I installed SwiftKey, but it seems whenever I reboot the phone it goes back to Samsng keyboard. There's no way to un-select Samsung keyboard in the Input options (option is disabled) and whatever I set for default keyboard gets forgotten on reboot.
Anyone know a fix for this?
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I posted this in the other Auto Correct thread (found here). That thread got so long that it was requested that I start a new thread with this info so it is easier to find this fix and how to do it.
I have a FUZE and mainly ONLY use the actual physical keyboard and not the onscreen keyboard. The fact you can not set up normal Auto Word Correction words was driving me crazy. So through a lot of people a fix was found. Credit goes to a lot of people who suggested different things (like Bugsykoosh), and then I put a few different programs/tweaks together and it works very well.
Here is how you do it.
1) Disabled T9 completely by installing the cab found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2914474&postcount=8 . After installing the T9 button will no longer work.
2) Change your onscreen keyboard to "keyboard" as the default. You will no longer be able to use the QWERTY keyboard, but that was fine for me since I mainly use the actual keyboard. For this to work you MUST switch your on screen default keyboard to "keyboard" or install the Happy Tapping keyboard.
3) Install DictMgr for Windows Mobile that can be found at http://mobile-sg.com/software/?p=DictMgr&platform=ppc . It is FREE. This program is the key to making this work.
4) Only parts of DictMgr works with our version of Windows Mobile. After installing open up the program and launch the Word Corrector part of the program. It looks exactly like the traditional word replacement entry screen you see on your PC. SEE ATTACHED PICTURE.
5) Add the words you want to auto correct and hit save. It requires a soft reboot.
10) After the reset try to type something using the actual keyboard and you will see the word correct work the way it is supposed to.
I am VERY positive right now about this working so far.
Some other Feedback/Notes:
1) I use MyMobiler so when connected to my PC I can view my phone screen on my desktop. This makes entering all the auto correct words I want MUCH easier since I can use my normal keyboard.
2) I entered as MANY as I could at one time because a soft reset is required each time you save the file.
3) I have started entering all the basic ones like
i --> I
monday --> Monday
mon --> Monday
tuesday --> Tuesday
tues ---> Tuesday
(and all the rest of the days)
jan --> January
feb --> February
(and all the rest of the months)
4) on the onscreen keyboard I did go to the Touch Input Setting and check all options. See attached image.
5) I also went to the Options-->Word Completion Tab and checked "Enable Auto Correct. See attached image.
Everyone, this SEEMS to be a real EASY fix for this issue I am happy to report.
There is a solution to still use the Full QWERTY Keyboard. The complete text is located here: http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=1527
After disabling T9 you must toggle the T9-ABC button back on. To do it press the button then hit the ABC123 button and keep going until it stick. If that fails go into landscape mode and try toggling. Once you get it to change it will stay that way. The one downside is it only works for odd numbers so it works on the first, third and fifth letter you enter and on the second letter no autocompletion appears on screen. The autocorrection (ex spell check) still occurs either way that.
Thanks TVDinner -that was fun
sweet! This issue now has 2 solutions. I love when a plan comes together!!!
So with this fix can I still use the physical keyboard/Full QWERTY soft keyboard/Phone Keypad like normal?
NeroDan said:
So with this fix can I still use the physical keyboard/Full QWERTY soft keyboard/Phone Keypad like normal?
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Hi NeroDan;
With bugsykoosh's fix you can still use the on screen Qwerty keyboard.
With my fix you have to choose the onscreen "keyboard" option, or install the happy tapping onscreen keyboard. You can not use the qwerty keyboard with the fix I described.
If you do not use the onscreen keyboard then either fix will work fine.
I just downloaded Liberty 1.5 and there isn't an input option in the "Languages and Keyboards" setting so I can't change my keyboard (I'm using the Android keyboard by default but I want to change it to Gingerbread). Has anyone had this same problem? Any suggestions on what to do?
press and hold any text field and a option will come up to choose another keyboard
I just tried that and nothing happened...
Hy,
I'm using CM7.1 on my Milestone and I wanted to change the virtual keyboard. I downloaded smart keyboard pro and it works, but everytime I reboot my phone and I want to type something the original keyboard is in use. So I have to go to the settings, tick smart keyboard and untick android keyboard, but EVERYTIME when I reboot my phone.
Then I deleted the android keyboard from openrecovery, but it didn't help, because after every boot I had no virtual keyboard, so I had to tick smart keyboard all the time...
Then I had another idea, I put the smart keyboard to system apps in openrecovery, then it was ticked after boot, but... it was force-closing in every 3 seconds.
So I changed back everything. I tried with other keyboards as well (download+install from market, but same issue with smart keyboard) or do I have to use a different method to install a keyboard?
This is the second day, I'm using CM7 ( I was using official 2.2.1, never rooted the phone before...) so I don't really know everything, but it seems to me, that the phone must start with android keyboard and if there's no android keyboard installed it starts without a keyboard, so it forgets the ticked keyboard after a reboot.
PROBLEM SOLVED!
I updated to CM7.1 RC3 and now I can change it. Everything works properly.
Hi!
So I've got this problem on my tab where I can't boot but I get to a screen that says in Chinese that I need to do a factory reset to reset to default settings, which probably will make my tablet work.
However, I noticed I'm able to use mouse/keyboard on this screen.
So I'm wondering if there's any psychical keyboard shortcut to enter Settings on Android 4.0.2 / ICS?
If I may enter Settings I may turn on USB-debugging and save my tablet, otherwise I can't use it.
I'm able to bring the on-screen keyboard up by pressing "ESC" on my psyhical keyboard, and from there I can get into the keyboard settings. But I'd like to get into the settings of the OS if this is possible?
I can't enter recovery mode because of the tablet getting stuck at the logo.
So any useful shortcut I may use?
Thanks in advance
Having owned a Asus Transformer I'm used to how well the hardware keyboard works and particularly how it always disables the softkey keyboard whenever I was using the hardware keyboard.
I've been frustrated with the Samsung Dock in that it never disables the softkey keyboard. Seems any keyboard will force the Note back to the Samsung Keyboard if you have something else selected. I've used Tasker to detect my bluetooth keyboard, delay a few seconds, and then switch to "null keyboard" and then back again to my preferred softkey keyboard when I turn off my bluetooth keyboard.
One problem is that Tasker doesn't have anything that works with detecting the Samsung Keyboard dock. I wish the tablet would just automatically disable the softkey keyboard when I have the OEM keyboard dock attached. Afterall, why would I want both? Besides the annoying use of screen real estate there is some bug where occasionally a popup appears saying "US English" and then I lose whatever keystroke I was typing when that comes up.
Anyone else using the keyboard dock seeing issues like this? Does anyone know of a way to disable the softkey keyboard when I've attached the samsung keyboard dock?
I use External keyboard helper. It should let you switch to a null keyboard when an external keyboard is connected. You still have to choose it as input method by clicking on the pop-up sincd apparently Android does not allow automatic switching for security reasons.
Also, sometimes it wouldn't make the switch back after disconnecting, so I set up a Tasker profile that offers you the choice of input options every time bluetooth keyboard is connected. Now it's just one click to switch it in or off.
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I use External keyboard helper. It should let you switch to a null keyboard when an external keyboard is connected. You still have to choose it as input method by clicking on the pop-up sincd apparently Android does not allow automatic switching for security reasons.
Also, sometimes it wouldn't make the switch back after disconnecting, so I set up a Tasker profile that offers you the choice of input options every time bluetooth keyboard is connected. Now it's just one click to switch it in or off.
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You actually can have Android switch input methods if you have root and are using Tasker. You have to use Secure Settings plugin to do this but it works great. Problem is I just can't get tasker to notice this keyboard (works great with my BT keyboard) and besides the point, I was hoping Samsung would have better integration with their own hardware.