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Keyboard option for Dinc2

I received my Dinc2 and it came preloaded with GB 2.3.3, the only keyboard available is the qwerty and it sucks hard!! Is it possible to install swype or any other keyboards for this phone? I tried the Better Keyboard but it doesn't even work and keep defaulting back to the lame Qwerty

I like Swiftkey x a lot. Shapewriter is awesome and I'm glad I saved that APK before it was deleted off the market.
I notice Swiftkey X has a lag in it some times when typing fast. It pauses for about two seconds then inputs all letters pressed in that pause very quickly to catch up. Not sure why it does that.

Smart keyboard pro
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My personal favorite is the Gingerbread keyboard by Steven Lin on market. Good contrast and easy to work. 2¢ of course.

cool i'll give those a try, isn't Gingerbread keyboard by Steven Lin also came with most custom ROM for the Fascinate? it looks very familiar...i just tried it now and love it, feel like home. (that's what i used in Fascinate) LOL

Using swype beta on a dinc2 to type this! Goto web browser and search for swype beta. download the apk and be sure you have checked the box to allow non market apps to be installed.
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Check www.droid-life.com. Article on a site that has free apps. Just got SwiftKey x for free. Works like a charm... Almost 2 yrs with a droid... This is by far best I've used on any phones
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I actually like stock keyboard. I used swiftkey for a couple of days but i kept getting annoyed when the wrong letter or button was pressed. It seemed alot easier to tap one of the direction keys and mess up my typing. There was also the annoying predictions it tried to do which were kinda off and how I couldn't type without it trying to predict words instead of just letting me type the face out. Pretty fast keyboard though maybe I just had a bad experience.
And what's wrong with a qwerty keyboard? I think that's the best one.

Smart keyboard pro is the best I've used. Very configurable and easy to use - especially for someone like me with big fingers.

ben805 said:
I received my Dinc2 and it came preloaded with GB 2.3.3, the only keyboard available is the qwerty and it sucks hard!! Is it possible to install swype or any other keyboards for this phone? I tried the Better Keyboard but it doesn't even work and keep defaulting back to the lame Qwerty
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I've tried the stock GB, Swiftkey X, and Swype. Each one has +/- but I keep coming back to Swype. It's fast and easy to type one handed. It picks up really well.

Smart Keyboard Pro. I've tried TouchPal, Swype, Swiftkey X, Flext9, but I love smart keyboard.
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I use flex t9.....swiftkey is pretty good too.
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joshlane4 said:
I've tried the stock GB, Swiftkey X, and Swype. Each one has +/- but I keep coming back to Swype. It's fast and easy to type one handed. It picks up really well.
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I did the same thing. Swype is Number 1 for me. #2 would be SwiftkeyX.

Was running better keyboard for the longest time, but recently switched to SwiftKeyX and I doubt I'll ever go to anything else. Usually I hate dealing with predictions, however SwiftKey is by far the best at predictions in my opinion. Gave it a couple days to learn, and it rarely messes up now.
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wookie847 said:
Smart keyboard pro is the best I've used. Very configurable and easy to use - especially for someone like me with big fingers.
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I have to agree. I've tried several market keyboards, and always seem to come back to this one.

Smart Keyboard Pro for me. It just feels right and has what I need.
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flex T9 has by far the best voice to text period. their algorithm is near flawless. it also has the swype feature that seems to be as good as swype. i love the stock Sense keyboard for the directional arrows, very nice touch. i mainly bounce between T9 and stock. Did swype ever get a speaker button on their keyboard? that is why i quit using it. Also, is that not the longest Beta ever for software?!?! Its been in beta for at least 2 yrs.

The stock keyboard has a swype like feature that works pretty well. Just have to turn on trace in the settings.
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Funny that anyone who doesn't own an HTC wants our keyboard and all HTC owners want something different I personally like the HTC_ime_mod by Gimpsta. Themeable HTC keyboard
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I hate the HTC keyboard with the arrows... Garbage lol
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[Q]Swype Sucks (or is it TouchWiz?)

I just got ICS on my Nexus S a few days ago and it absolutely RULES!!!! I'm surprised to see the massive difference it makes to have no TW and not use Swype.
On the SGS2, I uninstalled Swype long ago because a) I don't swype and b) it was too messy for me. BUT now with no Swype there is also no dictionary, no auto-correct. All or nothing sucks. I cannot wait for ICS and I REALLY hope we get a MIUI and not ICS with TW overlaid.

heinrich said:
I just got ICS on my Nexus S a few days ago and it absolutely RULES!!!! I'm surprised to see the massive difference it makes to have no TW and not use Swype.
On the SGS2, I uninstalled Swype long ago because a) I don't swype and b) it was too messy for me. BUT now with no Swype there is also no dictionary, no auto-correct. All or nothing sucks. I cannot wait for ICS and I REALLY hope we get a MIUI and not ICS with TW overlaid.
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The Samsung keyboard has auto correct and everything. It is very aggressive. You need to enable it. In the settings.
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you can also install the GB keyboard from market
it is full featured

heinrich said:
I just got ICS on my Nexus S a few days ago and it absolutely RULES!!!! I'm surprised to see the massive difference it makes to have no TW and not use Swype.
On the SGS2, I uninstalled Swype long ago because a) I don't swype and b) it was too messy for me. BUT now with no Swype there is also no dictionary, no auto-correct. All or nothing sucks. I cannot wait for ICS and I REALLY hope we get a MIUI and not ICS with TW overlaid.
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So when you uninstalled swipe which keyboard did you use and did you like it?
I was reading your post and got confussed because you bashed swipe and uninstalled it..then you mentioned u like having no tw, which i thought was just a interface and nothing to do with the keyboard but i could be wrong as this is my first android...
Personally i dont like the swipe keyboard..but the auto correct and dictionary can be turned off in the swipe settings..i prefer the samsung keyboard because the keys are bigger and more spaced out.
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Sorry to be unclear. I don't really know what TW does other than 2-finger zoom. That is why I said (or is it TW?). Swype made the keyboard unusable to me. And yes Samsung's keyboard which remains allows auto-correct but it tries to out-think me MUCH more than the regular Gingerbread and ICS keyboards do. The Samsung one (mentioned above is aggressive) replaces whole words and sentence sections with ones I do not intend at all, so I had to turn it off.
I guess my gripe is with Swype that it fills the keyboard with too much stuff and with Samsung keyboard because it causes me to send messages I never typed.
I am running with no Swype and no spelling / syntax correction as a result. I find I miss auto-capitalisation and auto-correct a bit, but it is a LOT better than the other 2 options.

There are a couple of ICS keyboards on the market, that can be installed on GB devices, and i find their prediction and auto-correct to be more intuitive than stock Gb or swype.

heinrich said:
Sorry to be unclear. I don't really know what TW does other than 2-finger zoom. That is why I said (or is it TW?). Swype made the keyboard unusable to me. And yes Samsung's keyboard which remains allows auto-correct but it tries to out-think me MUCH more than the regular Gingerbread and ICS keyboards do. The Samsung one (mentioned above is aggressive) replaces whole words and sentence sections with ones I do not intend at all, so I had to turn it off.
I guess my gripe is with Swype that it fills the keyboard with too much stuff and with Samsung keyboard because it causes me to send messages I never typed.
I am running with no Swype and no spelling / syntax correction as a result. I find I miss auto-capitalisation and auto-correct a bit, but it is a LOT better than the other 2 options.
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TouchWiz is more than just the keyboard, it is the stock launcher. I personally love Swype, but I agree that the TW keyboard's autocorrect is too aggressive. If you aren't Swyping on Swype, it is probably a terrible keyboard - it isn't made to work with traditional typing. If you want to try a different autocorrect, you could try out swiftkey x, which learns how you type by looking at your past texts/emails/tweets and monitoring how you type, and autocorrects accordingly. If you'd rather a more standard keyboard, I would recommend Perfect Keyboard. It can be customized to a huge variety of layouts (iOS, GB, ICS), and has a lot of themes. It has autocorrect, too, but I did not find it to be as intrusive as TW's.
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Re read your original post...realized that you clearly know what TouchWiz is. Oops...
Still try out those keyboards, though.

heinrich said:
Sorry to be unclear. I don't really know what TW does other than 2-finger zoom. That is why I said (or is it TW?). Swype made the keyboard unusable to me. And yes Samsung's keyboard which remains allows auto-correct but it tries to out-think me MUCH more than the regular Gingerbread and ICS keyboards do. The Samsung one (mentioned above is aggressive) replaces whole words and sentence sections with ones I do not intend at all, so I had to turn it off.
I guess my gripe is with Swype that it fills the keyboard with too much stuff and with Samsung keyboard because it causes me to send messages I never typed.
I am running with no Swype and no spelling / syntax correction as a result. I find I miss auto-capitalisation and auto-correct a bit, but it is a LOT better than the other 2 options.
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So your actually wanting a keyboard that has auto-correct and the word predict, but you just dont like the options you currently have?
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You should try the latest Swype beta. It's a huge improvement over the version that came on the phone. But if you don't ever type by Swyping, then maybe you should check out Swiftkey X.
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Swiftkey X is amazing. I can type spanish and english words in the same sentence and it will predict in both languages.

linye said:
Swiftkey X is amazing. I can type spanish and english words in the same sentence and it will predict in both languages.
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I tried the free version and liked it, but Go keyboard is my favorite.
Go keyboard is free, very customizable, and much, much better than the stock swype or samsung keyboard.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jb.gokeyboard&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5qYi5nb2tleWJvYXJkIl0.

I type with Swype all the time and it works fine. Vanilla Android is just as fast as tweaked touchwiz on this phone. Even with ics the nexus s is slow.
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Where can I find a flashable ICS keyboard?

SubyWill said:
Where can I find a flashable ICS keyboard?
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There's one in the market that works quite well.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vllwp.inputmethod.latin
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This is also an ICS keyboard but it has better ratings than the one above and has a paid version with more features should you decide you like it. I have been using this keyboard since it was first posted in this section on XDA and can attest that it works wonderfully, has an auto correct appropriate for my typing style, and looks bomb. Has more features than Samsung keyboard for sure. If you want to swypr though, wrong keyboard. I prefer typing =]
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ApexZeph said:
This is also an ICS keyboard but it has better ratings than the one above and has a paid version with more features should you decide you like it. I have been using this keyboard since it was first posted in this section on XDA and can attest that it works wonderfully, has an auto correct appropriate for my typing style, and looks bomb. Has more features than Samsung keyboard for sure. If you want to swypr though, wrong keyboard. I prefer typing =]
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I was not aware of this! Just picked up the paid version, definitely does work better. Thanks.
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[Q] Which keyboard to use?

I'm surprised the standard Galaxy Nexus / ICS doesn't have a new line / enter key.
Are there any keyboards that are very similar to the stock keyboard, but instead of a smiley key it has an enter button?
I really need to use new lines in SMS messages. :C

Thumb keyboard is what I use on my tablet because its similar to stocks method of word correction but is more customisable in its layouts. I use stock on my nexus though.
Asus TF101 ICS 4.0.3

player911 said:
Thumb keyboard is what I use on my tablet because its similar to stocks method of word correction but is more customisable in its layouts. I use stock on my nexus though.
Asus TF101 ICS 4.0.3
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Same. Thumb on the transformer stock on Nexus.
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when google fixes the lag on stock keyboard i will be using that. in the meantime i am using swiftkey x, which is pretty good, but it's autocorrect is horrible 90% of the time.

@rbiter said:
when google fixes the lag on stock keyboard i will be using that. in the meantime i am using swiftkey x, which is pretty good, but it's autocorrect is horrible 90% of the time.
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Well swiftkeyX learns from the way you type, so if you end up typing any different way, it'll try to "push" you in the direction it expects you to be typing. You get a more narrowly focused autocorrect that helps for your every day 100 character tweets and SMS, but hurts in your forum posts (or other long form typing).

I still always wonder why people still use "tap" keyboards when there are swipe versions
I've personally used Swype on my last 3 Android phones and i can't envision me using anything else. It's so simple, accurate and bloody quick.
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Stretlow said:
I still always wonder why people still use "tap" keyboards when there are swipe versions
I've personally used Swype on my last 3 Android phones and i can't envision me using anything else. It's so simple, accurate and bloody quick.
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i've use swipe on all my android phones too but i find the galaxy nexus a little big for it making the swiped word slower than a smaller phone. i still like it though since it works well as a normal keyboard too when you dont want to swipe

neotekz said:
i've use swipe on all my android phones too but i find the galaxy nexus a little big for it making the swiped word slower than a smaller phone. i still like it though since it works well as a normal keyboard too when you dont want to swipe
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This.
I have used swype on my past few Android devices and was always SURE that it was 10x faster than any 'tap' keyboard could ever be. Upon the discovery of Swiftkey X however, I was proven very wrong. Swiftkey is incredible fast and accurate. Yes it needs optimization for the GNex but still, it's faster than anything out there at the minute.

There is allready a thread like this .... :
What keyboard you use?
Use search folx

adzrules said:
This.
I have used swype on my past few Android devices and was always SURE that it was 10x faster than any 'tap' keyboard could ever be. Upon the discovery of Swiftkey X however, I was proven very wrong. Swiftkey is incredible fast and accurate. Yes it needs optimization for the GNex but still, it's faster than anything out there at the minute.
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Theres no way swift key is quicker than swype if you can type properly

Just downloaded Swype; missed it too much from my DINC days.

Stretlow said:
Theres no way swift key is quicker than swype if you can type properly
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I wanted to say something to this effect earlier. I tried swiftkey before swype and they're like chalk and cheese to me. Swype seems so much better.

I use ICS themed swype from here: http://jbthemes.com/djdarkknight/daswypethemes/

Swype is the best

I really dig SwiftkeyX. Predictions improved a lot when I linked it to my facebook and gmail accounts. Never could get the hang of swype but maybe I should give it another try.

I'd like to try swype for gnex. So where do you "download" it? Its not on the market place. I have slide it, which is garbage. Could someone put a link up for swype for the nexus?
Thanks guys.
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hey there, this should be the latest...
but what you'll need to do is visit the swype beta page and sign up, you'll need your username and password and enter it when the app opens, this'll then download the GN version onto your phone then install the apk...

Can anyone confirm this?? Sorry mate, I'm just a little paranoid installing some random apk not from one of the moderators...Please dont take offence. Thank you very much for posting it up. I've thanked your post.

swiftkey x

Helmet321 said:
Can anyone confirm this?? Sorry mate, I'm just a little paranoid installing some random apk not from one of the moderators...Please dont take offence. Thank you very much for posting it up. I've thanked your post.
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You could just go sign up! Using it as we speak.
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Samsung Keyboard Has no Auto Correct???

This is a strange one for me. When typing on the keyboard it doesn't automatically correct typos and mispellings. It does give you options to choose to correct while typing but it doesn't automatically select the correct word. I have yet to figure out how to make it select the correct word automatically. Any suggestions?

Wondering also...
searched but didn't found.
on the market i used Jelly Bean Keyboard from VLLWP wich does it.
But it's a shame to install it on a already JB phone.

totophil said:
Wondering also...
searched but didn't found.
on the market i used Jelly Bean Keyboard from VLLWP wich does it.
But it's a shame to install it on a already JB phone.
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And with another keyboard we lose multi-screen functionality and handwriting recognition. We lose sooooo many features just to have this. Its hard to make that jump

You said it! But jump had to be made! Using perfecy keyboard, its very good. If auto correct was there I'd stay

Darn i thought i was just missing the setting lol.. The positive part of samsung's keyboard is you can select the word and correct it with two clicks. That is really nice. It does it much better than other keyboards.

Bxsteez said:
And with another keyboard we lose multi-screen functionality and handwriting recognition. We lose sooooo many features just to have this. Its hard to make that jump
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If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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I like it how it is now.
I don't use auto correct, and now if i see that i have one wrong spelling in a word, i can just tap it.
Might make my typing slower, but at least with less errors.
From the western part of Norway, so we don't use English.

seltaeb said:
If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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Yea swiftkey 3 and multi- window works fine. In all honesty, I dont think anyone uses handwriting other than to show off

seltaeb said:
If have SwiftKey installed and multi-window works fine. No handwriting recognition of course.
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Multi-window works but you no longer have a floating keyboard so when you want to input text the bottom window is completely blocked.

Yeah thats really strange... Hadn't the time to open up a thread, so thanks for this one...
I'm wondering if this was intended by Samsung?
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Anyway around this?
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Swype, New version released 1.3
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Goodm7sn said:
Anyway around this?
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Sadly you just have to switch keyboards.

The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.

Sebring5 said:
The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.
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what I dislike about the samsung keyboard is that symbols like @ and exclamation point, ect... you have to press the button on the right of the space bar then a pop up appears, then when you select the symbols you want, the pop up will not go unless you press somewhere on the screen or you press the arrow down button.

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what I dislike about the samsung keyboard is that symbols like @ and exclamation point, ect... you have to press the button on the right of the space bar then a pop up appears, then when you select the symbols you want, the pop up will not go unless you press somewhere on the screen or you press the arrow down button.
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yeah thats quite irritating

It does have a custom button for you to choose what you want.
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Sebring5 said:
The Samsung keyboard is the best. I've used Swiftkey and Swype but Samsung tops both. Prediction has become better over time than Swiftkey and I thought Swiftkey was fantastic. I can write almost whole messages just by using the predictive text. I like having the numbers at the top as well as almost everything I need on the front page. I can Swype if I want. Could use a theme.
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Samsung keyboard is made by swifkey, so the prediction it is the same, they only changed very few features

i am starting to like samsung keyboard as well. not as feature rich as swiftkey or swype individually but it beats both by being able to type and swype. plus the handwriting is quite nifty, it recognises my scribbles quite well and there's not need to change your handwriting too much to accomodate it. just scribble away!

sunwee said:
i am starting to like samsung keyboard as well. not as feature rich as swiftkey or swype individually but it beats both by being able to type and swype. plus the handwriting is quite nifty, it recognises my scribbles quite well and there's not need to change your handwriting too much to accomodate it. just scribble away!
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Google Keyboard now on Play store

I'm not sure if any of you guys are aware yet, but for those that aren't.
The Google keyboard is now on the play store!
Go check it out guys.
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15mb 26 languages, gesture typing (swype), voice typing obvi. Looks like stock 4.2.2 let's see how well she plays with my horrid swyping skills.

mt3g said:
15mb 26 languages, gesture typing (swype), voice typing obvi. Looks like stock 4.2.2 let's see how well she plays with my horrid swyping skills.
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Yup, trying it out. Set the auto correction to aggressive because I'm terrible lol.
Its good for me up to now. Really liking it.
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This keyboard is dayum good!
I'm just sayin!

Anyone able to get the mic button to show? I selected it to go on main page and then number page but it never is there when I open it. Odd.

You guys like this crap? Its nowhere near as accurate as my SwiftKey plus there's no symbols on the main keyboard :/

EtherealRemnant said:
You guys like this crap? Its nowhere near as accurate as my SwiftKey plus there's no symbols on the main keyboard :/
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I've found Swype to be superior to SwiftKey in virtually every way imaginable. Flow is just terrible on SwiftKey. I guess everyone has their preference.

Aerowinder said:
I've found Swype to be superior to SwiftKey in virtually every way imaginable. Flow is just terrible on SwiftKey. I guess everyone has their preference.
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Have you used it lately? They've greatly improved it.
I think with me the thing is that I've used SwiftKey so long that it pretty much predicts what I'm going to say 90% of the time so I'm mostly just tapping on the predictions these days. I've used it since it was in beta and I've always used TiBu to backup and restore...

EtherealRemnant said:
You guys like this crap? Its nowhere near as accurate as my SwiftKey plus there's no symbols on the main keyboard :/
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I wouldn't say it's crap but it is definitely not as accurate as SwiftKey.
Right now I'm torn between SwiftKey and jb keyboard. SwiftKey themes are horrible. Does not go with the premium look of the aosp rom I'm running.

wardoc22 said:
I wouldn't say it's crap but it is definitely not as accurate as SwiftKey.
Right now I'm torn between SwiftKey and jb keyboard. SwiftKey themes are horrible. Does not go with the premium look of the aosp rom I'm running.
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I feel the same way. If only there's a custom way to make theme.
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After a week, I went back to Kii Keyboard. I thought the landscape height and key size were too small on the Google Keyboard.
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Here's a link in case you don't want to search for it: Google Keyboard

Downloaded it, the Voice Recognition and Voice > Text features are much more accurate than the Stock Samsung One. It seems to run smoother as well, so I cant complain.