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[Q] Keyboard for fat fingers

Hi,
My fingers are like this:
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Therefore I'm struggling to text precisely.
Anybody could recommend a keyboard that is:
- the most precise for fat fingers
- does the job the old input way(no swype, or wierd layouts)
- doesn't take 99% of the screen.
- no text prediction help.
I was using swiftkey so far, and it slowly learns my "style", but still I have to all the time choose the right word if I mistype something.
I know I might ask a lot, but all I need really just an accurate keyboard!
Thanks for any suggestion!

I am using Scandinavian Keyboard ( Download from Market ) and using HTC Skin for it ( You can choose it when you have Installed Scandinavian Keyboard )..... and those letters are pretty damn big

Soniboy84 said:
Hi,
My fingers are like this:
Therefore I'm struggling to text precisely.
Anybody could recommend a keyboard that is:
- the most precise for fat fingers
- does the job the old input way(no swype, or wierd layouts)
- doesn't take 99% of the screen.
- no text prediction help.
I was using swiftkey so far, and it slowly learns my "style", but still I have to all the time choose the right word if I mistype something.
I know I might ask a lot, but all I need really just an accurate keyboard!
Thanks for any suggestion!
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Try out thick-buttens from market,i know an update is comming
Soon,just don't now exactly when

Hi you can try Big Buttons Keyboard download from the market.

Lol I've tried bigbuttons, they layout it wierd, thickbuttons is not good in predicting my language
Scandinavian is the same as the stock keyboard. (?)

Soniboy84 said:
Lol I've tried bigbuttons, they layout it wierd, thickbuttons is not good in predicting my language
Scandinavian is the same as the stock keyboard. (?)
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Yeah, but if you go to "Settings > Locale and text > Scandinavian Keyboard > Skin" and choose HTC.... you will get different skin and those letters are a little bigger, work perfect for me

But that suppose to be the same, only different skin. In that case the points you push are not changed at all!

Use a knife and sharpen those.
Sorry, had to.

How about "Thumb Keyboard" from market...in Landscape-Mode it could be the right one for you?!
...and now (after seeing you fingerfoto) i have to order a couple of Hot-Dogs because my stomach is making some strange noise!

Lol cheers guys, yeah those sausages are juicy sweet.
I got a heads up on thumb keyboard, but it has also wierd layout, I've just tried it today!
Sharpening fingers is not mad, it just messes up the display with blood.

So that's it, no more recommendations?

Htc Ime mod by jonasl, set it to Compact Qwerty.
Works for me.

Can't find it. Where is it?

http://tinyurl.com/678sjfh

Oh, rite, I was looking on market, I though it's an official app.
LMGTHF made me smile lol, usually I'm the one sending it to ppl
I'll check it out tho, cheers.

It has extensive config options, I disable 90% of them (T9, auto spaces and stuff... it slows me down)
I really cant live without this kb.

Noo, unfortunately compact querty has problems with my language, and without prediction it slows down my typing

I came across a thumbs keyboards the other day but the name alludes me it looked quite good though

Acakes38
You can try typing in the fat finger in the iTunes store...this keyboard would be perfect for you, but you would have to check with the developers to see if it can be installed on the program you are having difficulty with.
Good luck,
Soniboy84 said:
Hi,
My fingers are like this:
Therefore I'm struggling to text precisely.
Anybody could recommend a keyboard that is:
- the most precise for fat fingers
- does the job the old input way(no swype, or wierd layouts)
- doesn't take 99% of the screen.
- no text prediction help.
I was using swiftkey so far, and it slowly learns my "style", but still I have to all the time choose the right word if I mistype something.
I know I might ask a lot, but all I need really just an accurate keyboard!
Thanks for any suggestion!
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I recommend you smart keyboard ... its much precise for bigger fingers than any other keyboard I found ... and has the option to change key height

Perfect keyboard free

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Take command of your Android device's touchpad keypad with a Perfect and smart Keyboard for android. You can add additional functionality to your device. Perfect Keyboard lets you use custom dictionaries, and adjust the keyboard's vibration density. In short, Perfect Keyboard allows you to setup your Android phone or tablet's touchpad keyboard so that it works best for you.
Note: Perfect Keyboard works only on Android 2.2 and up
Detailed Specifications:
- Multitouch keyboard
- User dictionary, built-in dictionary, supports AnySoftKeyboard International dictionaries (separate downloads from the Market)
- Configurable auto correction
- Redesigned and optimized keyboard layout and style
- Speech to text (select languages only)
- Custom vibration intensity (haptic feedback)
- Long press "Enter" key to bring up smiley alternatives
- Long press on "/" key in URL mode to bring up domains (you can configure the domains in the settings to better fit)
- Cursor Keys - swipe up on the space key to display.
- T9/compact layout.
- Alt symbols on the keyboard.
- configure the layout of the keyboard (key height,row gap etc)
Tips:
#About "collecting data" warning message:
That warning message is a part of the Android operating system, and it appears whenever a third party keyboard is enabled. You don't have to worry because the keyboard don't have permission to internet access.
Please report your bugs via email . If you report bugs in a Market comment I CAN'T help you.
Supported languages layout: English(QWERTY,Dvorak,AZERTY), French, Hebrew, Arabic, German, Czech(QWERTY,QWERTZ), Bulgarian, Catalan, Spanish, Esperanto, Danish, Italian, Finnish, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Swedish,Latin, Dutch, Portuguese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Greek, Rumanian, Serbian, Hungarian
https://market.android.com/details?id=free.inputmethod.latin.perfectkeyboard

Thanks for this! I'm trying it out now. Was using Gingerbread keyboard on the market but this one seems better.

Try swiftkey, it's even better.

jlevy73 said:
Try swiftkey, it's even better.
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Did you tried it ?

for.digit said:
Did you tried it ?
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I did before, let me try again.
Edit: Well, you're right. This is much better than when I tried back in the beta days. Thanks for the heads up. Will keep playing around with it, may even buy the full version

jlevy73 said:
I did before, let me try again.
Edit: Well, you're right. This is much better than when I tried back in the beta days. Thanks for the heads up. Will keep playing around with it, may even buy the full version
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thanks

This keyboard looks promising to say the least. Will give it a go.

Hi,
is it possible to see instead of "android smily" a normal smiliey?
br
Pat

The 'no fullscreen in landscape' mode isn't working. Other than that, it looks good.

urandom said:
The 'no fullscreen in landscape' mode isn't working. Other than that, it looks good.
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I uploaded a new version to the market with a fix to this issue.

nitrozk said:
This keyboard looks promising to say the least. Will give it a go.
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I agree... I'll give it a try too when I get mine...
OP, could you explain the difference between the free and paid versions? I checked on the market and it doesnt specify...
Thanks.

superb keyboard will buy full version soon!
love it

What statusbar theme did you use in the screenshots in the market? Its awesome
Edit: Oh and i will buy the donate version, really great keyboard!
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Version 1.0.4 is in the market.
Fixed Auto cap issues in native Email program.
added Persian language.
bug fixes.

New version 1.0.7 is in the market
New German layout.
Backup to Sdcard (Need new permission to read/write to sdcard)
Try to fix FC in native email client (if you still get FC please let me know by email).
option to select split layout in portrait mode.

I uploaded a new version to the market. 1.1.2
what new
IMPORTANT NOTE: From this version we are moving to Perfect Keyboard dictionaries. AnysoftKeyboard dictionaries support will be removed.
Next word prediction (currently in English)
Better ICS support.
ICS skin.
Bug fixes.
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Looks good mate....Ill give it a go

Swedish, Danish and Finnish, but not Norwegian?

There is a norwegian language pack, just search for it..

RTL issue
An annoying issue which will probably send me looking for another keyboard soon:
Parentheses appear backwards when typed in RTL box.
Repro steps:
1. When i type something in Hebrew it RTLs the input box (caret moves to the right edge, as it should)
2. now if i type parentheses they appear backwards

[REQUEST][MOD] Enable Return Key in Messaging App

To any developers out there:
I'd like to place a request for someone (if possible) to develop this mod. This has been a fairly common complaint among many users that are new to ICS. The stock Messaging app for ICS has disabled the Return key for almost every keyboard (stock and 3rd party) to allow users to skip a line and keep typing underneath. I can personally attest to this being an issue that it is something many of us have gotten very used to in Gingerbread and we are finding it very uncomfortable to cope without it. If it is possible to develop such a mod (modify the Messaging app perhaps?), I am sure that many of us here at XDA and beyond would highly appreciate it and be thankful for your work. Any comments from users and developers greatly encouraged. Thank this post if you'd like to see this developed.
Messaging App
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man i +1 to that, thats killing me for work texts

Bumping this

So I decompiled the Mms.apk (Messaging App) and found the relevant XML document that defines the compose activity (res/layout/compose_message_activity.xml) which contains the following:
<EditText
android:textSize="16.0sp"
android:textColor="@android:color/black"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:id="@id/embedded_text_editor"
android:nextFocusRight="@id/send_button"
android:layout_width="0.0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="8.0dip"
android:minHeight="@dimen/input_text_height"
android:hint="@string/type_to_compose_text_enter_to_send"
android:maxLines="3"
android:capitalize="sentences"
android:autoText="true"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:inputType="textCapSentences|textAutoCorrect|textMultiLine|textShortMessage"
android:imeOptions="actionSend|flagNoEnterAction"
/>
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I changed the inputType to remove "textShortMessage", and the imeOptions to remove "actionSend". While this does bring back the enter key:
The enter key has no effect. Interestingly, if you press enter while typing a misspelled word, it will insert the correct word, but it will NOT insert a new line. Any other devs have any ideas? I'm fairly certain that this should work as-is, but there seems to be something else preventing the insertion of a newline character.

BUMP because this is important.

I can't help with the stock keyboard but on my GN the return key works for Swiftkey X Keyboard (paid version now but iirc it also worked on the free version).

Yeah.. but im using swype...

Clancy_s said:
I can't help with the stock keyboard but on my GN the return key works for Swiftkey X Keyboard (paid version now but iirc it also worked on the free version).
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I think in Swiftkey that return key is just a workaround key not the default. It becomes the default in any other app however just like the stock keyboard.

Same issue
Got the same issue here, driving me crazy. +1

open1your1eyes0 said:
I think in Swiftkey that return key is just a workaround key not the default. It becomes the default in any other app however just like the stock keyboard.
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Que???
I have swiftkey x as my default keyboard, I get a functioning return key in Handcent, Astrid, Our Groceries, Exdialer and in the stock browser.

Clancy_s said:
Que???
I have swiftkey x as my default keyboard, I get a functioning return key in Handcent, Astrid, Our Groceries, Exdialer and in the stock browser.
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This is correct. Swiftkey will work with showing the return key by default in all those apps...as will the stock keyboard as well. The issue here comes when you use the stock Messaging app that comes in ICS. No matter what keyboard you use, it has the note to disable the default return key for the keyboard that you're using. Swiftkey has a nice workaround that let you select the return key as an alternative key but this is the only keyboard known to work this way. What we're trying to do is to get every other keyboard including the Swiftkey to show the return key by default using the stock messaging app.

Bumping this

Bumping again

Bump away, this deserves attention.

Are there any known solutions?
I'm using the TouchPal swype-like keyboard, and it shows a 'return' key even in the Messenger app - but it doesn't insert the CR/LF (it only accepts current suggestion).

OK guys, I found an excellent temporary workaround for this issue:
SlideIt Keyboard with ICS Skin looks and acts almost exactly like the stock keyboard and has the added ability of "Swyping" and most importantly...the return key always shown by default and works properly even in the stock messaging app. It's like having all the best keyboard features packed into one. I highly recommend it. There is also a free version of this keyboard on the market that offers a 15-day trial. Check it out.

Bumping this. I want to be able to use the STOCK keyboard. Not some third party one that looks like the stock keyboard. I would love to be able to help edit the Mms.apk to figure this out. Tomorrow, I'm going to decomple the Mms.apk, and take a look myself. I'll report back late tomorrow.

natezire71 said:
Bumping this. I want to be able to use the STOCK keyboard. Not some third party one that looks like the stock keyboard. I would love to be able to help edit the Mms.apk to figure this out. Tomorrow, I'm going to decomple the Mms.apk, and take a look myself. I'll report back late tomorrow.
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Please be advised, whether accidental or intentional, this MMS.apk has the Return key working as we want it. Might want to take a look at that one to compare what is different from stock. See post at bottom: Here

I was just floored when I got my gn and it didn't have an enter key!
After figuring that there was no easy solution I stumbled on easy keyboard. And with the right configuration you can get your enter key back as well as keeping the smile button when you hold it down (affectively reversing the ics default).
Easy solution for $2.50. You can try the free version but I couldn't stand it without a dictionary.
It is a very good keyboard and comes cheaper than most.

open1your1eyes0 said:
Please be advised, whether accidental or intentional, this MMS.apk has the Return key working as we want it. Might want to take a look at that one to compare what is different from stock. See post at bottom: Here
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Thank you very much. I'll take a look at this asap.
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Snap on keyboard

I am hoping to find a snap on BT keyboard to work with the Siii. I am a big email user and still struggling with the touch keyboard. My wife has one for her iPhone asnd I was wondering if anyone knew of one for the Galaxy. I would need it all the time but business trips with tons of emails wild be a lot easier with a keyboard

I highly recommend the swype keyboard built into the default Samsung keyboard. It takes like 1 min to learn. Trust me I used to BBM all day long and this is by far the easiest and fastest touch input method I've ever used, I can easily type 3-4 times faster than I used to even with physical kb. You can enable it in the input options under the Samsung keyboard it's called 'continuous input'.
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Oh to learn how to use it properly look up the swype how-to videos on YouTube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuP6AQPRpUg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuP6AQPRpUg
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I too would recommend a different keyboard than stock, but in my case, SwiftKey is better as I like to multi touch type, and swype is pretty unforgiving if you tap more than one spot at a time.
Since purchasing the gs iii, according to the stats, it has fixed over 2.5k of my typos!
I am a very heavy email user (corporate exchange and 3 of my own accounts as well).
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Swype is cool.
Swiftkey is cool.
the default samsung keyboard and trace = stinks... terrible... horrible...
If you like to "peck" then you'll like Swiftkey more.... if you want to retrain yourself to swype -- Swype is awesome. I've got both installed, and I can easily type faster with EITHER compared to the default keyboard. I really like swype, but I find it more natural to PECK at the keyboard so right now I'm using Swiftkey

Another Swype user here, I've tried em all and they don't compare.....I can nearly Swype every message without looking at the screen.
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Araltd said:
Swype is cool.
Swiftkey is cool.
the default samsung keyboard and trace = stinks... terrible... horrible...
If you like to "peck" then you'll like Swiftkey more.... if you want to retrain yourself to swype -- Swype is awesome. I've got both installed, and I can easily type faster with EITHER compared to the default keyboard. I really like swype, but I find it more natural to PECK at the keyboard so right now I'm using Swiftkey
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I absolutely love Swype, but I have to say that something is super buggy in this latest version (or at least for the S3). Every time I type something wrong, or it gets the prediction wrong, if I try to tap the backspace to delete one letter at a time it jumps all over the place and starts deleting random parts of my sentence instead of sticking to the word I'm on.
Then, even if I try going back to the word I was originally trying to delete, it will STILL force me to delete all the other parts of my sentence before allowing me to properly delete the original word.

I'm with the OP.
I'd rather have a snap-on physical bluetooth keyboard. a nice big one just as big as the S III itself.
There are BT keyboards out there but they're small like the iPhone.
I've tried Swift and Swype. I couldn't get used to swype but I do LOOOOOVE SwiftKey. The Longpress numbers is awesome. I felt great paying for it. One of the few apps I've bought with such ease. Google should buy SwiftKey. Everyone here is right- the stock Samsung keyboard is crap. Especially the landscape one. At least try swiftkey first, though, since I don't think there are any keyboards or keyboard cases yet for S III although since it is so popular I imagine there might be one soon. But SwiftKey is a huge improvement on Samsung's keyboard.

Herkey said:
Swype is not bad but not for me and a BT keyboard will definitely make a big difference. check out this decent Foldable BT Keyboard, Not much bigger than your palm and its foldable. with this portable & easy-to-use BT keyboard, you can Writes e-mail and notes easily.
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I've used keyboards like this and for someone my size (6'4") they are harder to use than the slideit kb I use. I write all day long for classes and one just can't beat swiftkey. That being said the full size bt keyboards are amazing if you carry a backpack or something
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Android Keyboard with numbers!

Noticed this article referenced at another forum. Item #6 shows you how to change the default Android keyboard into a "PC" keyboard with number keys and a lot more long-press symbols. Swiping works great on it... would have never found that feature!
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Thank You!!!!!

Nice find there! Really Really neat

Works with English. If I try to use it with Finnish settings app crashes.

Tip #12 is a better way to improve the keyboard.

I've always wanted the long press top row for numbers back, but I primarily use my N7 in portrait so the letters are really small with this. Awesome to know that brings the full keyboard back, but I don't think I'll keep it.
Does anyone know if there's a way to use the stock keyboard (so the default QWERTY option) but to add long press numbers to the top row?

Nice.
Thank u.
I was using hackers keyboard before.but now I will use this,
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khaytsus said:
Tip #12 is a better way to improve the keyboard.
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The prediction is good but the layout and additional features (text shortcuts, custom keys, arrow keys) are so much better on Thumb keyboard.
.....
The PC keyboard tip doesnt work for me.

jarayn said:
The PC keyboard tip doesnt work for me.
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Works.
Thanks to the OP :good:

Sweet! Thanks for the tip!

Nice find!

nice find I like having the numbers back...
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@ tcat007
Might be nice if you pasted tip #6 as well as the link, because this thread is solved.
Thanks.
khaytsus said:
Tip #12 is a better way to improve the keyboard.
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You are referring to swift key tablet keyboard, this thread is about “ Android keyboard with numbers ”
This now has a full keyboard with numbers, no long presses and gestures.
I use thumb keyboard but this method kinda kicks that to touch for me
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glennv17 said:
I've always wanted the long press top row for numbers back, but I primarily use my N7 in portrait so the letters are really small with this. Awesome to know that brings the full keyboard back, but I don't think I'll keep it.
Does anyone know if there's a way to use the stock keyboard (so the default QWERTY option) but to add long press numbers to the top row?
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Got the PC thing working but agree its not useable in portrait.
As far as long press for numbers, thats what my default android keyboard is on 4.2.1 ROM. Its pretty good actually with swipe feature included but still not as good as Thumb.

I believe it is usable in portrait. The swiping is accurate enough to not have to hit keys right on... the keys are much larger than the Swype keys on my Optimus (3.2") screen, which works too (but not as well). I thought the same when I first changed it, but after using it a few days, I seems to swipe just as fast (and accurately).
Original link: http://www.androidpit.com/jelly-bean-pc-keyboard

Really like this. Thanks!
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Just found something even better. My post here with lots more info in that thread.

Thanks!
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Thanks nice tips
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Sounds like exactly what I came here looking for... but...
unfortunately, I have a new Verizon Note 2, which doesn't have an Android Keyboard. Just Samsung (which doesn't have autocorrect... WTF? and Swype.)
Thanks anyway. Just FYI, Note II users are out of luck.