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So, I'm an avid fan of SwiftKey. I think it even trumps Swype (although a combination of the two that allowed swipes and key taps would be roxorz!). But my question is:
Do you think ICS keyboard (with supposed blindtype infrastructure) is better than SwiftKey?
i used the stock keys for 3 days. .
i switch back to swiftkey x.
i dont like the stock keys. they respond to slow if you type fast.
I loved swiftkey on my Inspire 4g, but I think the ics keyboard is better. I can type faster and the auto correct is more accurate.
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i got Swiftkey during the 10 days of 10p apps - i think its an improvement on the stock keyboard..
I like swiftkey but cannot stand the auto space after punctuation. I cannot count the number of times it has messed me up when entering form data.
http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/...n-to-disable-auto-space-after-punctuation-and
love swift key. only thing I really like about stock is the dedicated..com key
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i installed swiftkey X right away. the only problem is that no prediction on 90% of the web site I go to.
I love SwiftKey. Has anyone else had problems getting it to learn from Facebook/Gmail/Twitter on ICS?
Edit: N/M, it finally went through
zeke1988 said:
i installed swiftkey X right away. the only problem is that no prediction on 90% of the web site I go to.
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Yeah, they say some nonsense about not wanting to interfere with predictions inherent on other sites, but 1. Other site predictions suck, and 2. They often aren't even there!
Let me have SwiftKey predictions always that are based on my history and I'll be just fine...
SwiftKey for sure.
I've been using swiftkey since I got my nexus and I like it a lot. I used swype on my previous phone and I can't decide if I want to go back to swype or not now.
Stock Keyboard. The ICS keyboard has much better prediction. Plus, the stock Switftkey themes just don't cut it for me.
Yeah I've been using stock since I got the phone. I heard so many brags about it, but I think it's time to reload Swiftkey X. Been using that since it came out of beta, I bought it the first day. My only beef are the skins as well.
Used only swift key on my droid Eris, and I haven't even loaded it onto my nexus .the thing I miss the most is the swipe to delete a word ...I do that frequently lol
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I used swift key on my transformer for the split keyboard... and it worked awesome EXCEPT I hated the fact that once it auto corrects, its done.
With stock android and thumb keyboard, if auto correct changes a word, you can hit backspace and it'll return to its unaltered form. This is great when I use an abbreviation and it tries to guess my word and screw me up, I just hit back and boom.
Swift key wouldn't do that. I also love the prediction of the ICS keyboard. I love how it underlines misspelled words in red (which may just be ICS).
I only own the tablet version, which makes me mad. 2 different versions which means I have to buy it twice? Lame. Thumb Keyboard replaced it. It feels like stock but had tablet split keyboard options... and themes.
-Galaxy Nexus
-Asus Transformer
Stock, I managed to type faster when I use the stock key. better correction, better prediction, better UI...
Stock is great in all regards for me. Accuracy, speed, prediction, corrections. Not to mention voice typing and aesthetics.
Stock with autocorrection turned up to very aggressive is awesome.
The voice diction on stock is awesome (how did this not get more publicity with 4.0???) but I miss having quick access to long press symbols and the gestures, mostly swipe to delete word. I also like that I can just restore the app in between ROM flashes and have my dictionary remain intact.
Stock here. I bought SwiftKey when it was 10c just so that if I ever changed my mind it was there, but I haven't even installed it on my Nexus yet!
This phone is so awesome, but I'm about to lose my mind with the landscape keyboard. Does anyone know of something to help that ISNT skype or the paid ones on the market? Maybe a mod to make the stock keyboard bigger? Moto multitouch keyboard?
swiftkey and go keyboard are the best third party keyboards, in my experience.
they're larger than the stock ICS keyboard. though IMO the stock keyboard is the best one
You may buy the external connected key broad, is potable. Usually under 20 dollars. Good Luck.
For free, I would try Go Keyboard (has typing and swype abilities), also try the swype beta (google it, not on the market).
Paid, I love swift key.
Personally, I bounce between stock, swype, and swift key.
IMO, the best of them all is the stock keyboard. If you like swype you like swype. As far as regular keyboards go, you cannot beat the responsiveness of the stock ICS keyboard.
I believe the ics keyboard on the market allows you to adjust the key height. It also has gestures. There a few out there so pm me if you can't find it and I'll dig up the link.
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As others have said the Go keyboard is probably the best free. I am a fan of the FlexT9 keyboard. It is kind of a mix of swype and swiftkey. Got it for free on the amazon app store. It has issues typing email address in the Gmail app for some reason.
Thanks all. I ended up buying swiftkey. Its great and all, but in the end I decided to just force myself to get used to the stock keyboard. I was spoiled by the eclipse rom keyboard on the bionic...
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Just trying to see what people who've used both keyboards think of the two.
Google's implementation seems to be good for a first iteration, but it lacks the convenience features that Swype has such adding punctuation by swiping from the punctuation mark to the space bar. Also accessing a numeric keyboard in Swype by swiping from the Swype key to the number 5 on the keyboard.
Still going to try the 4.2 keyboard for awhile, but I hope Google can add a bit more polish to the built-in keyboard
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4.2 keyboard. It's a charm.. <3
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i personally like the swype keyboard a lot more.
the google keyboard doesn't have the ability to "swype" punctuation, like periods, commas, exclamation marks. instead, you need to hold down the "period" button to bring up the other punctuation marks.
also, if i "swype" "I <space bar>" it shows up as "in". it doesn't recognize the spacebar.
the swype keyboard also looks more cleaner.
i tried using the google keyboard for a day. i gave up on it.
Love the new swype keyboard. Took some time to fully adjust but finding much easier when using one hand.
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Neither. SwiftKey x for me still. Way too many mistakes using 4.2/swype
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SwiftKey 3 for me. Works great.
I've been a huge fan of Swype since it's arrival, but I'm going with the 4.2 gesture keyboard from here. I feel like it's a lot smoother. Even on my GN running CM10 Swype can get hung up sometimes. I do miss how Swype handles punctuation, but I assume Google will work that in soon. I also prefer the stock look.
Swype is better !
Been using Swype for quite a while, but I'm impressed by how good the 4.2 keyboard is. I find it more accurate than Swype and quicker than the swift key I was using previously.
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I agree. I never really got used to swipe but 4.2 works well enough I think I could get used to it pretty quickly.
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Swype is the only keyboard for me I tried every single keyboard but I keep coming back to Swype.
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I do miss the way that Swype handles punctuation. I actually do it using the 4.2 keyboard and I end up making different words in my sentences.
Hope Google finds a way to make punctuation more seamless with this new keyboard.
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Swype because it has more languagr support
swype because you can tap on a word to fix it afterwards (like if you ntice it ater typing a big paragraph), with 4.2 keyboard you have to delete the word and retype it.
I like 4.2 a lot more than swype, but I'll probably end back up and swiftkey. It has a lot of extra features that are hard to live without .
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The auto-spacing on Swype seems to be quite messed up for some time now, which is utterly annoying. I find autospace fails to work in many browser windows, but works fine with SMS, e-mail, etc.
So I switched to the Google 4.2 keyboard, but the downside there is I find it makes lots of errors the faster I go using gestures, which is also annoying.
I've used the google gesture keyboard for about 4-5 days straight now and I can definitively say Swype is more accurate. Also Swype picks up names from your contact list which can be really nice if you have a large contact list. In general, using the google keyboard you need to be much more precise. Punctuations are easier for swype and correcting a word is easier in swype as well. Good first try for Google but I'm switching back for now.
Tried the 4.2 gesture keyboard, but I prefer Swype for now. Like others have said, you can easily put in punctuation with Swype. It also seems a bit more accurate in its predictions.
Swype for me is more accurate . But the auto spacing is messed up in the browser. Sticking with the stock keyboard for now.
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I had been using Tasker to change my keyboard depending on orientation. Swype was just easier to do one handed portrait mode typing with, but I never liked using it for two handed landscape.
I still find myself occasionally trying to use Swype style commands, but I'm losing those habits quickly. While it's a bit of a nuisance to use some punctuation, periods are just a double tapped spacebar away. I never memorized where they were on Swype, so having them all in one place is pretty convenient for me.
Swype's system for correction was pretty nice, but I almost always found when it got it wrong the first time, all the corrections it offered were still off anyway. I was already retyping most things anyway, so it wasn't a big loss
All in all, I like both. However, Swype doesn't offer me enough of a reason to install it when Google's offering covers my needs.
Alright guys, anyone here use a different keyboard? I loved the keyboard I had with all the custom roms, it was a lot more user friendly with my fat fingers, is there a way to get that on the Note 4? I end up putting a period where I want to hit the space constantly. Any help or recommendations would be great!!
Omg I would never go back to the Samsung keyboard. I've been using SwiftKey which is now free, for years! I'd never change. Plus it has tons of themes etc
surprisingly i've been pretty happy with the stock keyboard this time around. maybe its because it's pretty quick and lag free, maybe because of the auto handwriting mode when i pull the pen out, maybe because of the number row, but it's pretty solid.
as for using another keyboard from a ROM, i would think most keyboards would work if you just get the apk and install.
my go to keyboard generally is the google keyboard, then swiftkey, then fleksy. all should be on the play store.
I'll have go look through some old roms and find out what was in them, this stock keyboard is getting old, I dislike the numbers at the top, the size of the spacebar, and I don't use the handwriting.
Been using SwiftKey for years on all my phones and tablet. I've tried many keyboards in that time but always return.
If you fancy something different, try minuum. It's a one line keyboard that takes a bit to get used to.
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Rockstad said:
I'll have go look through some old roms and find out what was in them, this stock keyboard is getting old, I dislike the numbers at the top, the size of the spacebar, and I don't use the handwriting.
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try swype. i think that's what your looking for. its theme-able.
It wasn't Swype. I went and got the google keyboard. Im pretty satisfied with this. It really is a releif being able to type without constantly hitting the wrong buttons
I'm another one using SwiftKey!
I've got to chime in and say I love SwiftKey too!
I started using SwiftKey bc of this thread and holy crap!!! It's amazing!
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i switch between google keyboard and stock keyboard.. swiftkey for some reason just isn't that great. It feels slow and i make far more mistakes with swiftkey than with stock keyboard.
WHat keyboard are people using? I have Swype, Swiftkey, the default Samsung, Google and I am not really happy with any of them...
I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro... I've tried others always come back to this one
JeffATL said:
WHat keyboard are people using? I have Swype, Swiftkey, the default Samsung, Google and I am not really happy with any of them...
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Swype forever!
I switch between Fleksy and Minuum
Swiftkey w/ lollipop skins
Swiftkey with Material Dark Theme
What I love about Swiftkey, is that with the cloud feature, it learns my typing habits from multiple devices over the years.
So much so, that once installed on new devices, it can predict my hashtags.
Also, for me, it has the best word prediction of all the keyboards I've tried (Swype, Samsung, Google)