Made a full review video of the TouchPal Keyboard!! DEFINITELY something you want to check out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJUWFEXxJaI
Nice intro and review.
I used touch pal for a bit over a week. I love how it handles regular typing, the key popups are nice, and the number and punctuation swiping is terrific. On the other hand I think Swype handles correction better, and the auto spacing is kind of wonky sometimes. This leaves me wishing for a hybrid between the two keyboards. Get to work Swype devs!
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Nice intro and review.
I used touch pal for a bit over a week. I love how it handles regular typing, the key popups are nice, and the number and punctuation swiping is terrific. On the other hand I think Swype handles correction better, and the auto spacing is kind of wonky sometimes. This leaves me wishing for a hybrid between the two keyboards. Get to work Swype devs!
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Yeah it is nice I am using it now I think it is more accurate than a Swype needs to themed though I like the look of Swype better but I like more of the functionality of TouchPal
This keyboard is nice but like above I wish it could be themed. Also, wish you could get rid of the configuration buttons on the top part of the keyboard.
I just tried this keyboard but its not multi touch like the ice cream sandwich which makes it slow when you're typing with two fingers and has a subtle lag that you can feel.
You can press up to 4 letters at a time with the ice cream sandwich keyboard.
Good find never the less as its a good keyboard.
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I have shared this through my network. Good luck. You deserve it.
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I have shared this through my network. Good luck. You deserve it.
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Thank you Rob! I really appreciate that.
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Nice video as usual dude!
Pretty nice keyboard, though it's not mt, looks good.
Thanks
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I have never been a fan of Swype...I don't like its accuracy, look, or use. I have been a huge fan of Shapewriter and I believe that is the best swype keyboard out there. I am currently on TouchPal and I really like. It comes in second in my book next to shapewriter. I like the caps options for both shapewriter and touchpal, although there is one extra step on touchpal. I REALLY like the swipe up and swipe down method for numbers and punctuation marks...I really like it... sure that further developments will make it even better!
I will cheek out this keyboard thanks (=
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Thanks for the reccomendation
I've been using my E4GT for about 1 month now, and I gotta say my text/email/sms life just became so much easier with this app. Good looking out and hope you win the prize for posting the youtube vid.
I installed this keyboard to use it (duh) then I got this
"This input method from TouchPal Keyboard application may collect all the text you type, including passwords, credit card numbers and other personal data"
Should I be paranoid? HAHA
It says that any time you install a new input app.
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Yep, same goes for installing the newest Swype beta (much better than stock, imho).
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I currently use the free gingerbread one on market
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My favorite is SmartKeyboard Pro.
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Gingerbread keyboard!!! this is pretty much all i use..
Better keyboard is great. Black keys outlined in white with great spell correct. I use Better Keyboard 8. Also skins for it. Adjustable size of keys also
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My favorite is SmartKeyboard Pro.
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This.
Tried BetterKB, Gingerbread, Swype, SlideIt, Ultra, but SmartKeyb pro is easily the best for me.
Personally HTC IME Mod is the best fit for me, nice big buttons, and plenty of useful features, like moving through text with the volume rocker or even much needed spell check for the hardware KB.
Swype. /thread
I still go back to the droid x keyboard, I love it.
themed gingerbread keyboard. Best. Ever
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Gingerbread keyboard i find is most smart at how u type.. more accurate than any other
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I use gingerbread keyboard the most.
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I like the stock samsung keypad that came with 2.2
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Swype. /thread
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Agree. Swype is the fastest and easiest for me. You do have to have good spelling to get the best result out of it though!
Orderwise you ends up making silky ousts on treats
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Can keyboards be combined? For instance Gingerbread with Swype
Shapewriter. It's like Swype, done right. I find Swype to be way too inaccurate, and I dislike the popup. Shapewriter is more accurate and has a bar of word suggestions above the keyboard rather than a popup.
It was pulled from the market when Nuance bought out the developer, but you can still find it fairly easily (as in, linked in the forums at www.shapewriter.com).
It is always one of my first installs, along with Handcent and Androzip.
Hey Devs,
I am not usually into themeing, I really like stock looks often.
But today while using the SGS III keyboard, I suddenly thought How awesome would it look like if the Samsung Keyboard had the same "finish" like the back of the device or the front near the home button.
Horizontal metallic lines - If anyone wishes to create such a theme, I'd be thrilled to test it
Bye for now
I would love a white keyboard like the one on tab
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Try the SwiftKey beta 3 from their website. That has a blue theme and it is also a great keyboard. I haven't got my s3 yet but going by previous Samsung keyboards I guess it is a good option
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Same to be said about smartbkeyboard pro.
I'm actually using the galaxy theme on my galaxy s3 but it it has many colours and a much better predictive text than the 'bouncy' stock.
Also tried swiftkey which was good but couldn't get used to the non standard layout
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Alex Charles said:
Same to be said about smartbkeyboard pro.
I'm actually using the galaxy theme on my galaxy s3 but it it has many colours and a much better predictive text than the 'bouncy' stock.
Also tried swiftkey which was good but couldn't get used to the non standard layout
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What Do you mean by the "bouncy" stock?
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The auto correct for the stock keyboard often changes the words especially shorter ones it abbreviates it with no way of saving your petsonalised words without going into the personal dictionary first
Example being every time I would type in MB or GB et it would place a full stop before it without giving me an option to do so. I referred to it as bouncy as I was constanlty going back and forth to correct the punctuation myself which sounds pittiful but is annoying when you can't type quickly !
The only thing I do miss about the stock keyboard though was that it had an integrated swipe function without changing it in the settings. Now that was handy for texting quickly when you only had one hand
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Alex Charles said:
The auto correct for the stock keyboard often changes the words especially shorter ones it abbreviates it with no way of saving your petsonalised words without going into the personal dictionary first
Example being every time I would type in MB or GB et it would place a full stop before it without giving me an option to do so. I referred to it as bouncy as I was constanlty going back and forth to correct the punctuation myself which sounds pittiful but is annoying when you can't type quickly !
The only thing I do miss about the stock keyboard though was that it had an integrated swipe function without changing it in the settings. Now that was handy for texting quickly when you only had one hand
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Yes it is possible, you are wrong, play with settings.
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So no takers? Thanks for the suggestions on the alternative keyboards but for those of us who actually "like" the stock keyboard is someone willing to take up the task?
It would be highly appreciated.
Topic. Just curious.
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.
I keep switching between Swiftkey and AOSP keyboard. Swiftkey is nice but sometimes it finishes a word before I want it to and it adds something "working ng". It's somewhat annoying and the fact that you have to select exactly behind the entire word, otherwise it'll fix the word from everyone before the pointer. (for example, when I'm typing and I notice I spelt "tpying" wrong, I'll select the word by tapping and let's say I tap right behind the y, well, the prediction fix will say "typing" so I press that and it makes it into "typing ing", which is definitely not what I wanted.)
I like the simplicity of the AOSP keyboard although it's predictions aren't as smart as Swiftkey.
I'm still using the ics keyboard the response time is so much smoother than what I get from other keyboards plus voice recognition for texting so much better and faster. I tried swpye but it's get annoying after a while plus the default one with jellybean has no voice input feature I had to download the latest swype beta which is not all that great either. So I'm sticking with the ics keyboard for now.
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.
Swype beta
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swiftkey and swype
i love the swype kb. I wasnt too sure about it when I first got my OG EVO, but after some texting time i got use to swype. its all i use now.
Swiftkey
Swiftkey
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Thumb Keyboard
Jellybean keyboard all day
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SwiftKey
SwiftKey trace is coming out. Sign up for beta testing. It will have all of the SwiftKey awesomeness with Swype functionality
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SwiftKey since the beta. I'm waiting for the email so I can try the SwiftKey flow beta
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SwiftKey
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SwiftKey, but I seriously wish they had some more keyboard themes
Lolanerd said:
SwiftKey, but I seriously wish they had some more keyboard themes
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Yeah I thought they were supposed to have user customized themes in SwiftKey 3.
The keymonk keyboard's great so far
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keymonk.latin
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Swype only here. Been using it since OG Evo.
i have been using touchpal it is amazing.
Swype beta
As the title goes, which one do you guys prefer? After playing with swift today, I went back to Swype. I like it better. I am think that even the stock keyboard is nice, but the multitude Swype gestures available on Swype really make it powerful. Keep in mind that I use the Swype/flow functions in these, I almost never tap.
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mike2518 said:
As the title goes, which one do you guys prefer? After playing with swift today, I went back to Swype. I like it better. I am think that even the stock keyboard is nice, but the multitude Swype gestures available on Swype really make it powerful. Keep in mind that I use the Swype/flow functions in these, I almost never tap.
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I was using SwiftKey on my Nexus and actually bought the app well quite frankly I enjoy it more than the stock keyboard.
Also, SwiftKey has a function called 'Float' which is essentially Swype. I still don't use it, but then just love the feel of SwiftKey. Not sure if this feature is available with the free version.
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I was using SwiftKey on my Nexus and actually bought the app well quite frankly I enjoy it more than the stock keyboard.
Also, SwiftKey has a function called 'Float' which is essentially Swype. I still don't use it, but then just love the feel of SwiftKey. Not sure if this feature is available with the free version.
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Yea, swiftkey flow is the feature I was talking about when comparing both.
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Nothing beats SwiftKey
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Swiftkey on tablets, Swype on phones.
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Swift-Kizzle flizow - gets my vizote
Standard AOSP... Works fine
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I tend to use SwiftKey on my Nexus 7 but I'm sticking with Swype on the phone. I've been using the Swype beta since the Vibrant and it's a bit difficult to get used to different swipe gestures.
SwiftKey Flow (now part of SwiftKey itself) is by far better keyboard than swype, than stock, than anyone. Period. The only one that maybe looks promising is fleksy, and I didn't tried yet, so by now, sk has the best word prediction, imho.
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I wanna try the flow thing but I bought my swiftkey from Amazon a while ago and it's still on version 1.1.19. Anyone know if I can upgrade?
I'm back on Swype. I was using Swift key flow beta until it expired yesterday. I got a notification that said swift key corrected 175 of my typos. Actually, the typos were due to swiftkey's poor predictive text I would slowly drag my thumb over N...O...T and the word "not" would be in the predictive box, but as soon as I went to E (for Note), it would change and input the word "busy" .. delete...pound out letter by letter
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Neither I prefer Kii keyboard, I have found it to be way more intuitive
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neither.... I use slideit you can resize keyboard so you can one hand slide keyboard
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I wanna try the flow thing but I bought my swiftkey from Amazon a while ago and it's still on version 1.1.19. Anyone know if I can upgrade?
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I've had a couple of upgrades to my Amazon-bought SwiftKey, this week. Flow is now included.
Flow is pretty awesome Better than swype IMHO.
There's a reason I've used SwiftKey since the alpha. It was the best then and it's only gotten better over time, but I don't really care for the flow/swype stuff, it's not that accurate to me. But I did just use it to type this so it's not too bad on SwiftKey
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I've been using the paid version of SwiftKey for a couple years on my epic 4g, also tested the flow beta on my note 2 when I migrated over. On the Note I prefer Swype, I feel it's more intuitive, and its accuracy is better hence it's faster. I tried the recent SwiftKey update on the paid version that now includes flow, but I still feel it's not as fluid or accurate as Swype. I get 3 times the amount of errors with SwiftKey that SwiftKey creates that I don't get with Swype. I could care less about which one looks better. I prefer functionality over looks.
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I like the numbers on top, without holding the keys, and hand writing compatibilities with S Pen on the Samsung keyboard. I love the arrow keys and ten keyboard on the SwiftKey.
When it comes between Swype keyboard and SwiftKey keyboard I would choose SwiftKey. SwiftKey is better in choosing the right words and has more features than Swype.
The only thing I would like to see in SwiftKey keyboard is numbers on top, without holding the keys, and hand writing compatibilities with S Pen. Then SwiftKey would be the most perfect keyboard.
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JaguarXT said:
I like the numbers on top, without holding the keys, and hand writing compatibilities with S Pen on the Samsung keyboard. I love the arrow keys and ten keyboard on the SwiftKey.
When it comes between Swype keyboard and SwiftKey keyboard I would choose SwiftKey. SwiftKey is better in choosing the right words and has more features than Swype.
The only thing I would like to see in SwiftKey keyboard is numbers on top, without holding the keys, and hand writing compatibilities with S Pen. Then SwiftKey would be the most perfect keyboard.
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Kii keyboard has the swype like functions, plus the top number keys and a great user dictionary. At the end of the day, it's my daily driver. Ymmv.
I like the stock Samsung keyboard. It has the swype feature.. Why download another app that does essentially the same thing?
I love the way the new keyboard works on bb10 I was wondering if there is any keyboard like that for android, I'm using SwiftKey at the moment just looking for options
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I love the way the new keyboard works on bb10 I was wondering if there is any keyboard like that for android, I'm using SwiftKey at the moment just looking for options
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You do now the keyboard is basically SwiftKey right with a different skin
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CheesyNutz said:
You do now the keyboard is basically SwiftKey right with a different skin
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Ummm I don't think so. For starters BB10 offers more predictions. Second, the key sizes are all different. Third, there's no swipe up to select predictions in SwiftKey.
They're similar because they're just soft keyboards but they do have features that set each other apart.
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Ummm I don't think so. For starters BB10 offers more predictions. Second, the key sizes are all different. Third, there's no swipe up to select predictions in SwiftKey.
They're similar because they're just soft keyboards but they do have features that set each other apart.
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BlackBerry does use Swiftkeys keyboard. Its based off swiftkey, however it is modified by BB for their use, themed, predictions, etc.
That said, its a kick a$$ keyboard, and would love to have it on my N4
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BlackBerry does use Swiftkeys keyboard. Its based off swiftkey, however it is modified by BB for their use, themed, predictions, etc.
That said, its a kick a$$ keyboard, and would love to have it on my N4
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I want it too!
Koraboros said:
Ummm I don't think so. For starters BB10 offers more predictions. Second, the key sizes are all different. Third, there's no swipe up to select predictions in SwiftKey.
They're similar because they're just soft keyboards but they do have features that set each other apart.
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its swiftkey tech under the hood
The grass on the other side is always greener
I want that keyboard key press sound!