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What's best software keyboard?

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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mattallica76 said:
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

k0nane said:
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.

Samsung like keyboard with auto-correct?

I love the size and spacing of the Samsung Keyboard, but I really miss the auto-correct.
I've tried a number of other keyboards but they all have the keys too close together. I have Better Keyboard 8 with a number of Skins, a few Gingerbread keyboards, Swype (of course)...
Any ideas?

Sorry mods - wrong forum - can you move to Themes and Apps?

Samsung keyboard does have auto correction, you have to enabled it in settings, its called xt9, also go into xt9 advanced settings to enable other settings.

I use smart keyboard pro. Has skin to look like any keyboard plus the characters pop up so you can see what you're typing and it has auto correct
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First thing I installed.
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I use smart keyboard pro. Has skin to look like any keyboard plus the characters pop up so you can see what you're typing and it has auto correct
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I would suggest using swiftkey, best keyboard ive used imo.

Stock keyboard isn't too bad with xt9 on, but current keyboard of choice is the thumb keyboard beta from these very forums. Worth a try.
Swiftkey is second choice for me though.
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I like the "stock gingerbread keyboard" on the market. Works a charm and reminds me of my old HTC Hero.
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+1 for smart keyboard pro
its fantastic

dan13l said:
Stock keyboard isn't too bad with xt9 on, but current keyboard of choice is the thumb keyboard beta from these very forums. Worth a try.
Swiftkey is second choice for me though.
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Thanks for that suggestion for thumb keyboard just trying it out and seems very good, I can type pretty fast using this keyboard and it seems fast.
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Thanks for all this advice. I've tried out Smart Keyboard and Swiftkey. I like that they both give clear options when I use voice input but what has sold me on Smart Keyboard is that it also has a Retry button after voice input if you don't find a match for what you dictated. I couldn't see that Swiftkey has that. Quicker than cancelling the entry and then clicking on the voice input button again.
Apart from that, I couldn't say that one is better than the other. I haven't done a lot of testing so I cannot say if one is more accurate than the other on finding the right words.

Dannyboyni said:
I would suggest using swiftkey, best keyboard ive used imo.
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I have always used Swiftkey but Im not sure if anyone else has experienced the missing word correction/choices bar in landscape mode on same apps on the S2. Its there on handcent and messaging apps but not on the default email client. This was never a problem on my desire. Has anyone else experienced this?

tebs said:
I have always used Swiftkey but Im not sure if anyone else has experienced the missing word correction/choices bar in landscape mode on same apps on the S2. Its there on handcent and messaging apps but not on the default email client. This was never a problem on my desire. Has anyone else experienced this?
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All third party keyboards are missing auto correct in the default email app...its quite a put off!!!!

anshkhanna said:
All third party keyboards are missing auto correct in the default email app...its quite a put off!!!!
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I thought I saw it in portrait mode yesterday. Must have been dreaming. Its pretty poor cant help thinking how polished the software was on the Desire.

+1 smart keyboard pro rocks

TouchPal Keyboard, Check it out!!

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!

schwab002 said:
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).

What keyboard ate you guys using?

Solved.
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FML.... The title is suppose to say are not ate. See what I mean? This keyboard sucks.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zl.inputmethod.latin
Kii Keyboard.
Loving it so far. Stock Android 4.2 Keyboard comes a close second. I keep the Samsung default keyboard for handwriting purposes.

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zl.inputmethod.latin
Kii Keyboard.
Loving it so far. Stock Android 4.2 Keyboard comes a close second. I keep the Samsung default keyboard for handwriting purposes.
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Awesome. This keyboard is amazing. Thank you so much for this recommendation.

SwiftKey flow. Best keyboard
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I got SwiftKey 3 it's like Ki keyboard mentioned earlier in this thread but on steroids.
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I don't know what it is about SwiftKey, but I really, really don't like it. I like the stock Samsung keyboard the best, but it's unusable for me since it doesn't have autocorrect. Therefore, I'm using the Android 4.2 keyboard.

Auridran said:
I don't know what it is about SwiftKey, but I really, really don't like it. I like the stock Samsung keyboard the best, but it's unusable for me since it doesn't have autocorrect. Therefore, I'm using the Android 4.2 keyboard.
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I would get android 4.2 keyboard but I bricked my phone this past weekend trying to cwm recovery to flash it. And you can't flash it with twrp for some reason. I also tried manually installing which didn't work either. Idk. I really like SwiftKey 3 though. It's perfect for me.
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Swift key all day.
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I really don't like keyboards that cant use finger dragging for input. I like swype but have been using the Android 4.2 keyboard for the past few days. I like the 4.2 with the swyping function but still have to play with it a bit before it's a keeper. It has some things I don't like as far as a few common things on the second keyboard screen. A comma is one of them. I might be able to change this but have not tried at all....wait...the comma is also there if I hold down the period key.

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Absolutely loving the SwiftKey 3 keyboard. It's freaking perfect. No wonder it's like the 3rd or 4th top paid app. Definitely worth every cent.
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I use stock keyboard. Love it lol
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I just got Swiftkey 3 keyboard and let me tell you, its freaking great!!!! Thanks guys, I was using crappy samsung keyboard and I hated it.

Swype keyboard totally rules....swiftkey close second.
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Right now I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro with a hot pink theme. I love keyboards that ur able to theme cuz I'm a pink-a-holic! I know Swiftkey has a pinkish type theme, but my fav pink color is bubble gum or hot pink. If Swiftkey ever gets a pink color theme like those I'd definitely switch back to it cuz that is one awesome keyboard. The auto-correction/predictions is out of this world fabulous!
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lilmama2879 said:
Right now I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro with a hot pink theme. I love keyboards that ur able to theme cuz I'm a pink-a-holic! I know Swiftkey has a pinkish type theme, but my fav pink color is bubble gum or hot pink. If Swiftkey ever gets a pink color theme like those I'd definitely switch back to it cuz that is one awesome keyboard. The auto-correction/predictions is out of this world fabulous!
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I really like this gray with neon green theme. It looks very clean and the keys have a sort of blackberry look to them which is a very clean look that I'm quite fond of.
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Swiftkey vs Swype

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.

dlo604 said:
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

Malevolence said:
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?