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I know...its probably been around forever dummy...
But I hammer data into this thing like its a laptop....and NO keyboard has done the trick like my Iphone's which is the standard.... Til this baby!
Very happy.
Thank you Smart Keyboard Pro developers.
hi rockky,
i dont think this is the better way for you to talk about keyboard, there were thread about keyboard.. you may continue there... others able to follow up... no need a new thread. thanks
That seems to be about one keyboard in particular.
rockky said:
I know...its probably been around forever dummy...
But I hammer data into this thing like its a laptop....and NO keyboard has done the trick like my Iphone's which is the standard.... Til this baby!
Very happy.
Thank you Smart Keyboard Pro developers.
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@rocky
........never mind me
whats the difference between this and the stock keyboard?
There's 4 different ones but the Iphone one has spaces surrounding all letters making it way easier to deliniate letters visually and hit them physically.
I'm using Swiftkey alpha limited version.
It predicts your next word rather than correcting it. And you choose one of 3 boxes on top instead of pressing space. So after typing a couple of letters, the word you want is usually up there.
where did you find swiftkey?
/me demands a swiftkey apk.
the default nexus one keyboard does suck monkey rocks.... I've been looking for a keyboard, but I just tried the DESIRE ROM and the HTC keyboard ROCKS! The ROM is just not quite ready for prime time though...
dang swift key is pretty badass
Really wish someone had a swiftkey apk to throw to the great people at xda devs.
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Really wish someone had a swiftkey apk to throw to the great people at xda devs.
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A quick google for "swiftkey apk" will get you a copy!
Just tried it out and its pretty good!
I also love Smart Keyboard Pro.. I keep switching between SKP, HTC and Swiftkey!
Smart Keyboard has greatly improved its word correction algorithm. It is still not on par with HTC_IME's but I would say it is almost comparable to the stock one. I prefer Smart Keyboard for the multitouch capabilities. I type faster and it just feels more natural. I know the HTC_IME is not multitouch, is Swiftkey? I signed up for the beta trial but as of yet have not received notice.
Swiftkey is hands down the best N1 keyboard.
Lanze said:
Swiftkey is hands down the best N1 keyboard.
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Better then swype??
nenco said:
Better then swype??
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Testing now. I will let you know.
http://uploaded.to/file/dw8l0u
swift key gave me better results than Smart pro.
They both suck ass simply because theyve failed to include a good voice to text icon.
I like smart keyboard a lot, I just wish it had voice to text. I'd assume it's just a simple API call, and you're done, no? Not like you need to code the entire service.
I can type incredibly fast with it, which I cannot do on the stock keyboard. That is enough for me to use it.
Have to say that Smart KB is really great. Works very well with Germany qwertz layout and types better than stock or htc.
I still think Swype is #1 keyboard.
http://www.swypeinc.com/
Since it has become hard to find a good working version of Swype (Legally of course), I've been looking around at other keyboards that are similar to Swype, or even completely different, but are still better then the default keyboard.
When I did use swype, I actually only used the swyping feature 50% of the time, so that believe it or not is a feature I won't really miss too much. The big deal with Swype, and the reason why I still keep swype on my android is the design of the keyboard. I find it much easier to type on it at a fast pace without actually messing up. I always screw up with the default one.
Anyone have any recommendations for swype replacements?
Edit: I want this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6eKm1gUnTE
If you like the keyboard design, you might want to consider using HTC IME mod, you can customize button size and spacing. All in all, the default keyboard is much better than you think, because of the many options.
I still use swype though, it's just too sexy.
OK, so a small update for people in the same boat as me...
I downloaded and tested several new keyboard.
SlideIT, Better Keyboard, Smart Keyboard, and Ultra Keyboard...
IMO Ultra Keyboard is the winner BY FAR! It's pretty cheap, and IMO i like it alot better then swype. It has some amazing features, like camera mode, where it will show the view from your camera while your walking and texting so you dont run into anything, it also has swyping, which works just as well as swype. Tons of other features too!
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OK, so a small update for people in the same boat as me...
I downloaded and tested several new keyboard.
SlideIT, Better Keyboard, Smart Keyboard, and Ultra Keyboard...
IMO Ultra Keyboard is the winner BY FAR! It's pretty cheap, and IMO i like it alot better then swype. It has some amazing features, like camera mode, where it will show the view from your camera while your walking and texting so you dont run into anything, it also has swyping, which works just as well as swype. Tons of other features too!
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Interesting. I've never heard of Ultra Keyboard. I'll have to check that out.
Sounds interesting, gonna give it a try
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Shapewriter.
I've been using ultra keyboard for a few months now. The customization is really second to none. It's built in vocabulary/dictionary is very in depth as well. You're going to have to spend some time fine tuning sensitivity and such. The built in mic and translator is very useful as well.
I am currently using the Droid multi-touch keyboard and it works good for me
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Ultra Keyboard a monster. I think imma go back and play with it again a little more now that I have my rom and kernel on lock.
That keyboard lets you limit the number of suggestions and you can even move the suggestion bar wherever you want. I even think you can "swype" with it. They did some work with that keyboard. Good buy. That and Smart Keyboard Pro and IME Mod. Those are the keyboards right there.
I'm honestly liking Ultra Keyboard more than Swype right now for a few reasons:
1. Adding and removing words from the dictionary is extremely simple and actually WORKS (I could never remove anything from the Swype dictionary; I swear I told it to delete "wil" 20 times).
2. I don't get a pop-up every 5th word telling me that the word I typed was "hidden" by another word like with the latest Swype beta.
3. Different pop-up menu means I can quickly select the word that I want if it wasn't detected without pressing a button to open the word choices menu.
So far the only thing that Swype has over Ultra is being able to swype from the exclamation point/question mark to the space bar to insert one or the other.
I had the black and red themed swype and it was by far the best keyboard I've ever used. It even seemed to swype better than the beta. I'm currently using swype. A friend logged into his gmail on my phone and got me the latest version. I feel for you though, when I lost my b/r swype I quit typing all together for a week, nothing can compare.
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Shapewriter.
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I have to second this. I have had swype for a while and gave shape writer a shot since the newer version of swype wasn't as good as the old. I'll tell you what I like far and away more than swype with one exception. I haven't figured out how to type a _ Small price to pay for a much better experience.
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I have to second this. I have had swype for a while and gave shape writer a shot since the newer version of swype wasn't as good as the old. I'll tell you what I like far and away more than swype with one exception. I haven't figured out how to type a _ Small price to pay for a much better experience.
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I remember that when using Shapewriter! It's like they just totally forgot about the underscore.
mgene63 said:
I have to second this. I have had swype for a while and gave shape writer a shot since the newer version of swype wasn't as good as the old. I'll tell you what I like far and away more than swype with one exception. I haven't figured out how to type a _ Small price to pay for a much better experience.
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Press the "@" and it is there in the suggestion bar. I had to search for a bit myself. But I agree with oyu. I've used SWYPE and find Shapewriter to be much better.
i liked shapewriter. havn't been able to get it to work right since they sold.
swype is nice, but they seem to be playing some kinda stoopid game. either put the app on the market for us or retract it and sell it to a manufacturer or provider.
thank you for the heads up on UltraKeyboard. i look forward to trying it out. the idea of the camera-view is a nice idea.
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OK, so a small update for people in the same boat as me...
I downloaded and tested several new keyboard.
SlideIT, Better Keyboard, Smart Keyboard, and Ultra Keyboard...
IMO Ultra Keyboard is the winner BY FAR! It's pretty cheap, and IMO i like it alot better then swype. It has some amazing features, like camera mode, where it will show the view from your camera while your walking and texting so you dont run into anything, it also has swyping, which works just as well as swype. Tons of other features too!
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Dude, thanks for this. Just downloaded Ultra Keyboard and I love it! I was down in the "Swype-beta-expired blues" and now I'm up and rockin' again .
definitely like ultra keyboard better than swype thus far. any good tips for ultra keyboard?
I have a love-hate relationship with swype. I love to use it, but only when it works. I am in th beta program, but unfortunately the software decides to stop working all the time, and the only remedy is to switch to the stock keyboard (which is a great keyboard... until you try swype, which makes it seem like an archaic means of typing) and switch back to swype. This is extremely annoying, the newest beta is riddled with problems like this (including bugs and issues with dictionary words). I'm going to try ultra keyboard, see how that fares for me. Maybe I'll go back to swype when a new update comes out.
ultrakeyboard is nice. it'd be helpful if they allowed a 3 or 5 days to muss with it. so many options!
Ultra Keyboard for sure! I have also used it for several months. I liked Swype but didn't like that it doens't have a microphone. The microphone for Ultra is soooo good - it gives you severla options for what you said in case it "captured" it wrong (which it rarely does). Plus it is fully customizable.
Ultra + Handcent = daBomb!
Which texting method do you like best? Swype, SwiftKey, or FlexT9?
Personally I loved swype when it came out, then when Swiftkey came out I liked that better and changed to that now, (the free app of the day on the amazon app store is FlextT9 so grab it today cuz it's 4.99 regularly) I started using this FlexT9 and I'm not %100 sure yet but so far I'm really liking it, Maybe even better than swiftkey, it's pretty nice, I recommend you at least try it. Like I said, today only it's free on the amazon appstore, so it won't cost you anything to give it a try.
after using it a little while here I noticed this little wierd swirly looking key at the bottom of the keyboard and I didn't know what it did so I pressed it and that makes it so you can text with your voice, and it works perfectly. I sent about 10 texts using it and it pics up what I say correctly every time. I'm definitely making a permanent change to FlexT9.
I loved using swype after I got used to it but for some reason it just got boring for me. I've been using the Gingerbread stock keyboard for months now. Love the look and the speed.
Swype. It requires some practice but done that it's great.
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I first got swype when it first came out, I found that it worked much better on my Droid then it does on my Thunderbolt. Then I was using Better Keyboard 8 for the longest, but FlexT9 is my new favorite by far. its pretty awesome and so far I haven't had any problems. and it spell correct is the best compared to the other two also. The Better Keyboard had terrible auto correct, it was like I was drunk texting for something.
Swype always. I couldn't even stand my G2's keyboard after Swyping for over a year.
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The one that gets modded and themed to match whatever is currently on my phone. Which had been mainly swype so far.
I like swype, but I ahve to admit I've never tried SwiftKey nor FlexT9. BTW, it seems like swype can be laggy sometime. Perhaps I should text out SwiftKey and FlexT9.
I like Swype, but you loose time if the word is unknown. I tried SwiftKey and 10 minutes later I already decided to purchase it from the Market. And the comming version 2 seems to be even better in predicting the next word that you want to type.
I use all 4 ways! Swipe, On screen keyboard, phyical keyboard, and voice... They all have their needs...
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Which texting method do you like best? Swype, SwiftKey, or FlexT9?
Personally I loved swype when it came out, then when Swiftkey came out I liked that better and changed to that now, (the free app of the day on the amazon app store is FlextT9 so grab it today cuz it's 4.99 regularly) I started using this FlexT9 and I'm not %100 sure yet but so far I'm really liking it, Maybe even better than swiftkey, it's pretty nice, I recommend you at least try it.
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I've gone down the same road as this. I keep switching it up because I get bored with one.
I think SwiftKey is the best way.
Tried many but swiftkeys is best imo. Waiting for the long promised themes though.
Hardware keyboard for sure
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t9 because I use it from a life
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Hardware keyboard for sure
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Agreed. No software keyboards for me.
JL
Swype . But I personally use the trace keyboard fature in i00's Real Sense ROM also found in , in RCMIXHD
Swype all the way!
Stock gingerbread keyboard.
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Gingerbread stock for me fingers to big
Swiftkey, by a long shot.. Had I known it existed prior to buying an Android phone with a physical keyboard, I would have skipped the physical keyboard altogether.. I barely ever use my physical keyboard on my Evo Shift 4G..
I've been using this keyboard for a few weeks now. When you first install it and pop it up, you may think "What the...!!! How do you get to the rest of the letters?" The Help file documentation soon clears up how to get to the letters, numbers and special characters, and gives swiping a whole new, and in my opinion, friendlier, image.
MessagEase is a whole different layout from anything you've probably seen before. At first you might think it would have too sharp a learning curve, but in no time you will find yourself flying on the keyboard, making fewer errors and feeling much less cramped than the standard Android keyboard, especially if you have fat fingers like me.
In my opinion, it's leaps and bounds above Swype and the like, and it's totally free.
So if you have trouble with the stock Android keyboard feeling too small, and sliding around on Slide-It or Swype isn't much better, give MessagEase a try.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.exideas.mekb&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5leGlkZWFzLm1la2IiXQ..
downloading,,, going to try it, never heard of it! thanks!
This is no where near as good as swype but the ideas pretty good. I couldn't get past level 2 in the game.
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This is no where near as good as swype but the ideas pretty good. I couldn't get past level 2 in the game.
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I didn't even bother with the game, which is intended to help you get comfortable with using MessagEase to text (for those who saw this response and were confused). The longer I use MessagEase, the easier and faster it gets to use. I never felt comfortable with Swype.
Like all Android apps, "YMMV - Your mileage may vary."
Gave up on this keyboard after awhile :X Sticking to swiftkey X
gave up on this
doesn't resize properly in landscape mode when in browser
end up with tiny keyboard in the middle of the screen making it impossible to type
Guys , try ice cream sandwich keyboard, its good
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Hmm you're right about landscape mode. I never text that way so it isn't a problem for me. But there is a solution.
If you slide up on the hand symbol, it makes the keyboard larger. Slide down on the hand to make it smaller. Tap it to dismiss the keyboard.
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I didn't even bother with the game
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IMO messagease is NOT easy to learn as what the company wants us to believe. Thats y they created the game tutorial which IMO the only way to understand the puzzle. I passed the learning curve and now peak at 50wpm in the championship level thats by using only one finger without any word prediction, suggestions, and autocorrection(see jhorwin in the messagease highscore) Other highscorers r even achieving 60+wpm which made me jealous. Many may argue that swype or other variants are faster but there is a big diffence: their method requires high amount of concentration & constant attention to the keys bcuz qwerty is not made for small screens. As result, u may type fast but u also tire fast bcuz too much effort is needed. On the other hand, because the letters in Messagease r scientifically reordered to the best possible arrangement for small touchsceens, i not just type very fast but also type with far lesser effort compared to its rivals.. even better than all the hardware KB i used to trust for years.
I should say that messagease is not easy to practice but i also say that its VERY VERY VERY worth the effort! Typing is fun too as how i enjoy doing this post
looks a lot like...
it looks a lot like the Danzel keyboard for sony PSP...Brings me back in time ,best keyboard for psp imho but not sure for android
thanks for the info will try it out later
Since i stepped into Android, by one thing i was amazed and it was/is Swype. Then other keyboards appeared and SwiftKey X was the most popular among them. So i used it for two weeks to see how good and efficient it is then went back to Swype. Why? The video proves why.
I am on 102°F while i was typing (in fact that's the reason why i have done this video as i had nothing to do, lol), so take 30-45 seconds out from both the video.
I would like to find a more simpler article as base, but couldn't find any by simple Googling.
Regards.
PS: If already this has been done by some fellow member please pardon me, i haven't searched
I agree with you totally, imho after swype any other keyboard in android makes me sad panda =(
I actually like SwitKey better... but I use Swype. I like being able to type with one hand.
P.S. not sold on the new Swype beta - I love the prediction, but it seems to be a bit of a hog.
I am a FlexT9 man myself..
No offense, but you seem to be pretty slow at typing and I think that's why you are faster with Swype. I think it really comes down to peoples personal typing styles. I am a fast typer but end up making a decent amount of mistakes especially with the stock HTC keyboard. I recently started using the trace function on the stock keyboard on my Evo 3D (custom ICS rom though) which is basically the same thing as Swype. While I did enjoy it more than normal typing and it made me faster, I ended up correcting a lot of errors and inputting new words. I then bought Swiftkey 3 and after setting it up, fell in love. It's just a lot smarter than Swype. It's like it knows what I want to say before I even start typing. Also I love the new cobalt theme they have.
So it really depends on your personal typing styles.
I use the stock HTC keyboard, which has Swype-like "trace input" (basically a blatant clone of Swype, but IMO a nicer looking keyboard; I did install Swype before I found the option to enable trace input) and I think it is absolutely fantastic. However, on my Blackberry Playbook, the built in (and non-changeable ) keyboard is made by SwiftKey, and is apparently very similar to the Android version, only themed differently. I have to say it is quite excellent, it can often predict the next word I want to use, preventing me even having to type some words at all, and at times only makes me type the first letter or two before it guesses. Main reason I haven't tried it on Android is because it costs, and I am perfectly happy with the HTC keyboard, which is free.
If there was some amalgamation between Swype and SwiftKey, with the swyping of Swype and the prediction of SwiftKey, it would undoubtedly be my keyboard of choice.
Stock ICS keyboard FTW!
I prefer the one handed operation of Swype 3.25. Swiftkey has been ruined. I used to use it and its pumpkin theme because it disabled the keypress pop up. Now it's in every theme. And there is still no dedicated enter key.
The new Swype sucks, after nuance bought them out. I hate the mandatory Swype connect process that runs, the large footprint, etc.. 3.25 is probably the last acceptable version. If anyone has apk's of builds produced after 3.25, please post them as I'd love to try them out.
Also if anyone has a stock ics keyboard apk that was pulled from a ROM, not the market version, post that too please.
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I use the stock HTC keyboard, which has Swype-like "trace input" (basically a blatant clone of Swype, but IMO a nicer looking keyboard; I did install Swype before I found the option to enable trace input) and I think it is absolutely fantastic. However, on my Blackberry Playbook, the built in (and non-changeable ) keyboard is made by SwiftKey, and is apparently very similar to the Android version, only themed differently. I have to say it is quite excellent, it can often predict the next word I want to use, preventing me even having to type some words at all, and at times only makes me type the first letter or two before it guesses. Main reason I haven't tried it on Android is because it costs, and I am perfectly happy with the HTC keyboard, which is free.
If there was some amalgamation between Swype and SwiftKey, with the swyping of Swype and the prediction of SwiftKey, it would undoubtedly be my keyboard of choice.
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I'm not sure if it's still on sale, I can't see because I've already bought it, but Swiftkey 3 was on sale for $1.99 for a week. Again, not sure if that week is still going on but I bought it because of the half off sale.
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No offense, but you seem to be pretty slow at typing and I think that's why you are faster with Swype. I think it really comes down to peoples personal typing styles. I am a fast typer but end up making a decent amount of mistakes especially with the stock HTC keyboard. I recently started using the trace function on the stock keyboard on my Evo 3D (custom ICS rom though) which is basically the same thing as Swype. While I did enjoy it more than normal typing and it made me faster, I ended up correcting a lot of errors and inputting new words. I then bought Swiftkey 3 and after setting it up, fell in love. It's just a lot smarter than Swype. It's like it knows what I want to say before I even start typing. Also I love the new cobalt theme they have.
So it really depends on your personal typing styles.
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As I said, I am not that slow, it was my shaky hands due to the fever. But yes I might definitely be slower than you.
But sorry, I can't agree that Swiftkey is smarter than Swype.
Just my op anyway.
Swyping from my i9100 via Tt
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I'm not sure if it's still on sale, I can't see because I've already bought it, but Swiftkey 3 was on sale for $1.99 for a week. Again, not sure if that week is still going on but I bought it because of the half off sale.
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I did notice that and consider it, but to be honest, the screen on my phone is a bit cramped for "proper" typing, so I decided to stick with my HTC trace input. I'd probably only go for SwiftKey if it added a swype/trace like function.
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As I said, I am not that slow, it was my shaky hands due to the fever. But yes I might definitely be slower than you.
But sorry, I can't agree that Swiftkey is smarter than Swype.
Just my op anyway.
Swyping from my i9100 via Tt
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All good man, that's the beauty of android. The fact that we even have multiple keyboards to chose from rather than being stuck with whatever comes with the phone.
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I have used lots of keyboards of every type and I always come back to Swype. I like Swiftkey's prediction but I've had tough life with predictions. And anyway, my main concern is the speed which Swype most definitely provides me. It depends on your typing habits and screen size, of course.
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I always liked ai type until I tried the SwiftKey beta. My only wish is that SwiftKey would do voice to text like Ai type does using the ics real time transcription rather than the old one. I never liked swype mainly because I drive for a living so my use case makes it tough to swype and drive. Much easier to peck but even easier still to speak.
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I used swype quite a lot but found it would remember everything I'd typed. So it would end up changing the correct word to a captcha I'd typed in months ago. Now I use SwiftKey to get round that problem
I also find Swype beta to be faster than swiftkey.. Nevertheless, both keyboard make people's eyes looks like this O_O
I type faster than my friend's BlackBerry using only my thumb
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The fact is that, with SwiftKey, you can tipe without watching the screen. If you use Swipe, you must watch it! Or I'm wrong?
Nah, its just getting used to your phone... Somehow I Swype blindly, just a matter of time for everyone.
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IlleCorvus said:
Nah, its just getting used to your phone... Somehow I Swype blindly, just a matter of time for everyone.
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Ok, then I'll try it again...
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I also find Swype beta to be faster than swiftkey.. Nevertheless, both keyboard make people's eyes looks like this O_O
I type faster than my friend's BlackBerry using only my thumb
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Swype is fast, but I still have a phone with a hardware keyboard. I've never been able to quite get up to the same speed that I achieve with it using swype.