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Which keyboard do you prefer and why? Also what Android phone do you use it on?
So far... Swype has no competition from those I've used. After only a day, my texting was slightly improved. With practice, I can see myself being an absolute menace.
Hopefully I'll be testing http://www.swiftkey.net/ ... But for now, it's most definitely Swype.
Apple bluetooth keyboard or my little targus
I'm hoping to test that out swift keyboard as well.
Swype owns all other on screen keyboards so far.
Swype for now, but I may give the HTC_IME a try. Everybody I show the Swype keyboard thinks it is awesome.
is HTC_IME the only one with T9 ?
Even after trying out the high res version of the htc ime from the desire, I still type faster and more accurately with swype. I will be glad when they release a more official keyboard. I have used pretty much every keyboard, better keyboard, smart keyboard, low res htc ime, high res htc ime, shapewriter (still think swype does it better), stock (obviously), and none of them in either landscape or portrait are faster for me then swype in portrait.
Also I will be giving swift key a try out once they release their alpha app.
htc ime and better keyboard both have a T9 keyboard, but the htc ime has a better dictionary to go with it making it faster to type with in T9.
Swype was ok, but unusable in landscape which ultimately slowed me down if I had both hands available. The new HDPI HTC_IME from the Desire is perfect, and absolutely none of the lag from the old 1.6 version. I love it and I'm using it with compact QWERTY for portrait version.
swype is the best one taking that it's just a beta now!
hmmm... official over unofficial beta
So I'm going to have to go with ShapeWriter. I tried the Swype, but then decided that ShapeWriter would be a better idea at least for now since Swype is in some type of private beta, and not officially released, so ShapeWriter will be the one getting the official, public updates. And so far I'm typing MUCH faster even though I still am not so great at it... that's my humble opinion =)
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So I'm going to have to go with ShapeWriter. I tried the Swype, but then decided that ShapeWriter would be a better idea at least for now since Swype is in some type of private beta, and not officially released, so ShapeWriter will be the one getting the official, public updates. And so far I'm typing MUCH faster even though I still am not so great at it... that's my humble opinion =)
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I was using Shapewriter over swype for one reason only; the resolution fit the nexus one and looks better. But i find swype to do a better job of knowing what word i want and seems to be smoother even in a pre beta stage. I need to get a high res HTC_IME
Swype in portrait all the way. I can hammer out sentences in seconds. I don't like landscape mode for any keyboard, as it blocks out the webpage or text string I'm on.
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Swype in portrait all the way. I can hammer out sentences in seconds. I don't like landscape mode for any keyboard, as it blocks out the webpage or text string I'm on.
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Guys, Im looking for a little advise. I text a lot so im not a rookie at it. I feel that I can type faster with smart keyboard than with swype even though I really like swype.
I have been using swype for a week, but i do not feel as fast on it as I do on Smart keyboard. Any advise or should I just time my self with a few sentences?
Play with the speed vs accuracy settings.
Give it a few weeks, (i know that's a loooong time) but I started with shapewriter since I got the phone, and now swype is killer.
I love Swype - but unfortunately it's not multi-lingual - so I need to use the less pretty slideIT instead...
why are people preferring the HTC_IME? Is it because of T9 or something else?
Like the htc_ime especially since we have the hi res version now.
I wish CooTek would release a TouchPal for our device. Loved it on the G1, but ends up around 1/2 the size on the Nexus.
$20.00 to anyone who successfully sizes TouchPal 1.1 for the N1.
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I wish CooTek would release a TouchPal for our device. Loved it on the G1, but ends up around 1/2 the size on the Nexus.
$20.00 to anyone who successfully sizes TouchPal 1.1 for the N1.
PM me if you need the .apk
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I'm looking for a good keyboard replacement for my DROID 2 GB's Moto Multitouch Keyboard. I've tried several other replacements, Swiftkey, Smart Keyboard, Better Keyboard, Perfect Keyboard, HTC IME, The native GB Keyboard, Swype. But, none of them have anywhere near the hardware support as the Multitouch keyboard. I'm only asking for a replacement as the Multitouch keyboard keeps crashing and bringing the app with it. It's really, really annoying.
try the tmobile doubleshot keyboard...its a cross of the htc-ime, and swype
it works on my phone..hopefully it will work for you too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055501
I really like Swiftkey. I was on Swype for awhile, but now prefer Swiftkey.
ThumbKeyboard, the dev is having a public beta test so you can try out 4.0 for free, or you can get 3.0 from the market, I'm loving it soo far, I've went from every single keyboard in the market, swiftkey, smart, better, etc.
all of them and this one actually works and has a great library.
I'm really looking for a decent keyboard as i find that the stock one on GB seems to miss finger input especially on certain keys, I loved swype 3.5 beta but found it KILLED my battery life any body have any suggestions? Something that can improve typing speed, thats's good on battery and not to heavy on hogging resources?
Some (lots) of about that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=975981
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My favourite has to be SlideIT, Similar to Swype but I've always preferred it. Better Keyboard is also a good regular keyboard, I can't go away from SlideIT in the end though
I use thumb keyboard and swift key x
Ultra keyboard - youtube video
Very user customizable.
Iv'e been testing SlideIT 4.0, BetterKeyboard and SwiftKeyX.
SlideIT 4.0 is the best sliding keyboard and fun to use, but in the long run other keyboards is quicker and more accurate.
BetterKeyboard is the best "normal" keyboard.
SeiftKeyX is the keyboard i ended up using because it's the keyboard i can wirte fastest and most accurate with.
For me i find smart keyboard pro the best.
GO keyboard with black theme is by far the best.
Swiftkey X for me.
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SeiftKeyX is the keyboard i ended up using because it's the keyboard i can wirte fastest and most accurate with.
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Oh, the irony!
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Oh, the irony!
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Hahahaha that's hilarious..rofl
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After reading this thread I decided to try out the swiftkeyx keyboard. I had been using the gingerbread keyboard from the market.. It is going to take a little getting used to but it seems like a good keyboard. Definitely a different style of keyboard but nice in its own way.
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My favorites are swype beta and thumb keyboard, along with the defualt Gingerbread Keyboard.
I'm curious as to why no one mention Touchpal Keyboard? I love it's Cootek+ technology and couple with compact qwerty keyboard, typing is swift for me!
They are now beta testing their next gen technology call Touchpal Curve which is similar (or better) than Swype. Try register for it.
Just the Gingerbread Keyboard.
My favorites are SlideIT
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I actually love the Sense keyboard; it's the only one I found with arrow keys.
I got the smart keyboard and mostly happy with it, although it takes a couple of seconds on my Huawei x3 when i start writing any word. Looking forward to the beta of Touchpal Keyboard
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I'm really looking for a decent keyboard as i find that the stock one on GB seems to miss finger input especially on certain keys, I loved swype 3.5 beta but found it KILLED my battery life any body have any suggestions? Something that can improve typing speed, thats's good on battery and not to heavy on hogging resources?
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Smart Keyboard Pro definitely!https://market.android.com/details?id=net.cdeguet.smartkeyboardpro&hl=en
I saw this post from last year and thought it'd be fun to get another consensus on the subject, particularly as there is now way more choice.
Personally I've fallen in love with SwiftKeyX, but I'd be interested to know where people's preferences/frustrations lie. Do you stick with Stock, or love Swype or GO, or any of the other hundreds out there?
SwiftKey X for me too. I've used Swype as well. The typing experience in the two is totally distinct so i guess it boils down to individual preference. But even leaving that aside, SwiftKey X is better, IMHO.
Definitely SwiftKey. One of the best keyboards I have used. Simply brilliant.
I like to use my hardware keyboard connected via bluetooth i'm just faster with a hardware keyboard.
Swype
I have swype themed red, love it.
Stock Gingerbread Keyboard <3
I have to agree with you there! I just flashed my Thunderbolt and Galaxy Tab 7 to GB. However, I w2ill find myself going back to Flex T9 because I dictate a lot and the voice recognition is Godly. You don't have to put punctuation in like you do with Google's voice recognition and unlike Google's I have dictated near paragraphs using Flex T9.
Also, I got Flex T9 off of Amazon's Daily Free. It has to be my most used app.
I prefer the Better Keyboard 8 to anything I've tried.
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I love SlideIT, very fast and easy.
My favorite feature is the shortcuts you can add, just slide the abbreviation you can set yourself and it will type your specified sentence.
E.g. some built in ones, slide BRB = Be right back, very simple, but very handy if there is something you type again and again, the shortcuts can really speed up your typing. Also it's a nice way to type in e-mail addresses in really fast on sites or apps that you need to log in to.
The new default skin on SlideIT looks bad though, but you can switch to the classic skin, looks much better.
SWYPE keyboard.. works really well for me..
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And I just got SwiftKey x because of this thread and... I freaking love it
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swype
I just took a look at the couple preferred by previous posters, but I am so happy with the free Swype, I couldnt see spending for perhaps a slight advantage.
I love the swype technique along with the voice feature (tho that requires data I believe). You basically slide your fingers across the keys without lifting between keys. It works faster than you can slide the finger around. I like that I can swype a paragraph and very quickly edit any wrong words it selected. Its intuitive for making quick corrections.
My wife converted to it after insisting on getting droid with physical keyboard due to a neurological disorder that makes her hands rather jerky and flinchy. She is so taken with it she forgets she has keypad when she does need it...
A close second is also a free app called shapewriter, which is essentially the same app, but doesnt have the microphone button. It isnt a market app so I got it elsewhere (dont remember who provided a link to it). Definitely worth a look if you can find it. I use titanium backup to preserve it on my phone.
I never had an android phone, but i did once got to try swype on my friend's phone. simply love it. its amazing how fast you can type with it. so i'll go with that
Right now I'm using Beta Swype. I think I'm going to try Swiftkey X since I got free from the Amazon market.
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I switch between the Sense 3.0 keyboard and SwiftKey X. Both are pretty good.
Nokia N900... I got used to it. Now my Android Xperia play
smart keyboard pro and swype
Funny, but i love htc ime from the start
Smart keyboard is BEST!! if you prefer T9
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I really like Swiftkey X, the predictions is scary accurate.
Hello all,
What I want.
Everyone in my family has a android smartphone and uses the calendar for personal use.
At home we have a normal paper calendar for family things like appointments and stuff.
My thought was to use the tablet as a shared family calendar so everyone can see and add things no matter where they are.
Adding things to a digital calendar with just the touchscreen keyboard is a pain in the b*tt (we all have full querty phones).
So I thought maybe a stylus is the way to go? Just write stuff on the screen and it will add it to the calendar?
Anyone has any experience with using a tablet for this?
Use:
Share family calendar
Maybe a quick internet search
Budget:
Not sure (250,-?). A Note 10.1 with stylus goes for 450 euro wich might be a bit steep for the thing we will (mainly) use it for.
Thanks in advance for all the tips tricks and advice!
-Redeque-
Nobody able to give any advice or comments?
I'm not really sure about if you can share an app and its settings across accounts - I've never messed around with that functionality.
However, take a look here : http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37082
A Google account can have more than one calendar, so you could just make a "Family" one and give everyone all permissions or whatever.
This way, anyone could view the calendar from any computer or phone that supports it, too.
As for the stylus question, I don't really know. Have you tried SwiftKey 3 or a Swype type keyboard ? I was dead-set on having a physical keyboard phone, but didn't like the gimped specs that they all seemed to have - so I took a chance with the S3 - and after finding Swiftkey 3 I actually don't think I'd want to go back to a phone with a physical keyboard since I can type so much faster this way.
Maybe there's a writing-to-text type of keyboard. It seems likely. Here's one : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phatware.writepad . Don't know if there are others. Good investment if you don't like any of the digital keyboard options (Swiftkey 3 has a free trial, so you don't have to spend anything just to try it).
Ah, I see you don't actually have the tablet yet. Well, you don't really need a tablet for the calendar shared across all phones - but you could share one anyway for fun and to use apps that work better on a tablet.
If you don't care about it having the best specs, the TF101 is pretty cheap on eBay - and you can get it with the keyboard dock for ~$250. I have one and for everyday apps I can't tell a big difference between it and the TF700. I'd pick 7" or 10" first and go from there if you still want one. There are lots of tablets that still perform admirably or under $250 - and if you just need a basic stylus you can get one of those as cheap as $1 - there are nicer ones, but those will work pretty well anyway (got one free).
First of all thank you so much for this great reply!
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I'm not really sure about if you can share an app and its settings across accounts - I've never messed around with that functionality.
However, take a look here : http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37082
A Google account can have more than one calendar, so you could just make a "Family" one and give everyone all permissions or whatever.
This way, anyone could view the calendar from any computer or phone that supports it, too.
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I use the google calendar for myself but didn't thought it was an option since I have to use the onscreen keyboard wich I hate.
This get me to the following.
Pennycake said:
As for the stylus question, I don't really know. Have you tried SwiftKey 3 or a Swype type keyboard ? I was dead-set on having a physical keyboard phone, but didn't like the gimped specs that they all seemed to have - so I took a chance with the S3 - and after finding Swiftkey 3 I actually don't think I'd want to go back to a phone with a physical keyboard since I can type so much faster this way.
Maybe there's a writing-to-text type of keyboard. It seems likely. Here's one : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phatware.writepad . Don't know if there are others. Good investment if you don't like any of the digital keyboard options (Swiftkey 3 has a free trial, so you don't have to spend anything just to try it).
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I tried swype but never got the hang of it. Feels unnatural or something.
Never heard of Swifkey 3 so I will try that. If that realy works like you said it does I am a happy camper.
I have the same problem with the phone specs as you mentioned.
My Xperia pro is the 'fastest' phone out there with the physical keyboard but it needs replacing soon but there is no alternative atm.
I will install and try it on my xperia pro and let you know how it works out.
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Ah, I see you don't actually have the tablet yet. Well, you don't really need a tablet for the calendar shared across all phones - but you could share one anyway for fun and to use apps that work better on a tablet.
If you don't care about it having the best specs, the TF101 is pretty cheap on eBay - and you can get it with the keyboard dock for ~$250. I have one and for everyday apps I can't tell a big difference between it and the TF700. I'd pick 7" or 10" first and go from there if you still want one. There are lots of tablets that still perform admirably or under $250 - and if you just need a basic stylus you can get one of those as cheap as $1 - there are nicer ones, but those will work pretty well anyway (got one free).
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A tablet just seems to be handy with the larger screen. The phones work ok but browsing and calendar can be a pain on the small screens.
I have been looking at the TF-101 and it seems to be a great option for this. If swiftkey works ok I don't need to dock it evertime I use the calendar. The keyboard is ofcourse great when typing loads of text like I am doing now.
Going to test the apps and run it by the wife because well.........I am just a husband with plans and no authority. haha.
Thanks again for your effort.
[side note] Maybe the asus padphone would be great aswell but then with 2 phones and one tab. Sounds handy in theory.
I don't know about your use habits, but for Google Calendar, you can add/edit it from a browser on a desktop/laptop as well. I do this a bit when adding events/tasks to apps (I also use Astrid, a to-do list type app - also allows sharing between multiple users).
I like the "rapid" setting on Swiftkey 3 - I've been really impressed that it can correct most of the spelling mistakes I make as I type (and the suggestions it offers are usually good/time saving) - and with the arrows you can enable in settings, it's very easy to go back if you've made a mistake it didn't catch - no more trying to poke just the place I put in a wrong letter. The Asus keyboard on the TF101 is actually pretty good at making suggestions for words, though it's not as good at making corrections.
On the 10" tablet, typing on the screen is a bit more natural, too - you're not limited to just two thumbs.
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I don't know about your use habits, but for Google Calendar, you can add/edit it from a browser on a desktop/laptop as well. I do this a bit when adding events/tasks to apps (I also use Astrid, a to-do list type app - also allows sharing between multiple users)
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I used to use the Google calendar on my phone and manually add all of our home appointments in it with my computer. Just a pain in the ass to keep it up to date. Kinda stopped using it now because of that. But I really need it because of constant brain farts. That's how I thought if this. Astrid seems great a great tool to assist my brain so will definitely try that.
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I like the "rapid" setting on Swiftkey 3 - I've been really impressed that it can correct most of the spelling mistakes I make as I type (and the suggestions it offers are usually good/time saving) - and with the arrows you can enable in settings, it's very easy to go back if you've made a mistake it didn't catch - no more trying to poke just the place I put in a wrong letter. The Asus keyboard on the TF101 is actually pretty good at making suggestions for words, though it's not as good at making corrections.
On the 10" tablet, typing on the screen is a bit more natural, too - you're not limited to just two thumbs.
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So far I am quite impressed. Typed this whole post with it and going ok but have to get used to it though. Might open a whole lot new world. I love the costumisation of the app. Lots of settings. Great tip!
Now I am not sure what I want anymore. Asus seems great with the keyboard dock and all. Easy for writing emails and stuff. We need 2 new computers so maybe just buy one that is killer and then a tablet like the Asus.
Brain is killing me again
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Just wanted to give an update.
Bought a transformer prime TF201 with keyboard dock.
Installed 'switchme' on it so my wife and I have a seperate acount.
Must say that it works like a charm.
Using swiftkey3 when not on the dock and I love. Great advice!
Google calendar is shared and that also work great.
Install the app 'calendar pad' to use the google calendar and it's great on the 10.1 tablet.
I ordered a slim case with a stylus for the prime just to test it out.
So far so good. Thanks for convincing me in buying a tablet toy.
Wife already told me she hates you because I have no more time for her
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