I am seriously thinking of getting an Lumia 920, but one thing I worry I would miss leaving Android is custom keyboards, specifically AI Swiftkey. Anyone been down this path before? How does Lumia keyboard compare?
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It's not too shabby as compared to the stock Android keyboard, but Swiftkey (and Swype) are way better, IMHO. One of things you will miss moving from Android is the choice of keyboards. One thing that really annoys me is not having numbers and punctuation marks on the main keyboard (need to press another key to get those symbols up).
I have to agree...I just came from sgs3 and only thing I dislike is the kb For wp8
jivy26 said:
I have to agree...I just came from sgs3 and only thing I dislike is the kb For wp8
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+1, I really miss swype. Also, not too sure if it's possible, but right now my Lumia doesn't have haptic feedback on keypress, which bugs me a lot too, especially if I'm typing and not swyping or using word prediction.
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The keyboard issue is one of the 3 or 4 things that will probably cause me to turn the Lumia in this week. I didn't realize how dependent I had become on those freakin arrow keys. When you type as bad as I do, those things are a blessing.
If a more capable keyboard is a big deal for you, go Android.
I haven't had any issues with the keyboard. I can still type super fast and don't have to worry about the Swype feature. I came from the gs3 as well, but don't mind not having all those keyboards that may or may not work faster.
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I have also used both, never really got used to swape though .. the predictive keyboard and the machanisms it uses to determine the next-pressed-letter is very good and I actually hardly ever have any typing problems neither in German or English layout.
WP8 even predicts the follow-up word and I have come to notice that this seems to get better over time and actually saves a lot of typing alltogether
Keyboard is not a huge issue but you do misses having the option to pick keyboards which suit you. However wp8 stock keyboard is not bad I quite like it, auto correction Is not bad at all.
I came from swiftkey on sgs3, and i havent lost any typing speed really. The WP Keyboard is quite good.
Came from Note II and GS3 where I used both swype and swiftkey - no problems at all. My typing speed not changed at all - I think its because of better touch screen/keyboard accuracy. For me, WP8 keyboard is ok, but I want to able use punctuation symbols by long-press (and to setup it in milliseconds)
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Wow, I highly recommend this keyboard, it works great and is really easy to type on and has very good text correction and prediction. It works way better than the stock keyboard imo.
https://market.android.com/details?id=app-com.beansoft.keyboardplus
Agreed. I had thumb keyboard on my Xoom before I returned it and loved it. Got it on my Tab now. Good looking out.
yeah....same here...the best.
I made a review about it 2 weeks ago on the Galaxy tab.
Its fantastic.Highly recommended
sure will give it a try first
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Makes typing with both hands much easier. Takes alittle bit to get used to it. Either way.....much better then stock keyboard.
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Edit...OK this keyboard rocks. Once you get the hang off it its lightning fast.
Purchased the app after reading this thread...
So worth it.
I love this app. I bought it when the Xoom came out and now i cant stand using the regular keyboard layout. I can type so much fast with my two thumbs, and you don't have to set the tablet down to type.
* Make sure you go into Settings - Layout Keyboard... Custom Layout or Predefined layout and change it to Tablet: 10" Layout settings for best the layout in my opinion.
good app.It is much better and convenient than the stock keyboard.
Yeah if you don't use this on your tablet you are a glutton for punishment. This app is amazing, best keyboard I've found for a tablet.
It feels like a love-fest in here, but to be honest ... I agree.
I bought this app too. I can type much faster using this rather than stock. I only wish that there was an option to reduce the size of the keyboard to make less travel between keys.
So can anyone compare this with the swiftkey beta that seems similar?
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So can anyone compare this with the swiftkey beta that seems similar?
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Ok, I can answer my own question now, I went ahead and grabbed a copy of Thumb Keyboard. If you set to the 10" tablet layout, in landscape mode at least, the layouts are pretty similar. Thumb looks less tacky because the tablet swiftkey x beta only has a neon theme that I really dislike. Thumb feels more precise somehow, hard to quantify that, and certainly seems more responsive. It offers quite a few more choices for what word you might be wanting to complete, but it's completely missing the swiftkey feature that's sometimes nice, which is guessing the next word you want to type before you start typing it - it does this by analyzing your past conversations from gmail, facebook, etc. It's actually spookily good that that sometimes - you can type an entire sentence by just picking suggested "next" words.
That being said, I'm finding that thumb seems a bit faster for me at least in my limited initial testing. Think I'll keep it for a while and see how it goes. The main limitation of a tablet for me (as a laptop replacement or at least supplement) is ability to generate text rapidly; while this doesn't get me anywhere near the speed I can achieve on a "real" keyboard, it's a step in the right direction.
Thanks y'all for the recommendation.
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I bought this app too. I can type much faster using this rather than stock. I only wish that there was an option to reduce the size of the keyboard to make less travel between keys.
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In the settings you can reduce the size of the left and right keyblocks.
Didn't notice that. So much better, thanks.
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In the settings you can reduce the size of the left and right keyblocks.
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the first app i installed on mine
I just bought it and it owns everything else for tablets.
Just an FYI this app is on sale now, HALF PRICE! According to the market page as of 6/21/11 it is on sale for €0.99 (about $1.42 USD). I have yet to use it but if it is as good as all of these reviews say then I am sure I would be pleased. But I figured I would let you know for those of you who were sitting on the fence due to the cost, now's your chance to save a little bit.
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UPDATE: okay so I have been using Thumb Keyboard a lot this evening and I have to agree that it is awesome. I was skeptical and holding out for SwiftKey to release their final tablet friendly version but I am glad I purchased this. Functionality in portrait mode as well as landscape mode is top notch. This is also extremely customizable with skins and keypress sounds. While it does not have the text prediction capability of SiftKey it definitely is a must have for any tablet owner.
I must admit that this keyboard rocks. Plus its on sale. Can't go wrong for that dollar fifty.
Hey guys. So I got a GTab 10.1 when it came out in June but ended up returning it cause Honeycomb felt slow and laggy, and as many would say, not ready for primetime. Since then, I've also tried the HTC Flyer, which I ended up returning due to lack of apps since its running Gingerbread so it only has like a tiny subset of the hundred Honeycomb apps.
Overall I didn't have a a good experience with Android tablets so I turned to iOS. I've never owned any iOS devices before and recently got an iPad 2 as my first. I like how I can type on it with all my fingers like it was a full sized keyboard on the smart cover typing angle. I use it for mostly couch potato style web browsing, reading news apps, and watching videos. The lack of flash is also quite annoying (I ordered dominos and got the wrong toppings lol).
With the recent Touchwiz on the GTab 10.1, I am revisiting this forum to see if I should make the switch back to Android. Particularly interested to hear if any of the problems still exist.
Is the keyboard lag when typing in the browser still there, after Touchwiz?
I am able to type with all my fingers like a full sized keyboard on the iPad. I forgot to try this when I owned the GTab. Does anyone do this, and is the GTab's keyboard able to pick up fast typing on its multi-touch keyboard? I know the GTab keyboard has multi-touch but I don't remember how smooth it is.
Anyone with experience with jailbroken iOS devices, does in-app purchases work with apps from Cydia? I just want to know the accessibilty of apps on both platforms.
Anyone with experience on these two tablets, got any recommendations on which one I should stick with? Thanks for your time.
TouchWiz comes with Swype. While I never likes Swype on my phone, it works great on the Tab. Who would have thought?
There's no lag.
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TouchWiz comes with Swype. While I never likes Swype on my phone, it works great on the Tab. Who would have thought?
There's no lag.
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I am not really a fan of Swype, like the touch typing more. I've seen a video on Swype but I rather be using all that real estate for all finger typing like a real keyboard. What about the regular keyboard, no lag for that as well?
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I am not really a fan of Swype, like the touch typing more. I've seen a video on Swype but I rather be using all that real estate for all finger typing like a real keyboard. What about the regular keyboard, no lag for that as well?
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I must say that I agree with you. However, I'm amazed at how useful Swype is on the Tab. I'm a fast touch typist and have found that Swype, while not as fast, is very useful. It's especially useful in a "lean back" scenario where you don't have a table to set it on for two handed typing.
The biggest difference between the iPad and Android is that you get a choice. When you get to a screen where input is required and the keyboard pops up, you have that little keyboard icon in the notification area. In only a few seconds you can choose the appropriate input method for the given scenario. I have 7 keyboards installed and use some of them frequently and some none at all. I almost never use the stock Android keyboard which, by the way, resembles the iPad's keyboard the most.
With iPad there's no choice. With Android it's up to you.
Sorry if this is OT. Just recently started using android for about a month now (gingerbread tablet). And I've been using google voice a lot which means I've been txting up a storm since I got it.
My rant is that I really despise the auto complete. I've tried gokeyboard too and it seems just as bad. I know part of the problem is my device is low end ($220 lenovo a1) and can't keep up with how fast I type, but even when I'm slow it just sucks major ass.
Not trying to bash (because I still intend to use my device) but compared to my windows phone the auto complete doesn't compare.
Is there an alternative? Or how do the keyboards work on android. Are they responsible for the auto complete or are they only good for different layouts?
Thanks.
Keyboards on android change everything. A new keyboard can use a different auto-correct, layout, keysizes and other things. I don't have any knowledge of tablet keyboards, but ICS keyboard is great, SwiftKey has pretty good correction, Skype is fast on phones and Smart Keyboard Pro works well as well. Try some different ones, one has to work for you.
While I'm waiting for my keyboard dock to come in, I'm using the ASUS on-screen keyboard, which is a pile of crap. Is there a way to get the stock Honeycomb keyboard, or should I look for a third party keyboard in the market?
you can change it in the settings, under language to get the stock one. im still searching for a better one than both of those. so far, its go kb...
The stock keyboard is way better than the Asus one for me, too. But which is the best tablet keyboard out there?
I've seen recommendations for Swiftkey-X for Tablets, and for "Thumb Keyboard." Both are paid apps, so I've been hesitant without a solid recommendation. I know there are others too.
What's best?
Yeah asus keyboard sux. I'm using the slideIt keyboard now. works great and fast. a lot faster to slide in portrait mode than in landscape. I have big hands but thiswidescreen is even to wide for me to type easily like on my iPad.
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you can change it in the settings, under language to get the stock one. im still searching for a better one than both of those. so far, its go kb...
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Took me a while to find it, but thanks. Much better now.
I just read a review comparing SwiftKey and Thumb. Even though I love Swift on my phone, Thumb won out because it's cheaper and MUCH more configurable. From just a little bit of use, I'm definitely liking it.
had the og transformer, and thumb keyboard is the best! Also has a bunch of themes so looks nice too.
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You guys could get the swype beta, it's cool, in landscape mode, it can turn into a small little keyboard that you can move from side to side, and use with one hand. Just go on swype .com to get it
hello everyone,
i had previously asked about using an exterrnal keyboard here and found out that it was a no go. So started doing some research and came up with a couple of on screen keyboards that I like.
I really like swiftkey because it has excellent corrective and predictive algorithms. Only two problems that I have found :it doesn't play well with Google drive word documents, the shift and space bar are a little close to other buttons and those other buttons occasionally get pressed.
The other is logitype. I love the keyboard on that one and find that I type faster since the buttons change shape to fit style and frequency of use. It also plays well with Google drive. However the predictive and corrective abitkes don't even come close to swiftkey's.
With both I am learning how to type six figured instead of 10
There are others out there and others on the horizon (liquid something or other seems like it will be awesome especially with the 10 touch ability!)
Hope this helps others and feel free to refute and rebut me
Which SwiftKey version did you try? They do have a tablet specific version, if you didn't already try it. I wish they just had a tablet mode rather than buying both keyboards, but oh well.
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Yep, had to buy both. Already had it for my phone and loved it there so got the tablet version. I really want logitype and swiftkey to mate and have the perfect baby