How to install custom keyboard?? - General Questions and Answers

Hi,
I want to install the custom keyboard on my Droid running Froyo.
I downloaded the APK file already but only one folder is showing.
Do I need to download another files or something??

you also need to go into the settings on your phone and turn it on.
Menu -> settings -> location and keyboard -> check your keyboard you downloaded
You may have to uncheck "android keyboard" also depending on the keyboard.
Hope it works!

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how to install an new ime for gtab?

I downloaded and installed an new ime which supports hand-writing input. It seems istalled ok and running. When i tried to input something, the tap' n tap keyboard always shows up and i can't use the new one. Do i need to remove the tap 'n tap first?
Assuming you're running either stock VS TnT or TnTlite, search the forums for replacement/alternative keyboards, there are two ways of activating installed alternative input method, one involves temporarily flashing stock android settings app, enabling your keyboard and flashing VS TnT settings back, second requires modifying the permissions via adb shell or something similar. I personally find flashing stock settings app is easier. Reboot, flash stock, reboot, go to settings, put a checkbox next to your keyboard(s), reboot, flash VS app, reboot, your keyboard is now activated and can be selected.
Once your input method is activated, long press on input box will display a popup where you can switch input method from TnT to yours. You don't need to remove TnT keyboard, you can switch to any (activated) keyboard on the fly using this long press technique.
ketty_yijun said:
I downloaded and installed an new ime which supports hand-writing input. It seems istalled ok and running. When i tried to input something, the tap' n tap keyboard always shows up and i can't use the new one. Do i need to remove the tap 'n tap first?
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Which firmware is on your Gtab? Also which IME?
You can try copying the apk file from /data/app to /system/app, then reboot.
Jim
jimcpl said:
You can try copying the apk file from /data/app to /system/app, then reboot.
Jim
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I think you will need to modify apk's permission bits after copying to fully activate it. It is in the forums somewhere...
noob4eva said:
I think you will need to modify apk's permission bits after copying to fully activate it. It is in the forums somewhere...
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Yep. Forgot about that ... set to rw-r--r--.
Jim
i installed from market. just long press on the input box and choose the one you want to use. thank you, guys.

[Q] Tnt Lite 4.4.0 Russian keyboard.

Downloaded few keyboard apps from the marked, installed successfully, but can't make "input method" Russian keyboard, cuz can not activate them from settings - language&keyboard menu. Any ideas?
Thanks
Hayaser said:
Downloaded few keyboard apps from the marked, installed successfully, but can't make "input method" Russian keyboard, cuz can not activate them from settings - language&keyboard menu. Any ideas?
Thanks
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This is a common problem with stock, and thus TNT Lite - you can't add keyboards that way. you need to use a rooted method like root explorer or adb (the apk needs to be added to /system/app).

4.2 Keyboard and camera

Android 4.2 keyboard with gesture, its as good as swipe.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/10/30/android-4-2-stock-keyboard-now-available-for-download-unofficially
After installing go to languages and input and check Android Key board
Hope it will be useful.
Download and Install
Now, getting it on your device is going to be easy for some of you, and less easy for others. You'll need to be on Android 4.0+, to start.
If you're on a phone with a UI overlay that has the stock keyboard disabled (eg, Samsung TouchWiz, HTC Sense, Sony), you can just download the apk below- no root required. To install, make sure you have "install from unknown sources" enabled in your phone settings, and after installation, go into your phone's keyboard settings and enable "Android keyboard." Then, you can switch to the new keyboard. This may also work on some "stock" Android custom ROMs - but it will not work on stock Android builds distributed by Google.
Get the apk here: http://d-h.st/XuS
If the apk doesn't work, you're running a phone that is either A.) running stock Android (as in, AOSP), or B.) running software that has the stock Android keyboard as an option, you'll need to download this ZIP file, and flash it in recovery. That also means you're going to need root. as you'll be writing to /system/apps. Before you do, though, either back up the stock keyboard (if you don't know how, you probably shouldn't be doing this) or create a full image backup, just in case. Here's that ZIP file:
Get the zip here: http://d-h.st/36D
Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...d-4-2-keyboard-with-gesture-typing-right-now/
Android 4.2 camera
available now with photo sphere simply move to system apps and set permissions to rw-r-r- and reboot.some reports of photo sphere force closing but had no problems here
http://www.mediafire.com/?927d7dm454g435o
Here's the working zip, flash from cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551677
Press thanks if u liked
Sent from my Android Lappy
Cyrin

4.2 Keyboard and camera

Android 4.2 keyboard with gesture, its as good as swipe.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/10/30/android-4-2-stock-keyboard-now-available-for-download-unofficially
After installing go to languages and input and check Android Key board
Hope it will be useful.
Download and Install
Now, getting it on your device is going to be easy for some of you, and less easy for others. You'll need to be on Android 4.0+, to start.
If you're on a phone with a UI overlay that has the stock keyboard disabled (eg, Samsung TouchWiz, HTC Sense, Sony), you can just download the apk below- no root required. To install, make sure you have "install from unknown sources" enabled in your phone settings, and after installation, go into your phone's keyboard settings and enable "Android keyboard." Then, you can switch to the new keyboard. This may also work on some "stock" Android custom ROMs - but it will not work on stock Android builds distributed by Google.
Get the apk here: http://d-h.st/XuS
If the apk doesn't work, you're running a phone that is either A.) running stock Android (as in, AOSP), or B.) running software that has the stock Android keyboard as an option, you'll need to download this ZIP file, and flash it in recovery. That also means you're going to need root. as you'll be writing to /system/apps. Before you do, though, either back up the stock keyboard (if you don't know how, you probably shouldn't be doing this) or create a full image backup, just in case. Here's that ZIP file:
Get the zip here: http://d-h.st/36D
Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...d-4-2-keyboard-with-gesture-typing-right-now/
Android 4.2 camera
available now with photo sphere simply move to system apps and set permissions to rw-r-r- and reboot.some reports of photo sphere force closing but had no problems here
http://www.mediafire.com/?927d7dm454g435o
Here's the working zip, flash feom cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551677
Press thanks if u liked
YO YO CYRIN
It looks nice
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda premium
problems
I have some problems with keyboard. I used bouth ways of installing, but same problem. When suggestions are turnd on, keyboard just force closing when I try to save some word to user dictionary.
so good, thanks

4.2 Keyboard and camera

Android 4.2 keyboard with gesture, its as good as swipe.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/10/30/android-4-2-stock-keyboard-now-available-for-download-unofficially
After installing go to languages and input and check Android Key board
Hope it will be useful.
Download and Install
Now, getting it on your device is going to be easy for some of you, and less easy for others. You'll need to be on Android 4.0+, to start.
If you're on a phone with a UI overlay that has the stock keyboard disabled (eg, Samsung TouchWiz, HTC Sense, Sony), you can just download the apk below- no root required. To install, make sure you have "install from unknown sources" enabled in your phone settings, and after installation, go into your phone's keyboard settings and enable "Android keyboard." Then, you can switch to the new keyboard. This may also work on some "stock" Android custom ROMs - but it will not work on stock Android builds distributed by Google.
Get the apk here: http://d-h.st/XuS
If the apk doesn't work, you're running a phone that is either A.) running stock Android (as in, AOSP), or B.) running software that has the stock Android keyboard as an option, you'll need to download this ZIP file, and flash it in recovery. That also means you're going to need root. as you'll be writing to /system/apps. Before you do, though, either back up the stock keyboard (if you don't know how, you probably shouldn't be doing this) or create a full image backup, just in case. Here's that ZIP file:
Get the zip here: http://d-h.st/36D
Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...d-4-2-keyboard-with-gesture-typing-right-now/
Android 4.2 camera
available now with photo sphere simply move to system apps and set permissions to rw-r-r- and reboot.some reports of photo sphere force closing but had no problems here
http://www.mediafire.com/?927d7dm454g435o
Here's the working zip, flash feom cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551677
Press thanks if u liked
YO YO CYRIN
Duplicate?
Um ok, but this stuff (4.2 keyboard and camera) was already listed in the Blaze Themes Section here and actually is like 5 posts down. I'm not so sure we need this here.
good
Hey link die, please reupload

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