Just wondering if anyone has tried swiftkey x on the cdma hero? I was going to get it but I've been seeing some reports of high memory usage (30mb-70mb) depending on the device. I really liked the original swiftkey but if it really does have high memory requirements I'm going to skip it.
It's using 27MB of memory for me right now. If you do buy it, you have 10 minutes to "return" the purchase if you don't like it, or notice issues.
personally I haven't had any though
kyouko said:
It's using 27MB of memory for me right now. If you do buy it, you have 10 minutes to "return" the purchase if you don't like it, or notice issues.
personally I haven't had any though
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Thanks for the screenshot. I haven't purchased it yet and probably won't until I figure out what kind of phone I'm getting next (contract is up soon).
I wonder how the memory footprint as you turn off some of the newer features. Memory is kind of an issue for me since I run tasker and a few other memory resident applications.
The old SwiftKey is my keyboard and I used the beta one for a while. I'm a fan and sure the new version is great. My only problem ever has been that numbers auto correct to 3rd instead of 3 for example but can't speak to the latest version.
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I've got it and it is really quite impressive. It performs unbelievably and I rarely have to type entire words as its predictions are so advanced. Give it a shot. You won't be disappointed. Mine only takes up 7 mb right now, but my experience with SwiftKey is that it gets larger the more you use it. It finally has themes aswell. Gives some options. Hope that helps.
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mtupker said:
Just wondering if anyone has tried swiftkey x on the cdma hero? I was going to get it but I've been seeing some reports of high memory usage (30mb-70mb) depending on the device. I really liked the original swiftkey but if it really does have high memory requirements I'm going to skip it.
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So Swiftkey X was free on the amazon app store today. I went ahead and grabbed it. It's a little slower than the native keyboard on the CDMA Hero but still works pretty well. Can't beat free I guess.
It seems to run about the same as the old version which is definitely usable. If you use it for a while it will make the standard keyboard seem very tedious. I can at times create entire sentences just clicking predictions. I'm glad someone mentioned it was the free amazon app today. Thanks for that. That's how I got the last version too!
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So Swiftkey X was free on the amazon app store today. I went ahead and grabbed it. It's a little slower than the native keyboard on the CDMA Hero but still works pretty well. Can't beat free I guess.
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Odd, its faster that the stock keyboard for me. Not by much, but it is. Plus the correction is much better so I haven't had to retype one message or fix anything yet. Works great for me.
It's a tiny bit more laggy than the stock keyboard but not laggy overall. SwiftKey has been my favorite for over a year and the new version is the best its ever been in think. Grab it while it's free.
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I've been using it exclusively for about a year and I can say I won't use another keyboard. It does, however, take up a lot of ram on running services. It's worth it to me though. On average it takes about 16md or ram on my phone.
If I didn't use it, I can't imagine how long it would take me to write messages.
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A friend of mine just got an inspire and is wondering how to get swype on his stock inspire.
He needs to sign up for it and they will send him a link to download it
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Where can he do this?
Www.swype.com
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There it is
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A friend of mine just got an inspire and is wondering how to get swype on his stock inspire.
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Either root it or side load it. AT&T blocks all non market apps from being installed. Swype on my inspire was buggy anyway, so I uninstalled it.
Get SlideIT. It trumps Swype in IMHO. SlideIT was the first to be released, though some think it's the other way around and SlideIT is a knock-off from Swype. I prefer SlideIT for a number of reasons, but mainly because you can add words to the dictionary and do a spell check on the fly. Plus, with the new release of SlideIT's 3.2, you can adjust the size (dimension) of the keyboard. That is a huge plus. Next, they are working on skins, so they say.
Both are very accurate, both do the same exact thing, they just do auto-correction and spell check (after you are done texting and want to go back to correct misspelled words the app couldn't predict) in a slightly different way.
I recently side-loaded Shapewriter, and it is by far the most accurate of all, however the keyboard is terrible looking. It's just an old-school looking keyboard...and not to mention it is no longer in the market, and I don't think the developers are working on the app any longer. I actually think that Shapewriter was the first to introduce the trace technology (late 90's).
Look in the app section here on xda, there are many alternatives for input
If you need help look for the threads started under my username
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The new rock soul Micro bluetooth keyboard works like a champ on the g2x keymaps already mapped and guess what else works huh huh well guess ass holes JK the games work you can control any game with it it has up down left right keys and fire buttons Sooo Sick I picked my up for only 29.99 from Frys Electronics so go get yours this things fits in the palm of your hand no lie this is a must have If you call your self a tech junkie because it can work on all of are future dvices. NERDGASIM IN 54321
http://www.myrocksoul.com/bluetooth-kb-for-ipad-iphone.html
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What's the size of this thing? Can you actually type on it?
that's so small. I don't see the practicality of this thing. thanks for sharing though
Looks great. Have you tried it with emulators? Any lag?
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Question are you on stock or custom firmware ? I bought the same keyboard a few weeks ago and it wouldn't run on my g2x but I was running stock.
Runs with all my Emulators and im on CM7 but the buttons are soft style so you can type very fast its a great must have tool and there is zero lag on anything you can even shut the screen on and off with one button
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got mine for like 15$ from amazon a couple months ago, it works on stock and custom roms on my Vibrant, haven't tried my g2x though
If 15 dollars I would get that keyboard, but while searching youtube for some unboxings and reviews I found this gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXuNkqo-hU
Any thoughts on this keyboard?
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If 15 dollars I would get that keyboard, but while searching youtube for some unboxings and reviews I found this gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXuNkqo-hU
Any thoughts on this keyboard?
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Looks great. Make sure you get the bluetooth version though. That one is 2.5ghz RF.
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so does this mean that we can use like an apple bluetooth keyboard with our devices? I have been trying a long time to figure this out.
Punctuation!
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I can't even find those keyboards. I've seen some mini bluetooth keyboards but not that exact one.
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I can't even find those keyboards. I've seen some mini bluetooth keyboards but not that exact one.
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Its on Amazon......
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The mini keyboard just arrived.
I can pair it but it says its not connected.
Anyone else encounter this?
I do not have much experience with Bluetooth devices.
My question would be why?? Seems like a novelty at best.
Might as well lug around a netbook/laptop if you're going to be lugging around a keyboard. That would get old in a hurry away from your office/home... and of course, 95% of people are using a PC when not mobile. Kinda defeats the purpose of a candy bar device.....to do away with an external keyboard
Well, for one, check out the link a few post up. Its a mini keyboard, about the same size of the phone its self.
Also, I am not totally sure on why it matters, I just want to get it working.
Personally, I wanted it for emulators, I tend to prefer Not a physical keyboard when playing games. I very much enjoy the extra space in the keys as well as the tack tile feedback it provides.
Just updated my Swiftkey to the "X" version that came out today I'm loving it so far. Does anyone else here have it? Thoughts?
Love it, best keyboard in the market.
I used it a lot during the beta, and I didn't hesitate to get it the second it went "official" it has got to be the smartest and best keyboard I have used on any android system. Including one with full qwerty. I absolutely won't live without it on my Inspire 4G.
I bought the original Swiftkey when it went on sale for .99 a while back, best .99 cents ever spent!
I agree with all of these statements.. I have been using swiftkey, then the beta, and bought it when it when live.. Best Keyboard, for my use, that I have tried.
The beta wasn't that great but I got it since it was half price and I hear nothing but good things about it and it's great I love this keyboard
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I was using nuances t9 keyboard but had used SwiftKey keyboard in the past. I ended up buying both tablet and phone versions. The love it!
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The beta wasn't that great but I got it since it was half price and I hear nothing but good things about it and it's great I love this keyboard
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Me too... Got it at half price... Its free at mobilism... Lol... but now I get instant update in all android devices...
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how does it stack up to swype? I have really gotten used to it and can type very fast with it but I am always open to alternatives.
I love it personally. It's very fast and has me almost figured out to a T. It gets a little confused sometimes because I use acronyms sometimes and sometimes I spell a word, but other than that, it does everything I could hope for and more.
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how does it stack up to swype? I have really gotten used to it and can type very fast with it but I am always open to alternatives.
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IMO it is better than swype. You can Swype words really fast but with Swiftkey it learns your language patterns and you can often write entire sentences just clicking on the predictions.
has anyone noticed a little high drainage with swiftkey X??
when i didnt have it installed i usually got 1-8mA
and now that i have install it i usually got 1-40mA (almost 10-22mA constantly and some picks to 35mA)
any help?
Found it was Free on Amazon App store today so no excuse not to try it out now
+ 1 to Swiftkey being awesome. I got it from amazon today and am quite pleased. It is way better than smart keyboard pro.
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After using it for a day, I like it a lot. Looks like it will replace Sywpe for me and I never thought that would happen.
I love Swiftkey X. It tends to make me be a little more sarcastic than I would be normally, but I am still teaching it how I type. Definitely would recommend it to anyone.
I've been using Swiftkey X since it released. I used the beta version also. AMAZING keyboard only gripe i have is for some reason it resets alot almost everytime i reset phone or shut it off for whatever reason.. any help would be appreciated
I love it as well but sometimes when I am using it certain keys won't respond, normally its a or e or n. If I switch to landscape it works fine though... Never had this problem with other keyboards.
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I love it as well but sometimes when I am using it certain keys won't respond, normally its a or e or n. If I switch to landscape it works fine though... Never had this problem with other keyboards.
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I've had this problem before, Thought it was just my screen protector for my OtterBox Def. but apparently not.
I have an otterbox and screen protector and i hadn't thought about that but it seems like a possibility I suppose.
It's got a lot of cool features, and I like it better than the Samsung keyboard.
You can check it out here.
Edit: free today 7/21
Yea, I got it today. Seems to work pretty well.
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This is the best keyboard available in my opinion. I've tried swype and better keyboard even go keyboard and I keep coming back to SwiftKey.
Get it while it's free, one of the best apps i've seen offered free on the amazon appstore.
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swiftkey is awesome
swype is more gooder.
I've been using swype but grabbed this one today to try out for a few days. So far I'm liking it
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swype is more gooder.
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Swype is a solid keyboard, but I just can't bring myself to swype. I'd rather throw the phone sideways and text in landscape. Although, most keyboards are easier to use on this 4.5" screen!
This is probably the best keyboard ever I bought it a long time ago it even works perfect on this old school motor backdrop
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Love it. Thanks for the heads up!
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If you like it check out swift key x beta I believe it called on the market. It's a newer version of it and has some pretty sick keyboard themes compared to this one. It is also free.
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I didn't like it. I'm going back to the Gingerbread Keyboard.
Since I installed this keyboard my battery life seems to have lowered, anybody experience anything similar?
Luis
I have been using Swiftkey since the original. Used beta X loved it now that I'm using Swiftkey X I am having issues with it reseting everytime i restart my phone any ideas
Swiftkey X is awesome,
I spent 6 monnths with swipe and swore it was king!
now I use swiftey!
Best keyboard ever. Never had one issue and I still have predictions from my aria
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I had it and got it in the free app a day deal but uninstalled it right after. It used around 30 or so mb of ram.
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I wanted to love this keyboard, and for the most part I do. However, I keep having this problem where it saves a period to the end of each word. Say, if I were to finish a sentence with the word "hotdog" I would type "hotdog." From then on, every time I type "hotdog" and hit the space key, it auto-corrects to "hotdog. " Does anyone else have this issue? Any ideas on disabling it? I've tried all of the different space function settings, but nothing fixes it. Otherwise, I would love this app.
I'm using the Gingerbread keyboard now with Infused V2B3, and it's working really well for me, but I think that without the aforementioned issue SwiftKey X would be at the top of my list.
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I wanted to love this keyboard, and for the most part I do. However, I keep having this problem where it saves a period to the end of each word. Say, if I were to finish a sentence with the word "hotdog" I would type "hotdog." From then on, every time I type "hotdog" and hit the space key, it auto-corrects to "hotdog. " Does anyone else have this issue? Any ideas on disabling it? I've tried all of the different space function settings, but nothing fixes it. Otherwise, I would love this app.
I'm using the Gingerbread keyboard now with Infused V2B3, and it's working really well for me, but I think that without the aforementioned issue SwiftKey X would be at the top of my list.
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Does this happen on every app? I ask this because some input methods used to have bugs on Google+.
Maybe you can try enabling and disabling 'Quick "."' in 'Advanced'?
gtrmn said:
I wanted to love this keyboard, and for the most part I do. However, I keep having this problem where it saves a period to the end of each word. Say, if I were to finish a sentence with the word "hotdog" I would type "hotdog." From then on, every time I type "hotdog" and hit the space key, it auto-corrects to "hotdog. " Does anyone else have this issue? Any ideas on disabling it? I've tried all of the different space function settings, but nothing fixes it. Otherwise, I would love this app.
I'm using the Gingerbread keyboard now with Infused V2B3, and it's working really well for me, but I think that without the aforementioned issue SwiftKey X would be at the top of my list.
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I haven't noticed this at all. It took a bit to get it to work the way I would expect. My settings:
Typing style: precise
Spacebar will...: always insert a space
Quick ".": checked
All the rest are defaults
Anyone else notice that this version of swype is horrible? Anyone have workarounds or fixes? It hardly ever gets words right.
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Anyone else notice that this version of swype is horrible? Anyone have workarounds or fixes? It hardly ever gets words right.
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what version are you using? I installed swype beta and I love it! It is way better then what comes loaded on the phone.
http://beta.swype.com
Agreed my Swype I like better then stock so Smooth.
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I'm using stock right now and hating it. I used the beta on my fascinate and liked it. I'll have to switch.
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I thought the stock “Swype” was so bad that I was going to send the phone back. Got Swype Beta and it made all the difference in the world.
BigK52
I have to agree about Swype, I feel like the latest update has been a step back. My complaints are:
1) they removed the "delete whole words" shortcut found in the menu when you Swype to the #5
2) I dislike how my Swype button rarely highlights a word so I can change it. Sometimes it will just keep going to the beginning of every word until it gets to the beginning of the sentence/paragraph.
3) the responsiveness for punctuation seems to miscalculate and place an error more frequently than I've seen in prior versions.
It feels like a step back although not much is missing. I've been using it for roughly a year so I know how far Swype has come.
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I'm using stock right now and hating it.
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Yeah, the stock swype keyboard is frickin awful. My accuracy with swype beta is probably > 90%. With stock swype it was probably < 50%. What a POS.
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Best first post ever! :laugh:
Wow.....just installed swype beta instead of this stock samsung crap that was on before. Probably 96% accurate now instead of ~50%. It's now bearable to put text down with just one thumb again Now I just want that microphone icon on the swype keyboard so I can talk if I wanted.
I have been using Swype since my OG Droid and I don't think I could ever use another keyboard again. One tip I have is to turn off the auto-correct, especially useful if you use any shorthand or slang in texts etc.
SlimSnoopOS - I totally agree on #2, I hate that it only highlights the previous word about 25% of the time now. I can't figure it out, its like its totally random now...
I was a huge fan of Swype. After changing android phones without Swype on it, I started looking. Amazon offered Flex T-9 as the free app of the day some time ago which I lucked up and downloaded for free. This is the BEST app out there right now.
Not sure if they have a free trial, but it's definitely worth the money!
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Agreed, stock swype is awful. It seems that it's attempt at "learning" has actually made it worse. I feel like it was more accurate 3 weeks ago than it is now.
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Now I just want that microphone icon on the swype keyboard so I can talk if I wanted.
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The voice detection is still there, it's just the flame icon now (at the bottom right next to the Search/Return button).
The icon change was because Swype was bought by Nuance, which also owns Dragon Naturally Speaking (the flame logo). They are branding the voice search, which is why the icon has changed. I hope this also leads to some under-the-hood improvements thanks to the merger.
You can consider using Swiftkey 3 as well
I find it to be a lot better at text prediction although it may not work for those who prefer swyping
Just saying thanks guys. Beta Swype is awesome and is a million times more accurate than stock solution.
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