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What is the perfect keyboard?

I've tried them all stock, SwiftKey, swype, SwiftKey x beta, smart, better keyboard, an all are mediocre. Does anyone have a really good keyboard? It seems that wp7 and apple hav flawless keyboards right now and its upsetting android is letting me down with quality.
Edit: notice how the spelling isn't even perfect when making the thread. (using SwiftKey x beta)
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After getting used to it, the stock gingerbread has quickly become my favorite onscreen keyboard. I've used them all and I like Swype and Swiftkey as well, but I really dig the speed of the gingerbread keyboard. It's a personal choice of course, I hope you find your perfect keyboard!

Sometimes I find it hard to click on the right letter, but the stock keyboard is indeed the most responsive you will find.
Ultra keyboard also seemed ok to me, very customizable and has a tool bar on top of it that offers quick acces to basic actions like copy, paste, cut, settings etc from a single touch. It also supports gestures. I really enjoyed typing on it but it has this small issue that was a deal breaker for me: typing on the enter button requires a small pause to be clickable, I think the space button as well. I think its there to prevent accidental typing on them while you are typing words, but it really pissed me off.
The keyboard from HTC Sense also seemed to be very ok, I found it to be the most accurate on suggesting words, just google HTC_IME mod and give it a try.
Other then that they are all the same for me, except that the stock GB keyboard is definitely the most responsive one.
Swype and swiftkey are a no-no for me, people just think they are faster but its just a new type of typing, something new. Typing with 2 thumbs is much faster then swyping with 1.

I tried Swift Key and Swype, nothing beats the stock keyboard, really zippy

Tried everything. Stock is the best, except for the occasional ddouble lletters.
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SwiftKey ftw!
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I have tried a few also. Ever since gingerbread keyboard on the market came out it been my favorite. Don't see what's great about iPhone / windows keyboards? Same stuff.
My one gripe is the android keyboard sound. I hate it. I know better keyboard has the iPhone sound which is much better.

I'm using the gingerbread keyboard. I think is the best for fast typing...

thanks for all the responses and after fast texting with all the keyboards I find stock to be the fastest but it does still have some bugs like the double letters idk if any of you have experienced that but hopefully ice cream sandwich fixes that! (if we even get it haha)
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try it slide keyboard

Smart Keyboard Pro

Stock gingerbread is the best then the 2 best would have to be
HTC sense

I used to use stock Keyboard only
But one day Amazon App Store gave away Flex t9 keyboard app for free and I've been using it ever since.
You guys should all try it, I fell in love.
on an interesting side note, Nuance is the developer of the keyboard which is a company in which apple is interested in acquiring. not that I favor apple, but shows the quality of what this keyboard can be.
It's like swype + swiftkey put together
I just had to mention it since I guess I saw nobody else did.

Best keyboard app

What's the best keyboard app (best meaning least amount of bugs and no complaints) specifically for the G2X?

To be honest man i say just stick to the stock keyboard. I've tried several on the Market and well i just don't see what the big hype is. It lags, it misspells, and they try to add like all these feautures that just causes you to misspell things and all that good stuff...
i say stock

I'm not a huge Swype fan so I've been looking around at different keyboards to make my typing more comfortable. I'm currently settled on the TouchPal keyboard. I loved this keyboard back in my WM6.0 days with my HTC Touch and I do enjoy the new version they have updated for Android.

A classic one I always trust is Smart Keyboard Pro.
It'll cost you a pretty penny, but it does its job very well.
It's a classic tap-tap-tap keyboard (meaning, no fancy swiping).
It looks great, it sounds great, it is great.
Customizable sound setting: iPhone / Android / Galaxy
Very customizable, and has many languages available.

JRudnik said:
A classic one I always trust is Smart Keyboard Pro.
It'll cost you a pretty penny, but it does its job very well.
It's a classic tap-tap-tap keyboard (meaning, no fancy swiping).
It looks great, it sounds great, it is great.
Customizable sound setting: iPhone / Android / Galaxy
Very customizable, and has many languages available.
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Agreed! I'm using this one myself. You can get the free version in the market and test it out!

I really like Smart Keyboard pro. But I've just started using the free gingerbread keyboard on the market, very responsive and fast

Im a HUGE fan of swiftkey's new beta, SwiftKey X. Responsive, good prediction, and easy on memory.

How is 32 mb easy on the memory compared to the 5 or 10 mb from others?
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I prefer better keyboard 8, I've never had any issues with it and the themes are slick.
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Ill have to agree..stock is always the stable way to go
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I've been using SwiftKey, it's such an awesome keyboard that saves you a lot of touches. It's prediction of the next word is really good, definitely my go to. You have to force yourself to use it for like two days before you get the hang of it
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i gotta second Swiftkey or Swiftkey X worth the price of admission!

Smart keyboard!
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+1 for SwiftKey

I also have to recommend Swiftkey. I've used the Froyo, the Gingerbread, Better Keyboard (both versions), and Swype. Hands down, Swiftkey is the best simply because it remembers your past conversations and predicts what you are about to say before you say it. Hell, it practically tells you what say! I love it.

I've purchased and used Smart Keyboard Pro for months, but now use Hacker's Keyboard from the Market on my G2x and ASUS Transformer. I use ConnectBot frequently and need Ctl/Alt/Esc keys.

+1 for swiftkey
Also before you buy this app make sure you have alot of text messages on your phone. The more the better...reaosn is because swiftkey reads and learns your typing pattern for word prediction.

I use better keyboard 8, i like it because i can make it take up more of the screen so the keys are bigger but i would like to see someone port the new htc trace that comes with the sensation since i like htc ime and its basically htc ime but u can also use it like swype

Do you want your keyboard to focus on stability/accuracy, typing speed, or breath of features?
If you want stability, use stock.
If you want speed, use Swype.
If you want features, use Swiftkey.
Me, I use Keyboard Manager so when I'm in portrait I have Swype and when I'm in landscape I have Stock. I'd rather use Swiftkey in landscape, but swiftkey and keyboard manager don't play well together.

Stock Gingerbread keyboard ...
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A. I. Keyboard

I have used swype, swiftkey, t9, better keyboard, even that ridiculous rotary keyboard.
I am a keyboard geek (among other flavors of geek).
I gotta say, A.I. Type keyboard (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aitype.android) is simply amazing.
It seems smarter than swiftkey and is completely customizable. (Background images, colors, layout, even keyboard type (iphone, windows 7, gingerbread among others).
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thumb keyboards better

luciferii said:
thumb keyboards better
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Alas, I lost my thumbs in a freak hitchhiking accident.
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Not going to lie.. this keyboard seems pretty good.. though not that many people use it. But I think ill stuck wit ny swiftkey x. Because look at that last sentence swiftkey wuloukd have corrected it all..
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I have to admit to being a keyboard whore. I have since early 2009 bought almost every keyboard out. I have better keyboard, perfect keyboard, smart keyboard, swiftkey long before it became the X version. I had been using Swiftkey until a few days ago when I tried the latest version of Go Keyboard. The predictions aren't as psychic as swiftkey, but the keying on Go Keyboard is much more accurate for me so I have to depend on correction and prediction a lot less. And, the correction is VERY accurate. As far as the keyboard in the OP, it looks like another gingerbread recompile. What makes it stand out from the crowd?
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SwimDrewid said:
even that ridiculous rotary keyboard
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Duh, you mean 8pen? Hey, it is very fun to use it you know. Except when you slide superfast, people around you think that you're crazy scratching up your own phone. lol
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I love that it has themes and different sounds for space, tap, accept. However it doesn't do autotext which I cant function without now nor does it correct conjunctions and the comma is a pain. Promising tho

Loving it so far ..def promising ...
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So far it seems decent. Predictions are good (for both what's currently being typed, as well as guessing the next word) and I like the how the long-press for period brings up the sub-menu of common punctuation keys.

In spite of it not being perfect, AI is certainly a beautiful piece of work.

I have been using it from ages......!!
The best undoubtedly among all
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Is there a "swipe"-function planed?

Go Keyboard or Swiftkey X?

Ive been using go keyboard for a while now and have been wondering what the advantages are of using swiftkey if any
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A Keyboards a Keyboard, they are all essentially the same. It's just your preference, there's a free version of SwiftKey X, just try it out if you like it better than go key board keep it if not uninstall it, I personally like TouchPal Keyboard, I its more accurate with the swiping but it just a preference

him? is sorta right. However, not all keyboards are the same. You just have to try them out for yourself, as he said, because a lot of it comes down to personal preference. I've tried many many keyboards and I always come back to swiftkey b/c it suits my typing style. I don't swipe and I prefer swiftkey's auto correction system for inaccurate/fast typing styles. That's me. You should try out as many as you can to find what suits your style best. To him?'s point;there's not an end-all best keyboard.
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I personally love GoKeyboard due to it's customization but then again I love my Phone to be as personal as possible making it unique amongst the others out there =^.^=

Go Keyboard and Swiftkey X are the same

I dont like SwiftKey X, it forces the "corrected" word too much.

Thumb keyboard
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Go keyboard and Swiftkey X are far from the same. Swiftkey is well known for its amazing autorrect and predictive text features. Go keyboard has some of its features but not up to this standard. In the end though, it's your choice. You choose what you think makes typing easier and faster for you. Personally, I recommend Swiftkey X.
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Personally i use swiftkey x on 2 phones since long time and i'm really really Happy with it.
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Thumb keyboard
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Ive tried thumb keyboard and really havent liked it
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I use all Go Dev apps and i really like them. comfortable, good looking (rich graphics but not that it slows the apps down) and everything that you need is a tap away.
but as other ppl said its our choice and your choice will be yours
personally i prefer testing them one by one

You can set the settings in SwiftKey so that auto-correction isn't always forced.
Either way, if you setup SwiftKey to learn from your emails, text messages, etc, etc.....you can type pretty fast after a while. I couldn't go without it anymore.

Azure1203 said:
You can set the settings in SwiftKey so that auto-correction isn't always forced.
Either way, if you setup SwiftKey to learn from your emails, text messages, etc, etc.....you can type pretty fast after a while. I couldn't go without it anymore.
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Me too. I would like to give swype another chance, but I'm just too used to swiftkey .
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swiftkey all the way.
best predictive mechanism ever.
once you get used to it you wouldnt be able to leave it

I prefer swiftkey.

Swiftkey X is so better for me. I prefer Swiftkey

+1 for Swift Keyboard. It has pretty good auto correction and predictive features which works amazingly well if you kinda repeat words or even full messages.
Never tried Go keyboards so I can only tell by my experience on Swift.

MidnightDevil said:
+1 for Swift Keyboard. It has pretty good auto correction and predictive features which works amazingly well if you kinda repeat words or even full messages.
Never tried Go keyboards so I can only tell by my experience on Swift.
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+ 1 for swift! Used ics keyboard for a while, but swiftkeyx is way better!
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I personally i prefer swiftkey x * before then I used A.I Type keyword plus

I prefer swiftkey too. more easy to use and precise with auto prediction.

Best, most responsive keyboard

Right now I'm using CleanROM. The keyboard it includes is pretty awful. I've replaced it with Kii, but - and I'm not sure if this is the keyboard or the ROM - the keyboard simply fails to show up on the screen for random 5-15 second intervals.
I'd like to replace the keyboard with something else. I really like the stock Android Jellybean and ICS keyboards.
Is there a way to get rid of the built-in keyboard entirely and replace it with the stock one?

i will never use any other keyboard besides swiftkey flow.
if you use your phone in landscape often, keymonk is interesting also.

Tried and didn't like the whole word prediction thing. Or swipe thing for that matter. I want something simple and barebones and fast/responsive as possible.

were the opposite lol. i only use swipe style keyboards.
hopefully someone else can give you a better recommendation.
before i switched to flow, i used the stock keyboard.

Download a jellybean keyboard from the Play Store
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I didn't like Swype keyboards for the longest time. I told myself I would use one for a few days a really give it a chance. Been using Swype beta for months and love it. Blows away all other keyboards in my opinion.
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I've always used perfect keyboard pro. Always has been super responsive and smooth for me. Tons of customization too. Up until this week when I tried it on Carbon 4.2. For some reason it doesn't play well on it
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4.2 aosp or Swift key all the way.
Though I have to say that when I was on CleanRom I never had that much keyboard lag. Your installation may have issues especially if you restored apps using titanium.
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4.2 AOSP keyboard for sure. A couple system apps + libs and you're set. You can even get one on the play store if you're super lazy.
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I did not like swiping in the beginning much. Now, it is a must to have swiping capability. I found Swype beta to be the "best" right now,imo, just wish they have more themes to pick from. Or try Swiftkey.

I pretty much exclusively use a real virtual keyboard. Tops out between 65 and 70 words per minute. I just couldn't get down with the fake stuff.

The Gnote2 keyboard is pretty good.
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Right now I'm using CleanROM. The keyboard it includes is pretty awful. I've replaced it with Kii, but - and I'm not sure if this is the keyboard or the ROM - the keyboard simply fails to show up on the screen for random 5-15 second intervals.
I'd like to replace the keyboard with something else. I really like the stock Android Jellybean and ICS keyboards.
Is there a way to get rid of the built-in keyboard entirely and replace it with the stock one?
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There is a link in the theme forum to download. Just be sure to download the language before you try to open the keyboard, and don't install it with the ROM or you will be screwed upon activation. But once it's up, it's sweet.

ddurandSGS3 said:
i will never use any other keyboard besides swiftkey flow.
if you use your phone in landscape often, keymonk is interesting also.
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+1 for SwiftKey. Best word prediction and no keyboard lag at all. I bought it almost a year ago and have been using it for awhile now. Best hands down.
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