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So i have had numerous phones, iphone, evo 3d, photon, evo, epic. alot of the latest and the 2 stock keyboards that come with this phone I hate. I dont like to use swype and the samsung one is just a headache to use, so was wondering if you know of any good (pref. free) keyboard apps. Something simple and quick that works well.
Thanks
AI keyboard is nice https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aitype.android .
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I was once asking same question and I have tried I think all keyboards out there, but with my big fingers I still couldn't find one that I could text easily with until I found the original HTC keyboard ported to this phone.
Trust me, I can type really accurate and fast in portrait mode with it. IMO Swype and the other slide keyboards suck. I want control of what I want to write, and the HTC keyboard is perfect.
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every one settles in and finds there favorite. i personally like Better Keyboard. it used to be on the google market but now its on the amazon app store. if you have the amazon app on your phone search "better keyboard 8" or here is a link to there website http://amzn.com/B005HZJ0QS
so thanks distant. so far loving the HTC keyboard. its responsive. simple and clean.
htc ime mod and swiftkey x are both very good.
Tried everything and settled with "SwiftKey X" hands down due to its predictions technology. It will predict your next word before you lay a finger on it.
swifty key is the best IMO
saves you ton of keystrokes
instead of just predicting words as you type, it actually predicts words that you'll be typing next (using past text and facebook notes you typed)
Thumb Keyboard is best if you're a grammar nazi.
It auto corrects "Im" to "I'm" and it's a hassle to hold down whatever button it is to select the "'", so yeah. Oh, and Thumb Keyboard also has tons of themes (like 30 of them). It's a paid app, but I got it on Amazon one day when it was free.
+1 for thumb keyboard. I personally don't like "smart" keyboards, and thumb keyboard is perfect for me. As long as you're close it will correct perfectly, is highly configureable, has many good themes, and let's me type quickly and efficiently. I originally bought it for my Acer iconia, needing a new keyboard solution, and love it on my phone too! Their split design works great on our device, the arrow keys are handy, and I can say from experience that the developer will work with you.
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Thumb keyboard, hands down. Corrects everything.
+1 Thumb Keyboard is the best
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Thumb keyboard, hands down. Corrects everything.
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lol i doubt i corrects everything
what about if u use slang when u text?
but with thumb keyboard, u still have to type out all the letters basically? or does it have predictions too?
Well you can add slang and then it will correct it. OK it corrects like 99%. Still, its awesome. Good themes and options.
I've been a swiftkey X fan for a long time, great keyboard. But I've been using thumb keyboard for a couple of days now amd it's definitely faster/responsive than swiftkey. So for me thumb is the choice atm.
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Duce HD2 said:
I've been a swiftkey X fan for a long time, great keyboard. But I've been using thumb keyboard for a couple of days now amd it's definitely faster/responsive than swiftkey. So for me thumb is the choice atm.
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well theres no harm in trying it,but theres no free trial?
15min is not long enough for me to test it
im still faithful with swiftkey x for now
I thought Thumb Keyboard is for tablets???
Going to try it... Are all these positive feedback for phone or tablets?
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I thought Thumb Keyboard is for tablets???
Going to try it... Are all these positive feedback for phone or tablets?
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It offers for both, phone and tablet. So phone for me.
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lol i doubt i corrects everything
what about if u use slang when u text?
but with thumb keyboard, u still have to type out all the letters basically? or does it have predictions too?
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I too got it from amazon, never installed it ... after reading this I tried it and it SUX...
Lol, just kidding. I like it,been using it for about 20mins, this far here is my quick impression:
Thumb Keyboard vs. Swiftkey X
Thumb is better at auto correction
Swiftkey is slightly better at prediction, reason for advantage is because it predicts before typing, however thumbk gives more predictions as soon as you start typing.
Overall: they are both good but I give an edge to thumb keyboard especially if you own an Android tablet ... winner thumb keyboard
Has anyone been able to install Swype on their tablet? I purchased the Acer A100 tablet today and have not had any luck.
I did a good amount of research this today, and have learned that it took a few months for Swype to correct the bugs for a few other Honeycomb tablets, but they said they were not going any futher. Oh well, I'll continue with the SwiftKey app. Thanks.
Kinda got it to work
Hey, i just did the nooby thing of copying my swype apk file from my infuse that has the latest updated version like 3.26.blahblah to my tablet and installed (no root on the tablet) and boom. works perfectly fine. it doesnt do the special repositioning but its defiantly not all low ressed out of proportion and its skin it all black when it doesn't look like that on my phone. it is a bit big however (same size as the stock keyboard) but i find swyping in landscape much more comfortable then the stock or the split design swift key has.
have you guys tried slide-it keyboard? works pretty much like swype.
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jahciple said:
have you guys tried slide-it keyboard? works pretty much like swype.
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Eeehhh i tryed it a while back when google had there ten cent app deal amd i really found it like a watered down version of swipe with a less appealing skin and not near as good predictions.
My wife is looking for a new phone and I am ttying to convince her into getting a s3, but she wants a physical keyboard. Are there any cases out there that have a slide out bluetooth keyboard like they have out for the Iphone? I have searched ebay and amazon to no avail. I would hate to see her get a captivate glide because thats the only thing att has with a qwerty.
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None out at the moment
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Oh man, you just reminded me how much I wanted one for my old phone. Hopefully we'll see one since the S3 is so popular!
Ok so I got My s3 today and it is way too big for my wife's hands so I guess I no longer need to find this keyboard. She is going to go with the captivate glide. I am loving it though.
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kschumake83 said:
Ok so I got My s3 today and it is way too big for my wife's hands so I guess I no longer need to find this keyboard. She is going to go with the captivate glide. I am loving it though.
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I saw this and thought I'd add my thoughts as a woman with pretty small hands.
For the last several years I have insisted on having a physical QWERTY. I'm a texting fiend. I also have pretty small hands. I'm 5'1" and rather petite.
I've been using a Samsung slide out QWERTY (Reality), but it's not really a smart phone and I had decided it was about time I got one. I didn't see any slide out smart phones that I liked so I decided to get the HTC One S. However, when I was using it in the store, I felt it was just monstrous. Like omg there is no way I'm ever going to be able to hold and use it big.
I ended up talking myself into the Samsung Blaze even though the specs were so much less than the One S purely bc of its small size. (Yes, I did know the S3 was coming out, but my contract with Verizon was up and I needed a new phone *now*, not a few weeks from then.)
It was the perfect size. I loved it for that, but it was driving me crazy that I passed up on the much better phone just for size. I kept it for nearly the two week return period. In that time I fell in love (LOVE!!!) with Swype. I honestly didn't miss my physical QWERTY at all after I played with some settings and got it working best for me.
I couldn't live knowing I was being stupid not getting the best now, so it wouldn't be stupidly outdated when it came time for an upgrade. By the time I took it back, the S3 was just about to be in stores. I actually returned it and went w/o a phone for a few days.
Yes, the S3 felt very big at first. It had that going against it for sure. However, I was already used to a touch keyboard so I was determined to keep an open mind about the size and at least play with it for the two weeks I had to return it.
I was very unhappy with the keyboard that came with it. UTTER TRASH...
I can't imagine that someone who loves a physical keyboard could want to keep the S3 for that horrible keyboard alone. I had read about Swype Beta, so I downloaded it to my phone ASAP. Have I mentioned I love Swype? I <3 it.
Ok, so after the keyboard situation was solved, that left only the issue of size. I can't say at what point I got over it, but I definitely did. Idk, I guess a few days of moderate use. So much so that I rooted by the end of the 1st week. I knew I wasn't taking that baby back.
I picked up my Samsung Reality from my desk the other day and turned it on. How ever did I use a phone with such a small screen? Lol It's also soooo thick compared to the S3 bc of the slide out. And, in all honesty, its small size kind of make it feel like a toy in my hand or something.
I have had my S3 for two weeks and one day. I think it's a pretty amazing phone. I don't miss a physical keyboard (but I'm sure that's bc of Swype). I am totally used to its size and have absolutely not problem at all using the phone despite my small hands. Given the choice between the S3 or a smaller phone with a physical keyboard...or even a smaller smart phone like the Blaze, I'd push you out of the way to grab the S3.
Sorry so long, but I just didn't want your wife to miss out on a really great phone due to lack of a keyboard and large size since they were the two huge things I had against the S3 and ended up totally getting over both. If you haven't taken it back yet, and still have some time on the return period left, maybe you can put Swype Beta on it and she can make an effort to use the phone with an open mind.
I hope that she's happy with whatever she ends on deciding on =)
i want a physical keyboard too...but all the phones with it don't have good specs...miss my g1 and g2 for it...
Not the answer your looking for but they do have bluetooth keyboards that are very small and compact if that might help
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djricekcn said:
i want a physical keyboard too...but all the phones with it don't have good specs...miss my g1 and g2 for it...
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The Photon Q for sprint should be out soon with hopefully high end specs and a QWERTY if the rumors are true
This is a reply to Rowan fire... sorry I am not going to quote your post.
The whole open mind thing isn't going to work with my wife. She has a captivate now for the last year and a half and she thinks that one is too big, 4" screen. She is rooted running 4.0 and is pretty happy with it for now so she may wait for the next best thing.
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I just picked up my note 2 from evo3d last night. Once I got home I felt a HUGE disappoint from leaving my 3d woth cm10 coming to touchwiz and how BIG everything is. Day two, im a little more at ease after some sleep.
My biggest issue is just how huge everything is. I know once I root it and change dpi down it may look more normal for me. Im used to using a small font with and small font settings.
However my biggest hurdle is how unstable this thing feels in one hand. I constsntly feel like I may drop it because the only way to truley be able to use one hand and access everything is to rest the phone on your four fingers while using your thumb to navigate. Versus having end of your other fingers having a sturdy hold on left side of phone like normal.
Using the one-handed option does help for typing and such, but its mainly not being able to reach notification bar while having the firm grip versus resting on four fingers.
Having a inner struggle weather I want to keep this or go exchange for the gs3 later today or tomorrow. I use my phone with one hand a lot so thats a huge issue for me.
Has anyone else gone thru this while switching too the note2? If so how long does it take for that too go away.
Also im curious as to what kind of stylus support aosp roms will have. I know it will work for touching the screen but I mean as far as default samsung note apps and such? I know I will be going back to cm10 on this or the gs3. But if we will lose a lot of stylus support then I dont reslly see a need for the note over the gs3 with only .7 inches of extra screen real estate.
Any input would be great! Thanks
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So why didn't you go into a store and play with it BEFORE dropping all that coinage, getting home and then complaining about it afterwards? It's not as if you didn't have that as an option.
I went to a store today and spent some time with it. Currently have an S3 that i love. I would have no problem using a Note 2 as my primary device but i don't think i would want something that big ALL the time, hence i would prefer the S3.
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Also im curious as to what kind of stylus support aosp roms will have. I know it will work for touching the screen but I mean as far as default samsung note apps and such? I know I will be going back to cm10 on this or the gs3. But if we will lose a lot of stylus support then I dont reslly see a need for the note over the gs3 with only .7 inches of extra screen real estate.
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None. Seriously. None at all.
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So why didn't you go into a store and play with it BEFORE dropping all that coinage, getting home and then complaining about it afterwards? It's not as if you didn't have that as an option.
I went to a store today and spent some time with it. Currently have an S3 that i love. I would have no problem using a Note 2 as my primary device but i don't think i would want something that big ALL the time, hence i would prefer the S3.
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Well I did play with it. The disappointment was short and mainly just like with going from anything you know well and are used to, to something new and unfamiliar. Once its rooted and I can change DPI that will resolve the elderly resolution issue.
AS I've actually had a full day to play with it I love it. Homestly the only issue I somewhat have is the unstable feeling while handling with one hand making long stretches with my thumb. Im sure after awhile longer, that too will pass.
Just ready to be on good ole cm10 again.
And as far as toying with it. I did, but you arent able to get a full accurate grasp on any of the phones with the bulky security piece glued too the back with the strecthy cord.
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I feel you then. I have big hands and can balance the Note 2 fairly well in one hand.
On my S3 I have a nandroid of BlackBean 6 JellyBean (AOKP) that i was running for a while but i'll have to say that the new TWiz is very nice. I like the subtle changes to the UI systemwide. Currently running FreeGS3 JellyBean (Twiz ROM) and it's fantastic. Never expected a Twiz ROM to draw me away from AOKP.
Right now, any phone feels small to me.
Honestly, I can even go a BIT BIGGER than the note 2
Not wider, but longer.
You just get used to it.
Have you tried a different launcher? I too came from the evo 3d and now laugh quietly when I look at my wife's original evo. I use nova prime and cannot say enough about it. And go get yourself a case. I bought the Samsung case in the acces forum and got it today, not too much bulk and I can now sleep at night.
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I just picked up my note 2 from evo3d last night. Once I got home I felt a HUGE disappoint from leaving my 3d woth cm10 coming to touchwiz and how BIG everything is. Day two, im a little more at ease after some sleep.
My biggest issue is just how huge everything is. I know once I root it and change dpi down it may look more normal for me. Im used to using a small font with and small font settings.
However my biggest hurdle is how unstable this thing feels in one hand. I constsntly feel like I may drop it because the only way to truley be able to use one hand and access everything is to rest the phone on your four fingers while using your thumb to navigate. Versus having end of your other fingers having a sturdy hold on left side of phone like normal.
Using the one-handed option does help for typing and such, but its mainly not being able to reach notification bar while having the firm grip versus resting on four fingers.
Having a inner struggle weather I want to keep this or go exchange for the gs3 later today or tomorrow. I use my phone with one hand a lot so thats a huge issue for me.
Has anyone else gone thru this while switching too the note2? If so how long does it take for that too go away.
Also im curious as to what kind of stylus support aosp roms will have. I know it will work for touching the screen but I mean as far as default samsung note apps and such? I know I will be going back to cm10 on this or the gs3. But if we will lose a lot of stylus support then I dont reslly see a need for the note over the gs3 with only .7 inches of extra screen real estate.
Any input would be great! Thanks
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Just to address the size issue, I remember when I got my Evo 4G, thinking it was pretty nice but maybe too big. It took about a day to get over that. I always miss my previous phone for a day or two, but new phones always provide the benefit of new technology. I had the first Note version in blue and now got the Note II in white. At first I thought it was way too bright, but in a day loved it better than the first. I didn't think I would like the slightly narrower version, but find it fits better in my hand, and again, like the new technology. I am giving you my personal guarantee if you use it for a week, you will not go back. And you can fiddle with it, and eventually you will get cm10 or something newer. It's great.
I did the same exact thing. Except I first grabbed an sgs3. I love the note 2. It's never felt too large for me. I do have big hands but even so one handed text entry is suffering. I find swype style keyboards work best. As soon as SwiftKey releases their new beta ill switch to that. I enjoy SwiftKey for most entry but a split keyboard is a must in landscape. At this point I have 7 imes loaded so I clearly haven't found the perfect set yet. Stick with it, the note is hard to beat in all categories right now.
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I laugh at the nexus I gave my wife.. And I loved that phone. I could go bigger too... waitress walked up to my table today and said "man that's a big-ass phone"
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Just wanted to thank all of ypu above for the encouragement to stick with it. After finding out the phone couldn't take pictures while on phone and the lack of SVDO and only SVLTE (which isn't in my area until beginning of next year) I was dead set on returning it.
I think got a helpful tip that the camera can be fixed thru a small false to true value chane in the features xml.
I went to my cousins to toy with his gs3 and let him play with this before returning it. (Also note that talking to him on phone yesterday he said he didnt think he could manage anything bigger than his gs3)
Turns out the moment he saw it he started drooling over it. He wants one now! Needless to say I second guessed returning it just because of the lack of SVDO. So I guess I will be keeping it because im definitely starting to love this thing more and more.
So thanks again to everyone who said hang in there. Cant wait top see how this community is compared to the evo and evo3d community with the constant drama and disrespect towards devs.
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If this phone can do SVDO, it would be the shizzn
... And to me, will be the perfect phone (for now)
get a flygrip for onehanded use. doubles as a kick stand in portrait and landscape
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I've got an evo3d and $300 I'll give you for it
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I've got an evo3d and $300 I'll give you for it
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I'am a terrible texter, no doubt, But I'm frustrated by the fact that the lowly iphone has better detection capabilities than my Super Awesome Galaxy S3. I have tried all keyboards on the android market, some free, some paid for and there is no comparisson witth the touchscreen sensibility/recogniztion on the iphone, which I come from.
Any of you experts can tell me if in fact the hardware used by the iphone as far as touchscreen is superior than that of the Galaxy ???
I hate the Iphone and its closed architecture. Not even a "Jailed Broken" Iphone is better than any android , rooted or not,
But when it comes to the keyboard, I can't believe the iphone is better.
have you tried swiftkey? you probably have if you've tried so many. i found it a couple years ago and havent used anything else since. excellent keyboard
The built in android keyboard, Kii keyboard are two I've been using for some time now. There are many keyboards available that you haven't yet tried possibly.
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have you tried swiftkey? you probably have if you've tried so many. i found it a couple years ago and havent used anything else since. excellent keyboard
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I will second this. SwiftKey is my favorite android keyboard and nothing comes close for me. Once you familiarize yourself with it, I think you could love it!
I absolutely love the note 2 keyboard that enewman17 made. The top row is all numbers. It also learns after using it. All you have to do is type the first 1 or 2 letters and the suggested words pop up. I text my wife a sentence in about 4 or 5 keystrokes.