I dont know since when this problem persisted but the keyboard on my desire is weird.
Everytime i try to type fast, there's other letter i don't touch appear in the screen as if i touch it. Mostly the letters appear are y, g, and v.
Knowing that, i then did some test. I tried to type fast only using the letters near my left and right thumbs like a/s and l/k and i did it continuously. As the result, i could see the letter g touched itself while i never touched it AT ALL and then it appeared on the screen.
Then i tried the other line by touching q/w and o/p and the letter y appeared just like the letter g.
That also happened with the third line with the letter v.
This happens everytime i use keyboard (messaging, notes, email, etc)
I dont know if the ROM i'm using causes this because I have tried using some ROMs (not all yet but plenty)and the only one I did not experience this is when i'm using Open Desire ROM. But I dont like Open Desire because I want Sense on it.
I also believe the applications did not cause this since this problem appears just after i flash the ROM and havent installed any application yet
Anybody knows why it happens and how to solve the problem?
FYI my Desire is rooted with Unrevoked way and right now using Lambros ROM.
Any reply is appreciated. Thanks.
Edit:
After trying using Open Desire again, it looks like the problem also occurs with it. I also have calibrated the keyboard but the problem's still there.
Still waiting for anyone can help.
Hi!
I have the exact same problem! (I'm using standard Froyo on a non-rooted Desire).
There's something else, when I type faster than usual and the random letters start appearing the backspace key stops working. I can't delete anything at all and the only solution is to retract the keyboard and then bring it up again. If I do that it works perfectly... until it starts acting up again!
My solution? Well.. I tried Swype and it seems to work just fine! Sure, it's WAY different but it's worth it. It just works flawlessly. And if I don't want to swype I can always type normally, it works for that as well and it doesn't malfunction like htc's keyboard.
Opalid said:
Hi!
I have the exact same problem! (I'm using standard Froyo on a non-rooted Desire).
There's something else, when I type faster than usual and the random letters start appearing the backspace key stops working. I can't delete anything at all and the only solution is to retract the keyboard and then bring it up again. If I do that it works perfectly... until it starts acting up again!
My solution? Well.. I tried Swype and it seems to work just fine! Sure, it's WAY different but it's worth it. It just works flawlessly. And if I don't want to swype I can always type normally, it works for that as well and it doesn't malfunction like htc's keyboard.
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Thank you very much for the reply and the solution.
Me have the same problem with the backspace either. I will try using swype although i don't use english often for text messaging or else.
Still waiting for other input which might have another solution without installing third party application or add-on.
So does the official froyo cause this? because i haven't had a problem like this when i was using eclair based custom ROM or N1 froyo based custom ROM as i recall
better keyboard is fab !!!!!! and it works very well typing fast .. the swype thing is rubbish , as I cant spell very well...
dgattenb said:
better keyboard is fab !!!!!! and it works very well typing fast .. the swype thing is rubbish , as I cant spell very well...
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Well it doesn't matter any application you want to use since that's not the main concern. I'll try Better Keyboard as well. But when I tried to search it in the market with keyword 'better keyboard', I couldn't find it because too many add-ons and the application itself was beneath them. Can anyone help me with it? I can also not find Swype since there's only one application appear when I type 'swype' on the market and it's not Swype
this is beacause desire has no real multitouch.
any keyboard will have same issue
Better keyboard is a paid app. Can't see those if you are not living in eligible country...
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this is beacause desire has no real multitouch.
any keyboard will have same issue
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So this means that all Desire have this kind of problem?
Tenhi said:
Better keyboard is a paid app. Can't see those if you are not living in eligible country...
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I see. I tried the one in blapkmarket but it's still the same
It's been so long and i finally got the solution after all this time.
My friend told me that this problem is caused by multitouch error and that means hardware problem. He had the same problem but his is HTC Hero.
Then, I tried changing my ROM to MIUI J-Style 10.29 and unexpectedly the problem is gone. From that, I at least can conclude that this is not hardware problem. Anybody having similar problem can try having MIUI for the device's ROM. But maybe some Android-freak dislike it because it has iOS look.
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I'm not sure if this has been addressed in a thread before, but I've noticed that sometimes when I'm texting in HTC Messaging on my physical hardware keyboard, there's lag in the blinking cursor and it somewhat jumps slowly among my last letters when I'm typing.
Is there already a fix for this?
Sometimes I get the same thing. My last phone was the original Tilt, and there was a fix for it in the Kaiser forums (HWKeyboardSpeedup.cab, or some very similar name, cant miss it). I dont know for sure, but its possibly just a reg edit in cab form for some keyboard delay setting or sensitivity or something. I havent tried it on this device cause its not nearly as bad on my Tilt2, dont know if it would work on this device, but it might be worth a shot for ya. If it doesnt work, you can just uninstall it and do a soft-reset.
Edit: Let me know if you try it and it works so I can do it on my phone too!
If you have XT9 on while using the keyboard, your typing will lag and possibly might not recognize the space bar when you hit it and all your words can be one long word. Make sure XT9 is off when using the hardware keyboard.
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If you have XT9 on while using the keyboard, your typing will lag and possibly might not recognize the space bar when you hit it and all your words can be one long word. Make sure XT9 is off when using the hardware keyboard.
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At first, that's what I thought, but I found that regardless of being in ABC or XT9 mode, there's the same constant lag.
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Sometimes I get the same thing. My last phone was the original Tilt, and there was a fix for it in the Kaiser forums (HWKeyboardSpeedup.cab, or some very similar name, cant miss it). I dont know for sure, but its possibly just a reg edit in cab form for some keyboard delay setting or sensitivity or something. I havent tried it on this device cause its not nearly as bad on my Tilt2, dont know if it would work on this device, but it might be worth a shot for ya. If it doesnt work, you can just uninstall it and do a soft-reset.
Edit: Let me know if you try it and it works so I can do it on my phone too!
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I did some research and found the thread for it, but the TP2 users who have tried it seemed to have issues already. I didn't want to get caught up in it either.
seems like everytime I open a text message and go to respond, the keys dont work. I can feel the haptic feedback but no text is entered. I have to exit the app and reenter.. Its not only in Messages, but all apps. Other buttons on the screen seem to work, but the buttons do not.
anyone else been noticing this?
Yup!
I've noticed it most typing in the text box of forums... though it is inconsistent.
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gudda1 said:
seems like everytime I open a text message and go to respond, the keys dont work. I can feel the haptic feedback but no text is entered. I have to exit the app and reenter.. Its not only in Messages, but all apps. Other buttons on the screen seem to work, but the buttons do not.
anyone else been noticing this?
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Yeah mine does that too and it takes a few seconds to get out of the loop then it can type again. Kinda weird wonder if any fix to this.
Keyboard Issues
+1 to this issue
One exception: My keyboard is typing but it doesn't visually show what I'm typing. When I close the keyboard and reopen it the words I typed then show, but nothing typed further will show unless I close the keyboard and reopen it again.......Again this issue is inconsistent.
I've only had this issue since the 2.2 update.
Anyone got a fix yet?
is anyone running the Overclock widget? It seems like once the message pops up "overclock widget has been granted superuser permissions" everything returns to normal... until I go to respond again ahhhhh
i have the same problem i was wondering if anyone knows how to fix it i thought my phone was goin bad really quickly because i like just got it a couple weeks ago but i dont know what the deal is
if i goto messages i can press all the keys and nothin comes up and if i go to landscape the box is gray and i feel it has to kick in later
another problem i have been having is when i click on to call someone itll call them like 20 seconds later instead of immediately anyone else get this problem too?
i find that if I turn the phone into landscape mode, click the bubble, then turn the phone right side up again.. It works... seems more like a software bug then anything.. or something to do with the sensors.
My friend's Evo running stock FroYo has had this problem. I haven't seen it, but I am running a custom rom. I wonder if that makes a difference.
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My friend's Evo running stock FroYo has had this problem. I haven't seen it, but I am running a custom rom. I wonder if that makes a difference.
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possibly
i'm on Fresh 3.1.0.1
Have u guys tried a different keyboard? Like the Droid x keyboard?
I'm on fresh too and I notice this bug. Only in messages though.
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I'm running stock froyo and this happens quite often to me as well. If I wait a few seconds after I notice nothing typing on my screen it will eventually catch up and let me type normally again. This happens daily.
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Have u guys tried a different keyboard? Like the Droid x keyboard?
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i aint try that one but i did use smart keyboard and the better keyboard or whatever its called and i still got the same problems
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I'm running stock froyo and this happens quite often to me as well. If I wait a few seconds after I notice nothing typing on my screen it will eventually catch up and let me type normally again. This happens daily.
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ive been noticing this as well.. It seems like the resources needed for input are lagging behind..
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I'm running stock froyo and this happens quite often to me as well. If I wait a few seconds after I notice nothing typing on my screen it will eventually catch up and let me type normally again. This happens daily.
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daily? this happens every time I try to send a text lol
What keyboard are people using? I thought it was a Swype thing, but it sounds like the problem is more general.
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Yea it is a general problem i uninstalled all my keyboards and have the stock one and i still get the same problem
Just wanted to see if anyone is having issues using the keyboard after the OTA sent out today. Using the stock Sense Keyboard the auto-prediction is skipping some of my keystrokes if i type too fast. For instance (just one example) when I type "doing" the "n" and "g" are relatively close so if i type too fast it clicks the "n" in but then if i hit "g" too quickly afterward it will forgo entering the "n" and the auto-correct will then change the word to "Doug". Which really sucks haha. Just curious if this is a huge complaint for anyone else.
Yup I'm getting this also, for some reason it is skipping key strokes.
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Just wanted to see if anyone is having issues using the keyboard after the OTA sent out today. Using the stock Sense Keyboard the auto-prediction is skipping some of my keystrokes if i type too fast. For instance (just one example) when I type "doing" the "n" and "g" are relatively close so if i type too fast it clicks the "n" in but then if i hit "g" too quickly afterward it will forgo entering the "n" and the auto-correct will then change the word to "Doug". Which really sucks haha. Just curious if this is a huge complaint for anyone else.
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i knew im not the only one, the prediction keeps skipping the ones that i really want it to say. prediction usually pops up with the word im using even if i miss 1 letter but prediction misses the whole thing it goes to another word.
its also lagging
This is the worst. Don't know if I can stand it for much longer. And now because we OTA we can't root to go to a different Rom
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people actually use prediction? my god you have to sit there and stair at the words that it predicts and then choose the right one, and by that time you have already typed the word and are onto the 2nd or 3rd word afterthat.
this happened to me right when i got my phone. the HTC keyboard couldnt keep up, and that was without prediction or any of that crap on.
i switched to Smart Keyboard Pro and coulnt be happier.
turn off all the prediction crap and auto capitalize, and other garbage and see if the key strokes keep up.
if it doesnt then you got keyboard issues
try a different keyboard app and see what happens.
It doesnt have anything to do with the autoprediction not working its the keyboard not recording the correct keystrokes.
Does anyone have any alternatives to the stock keyboard other than the one already suggested?
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I felt like it has something to do with the fps update. Like I was used to typing on a slow keyboard and now its more sensitive. Btw the stock keyboard blows major ****.
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ppl actually use the stock keyboard???
So I figured out a solution to the problem for any of you guys out there that are having the same issue. I flashed a few different roms but the same problem with the keyboard kept persisting.
However once I flashed a different kernel on the phone the keyboard worked the way it worked before the newest OTA. I tried the BFS kernel and the BakedSnack kernel and they both fixed the issue with the keyboard. Just a heads up guys.
aweskelo said:
ppl actually use the stock keyboard???
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yes I do, I tried them all and for some reason, I end up back to the stock one.
Get_Out_and_Push said:
So I figured out a solution to the problem for any of you guys out there that are having the same issue. I flashed a few different roms but the same problem with the keyboard kept persisting.
However once I flashed a different kernel on the phone the keyboard worked the way it worked before the newest OTA. I tried the BFS kernel and the BakedSnack kernel and they both fixed the issue with the keyboard. Just a heads up guys.
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Im stock and having this issue too. Its driving me crazy, I have to type so slow to make sure things are going thru properly. Any suggestions?
Have any of you noticed if this happens when the phone is charging versus when you're running on battery?
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cydephx said:
Im stock and having this issue too. Its driving me crazy, I have to type so slow to make sure things are going thru properly. Any suggestions?
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The only one I can offer is to root the phone and flash a custom kernel/rom. Totally fixed the issue for me. Just stay away from the HTC #11 kernel, seems to be the issue.
MercuryTangent said:
Have any of you noticed if this happens when the phone is charging versus when you're running on battery?
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No the issue happens whether the phone is plugged in or not. Definitely has to do with the new HTC #11 kernel because even when flashing roms using that kernel, I have the same problem with the keyboard.
MercuryTangent said:
Have any of you noticed if this happens when the phone is charging versus when you're running on battery?
Sent from my Virus Infected Evo using the XDA app.
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It only happens to me when I'm typing while charging. Still very frustrating.
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Just wanted to see if anyone is having issues using the keyboard after the OTA sent out today. Using the stock Sense Keyboard the auto-prediction is skipping some of my keystrokes if i type too fast. For instance (just one example) when I type "doing" the "n" and "g" are relatively close so if i type too fast it clicks the "n" in but then if i hit "g" too quickly afterward it will forgo entering the "n" and the auto-correct will then change the word to "Doug". Which really sucks haha. Just curious if this is a huge complaint for anyone else.
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Yea it's pretty noticeable on mine to
Has anybody else tried swype on their arc, getting massive lags when using it and screen freezes but not sure if its swype or something else though
But just gone back to stock keyboard and it does seem to be ok
I´m using also swype (official downloaded from swype) on my arc, and everything is fine...
Yeah - I've had it a few times....
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Yeah - I've had it a few times....
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Are you still having problems my arc is really laggy sometimes on messages and i thought it was a swype thing? Do you have a recommendation of a different keyboard that works better?
I don't know if it's swype but my arc used to lag a lot. Sometimes it would be snappy and at times, it just wouldn't respond. Contacts and Messages used to take ages to open. Not really certain if Swype is the cause behind it.
Just reflashed my phone. With nothing on it, it's real fast.
If the root cause is Swype, I'm really disappointed. It's a fantastic keyboard. The best I've tried. Hopefully, it's something else.
I've had it happen a few times too, never looked into the cause though!
so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
soadzoor said:
so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
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Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
ninthsense said:
Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
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Thanks a bunch! if i press them at the same time and hold them, it just works as a charm! Im wondering why I didnt figure that out by myself.
The chrome with virtual keyboard is still no better.. anyone has a tip?
If anybody knows how to get past KIES because it never recognizes my phone, I'd love to get ICS to load.
just use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502 It's what I am using and most people were using before the Official came out. No diffidence between the 2 version practically. Make sure you have CWM then flash. Oh and as always do a nandroid backup before. It is the only way back as well.
I'll admit it... I'm a n00b that this and don't want to brick my phone. Dare I wait till Samsung / AT&T get their stuff together and get the KIES & ICS issues fixed or do I try the link dudejb suggested? A clear step by step would be appreciated (no offense intended). I'm just not too technically savvy.
If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
Also, I can also confirm problems with the on-screen keyboard in Chrome. All the other browsers work fine, but the keyboard just won't show up in Chrome. Combine that with the physical keyboard problems I've been having and Chrome becomes essentially unusable.
On the plus side, my battery life seems better. It used to be that I couldn't go more than eight hours without the phone dying on me, but now it's still going strong at 20-30% after eight hours.
clpo13 said:
With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I'm not having that problem with the LH2 update (checked in the stock browser and text messages).
Here's my list of bugs/complaints with the LH2 official update:
1. no keyboard backlight (I know there's a fix.)
2. occasionally getting "com.android.phone has stopped" after ending a call. (I've seen at least 4 people report this problem on this forum.)
3. email app display is blank after adding a email account (solved by changing font size, then it's fixed)
4. email app doesn't remember which view you selected after closing (i.e. standard/conversation view, always defaults back to standard view)
clpo13 said:
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
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I can confirm the problems with the keyboard's alt and shift keys. It's a pain
My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
Other than that, I've experienced some txt messages coming in multiple times. Like sometimes more than 15 copies of one txt. Seems to have calmed down some since I moved from the official leak to NardROM 0.4, but I did have a txt last night come in twice. Maybe that one was on my friend's end and he actually sent it twice.
Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
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If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
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I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again
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I experienced the same but I realised that it depends on the program you use. At some browsers it is the way you just described it, but with texting, and with the stock browser, everything is fine to me
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I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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i have a difficult time connecting to my phone with Kies as well. Here are some steps to take that have helped me:
download the latest version of kies.
remove battery from phone for 30 seconds, then let it boot back up fully before plugging to computer (this was from samsung tech support)
uninstall kies, run ccleaner registry cleaner, reboot, reinstall kies.
download the 1.5.xx version of samsung USB drivers.
I've had to do all of those things to get Kies to see my phone.
and on a couple of computers, it just won't read it, at all.
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Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
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Toggle off wi-fi and bluetooth, ya dingbat! :silly: Your phone is likely trying to re-sync BT connection and/or sending a wifi heartbeat, and/or searching for wifi network.
euro1990 said:
I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
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How about that. I did have SwiftKey installed and enabled. I switched to another keyboard and it's working fine now. Strange that it would affect the physical keyboard like that.
bakerb316 said:
I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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Simply having Kies installed on your PC should make sure you have the drivers you need, you don't actually need to run Kies. Follow the instructions for download mode, and see if you get a green OK in the 4.0.4 exe. If so, you'll be fine.
Apparently Samsung has heard enough complaints about the issues with ICS and the Glide, so they made this 'announcement' on their website.
AT&T Cell Phones: How do I update my Samsung Captivate Glide to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?
The update for the Samsung Captivate Glide has been put on hold while Samsung works to optimize the update for our users.
Here's would be the link if I would be able to attach it.
Not too sure what those 'optimizations' entail (Keyboard back light I'd assume to be one of them), or if Kies connectivity is one as well because I had a chat with one of their online support agents and he said this...
"As there is huge demand on the Kies server and that is why the update is put on hold. As the Kies server is busy the phone would not be detected."
Sounds fishy to me, but plausible.
a new update for chrome has been out today! now the onscreen keyboard is visible and works well!