Good morning,
First of, I did use GOOGLE and the search button on here but couldn't get my answer. So, here I am.
Ok, I like both Samsung and Google keyboards, but on Samsung keyboard, I installed my national language so I can talk to my dad and it is perfectly working for me. However, when I type English, I prefer Google keyboard because it does not predict with the mix of my language like the Samsung and screw up my typing.
On the Google keyboard, I can simply hold the space bar and the keyboard switching window pops up and let me choose other keyboard.
My question is, can I setup the Samsung keyboard to have the same effect so I can switch back and forth between the keyboards without going through the setup menus ?
Thanks!
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Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
try the gingerbread keyboard from the market. i used to use the free version and it was great but i upgraded to the pro version because i wanted to be able to change the size and spacing of the keys. no lag, you can set it to show/hide the comma and period keys too. on my current version when the keyboard is on screen i can press the phone's menu button and one of the options is to add a smiley. when you select that a big list pops up with the smiley pictured so it is easy to pick the right one. i used to use it on my atrix and loved it and works even better on the gs2
biffsmash said:
Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
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Hey Biffsmash
I've also been looking for a great keyboard for my SGS2 but recently I found Smart Keyboard, which is the best keyboard I've ever tried.
It is extremely customizing so you can change almost everything you want.
Size of buttons, control cursor with the volume buttons, gestures(swipe left, right, up, down), very intelligent dictionary that learn your world automatically, calibration to get the most precisely touch, customize buttons, themes, and MUCH more!
The downside of the keyboard is that it cost money, but it is a small cost and IMO it is nice to support the developer for a such good application. The Danish dictionary is also pretty small, but thanks to the smart and intelligence dictionary it doesn't really matter for me Try it!
Best regards;
Rallerbabz.
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The little language switcher button on Photons stock Swype keyboard drives me insane i bump it all the time(clumsy fingers) and it takes a while to get my keyboard back to English, is there another Swype keyboard that i can use that wont have this?! It is honestly the biggest flaw i see with this device. Or is there perhaps a few files i can edit within the phone so the button doesn't do anything? I do like the capabilities of Swype, just hate this language button, guess its what happens when i get a global phone.. Thanks!
Seconded!
I have this problem, too. And what's with the "post too short" error?
Hello,
i googled for quite some time now, but I couldn't find ANY answer. So I guess this is not possible but I thought I can ask here. Maybe someone knows something.
Is it possible, while typing with the stock android keyboard (Jelly Bean) to switch to the Numpad? I've uploaded two pictures to make things clear.
In the first pic you see the normal android keyboard. In the second one you see the numpad, but which only occurs if the text field only allows numerical input. What I want is to switch from the normal keyboard to the numerical one.
Example:
I am writing a note (in my fav. note app) or a sms. In this note/sms I type some longer Numbers (wlan-key, phone number, birthday... you name it). This is when I want to switch to the numpad, because I cannot describe how much I hate to input numbers when they are not in a 3x3 grid (like a numpad).
In the stock Android Keyboard, when I press the number button (bottom left) the numbers appear in a ROW on the top. I honestly don't get how people can type numbers with this.... It would drive me crazy. I could talk hours about how much i hate it. But I want to keep this kind of short
Swype has this feature: either hold the numbers key next to the swype button. Or swype from the swype-key to the t and the numpad appears. Really nice!
I was just wondering if something like this is possible for the Android keyboard.
greetings
PS: I tried a lot of different keyboards and only swype had both: swype input and numpad. Why? I think a numpad for numerical input is the best way to go. I really don't get why you want it any other way.
I dont know about the stock key board but swiftkey keyboard can also put the numbers in a 3x3 grid...although partially . I am attaching a screen shot
Hope this helped
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Thank you for your reply. I forgot about SwiftKey. Last time I've tried it, something bothered me, but I cannot remember what it was. Maybe I give it another try.
But still I am curious about the stock keyboard. Because I refuse to believe they did not implement this feature, since I think it is quite essential. And when it comes to choosing a keyboard, it's a deal breaker for me.
I just typed "dill" in my shopping list, and when I hit space, it magically changed to "fill"
Fortunately I was able to find the settings icon on the keyboard and figure out how to turn it off. This was about the umpteenth time something like this happened to me, but I wasn't absolutely sure it was the keyboard doing it till now. Hopefully it will stop now. If not, I guess I'll switch to the google keyboard.
Are there more annoying features I haven't run into yet?
If you want your keyboard to recognize the word dill, you have to click on dill when it shows at the top of keyboard then it should recognize it.
Hi guys!
Background: I've been using a Sony Xperia z4 for a few years now for my job. I do a lot of public speaking - and Polaris Office deals with Word documents extremely well. The Xperia died unexpectedly, and I grabbed a Tab s3 - in good part because it was in stock locally, and I needed it for the next day. HOWEVER, I was also looking forward to using the pen to do some last minute editing in Polaris or sending some emails in Gmail. On purchase, the device immediately upgraded to Oreo. (Good ... I guess?)
Problem: As it turns out, I can only use direct pen input in most text fields if I use Samsung's own keyboard. If I switch to Gboard (which I vastly prefer), direct input works in certain fields (like Chrome URLs) - but it doesn't activate in the places I'd like to use it most. Like, when I'd like to edit the body of text in Polaris Office. This is SUPER annoying - makes the pen basically useless.
As best I can tell, I guy asked a similar question in this forum back in September, but didn't get any responses. Do you guys have any insight here?
Work-around
Hey mikesusangray,
Funny enough, I actually ran into the same problem as you since I too vastly prefer Gboard for the majority of text input, but like to use the S-pen when it comes to creative work such as using journey for journaling. After a bit of research, I finally settled on using the pro version of an app called simple keyboard switcher which is available in the play store. I chose this app over other keyboard switchers because the pro version unlocks a nifty feature to shake the device which causes the keyboard switcher to appear on the screen regardless of which app you're in. You can then press it once, select your keyboard, and simply swipe it away to dismiss it to switch keyboards. It's definitely not the best solution since I often find myself shaking my tab s3 like a pissed off infant with a rattle to get the app to activate sometimes when it's not working as flawlessly as it should lol but it works for me personally since it eliminates the hassle of having to dive into the settings menu or pull down the notification panel. As for using the Samsung keyboard for direct input with the pen, I'm currently trying to decide between the device's default keyboard and a discontinued app called "MyScript Stylus Beta" by the creators of the note-taking app Nebo which allows for better texting editing and an overall smoother writing experience in my opinion. If you're interested you can still grab the apk for MyScript Stylus Beta by doing a quick google search and installing it from the Swedish version of the google play store where the app is still live or by grabbing it off of apk mirror. Anyhoo, I hope you find this information helpful.
Cheers!
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It turns out Gboard has handwriting built in now. It's just a bit of a hassle to set up first. Here's how to activate it.
How to set up handwriting input on Gboard:
1. Open the Gboard keyboard
2. Press and hold the spacebar until a menu comes up to change keyboard
3. Press "Language Settings"
4. Select your desired language and then choose handwriting as the layout
Done!
You can now switch between the QWERTY Keyboard and Handwriting input by holding down the spacebar on Gboard and selecting either or....I also noticed a PC and Morse code keyboard hidden in there haha you learn something new everyday xD.
Cheers!