I am using Google Keyboard, but it doesn't have an option to reduce its size. What I'm trying to do is use Xposed + App Settings, find the keyboard's process, and reduce its DPI. The problem with this is that it only affects the settings menu, and not the actual keyboard. I assume there's a separate process for the keyboard itself and another one for the settings.
Can you think of any way to do this? Swiping long words on a large keyboard is not very comfortable. Any ideas?
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If you want a customizable keyboard try swifkey
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I've tested all major keyboards and I'm not interested in any other one. Google Keyboard is almost perfect; I just need to make it smaller.
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Ohk sir.. then I'll leave this upto great developers and their scripts
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Bumping this thread as I too would love to know how to do this.
API does not allow DPI change
Gaúcho comedor said:
I am using Google Keyboard, but it doesn't have an option to reduce its size. What I'm trying to do is use Xposed + App Settings, find the keyboard's process, and reduce its DPI. The problem with this is that it only affects the settings menu, and not the actual keyboard. I assume there's a separate process for the keyboard itself and another one for the settings.
Can you think of any way to do this? Swiping long words on a large keyboard is not very comfortable. Any ideas?
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Hello fellow Androider,
I have tried doing this using Xposed framework and every other way I could google but it seems the scripts in the application framework do not allow us to change the DPI for the Google Keyboard.
I just gave up and at the moment I'm using a sweet alternative called Minuum Keyboard, I hope you'll thank me after you try it!!!
Peace,
Syed
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I was wondering if there was any application out there that I could use to have separate keyboards for landscape and portrait? I would lioe to be able to use swype for portrait and have it switch to better keyboard when I'm using landscape? Or maybe someone could create it if there wasn't already something like that on the market (dot dot dot hint)?
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Not seen anything that auto switches.. But it's quite quick to long press on the text input box and change the input method.. I suppose!!!
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Nahh... that takes too long for me, that's why an automatic one would be best
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OK. I don't know if I'm just a complete spazz or what, but I can't find the voice dictation icon in the new Google keyboard on the nexus 5. Can someone help me out? Sorry
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Settings>Language and input>Google keyboard>Enable 'Voice input key'
EddyOS said:
Settings>Language and input>Google keyboard>Enable 'Voice input key'
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Yeah i did that - but nothing changed on the UI of the KB
mb3030 said:
Yeah i did that - but nothing changed on the UI of the KB
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it's somewhat per app... if the text block has the mic icon you don't need one on the keyboard so it doesn't show on the keyboard in some apps, especially if the app has a search function. and you can always use the hot words if you have it set to a compatible language...
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it's somewhat per app... if the text block has the mic icon you don't need one on the keyboard so it doesn't show on the keyboard in some apps, especially if the app has a search function. and you can always use the hot words if you have it set to a compatible language...
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well for example, it wont show up in hangouts, which is the only time i used this function (to text)
Yeah, this is important, I use it quite a bit to text. Swiftkey has it as a long press but I like the standard keyboard better so I'd prefer to use that.
You also need to enable voice typing, in addition to the mic.
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Things that make me go "derp", thank you!
Also, I'm not sure if this is a requirement, but I did not see changes in my keyboard after changing those settings until after I performed a reboot. YMMV.
cjrivera04 said:
You also need to enable voice typing, in addition to the mic.
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omg, thank you. I was nerd raging that it wasn't working and thought it was yet another silly UI bug.
Missing Microphone Key
cjrivera04 said:
You also need to enable voice typing, in addition to the mic.
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.
What's that doing between Google Pinyin and iWnnIME?
I want to have more room on the screen and want to clear all the apps at the bottom (cellphone SMS and web)
Is there a ROM ?
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You're referring to the 'dock'. Just try a launcher. Action Launcher is my favorite.
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Lucky_Slevin said:
I want to have more room on the screen and want to clear all the apps at the bottom (cellphone SMS and web)
Is there a ROM ?
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Nova launcher allows this
Some roms has "immersive" mode where it removes the top and bottom and gives you more screen real estate
Also use Nova free to do this...
I use NOVA and have the dock set to hide with a swipe up. I keep the dock hidden until I need it.
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You can also do it with stock launcher and Xposed + GravityBox. I did it for a while but I didn't like the fact that back or home becomes a two step process rather than one.
Hello, I tried the PRO 12.2 in a store. Under the landscape mode, the virtual keyboard takes half the screen. I tried the split keyboard under both landscape and portrait modes and found the keys to small. Is it possible to change the size of the keys?
Also, under portrait mode, sometimes the delete or erase key does not work. What is the problem?
Thanks.
You can download another keyboard on the play store, but I think you can't change that on the Sammy keyboard.
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Thanks. Know any good keyboards that allow the user to change the size of the keys?
hajime_android said:
Thanks. Know any good keyboards that allow the user to change the size of the keys?
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SwiftKey
The keys are as large as they are for a reason. Touch typing in landscape mode takes some practice but works really well on the stock keyboard and the inclusion of the symbols on the keyboard is fantastic. I highly recommend giving it some time before switching.
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Hello, I tried the PRO 12.2 in a store. Under the landscape mode, the virtual keyboard takes half the screen. I tried the split keyboard under both landscape and portrait modes and found the keys to small. Is it possible to change the size of the keys?
Also, under portrait mode, sometimes the delete or erase key does not work. What is the problem?
Thanks.
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You can download another keyboard on the play store, but I think you can't change that on the Sammy keyboard.
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Yes you can change it. I dont know how much you will like the results though. try downloading exposed and using the app settings module you can download from there. You can slightly lower the dpi for the keyboard until it hits your sweet spot. It will change the ENTIRE keyboard size though.you can probably go down 20-40 dpi without much negative impact though. Try hackers keyboard and smart keyboard pro as well. Both of those are highly customizable. Smart keyboard lets you do alot with the size.
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By the way, just to let you know, I tried the Swiftkey keyboard and it started freezing up my note. I had to uninstalled. I also think the keyboard is to big, I'll try out the suggestions before my comment.
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krown85 said:
By the way, just to let you know, I tried the Swiftkey keyboard and it started freezing up my note. I had to uninstalled. I also think the keyboard is to big, I'll try out the suggestions before my comment.
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Yup, I tried swiftkey and swipe but ended back at the stock keyboard. Both were buggy for me. I'm starting to wish for the ability to have control over the dictionary for stock.
Hello, i just wanted to ask if there was any possible way to add the possibility to organize the apps in the app drawer, i actually can't with my 4.4 mokee rc7 rom.... Is it possible to add that feature witout changing launcher?
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No way to rearrange things in stock launchers. You either have to install a launcher that let's you do something like that or use an xposed module that let's you do that(I haven't come across such a module).
I really hope somebody is working on such module
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