Kudos!
Lol no problem. Glad I could help!
I realized last week you just need to sideload the apk for ICS and all the other steps are useless. go figure...
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Life-saver.
Confirmed working on latest official update (.18). I had tried other apks but they didn't install correctly, this one does the trick.
I'm a little confused on the instructions. I can't seem to get this to work right on NRG's ROM. Is there an ICS apk that works?
rorytmeadows said:
I'm a little confused on the instructions. I can't seem to get this to work right on NRG's ROM. Is there an ICS apk that works?
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Sorry I should probably just delete the whole OP. All you need is the ics apk for the keyboard from the zip above. Then just side load and install it like you would any other application. You may need to reinstall it after each boot.
Alternatively you can try to replace the apk in system/apps with the one above, set permissions and see if that works. It doesn't work in stock but is a superior method if it works on nrgs rom.
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nhshah7 said:
Sorry I should probably just delete the whole OP. All you need is the ics apk for the keyboard from the zip above. Then just side load and install it like you would any other application. You may need to reinstall it after each boot.
Alternatively you can try to replace the apk in system/apps with the one above, set permissions and see if that works. It doesn't work in stock but is a superior method if it works on nrgs rom.
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What keyboard apk?
rorytmeadows said:
What keyboard apk?
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download the TFP ICS keyboard zip from the OP and unzip it. Inside that, you'll find the keyboard apk (you don't need the dictionary)
there are a way faster to put ICS keyboard on JB ?
xfeedbacker said:
there are a way faster to put ICS keyboard on JB ?
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haha yeah, found it recently. You have to do steps A as above. Then Install the apk like you would any other apk from a file explorer like astro or ES or the built in file explorer. After that, open up titanium backup, find the keyboard, long press and click move to system apps.
Voila!
Only issue is that google now wants to update it every time you reboot the device or update apps. The way I got around this is to put a tibu widget on your home screen that you can click and will detach from the marketplace. Do this once after every reboot and you'll be very happy
nhshah7 said:
haha yeah, found it recently. You have to do steps A as above. Then Install the apk like you would any other apk from a file explorer like astro or ES or the built in file explorer. After that, open up titanium backup, find the keyboard, long press and click move to system apps.
Voila!
Only issue is that google now wants to update it every time you reboot the device or update apps. The way I got around this is to put a tibu widget on your home screen that you can click and will detach from the marketplace. Do this once after every reboot and you'll be very happy
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man, i'm too dumb :/ hahaha
So what i need is do this steps:
File Explorer Directions for A & B:
0. Plug in your Prime to your PC.
1. Download Root Explorer or ES File Manager or any other program that can access system files.
2. Navigate to /system/app and copy LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk.
3. Paste them to /sdcard and rename them LatinImeGoogleJB.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPackJB.apk. Copy these to your PC for safe keeping if you want.
4. Unzip the TFP ICS Android Keyboard.zip files to your computer and copy them to the SD Card of your Prime.
5. Copy LatinImeGoogle.apk and LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk from your /sdcard.
6. Paste them to /system/app.
7. Change/fix permissions for both to rw-r--r--.
8. Reboot.
Install te apk of the ICS keyboard
Open titanium backup and install the app to system apps (but i don't have nothing because i use Go Backup)
I told you that i was not inteligent haha
You're intelligent enough to read and ask questions download titanium backup for this, free version may also perform this function
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