Coming from Blackberry, I've been frustrated with the stock dialer. Is there a dialer out there that I can load that is in qwerty format so i can search my contacts easier? I would love to be able to use just a normal qwerty keyboard with a "button" to toggle to a num pad. Thanks in advance.
Go into settings/keyboard/ and change the type of keyboard, you can choose the compact qwerty(blackberry) qwerty or dialer(t-9 type)
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You can hit search on the home screen and start typing a name.
That or you can use T9 in the stock dialer dialer to find a name
No need to use your contacts at all
Guys...these are all valid responses. My suggestion is to give it time and get use to having a REAL Smartphone instead of that CrapBerry.
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I only lookup contacts by using the keyboard in the Contacts application, and I really miss the way the Treo let me search contacts from the Today screen by using its full keyboard. I would like an application that gives me a keyboard with a lookup bar right in the Today screen, but since that's not available, can I at least get the keyboard to pop-up automatically without me having to open it up every time I open the Contacts application?
One way I see this feature implemented is by using MortScripts. Does anyone know of another/better way?
Thanks a lot,
Which of these keyboards have the biggest keys when using the phone in portrait mode; the android keyboard, the ime mod keyboard or better keyboard? I am looking for one that makes it less likely for those of us with fat fingers to fat finger what we are typing.
Um, i'd have to say Smart Keyboard Pro with the HTC Skin has the biggests keys. And it's not as big of a file as the HTC IME mod so there isn't that much lag when using it
come keyboards i have used
There is a keyboard called thick buttons which resizes the keys as you type making the keys that are most likely the next letter in the word larger and the rest smaller, you can also set the resize rate (small,medium, large)
SwiftKey is a pretty cool keyboard that scans your chat history to try to predict what word you will type next. They keys are pretty much the same size as the htc keyboard though. feature updates to the app will be able to scan sms, twitter, email and then create different recommendations based on the app you are typing in i.e. sms, email, or twitter.
Right now my fav keyboard app is touchpal. Don't be afraid that a lot of the text about the app is in chinese in particular parts of the tutorial they board can be set to english and all your txt recommendations will be in english. This keyboard has three layouts (my fav is the compact keyboard which gives you two letters per key but with txt prediction enabled typing is not a problem. they keys in this layout are pretty big to making it hard to miss the one you want) What is really cool about this keyboard is the ability to swipe either side ways to change keyboard layouts or down to access the secondary key (e.g. swiping down on say e will give you a 3) or in full quwerty keyboard swiping up gives you the capital letter of the letter.
Another keyboard you might want to put on your radar is blindtype. It is not out yet but it looks really awesome. It functions similar to swype but instead of swiping your finger across the keys you type normally. Look it up and you can see videos of it being demoed. It is not aval right now though but it looks like the keyboard to have for us with big fingers lol
blindtype DOES look amazing!
cant wait for it.
umm, it does not show up in my market. wth
you might want to check out ultra keyboard it allows you to re-size the keyboard making it bigger or smaller and it also has incorporated swype style typing and it also allows you to use better keyboard themes it's a paid app but in my opinion well worth it
been using big buttons keyboard for months. since i only type one handed in portrait this works perfect. it's laid out different but within a minute of typing im a pro.
itrackit said:
umm, it does not show up in my market. wth
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No offense if you looking for blindtype they said in the post its not in the market. Don't feel bad I didn't completely read it the first time
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So yeah, I spend the whole day searching for a better phonepad keyboard. But everything that pops out is for qwerty. Texting is a major communication tool in our country and yeah, english is not the norm so I can't use Swype even though I'm dying too use it. So a better phonepad keyboard is the solution.
I wanna change it since the Optimus 1 keyboard is too cramped for me, I'm looking for one with bigger keys.
Thanks in advance!!
What exactly are you looking for? A number pad style keyboard? Blackberry style keyboard (2 letters per key)? Or just a better QWERTY?
I'm not sure but I think the HTC_IME keyboard allows various styles to choose from (all of the above 3 I mentioned). There is also Swype which eliminates the need for large keys (because you don't press the keys, you use motion gestures).
Me, I personally love the stock Android keyboard. It seems pretty good at knowing what I'm pounding out.
A number pad keyboard. The ones that you see from older phones
Search for the IME mod keyboard. It's got a phone keypad style keyboard.
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Shawheim said:
Search for the IME mod keyboard. It's got a phone keypad style keyboard.
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It doesn't work on my p500
hy,
try dialer One on the market
i hope that you want
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reyesryanmjaube said:
It doesn't work on my p500
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Download the 1.5 vers. I use it on my phone and it works great !
badeaioan said:
Download the 1.5 vers. I use it on my phone and it works great !
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WOW!!!!!! It works! Thank you so much~!!! This is exactly what I'm looking for! You can even edit the smileys! Perfect! Thanks!
Oh no. Wait, I had a bit of a problem.
I don't know what is the setting called but I'm pretty sure it's present in tis app.
When I use the phonepad keyboard, for example I press "2" so the 1st letter that will come out is "A" I noticed that the time that "A" is highlighted is quite long compared to the native android keyboard, thus slowing my typing down. It does not only affect the phonepad keyboard but also the compact qwerty. How do I edit this setting? Thanks!!
Please I really need help!
Sorry, you cannot edit that setting.
Try instead Better keyboard. It also has a keypad-like one.
Hi, Can someone tell me how I can have the default Android keyboard on my Arc please? I used to have a Nexus S and liked the keyboard on that device and not so keen on the SE version.
search gingerbread keyboard in the market
Thanks for that. I did download it and selected this as my keyboard in the settings, but when I type a text it's still using the same keyboard...
Long press in a text field (messages ect.) And select gingerbread keyboard
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Hi all!
Just wondering I anyone can tell me how to (if it's even possible) change which emojis appear along the top of the numbers and symbols on the keypad (when you press 12# when texting)?
Thank you!!
Unicorn1717 said:
Hi all!
Just wondering I anyone can tell me how to (if it's even possible) change which emojis appear along the top of the numbers and symbols on the keypad (when you press 12# when texting)?
Thank you!!
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If you're using the HTC TouchPal keyboard, I'd recommend you go to Play Store and get the Google GBoard virtual keyboard.
You can switch between the two and test, and I'll bet a cold beer that you will like emojis, gifs, and other great goodies that come with using this keyboard.