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Question: HTC Messaging Cursor Lag with Physical Hardware Keyboard

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.

AngelDeath said:
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.

huggs said:
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.

Auto spelling stuck on, won't stop!

Spell correction, word completion, predictive text, etc, suddenly started up and I'm unable to switch it off! Under Settings/Keyboard/Input/Touch input/Options/XT9 Settings everything is un-checked. Rebooting does not solve the issue, the problem remains, even though the settings remain unchecked. Can anyone shed any light as to what might be going on, please? I loathe predictive anything and am desparate to switch it off ... permanently!

AidanBell said:
Spell correction, word completion, predictive text, etc, suddenly started up and I'm unable to switch it off! Under Settings/Keyboard/Input/Touch input/Options/XT9 Settings everything is un-checked. Rebooting does not solve the issue, the problem remains, even though the settings remain unchecked. Can anyone shed any light as to what might be going on, please? I loathe predictive anything and am desparate to switch it off ... permanently!
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i was gonna say check out the settings but uve already done that. Hmm..seems stuck. Try downloading Advanced Config. 3.3 cab. I believe it lets u cut it off there also. If its not in there, try BsB tweaks or HD tweaks or Diamond Tweaks. Actually, im almost sure its in Diamond tweaks. Just dont go messing around with the audio settings or u will blow out all audio until the setting is restored back to default. Just warning ya, i know it can tempting to cut the volume booster up. lol Let me know if any of those had worked for u. I had that problem and was able to cut it off in the keyboard settings alone. which u state doesnt wrk for u, so try out one or several of those cabs to see if the option for what u looking for is there. Its in one of those cabs. Hopefully, dat will fix ur prob.

Many thanks. I already use AdvanceConfig and have had another look through that. In fact since posting this morning the auto stuff stopped all by itself, came back on again all by itself during the afternoon; I rebooted, that killed it again and at the moment it's still off. So it really does seem to be coming and going entirely of its own volition. Or ... I wonder, could it be that there is some keyboard shortcut which I am inadvertently triggering? Can the auto stuff be switched on - and indeed off - via keyboard shortcuts?

Occasionally I found that XT9 automatically turns on or off (especially when I use a cooked ROM). Try pushing that button on or off if it happens again.

bilalhmd said:
Try pushing that button on or off if it happens again.
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Er ... which button?!

To turn XT9 off. I am using a custom ROM right now. But, irregardless of what ROM I use, whenever XT9 was on (always accidentally), the autocomplete was always on no matter what else I did. On my ROM it is on the left, just above the shift key.
If it is not there, go to settings -> Input and check your options so that XT9 is off.
I hope this works for you.

<Q> The keyboard is weird! Help!

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...

snudel said:
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.

keyboard not working at times?

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.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

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.

RoyalTease said:
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.

DarkManX4lf said:
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

clocker6633 said:
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..

clocker6633 said:
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

Someone kill me now.

Ok so, ever since the LI3 update, my auto correct is broken, i just upgraded to JB. STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. No one seems to beable to help me, samsung claimed it would be fixed next update which was JB and its still broken.. this only happened to some groups of people. I have an option to send it in for service but i use my phone for work. i cant give it up for a week of shipping+a week of it being worked on+a week of shipping back to me.. can someone please give me suggestions? ive formatted, ive factory reset in every form (from settings, keypad code, and hard button reset), ive wiped all settings, and all of that.. someone please try to help me out? D=
Im so tempted just to get a different phone even though i love it so much.. its so frustrating when you have an important conversation you have to reply quickly to, but cant because every letter you press shows up and doesnt auto correct into what you meant =/
(Yes the topic is just a harsh term)

I belive it HAS to be something that does not get wiped during a factory reset but idk what or how to access it.

Happens to me constantly. When I get annoyed with correcting myself I switch over to Swype temporarily but honestly have found NO fix for it on my end either.

EPayne123 said:
Happens to me constantly. When I get annoyed with correcting myself I switch over to Swype temporarily but honestly have found NO fix for it on my end either.
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When i swype is corrects but only when swyping =/ tapping on keys does NOTHING. Samsung is worthless in helping with this national issue, i just want to bang my head on a wall =( Im trying to trouble shoot it right now.. seeing if factory reset after jb install will fix it.. and keep my account unlinked from my phone with only stock apps and see what happens

and looks like bear bones is the same.. WHAT COULD IT BE!

Unsure but I am actually someone who htes downloading and installing third party apps in order to take the position of an already installed app except for browsers and occasionally Launchers. I personally love the Stock Samsung keyboard but just wish this feature worked and I would be in love.

EPayne123 said:
Unsure but I am actually someone who htes downloading and installing third party apps in order to take the position of an already installed app except for browsers and occasionally Launchers. I personally love the Stock Samsung keyboard but just wish this feature worked and I would be in love.
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On LG8 it worked perfectly fine for me =/ when LI3 hit and broke it.. only for some people. my younger brothers keyboard works fine and hes on LI3

Any chance of taking it back to the Sprint store and getting a replacement? I know chances are you won't get a NIB phone, proba refurb, but if it truly is a software glitch I don't see how they can't replace it. I also realize it's not the same as a phone not working at all, but they do promote unlimited texting and if there is something that is stopping that from happening, i.e. typing legibly, I would hope they would rectify it. I know the techs at my local store would bust their balls trying to get it fixed.

Ok, lets just entertain each other for a second. What do you have Selected in Auto Correction? Modest, Aggresive, Very Aggressive?

youngnex said:
Ok, lets just entertain each other for a second. What do you have Selected in Auto Correction? Modest, Aggressive, Very Aggressive?
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Umm idk what keyboard your using but the stock Samsung keyboard does not have any "strength" of auto correction. I have appropriate settings selected and tried all. This is in fact a 100% glitch.

Swift Key 3 <3
Once i upgraded to the Galaxy S3 i was immediately turned off by the Samsung stock keyboard. Then i found SwiftKey3, Ill never go back to a stock keyboard again. The predictive text is incredible. May be a paid app but its the best money you could spend on one.

Rogix89 said:
Once i upgraded to the Galaxy S3 i was immediately turned off by the Samsung stock keyboard. Then i found SwiftKey3, Ill never go back to a stock keyboard again. The predictive text is incredible. May be a paid app but its the best money you could spend on one.
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I think I love you now lol. This SwiftKey keyboard is a lot more responsive and looks a little nicer and the auto correct is crazy good with no lag what so ever XD, but will it work with out a connection?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

Awesome!
ReapersDeath said:
I think I love you now lol. This SwiftKey keyboard is a lot more responsive and looks a little nicer and the auto correct is crazy good with no lag what so ever XD, but will it work with out a connection?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
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Told you, you would love it. Remember your on ANDROID, If you don't like something, change it!
PS: i haven't had any problems in no service situations, works great that I've seen.

ReapersDeath said:
Ok so, ever since the LI3 update, my auto correct is broken, i just upgraded to JB. STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. No one seems to beable to help me, samsung claimed it would be fixed next update which was JB and its still broken.. this only happened to some groups of people. I have an option to send it in for service but i use my phone for work. i cant give it up for a week of shipping+a week of it being worked on+a week of shipping back to me.. can someone please give me suggestions? ive formatted, ive factory reset in every form (from settings, keypad code, and hard button reset), ive wiped all settings, and all of that.. someone please try to help me out? D=
Im so tempted just to get a different phone even though i love it so much.. its so frustrating when you have an important conversation you have to reply quickly to, but cant because every letter you press shows up and doesnt auto correct into what you meant =/
(Yes the topic is just a harsh term)
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Pm me your email, I'll send you the Samsung keyboard from lg8, it should work, I've used it and auto correct worked fine, I don't have it installed now though because it was annoying to me and also because Swype is better
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

SwiftKey better

ReapersDeath said:
SwiftKey better
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Not sure if my Samsung keyboard is working right or not. I only use swiftkey and when I get bored I switch over to swype.