Hello everyone,
I just got my HTC Desire, and I've been looking around at all of the cool things I can do with it. Unfortunately, I'm not the most technically savvy when it comes to these kinds of things.
I understand that if I truly want to unlock the power of my phone, I need to root it. I'm not exactly sure how to do that. I found a guide on this website that explains how, of course, but I'm not sure if my phone is a candidate for such an operation.
For instance, to get my build number I need to go to the 'About phone' section and find the RC number. However, when I look at my build number on my phone, I don't see 'RC' anywhere.
I just got the phone, so I assume everything on it is as up to factory date as possible...
Firmware version 2.1 update 1
Kernel version 2.6.29
Build number 1.18
Software number 1.18
Any information at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I'm using the guide located here...
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Also, I know this is a silly question, but how do I make the keyboard appear when typing? I did it once, and am not sure how. I would, of course, read the manual for such a trivial thing, but I live in Japan, and only have a second grader's kanji reading ability. Thanks.
First of all good luck with the new phone
For the root part, the phone is quite good by itself, and after you recieve the official update to froyo, most of the earlier reasons for rooting is eliminated.
If you want to root it, you should understand, that there is allways a risk of breaking it even though it is very small.
The things you could gain from rooting is access to some special apps like screenshot apps, and special backup programs, which can backup far more, than non root apps. The most interesting part though is the custom roms with custom themes, which is only available with root.
If you want to root, you should try using unrevoked, which makes it very easy. You should read more about it in the forum though, to see, if your phone i compatible with the current version.
Btw. the keyboard should appear when you touch a box with text input.
I see. Thank you for the useful information. When can I update to froyo? I've read a little bit about it here and there, but I don't really know much about it.
And when you say "custom ROMs with custome themes," what do you mean? What kind of ROMs? When/If I get Froyo, will I be able to use custom ROMs, or will that only be possible on a rooted phone?
And when I touch a box with text input, a keypad shows up... not a keyboard. Like I said, I got it to come up once, but I have NO idea how. I've tried to recreate the situation (by just randomly hitting buttons/parts of the screen), but I have yet to reproduce the keyboard. Like I said, by default, a keypad just shows up.
Thanks again!
@Keypad/board thing
Go to settings -> language & keyboard -> touch input
and check if your keyboard is set to QWERTZ or QWERTY depending on your location
Most of us have got the official update, but i don't know, if it is delayed in asia or something. Try searching for new updates:
settings ->about phone ->System software update -> check now
About custom roms, those are for root users only as i said before.
About the keyboard, i am not sure, if i get you right. When you touch the textbox, the keyboard app opens. If you mean you want full qwerty keyboard, it is changed in settings:
settings ->Language and keyboard ->Touch input ->keyboard types
Rooting and custom rom is much more than theme customization. It allows the phone to do exactly what u want it to be: install apps to SD (on ext3), move cache to SD, set cpu clock for longer battery life, hack the keyboard, etc.
Spend some time searching how to do it
from my Desire + XDA App
Thanks guys for the responses.
I tried to update, but it says that my phone is currently up to date, so maybe there is a delay in the Asian market. No big deal... I can wait.
And as far as the keyboard goes, yes, I'm saying that I can't figure out how to get the QWERTY keyboard to show up. All I can get is a keypad, like on your home telephone.
When I go to settings -> Language and keyboard I only have the ability to select the language (English or 日本語), or iWnn IME.
In the iWnn IME selection, there is no option anywhere to change to a QWERTY keyboard. I got it to come up once, though... so I know it's possible, at least.
I think I'm just going to go back to the store and ask the employees if they can help a bakana gaijin.
ありがとう
Mr. Slippery
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Searched, but found no anwer to this question so.....
Does anybody know how to edit the word substitution list for SMS texting on the TMO-US branded TP2? I had a cooked Touch Flo Rom on my Wing that handled it beautifully, but the stock substitution on the TP2 only seems to automatically capitalize the first word and is missing a few things that I really got used to:
* "i" by itself got capitalized (even in the middle of a sentence)
* "dont" got its apostrophe along with "didnt", "wouldnt", etc.
* I can't swear to it, but I even think it managed some other contractions like "You've" and "You'll"
TIA
its because word completion doesn't work. search for word completion & you'll find countless threads on how to enable it again. Warning though, it will disable the functionality of FN+SYM to get the symbol menu
All the threads I found are talking about a T9 word completion, which I don't really care to use. I'm looking for an auto-correct functiont that automatically replaces "misspelled" words like "dont" with the correct spelling ("don't") after you hit the space bar. I don't like word completion, per se. I just use the auto-correct as a short cut so I don't have to "Alt-K" to get an apostrophe. Has anybody worked on this, or have I missed the thread that discusses it by not searching the right terms?
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This is for use with the hardware keyboard, BTW
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If you set up the word completion like it says & then use Advanced Config to set the number of suggestions to 0 then all that will work is the auto correction
@xnifex,
Thanks, I had decided to take the plunge and do the reg hack like it said, and discovered exactly what you said I'd find. Thanks for being patient with my stubbornosity. Still no fix for the [Alt + ,] for the symbols, then? Granted, it's pretty well worth the trade-off for me, since I rarely go into the symbols menu, but I hate knowing that something's "broken", even if I don't use it much.
I've been with Sprint for almost 9 years now, and before my Evo 4G in 2010 all I had were the old Nextel i95's...so needless to say I'm at a complete loss with WP7. I tinkered and tailored with Android ROM's for years now and have loved a lot about the OS...but I just couldn't pass up this deal for the Lumia 900 on AT&T. I'm beyond satisfied after having set everything up and loving how tightly knit and integrated a lot of the features are. But I still have some questions:
1) Can i screen capture with the stock rom? I don't want to have to unlock this phone (That was one of the reasons I left Android, you needed to unlock to do ANYTHING)
2) Are there any apps beyond the 3 that use a double tile? Is this a setting somewhere that I'm missing on? Kinda like resizing widgets?
3) Are there different themes, beyond the color switching pallete, that can be used with WP7? And while we're at it, is there a different lockscreen or anything else that can be done from it besides unlocking it? (Such as unlocking to text, email, custom app?)
4) What's up with the notifications disappearing after a while before I get a chance to check em? Is there a way to check them besides going to their respective clients to see what I missed?
5) Can you guys point me towards some alternative apps or settings to replace some of the stock feaures?
6) Besides having to login to AT&T all the time, is there a different way to monitor my data usage? A simple app perhaps?
7) Oh and how could I forget....do I have to go all the way to the settings every time to see what the percentage on my battery is? I found a couple threads saying that you have to unlock the phone for this feature but I refuse to believe that something this simple needs a workaround like that.
Thanks in advance guys, loving this OS and looking forward to some of the changes.
1) Unfortunately not. Most screen captures you see on the net are done using the development software.
2) Tiles sizes are determined by the developers. I wish there was a way of making them single or double too.
3) The colours are the only customisation you can do right now without unlocking the device other than changing the lock screen. The lockscreen I like, as it unlocks to the "desktop" when there is no notifications but if you unlock it as a notification happens then it will take you the application required to see the notification.
Also for some awesome lock screens go to the deviantart website.
4) This is my one and only gripe with WP7. Having said that after unlocking the notication is either facebook or twitter (the only ones not shown on the home screen) and both of those show on my "ME" tile. So really if I want to see anything I missed I go to the "ME" tile and slide across to notifications.
5) What stock features do you need help with?
6) Im not on AT&T and my phone provider has an app to do this so I would be contacting AT&T about this.
7) They do not show a % because its not very accurate I think. This is something I at first hated but I don't care that much any more. This is not like my Samsung Galaxy II which wouldn't last a day. I usually get over a days use out of my Lumia so I don't have to look all the time and be worried. When the love heart goes on the battery I know its getting low but still I have HOURS left.
In terms of number 5 I just meant is there an alternate keyboard, browser, gallery, search feature/marketplace etc. Not that I have a problem with any of these (although I do miss haptic feedback on my keyboard) I just wanted to know if there were alternatives.
EDIT: I do have a problem with ONE of those things I mentioned. The marketplace...it seems too cluttered and feels like the phone is always zoomed in with the way everything looks...but that looks like it was done on purpose.
You.can get two off your list with a Developer unlocked device. Think of it this way. Nokia is giving you a $100 credit because of the data issue. Use it to purchase a legitimate Dev key from Microsoft. Can sideload apps, and also develop with it.
1) can do it with homebrew Screen Capturer app.
2) Only Microsoft or OEMs can develop double wide tiles.
3) Need to have an interop unlocked device to add colors, etc. More involved than dev unlocked and not yet available for the L900.
6) The AT&T myAT&T app will give you the info you need. Nokia is also releasing a data tracking app. Coming soon.
7) Homebrew Battery Meter app. Updates a Live Tile every 10 minutes. Pretty accurate. Good history charts.
Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
There are a few other browsers and such but they are all just front ends for the existing apps supplied with the device. There is also a few marketplace apps which you might find better. I use AppTastic every now and then purely as it shows what's on sale. There might be an app which I don't think is worth $5 or $6 after the trial but would happily purchase to support the developers for a few bucks.
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In terms of number 5 I just meant is there an alternate keyboard, browser, gallery, search feature/marketplace etc. Not that I have a problem with any of these (although I do miss haptic feedback on my keyboard) I just wanted to know if there were alternatives.
EDIT: I do have a problem with ONE of those things I mentioned. The marketplace...it seems too cluttered and feels like the phone is always zoomed in with the way everything looks...but that looks like it was done on purpose.
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Well, there are alot of the things that are different. Can't/Won't say if its better because thats a personal choice. I've grown to love the look and feel now. So has my daughter...but my son hates it. I gave them both 2 weeks to like it or I would buy them their next phone. My daughter converted...my son did not, and did not want new phone. But, with that said, there are some things I miss from Android....not much, but some. I do wish Live Tiles were a touch more customizable. I wish I could have some more color schemes instead of the just the current ones. I'd love to have a Black/White and/or Grey/white combination of colors also.
Otherwise....its a matter of just trying and getting used to it. I think it took my daughter 3 days to get used to the tiles and groupings of the hubs and what they are designed for. Her original list of must haves went away....
Thanks for all the help guys, yea I figured that most of my complaints/issues could only be solved with an unlock phone but I figured I'd ask. I've got another question, do apps auto update or do I need to manually check em every time?
Your marketplace tile will have a number on it showing the number of updates available. So no you never need to go check but you do need to initiate the update manually when you see that there is some waiting for update.
Again thanks guys for getting me started with the phone. Just a few more questions:
1) Is there a way to set a tile to immediately turn on/off either Bluetooth or Wifi? Or am I stuck with the default settings tile?
2) Can I save a setting where I don't have to download my pictures every time I open an email? I used to just pit "Always show pictures" on the Android GMail client.
3) I've looked and looked and still cant find a tile to just show battery. Can someone link me to an official one that I don't have to side load?
4) Is the app Bandwidth the only app for network speed test? Its kinda glitchy for me.
5) Is there a way to get that HTC Hub on this Lumia or is that another thing where I gotta unlock the phone? I really like the look of it.
6) Someone mentioned that you can change the lockscreen, or at the very least the wallpaper, how do you do that?
Thanks.
iiDeadSeriousii said:
Again thanks guys for getting me started with the phone. Just a few more questions:
1) Is there a way to set a tile to immediately turn on/off either Bluetooth or Wifi? Or am I stuck with the default settings tile?
2) Can I save a setting where I don't have to download my pictures every time I open an email? I used to just pit "Always show pictures" on the Android GMail client.
3) I've looked and looked and still cant find a tile to just show battery. Can someone link me to an official one that I don't have to side load?
4) Is the app Bandwidth the only app for network speed test? Its kinda glitchy for me.
5) Is there a way to get that HTC Hub on this Lumia or is that another thing where I gotta unlock the phone? I really like the look of it.
6) Someone mentioned that you can change the lockscreen, or at the very least the wallpaper, how do you do that?
Thanks.
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Dont know if someone mentioned this, but you're in the droid mentality right now. Like Apple, alot of the framework is locked down. Even with sideloads, alot of the framework is not available. HTC Hub is one of those. MS did not want that kind of screen and they don't allow it. WP is based on Live Tiles and they are sticking with it...for now.
You can change the lock screen pic by going to settings and Lock+Wallpaper. You can change the timeing settings and the picture. If you have a picture you want to use, go to your pictures hub and simply long press on the pic, use as wallpaper is an option.
But mostly, do not expect alot of hack/modding on these phones. For the most part, most of Windows phones, were Android phones at 1 time...ie the Samsung focus line. HD7 was the HD2 line which has been successfully ported to Android and WP7. If you want android type functionality in terms of look and feel...probably not gonna get it here. Of course, I could be wrong....but...who knows.
iiDeadSeriousii said:
Again thanks guys for getting me started with the phone. Just a few more questions:
1) Is there a way to set a tile to immediately turn on/off either Bluetooth or Wifi? Or am I stuck with the default settings tile?
2) Can I save a setting where I don't have to download my pictures every time I open an email? I used to just pit "Always show pictures" on the Android GMail client.
3) I've looked and looked and still cant find a tile to just show battery. Can someone link me to an official one that I don't have to side load?
4) Is the app Bandwidth the only app for network speed test? Its kinda glitchy for me.
5) Is there a way to get that HTC Hub on this Lumia or is that another thing where I gotta unlock the phone? I really like the look of it.
6) Someone mentioned that you can change the lockscreen, or at the very least the wallpaper, how do you do that?
Thanks.
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I don't have answers for all of these, but here's a few (and fwiw I agree
with alodar1). But before I begin, not sure if you're aware of the Marketplace online (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/marketplace) - might make searching easier as you're starting out.
1) "Settings Tile" is 1 such app (I don't use these, so I can't recommend which one to install, but I've seen this one recommended... *shrug*) http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/102014a6-156e-4604-8f1a-2a86e4edf191
2 & 3 don't know, sorry
4) TestMyNet works decent: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/a25ec139-fc33-4571-9425-cf031a3312bb
5) No, sorry (I had it and never really used it...)
6) Answered above =)
You may also want to check out 'AppFlow' (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/578ef361-c265-46b7-b6f4-63cbd7fbefe0) or some similar application recommendation app.
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Dont know if someone mentioned this, but you're in the droid mentality right now. Like Apple, alot of the framework is locked down. Even with sideloads, alot of the framework is not available. HTC Hub is one of those. MS did not want that kind of screen and they don't allow it. WP is based on Live Tiles and they are sticking with it...for now.
You can change the lock screen pic by going to settings and Lock+Wallpaper. You can change the timeing settings and the picture. If you have a picture you want to use, go to your pictures hub and simply long press on the pic, use as wallpaper is an option.
But mostly, do not expect alot of hack/modding on these phones. For the most part, most of Windows phones, were Android phones at 1 time...ie the Samsung focus line. HD7 was the HD2 line which has been successfully ported to Android and WP7. If you want android type functionality in terms of look and feel...probably not gonna get it here. Of course, I could be wrong....but...who knows.
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Yea I realize I still kinda am in that mentality. It's just there's so many little things I took for granted that I never realized were there until this happened. I love this platform so far though, I have no major complaints, just small issues with it. But thanks for the tip, yea I know about the HD2 cause the first thing my brother did when he got that a couple years ago was have me put Gingerbread on it lol. I'll stick with what I've got for now tho, this is a ridiculously smooth experience and if I've gotta make some sacrifices, oh well. I still get everything done that I want throughout the day...I just wished some apps were better supported.
I have spent lots of free time searching for answers on these questions and came up short. It is possible becuase I did not try all varients to asking the same question... well now I am going to ask them all in one place.
*I am rooted
*I use CleanROM ATT SE 2.0
Samsung Keyboard
*let me preface that I use the s-pen writing pad and I do not want to change keyboards. When I have pen out I want writing pad to appear when needing to input characters. Unless there is a way to use a separate keyboard, but when pen is out it goes to writing pad.
1) Is there a way to remove the numbers at the top of the SAMSUNG keyboard? I would rather use a function. This is particularly a problem with landscape mode, where the numbers really take up too much space... and this is a note 2.
2) Is there a way to change the dpi of the samsung keyboard (or stretch it)? I used the build prop editor in ROM Toolbox Pro version to set the DPi to 300 instead of 320. But the Samsung keyboard and even the stock phone is messed up. How can I stretch the keyboard back?
Other tweaks
1) How can I change the hold home button or hold headset to open a specific app?
2) How can I cause the hold home button or hold headset button to wake device and open app?
3) How do you change the lockscreen? I got MagicLocker - which btw did not show up in App store - for my Note 2. So I faked my phone and fooled the app store and got it anyway. Well it is kinda slow and buggy. Is there another solution.
*I KNOW I KNOW... it is a basic question that is searchable. Believe it or not it is hard to find this answer for me.
4) Is there any way to fool the market or the app you downloaded to being in tablet mode?
*I have Xposed and I have not found a successful way of making into tablet mode. I need a step by step. Trying to read the forums for this has been confusing. Perhaps there is a tutorial I missed?
Thanks so much guys. I love this forum and I support all apps I buy that I like. ROMTool box is one and it is great!
I know I've seen a few posts on this, but I nagged Samsung support for about an hour and a half today regarding the disappearance of Page Buddy (where you can switch to a S-Pen specific page when taking the S-Pen out). Even the Settings (under Display) are missing for it. First tech support wanted me to reset from factory, I did so since I had backups, but no change. He then wanted me to send my device to Samsung for them to fix it. I wasn't going to do that.
I finally nagged enough to get his supervisor. The supervisor told me that it had been removed and that it was just the way it was. I kept arguing to get him to submit to development as there is nothing "official" that he could provide that says they removed it and they should treat it as a bug. I still have a Page Buddy Service running under the Application Manager, so that tells me that it's still there, just not running correctly. So until they have some official documentation they can provide that it was indeed removed, then it should be treated as broken. In the end, he did take my info and said he'd submit my info to the correct group to respond to it.
He told me that no one else had reported it, yet I've seen many folks complaining about it being missing. If you used it and want it fixed, please contact their support (call or online chat), can have them reference my chat number (LTK111790921725X) and ask them to fix it.
Well, page buddy service is not the same thing as page buddy. All Galaxy devices run the stupid service whether note based or not. All mine does on my S4 is tell me when I plug my headphones in. Seems rather pointless.
So I assume you are talking about the lack of the program and that you used it. Yes, it is indeed gone with 4.2.2, but you do have options. I guess it depends on what functionality you truly wanted. First step is to install S Pen Toolbox (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.spentoolbox) from the play store. This gives you an app launcher which launches when the S Pen is removed and you can add / remove applications to the launcher. I've always used it as I do not use S Note (I prefer LEcture Notes instead) and it irked me that I could not remove S Note from the Sammy launcher.
The second step would be to go into settings -> Spen and check pop up note. This will over-ride the Toolbox launcher and bring up the usual pop-up note. If you don't use the pop-up note and just close it via the 'X' at the upper right corner, the Toolbox launcher will then appear.
Thanks, the S-Pen Toolbox should work for that. Just wish they would announce/confirm the removal so we don't spend time trying to figure out why it's not working.
The page buddy settings disappeared on my phone too. I was able to access them with an app called "Activity Launcher" (de.szalkowski.activitylauncher). In the app, after selecting "All activities", select "Settings". Then scroll down to "Page buddy".
Some launchers (like ADW, Nova, etc) make app activities available and may also be used to access the page buddy settings (and other hidden app features).
When I updated from 4.1 to 4.2, my setting of having the headphone/S-Pen page buddy stuff OFF was retained.
When I got my device back from RMA for a software issue, wiped and updated to back to 4.2. I have not found the setting ANYWHERE. But it is "Forced on" on my device. So if you want it on, maybe try taking backups and a factory reset or reflash the firmware.
I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
julesgilson said:
I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
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Try this! open messages, new message, to the left of the space bar hold comma, go to advanced and tick word prediction and next word prediction!
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Try this! open messages, new message, to the left of the space bar hold comma, go to advanced and tick word prediction and next word prediction!
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Appreciate your help. I think I have tried turning on and off every setting I can find related to word prediction/correction. nothing seems to help.
So do you have a M8 with 5.0.1 that does as I describe? I would really like to know if it is just my phone. Fixing it if it is must then be possible. If I imagined it, well then I can forget about it and seek other help
julesgilson said:
I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
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Hi, julesgilson...
My M8 is currently running Android 5.0.1/Sense 6, and although I don't use the stock HTC Sense keyboard, preferring instead to use Fleksy, I have noticed this annoying peculiarity with the Sense keyboard myself.
Here are some further observations...
With the stock Sense keyboard, a word is only correctable (with selectable alternatives) only as long as the word being typed remains HIGHLIGHTED. As soon as you hit the space bar, with the intention to type the next word, the HIGHLIGHT is gone, and the original word can no longer be corrected or alternatives suggested.
The HIGHLIGHT then shifts to the next word being typed, and with possible corrections and alternative suggestions for this new word.
Tracking back over a given paragraph (or even to just the last word) and manually highlighting a previously typed word, doesn't, as you might expect, provide any alternatives or spelling corrections.
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This behaviour is entirely at odds with 3rd party keyboards like SwiftKey, Swype and even Googles own keyboard, where ANY word in a given paragraph can be selected and corrections/alternatives suggested.
The stock Sense 6 keyboard under Lollipop 5.0.1 seems incapable of retrospectively correcting previously typed words!!!
I'm no programmer, but it seems to me, that the stock Sense keyboard is only capable of correcting a word while it remains in the 'buffer'... that is to say, while it's being typed and so long as it's highlighted.
The instant you move on to the next word (with the space bar), the word is 'forgotten' by the keyboard and can no longer be corrected or alternatives suggested.
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This sort of thing is difficult to describe, so I suggest you download Googles keyboard from PlayStore... type some random passage in Google Keep (or wherever) and then using Googles keyboard, randomly select a word in that passage and you will see that Googles keyboard correctly identifies the selected word, and suggests alternatives.
And then try the same experiment with the stock Sense keyboard...
Rgrds,
Ged.
Yes! That's exactly it - like you say pretty difficult to describe concisely. The strange thing is that it used to do it, possibly before Lollipop.
Now that someone else has confirmed it seems a general issue with the HTC keyboard I will give up trying to fix it and look for another keyboard.
Greatly appreciated.