hey guys,
i'm new to the TPT and i do like it a lot so far. root went well and bloatware is down. since there are so many apps that are device specific, i was curious if there are any different soft keyboard apps that you could recommend. on the SGS2 i am using swype, so when i switch devices, i'm somehow missing that a little.
possible to install other keys and if so, anything to recommend? maybe even something for the stylus? (i figure that either my handwriting sucks, or the detection for regular writing just sucks)
sorry for beginners questions, but i couldn't find anything about it yet ..
I tried several and settled on SwiftKey Tablet X. Works best for me.
I use Thumb Keyboard. It has a split design and has numbers and arrows. It works good with this wide fellow.
I use it on my phone, but was disappointed that it didn't translate well to tablet, for me.
I use Swype and like it a lot
I use FlexT9, it does swype as well as dictation and some other nifty stuff.
Swift Key tablet version is my favorite, not to much of a fan of Swype but thats just my personal preference. its either stock android or swift key
If you like the full keyboard like I do, i recommend the Hacker's Keyboard. Not exactly sure why its called that but it uses a full QWERTY keyboard with arrow keys. Another is the Logitech Keyboard (still in beta but I havent had any issues) that has a full QWERTY that also you can swipe across the keyboard to show another keyboard that doubles as a technical keyboard or calculator.
If you like lots of buttons, is more open to customizing (button row/column height/width adjustments), either one would work great.
Duece
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I use Thumb Keyboard. It has a split design and has numbers and arrows. It works good with this wide fellow.
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I prefer Thumb Keyboard too. I like that you can choose different themes for it. And for the most part, the themes they offer match a lot of flashable themes/roms for different devices.
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If you like the full keyboard like I do, i recommend the Hacker's Keyboard. Not exactly sure why its called that but it uses a full QWERTY keyboard with arrow keys. Another is the Logitech Keyboard (still in beta but I havent had any issues) that has a full QWERTY that also you can swipe across the keyboard to show another keyboard that doubles as a technical keyboard or calculator.
If you like lots of buttons, is more open to customizing (button row/column height/width adjustments), either one would work great.
Duece
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+1 for Hacker's Keyboard. I usually use my tablet in the folio case so I have a nice hardware keyboard. However there have been plenty of times where I have had it out of the folio and been editing a document or posting on a forum and the hackers keyboard has come in extremely handy. It would be something I was willing to spend money on, but since it is free, it's an even better deal.
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Hackers Keyboard ist the best, it is for free you can use 5 row style (numbers and letters) and you can download different languages for auto correctur.
In portrait mode I usually use Swype, which is great even at 10inch!
In landscape mode and for things like SSH/Terminal, I use Hacker's Keyboard, which feels almost like the real thing
Dueces beat me to it. HACKERS KEYBOARD for the closest simulation of a desktop keyboard (I've) found so far. Not only are the keys big and bold, perhaps more importantly they are scalable (as is the entire keyboard).
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SwiftKey Tablet X for me as I use SwiftKey 3 on my SGS3 and I just can't go back to anything else anymore...I might have to give this hacker's keyboard a crack though, thanks for the suggestion.
For those who like Swype, I strongly recommend the TouchPal keyboard. Its implementation of the swype input method is terrific.
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For those who like Swype, I strongly recommend the TouchPal keyboard. Its implementation of the swype input method is terrific.
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I was just looking for a way to get the stock swype like keyboard back after installing cm 10.
Touchpal is even better!
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I use Jelly Bean keyboard Pro, has a lot of options but no swyping
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I use Jelly Bean keyboard Pro, has a lot of options but no swyping
I use original JB 4.1.2 keyboard, it's good but when I want to use thumb the Thumb Keyboard is invaluable
Great keyboard is original ICS from Sony smartphone's but it does not work on no Sony hardware, unfortunely...
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Swype Beta was the very first app that I made a video demo of. Ah, it brings back memories. It was also the demo that launched with The Droid Demos in June of 2010. However, there was another Android keyboard app that was released shortly thereafter. It was called SwiftKey. Unlike, Swype, SwiftKey doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel…I mean keyboard. Rather, it brings us an even better traditional keyboard. With a sleek look that slightly resembles the HTC Sense keyboard, SwiftKey prides itself in helping you type faster without changing any habits. How? SwiftKey not only has an amazing spell correction engine, but it actually predicts what you’re going to type. That’s right, a keyboard that predicts the future. Okay, so maybe not quite, but it gets close. By analyzing your typing habits and messages, SwiftKey learns how you type and uses this data to suggest what word to type next, allowing you to quickly tap to select or hit space to select its prediction. No hassle guaranteed.
I've got a video demo, as always of SwiftKey. Check it out. Download link provided.
SwiftKey Video Demo with Download Link
I have personally found the stock Htc sense keyboard to be better than Swiftkey because the error correction is way better. I type fast enough that it would slow me down considerably to pause to read and select the word it predicts for me. When I try to type fast as would with the Sense keyboard, I get many spelling errors because of mistypes. With the sense keyboard, most words are corrected properly. Try it. Try typing without worrying if you pursed exactly the correct key. I find portrait mode works fastest as you don't have to move your fingers much. I use two thumbs.
Interesting.I like swype a lot but swiftkey sounds like it's worth a try thanks.
I've been on for the hunt for a good keyboard solution for about 3 years.swype is as close as I've come and as you can see I'm still ferrying..getting.. used to it. :/
I'm actually using SwiftKey right now. I tried Swype for a couple of weeks but found that the words that often come up aren't the words that I meant to swype and I end up going back and adjusting the words. So far I've been very satisfied with SwiftKey but I'll try out the suggestion someone mentioned above about using the stock keyboard. One thing that I would like to see though is multitouch support added to SwiftKey.
In my personal opinion, swiftkey sucks...I am like the first response, it slows me down horribly having to select words. Prediction is no good either. The best keyboard I have found for pure speed has been Smart Keyboard Pro in the market. It's multitouch, the keys are spaced nicely and prediction is accurate and fast along with ability to customize as needed.
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In my personal opinion, swiftkey sucks...I am like the first response, it slows me down horribly having to select words. Prediction is no good either. The best keyboard I have found for pure speed has been Smart Keyboard Pro in the market. It's multitouch, the keys are spaced nicely and prediction is accurate and fast along with ability to customize as needed.
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Thats on my list of keyboards to demo
Using Swype and been using it. Tried swiftKey before and it doesn't match up to SWPYE at all..Swype its thee way to Text..
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I'm liking it so far. However, the prediction on the stock HTC keyboard is still the best imo.
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Nothing beats droid multi touch keyboard folks. No fril solution for all your typing needs.
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The fastest keyboard on Android has to be TouchPal, the king of Windows Mobile keyboards.
If you have ever used WinMo, you should know how TouchPal murders any other WinMo keyboard out there. TouchPal Android version is no different.
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In my personal opinion, swiftkey sucks...I am like the first response, it slows me down horribly having to select words. Prediction is no good either. The best keyboard I have found for pure speed has been Smart Keyboard Pro in the market. It's multitouch, the keys are spaced nicely and prediction is accurate and fast along with ability to customize as needed.
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As I promised, here's the demo of Smart Keyboard Pro
Smart Keyboard Pro Video Demo
The beta program is about to close but you can still get in:
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admorris said:
In my personal opinion, swiftkey sucks...I am like the first response, it slows me down horribly having to select words. Prediction is no good either. The best keyboard I have found for pure speed has been Smart Keyboard Pro in the market. It's multitouch, the keys are spaced nicely and prediction is accurate and fast along with ability to customize as needed.
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+1 For Smart Keyboard Pro, by far the best I have used. Personally I don't use any prediction, I just seem to make less mistakes with SKP and the mistakes I do make it will autocorrect most of them. I think it is the virtual key resizing that makes it work so well.
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.
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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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The Multitouch keyboard is one of the best feeling keyboards I've tried. Without word predictions it's the easiest to type ( most accurate keyboard without predictions),but for some reason word predictions don't seem to be working. Does anyone know either a) how to get word predictions working on the keyboard? or b) Where I could find a working apk to this keyboard with full predictions?
I have no lack of keyboard problem (there are plenty of good keyboards out there) but this one feels very good and has one of the best layouts w/ good spacing that I've used so I'd like to get a fully working version of this, if at all possible.
Thanks
I probably would use Swype as my default as I like the concept and look, but it's always so innacurate and typing ends up taking way longer than it should...
Personally I use Google Keyboard, it works great and looks great.. but am I missing out?
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Personally I use Google Keyboard, it works great and looks great.. but am I missing out?
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Give SwiftKey a try. Besides having fantastic prediction and learning, the ability to add arrow keys and a number row make it far more accessible and easy to use.
My #1 Choice: TouchPal X
Why? TouchPal X has a lot of options such as the ability to resize how much room it takes up on the screen, both vertically and horizontally and the feature that gives a little bar below the T9 area/settings button etc area that gets higher the faster you type. Themes not so much on this one. It only has Woods, and 2 others last I checked.
If not #1, my #2 choice: GO Keyboard 2015
Why? There are tons of different developers making themes almost all the time. Although if you want to see how fast you are typing I'd go with above.
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My #1 Choice: TouchPal X
Why? TouchPal X has a lot of options such as the ability to resize how much room it takes up on the screen, both vertically and horizontally and the feature that gives a little bar below the T9 area/settings button etc area that gets higher the faster you type. Themes not so much on this one. It only has Woods, and 2 others last I checked.
If not #1, my #2 choice: GO Keyboard 2015
Why? There are tons of different developers making themes almost all the time. Although if you want to see how fast you are typing I'd go with above.
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I use Multiling O Keyboard. I like it because it is highly customizable (colors, themes, layouts, size, etc.) and it doesn't use much RAM compared to other ones (important for my low memory device). And no internet permission needed.
Android Keyboard (preinstalled on CM)
My 2 favorite keyboards are
#1- AOSP keyboard that comes default with ROMs such as CM12 or AICP because it uses less resources then most other keyboards and is included by default in the ROMs I use. [FREE]
#2- Swype keyboard because I find this has the best auto correction features out of any other keyboard I tried and is fast as well. [PAID]
I use the Hacker's Keyboard. I like it because of its great, easy-on-the-eyes themes, extensive characters, and full PC keyboard layout in landscape mode.
ИΘΘK¡€ said:
I use the Hacker's Keyboard. I like it because of its great, easy-on-the-eyes themes, extensive characters, and full PC keyboard layout in landscape mode.
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I'll give it a try I really like TouchPal, but with every update they add more useless features
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...but with every update they add more useless features
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Which is exactly why I love Hacker's Keyboard. It has no useless features that will only take up memory and RAM, but it's still been my daily driver for a year and a half, now, because it's just so user friendly.
A.I. Type Keyboard. Been using it for God knows how long and I still LOVE it
I have always used the stock keyboard. it has everything I need!
@ИΘΘK¡€ suggested Hacker's Keyboard. Clean and provides all you need. I'll keep it
I've been using SwiftKey for more than a year now and I gotta say-- it's much better than the stock one. I like especially all the customization options that are on my disposal.
I use SwiftKey. It has better prediction. But like Google keyboard, it is fast and smooth.
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I also use the Google keyboard.
So I HATE GBoard with a passion. It does the job if you only write in English but if you also write in other languages it is a complete nightmare that makes zero sense and I feel like no localization team tested Gboard at all because the stuff it writes makes no sense and breaks simple language rules that are VERY VERY easy to program. In short: Gboard sucks big time.
Now if you ask on the net what keyboards are good you only get TWO answers: GBoard and SwiftKey. I feel like there aren't even any other keyboards around anymore. To put it short: I am also NOT happy with SwiftKey for several reasons (I can not find a cogwheel to change any options on the keyboard itself like I can on Gboard. There is also NO way to enable a keyboard that also has ö,ä,ü keys, a feature Gboard and other keyboards also do...that's just a few of those things I hate about Swift key).
So are there ANY other keyboards that are actually good for typing because all I have found so far is stuff like "EMOJI KEYBOARD!!! SUPER COOL NICE SKINS!!!111" I have been googling this for 3 years now, reading threads, asking at places but I haven't found ANY other keyboard to this very day.
I am using a Xioami Mi A1, I know I can not install a Samsung keyboard on it because of a different frame work but maybe SOME third party keyboard (HTC or whatever) got ported or something for this device or ported for any Android device? Thanks a lot in advance.
Typing on this phone makes me so angry that I am considering to even buy an iPhone (which are overpriced and don't let you navigate and create folders...why does everything have to be sh't?!)
Edit: also what nobody seems to understand (at least when I read keyboard guides) it is ALL about the text prediction and how a keyboard understand a language but everyone just talks about how you can change the colour of a keyboard or add a number row...
Example: Gboard turns EVERY verb into a noun (Capital letter) after a Personal Pronoun which makes no sense. There will NEVER be a noun after a Personal Pronoun, it will be a verb which will be written with a small letter but I always have to correct this because the retards at google can not even code such a simple thing.
given the amount of amazing replies I got here I would guess the answer is: NO, there are only 2 keyboards out there for android.
Amazing!
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given the amount of amazing replies I got here I would guess the answer is: NO, there are only 2 keyboards out there for android.
Amazing!
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Try Hackers keyboard.
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Buy a Samsung phone if keyboard is everything in your life. Samsung has its own keyboard app for its devices and works nice and smooth.
Sanskar Bhusal said:
Buy a Samsung phone if keyboard is everything in your life. Samsung has its own keyboard app for its devices and works nice and smooth.
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It's the only keyboard I like. Have a S4+ and the Note 10+, the keyboards are near identical and easy to use with a fair number of options.
Samsung also is the most customizable stock Android and the includes the keyboard colors.