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.
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Well hello everyone, iv been on the forums for a while, not posting much but reading alot! iv used the great vault of information here to root my G2 and have loved it ever since...but along came the SGS2
Now I really want this phone as iv had mine for while, my biggest and I mean HUGE problem is no physical keyboard. as a texting maniac I push 10k a month or more, so much I can type without looking at my keyboard.
Everything about the SGS2 is an upgrade from my phone except the keyboard.
Will the 4.52inch screen help me with the on screen or should I wait for a dual core with qwerty?
I also program and develop custom kernels, and other misc things,
thanks to luckyduck I have the dump file from the SGS2, but no phone for testing or finding exploits
biggest question, losing my keyboard is the SGS2 worth it?? thanks guys
I wait for a dual core with qwerty
theres already a MT4G slide
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Well hello everyone, iv been on the forums for a while, not posting much but reading alot! iv used the great vault of information here to root my G2 and have loved it ever since...but along came the SGS2
Now I really want this phone as iv had mine for while, my biggest and I mean HUGE problem is no physical keyboard. as a texting maniac I push 10k a month or more, so much I can type without looking at my keyboard.
Everything about the SGS2 is an upgrade from my phone except the keyboard.
Will the 4.52inch screen help me with the on screen or should I wait for a dual core with qwerty?
I also program and develop custom kernels, and other misc things,
thanks to luckyduck I have the dump file from the SGS2, but no phone for testing or finding exploits
biggest question, losing my keyboard is the SGS2 worth it?? thanks guys
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Yes i had a Mytouch 3g slide, G2, Mytouch 4g and I can save the bigger the phone the easier it is to type. I personally find the virtual keyboard better now. The best keyboard of choice would be swiftkey X my favorite. I pretty much only press space and type whole conversations with people.
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I wait for a dual core with qwerty
theres already a MT4G slide
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Such is true, but I dont like the MyTouch lineup never have
Thanks though
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Yes i had a Mytouch 3g slide, G2, Mytouch 4g and I can save the bigger the phone the easier it is to type. I personally find the virtual keyboard better now. The best keyboard of choice would be swiftkey X my favorite. I pretty much only press space and type whole conversations with people.
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Thanks for the help, I did see swiftkey X but havnt used it before, is it really that easy?
I also beta test the latest Swype all the time on my G2 and I love it when I have to use the on screen. im slowly on my way to buying this
I also faced this dilemma back when I switched from an E71 to touch phones. Swype is awesome once you get the hang of it, very fast. I find myself using the Swype keyboard meanwhile switching to the Samsung one every now and then.
The newest swype update is better and its only getting better, u dont even have to press space anymore when typing its so nice..
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Thanks for the help, I did see swiftkey X but havnt used it before, is it really that easy?
I also beta test the latest Swype all the time on my G2 and I love it when I have to use the on screen. im slowly on my way to buying this
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SwiftKey x keyboard reads your facebook, sms, rss, twitter, and gmail account google chats included. It learns the way you type. I like it there are other keyboards out there which are more customizable then swift key. I had a g2 and first thing I noticed I hardly ever used the hardware keyboard. It took some time to get use to only virtual keyboard but eventually you will be used to it. I advise you to try out different keyboards one will be to your liking. I was a hardware keyboard only guy. You can always return it if you don't like it. In the end. It's all personal preferences.
Well I have always been a physical keyboard person so it will be a big adjustment for me, trying the on screen on my 3.7inch G2 didnt work so well, but I really think that the 4.52 on the SGS2 will really help and of course ill have swype and maybe try the swiftkey X aswell.
I really hope if I go down and buy it, I dont get plagued by the Vertical Line issue thats come up now.
Thanks for the input guys i'm really leaning towards the SGS2 now, if CM is confirmed for development on this, I know a few on the team then im totally Sold and will start my programming up to make it the best!
g2 is the best phone i ever had!! I moved to gs2 and I Love it!
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.
download for epic touch 4g: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=1359&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D624416&v=1&libid=1320467014555&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hallerud.se%2Fhtc_ime_jonasl_hires22_27.zip&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1289459%26highlight%3Dhtc%2Bkeyboard&title=%5BMOD%5D%20HTC_IME%20(8th%20June)%20v27%3A%20Small%20fix%20-%20xda-developers&txt=High%20resolution%20version%20(Froyo%2F2.2)&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13204670323321
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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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
Does anyone have any info on Sprint maybe getting a New android phone with a Hard keyboard this year??
I highly doubt it I think that would be a step back if anything.
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I highly doubt it I think that would be a step back if anything.
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How would that be a step back ?
Some people feel that keyboards are unnecessary on a phone. Also this appears to be most of the general public because typically phones with keyboards don't sell as well as their keyboardless counterparts.
I'm not one of those people... I can type faster and more accurately without a keyboard than I can with any touch keyboard - I'd rather be able to type exactly what I want than to have to rely on auto-prediction or have to hunt around on-screen for the symbol I want to type. I also hate the amount of screen real-estate that the keyboard uses up.
The only thing I miss from my Touch Pro 2 to this phone is the physical keyboard. I was hoping I'd get over it after a while, but I still miss it every time the auto-predictor guesses the wrong word and I have to go back and re-type it. Which fortunately since I use SwiftKey X isn't that often, but if I had a physical keyboard it wouldn't happen at all.
Unfortunately I don't have an answer to your question though - I was hoping there would be one in this thread
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Some people feel that keyboards are unnecessary on a phone. Also this appears to be most of the general public because typically phones with keyboards don't sell as well as their keyboardless counterparts.
I'm not one of those people... I can type faster and more accurately without a keyboard than I can with any touch keyboard - I'd rather be able to type exactly what I want than to have to rely on auto-prediction or have to hunt around on-screen for the symbol I want to type. I also hate the amount of screen real-estate that the keyboard uses up.
The only thing I miss from my Touch Pro 2 to this phone is the physical keyboard. I was hoping I'd get over it after a while, but I still miss it every time the auto-predictor guesses the wrong word and I have to go back and re-type it. Which fortunately since I use SwiftKey X isn't that often, but if I had a physical keyboard it wouldn't happen at all.
Unfortunately I don't have an answer to your question though - I was hoping there would be one in this thread
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I miss my tp2 (well actually i still have it i just cant let go but its not active on a plan anymore) i loved the keyboard on it and then i got the Epic 4g cause of the keyboard then i started typing more and more on the touchscreen so i could get used to it for when i upgraded to Epic Touch 4g but its just not the same. I hate the auto-predictor i have many custom keyboards and swype to type faster but thats only good on quick text messages or very short emails but i use my phone for work and typing with the on screen keyboard long emails or sms is just a pain in the butt also all the screen real estate it takes up whenever i log in to one of my pc's through my phone and start typing it takes up to much space . my wife has the epic 4g still and i always go back to using that one for long emails.
There was a thread floating around here a couple weeks back that looked as if it was from an official Sprint memorandom. It stated that there was a new Epic 2 in the works. People were speculating that it may be an update to the Epic4G , in fact I believe qbking77 even did a video on it let me see if I can find it..I looked and for the life of me came up blank? sorry. I found this though.
http://www.sprintfeed.com/2012/01/epic-2-still-in-the-cards-qwerty-slider-and-all/
i hope they do make an EPIC 2 but with the latest specs available and with atleast the size of the Epic touch 4g same shape as the Epic touch no round corners like the Epic 4g has.
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i hope they do make an EPIC 2 but with the latest specs available and with atleast the size of the Epic touch 4g same shape as the Epic touch no round corners like the Epic 4g has.
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All info earlier was pointing to a single core phone ....lol
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You could always buy a small bluetooth keyboard and pair it with your phone.
dont want to have to do that especially cause the battery life
IMO keyboards make phones much more bulky and not worth it, especially since I can type just as fast with one compared to if I use Swype or Swift Key.
I work there and I haven't heard anything about a keyboard model coming out, not one worth getting anyway lol...
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There was a thread floating around here a couple weeks back that looked as if it was from an official Sprint memorandom. It stated that there was a new Epic 2 in the works. People were speculating that it may be an update to the Epic4G , in fact I believe qbking77 even did a video on it let me see if I can find it..I looked and for the life of me came up blank? sorry. I found this though.
http://www.sprintfeed.com/2012/01/epic-2-still-in-the-cards-qwerty-slider-and-all/
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the Samsung SPH-D705 has been in my cellebrite for a while now too... but i havent heard anything since this link
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You could always buy a small bluetooth keyboard and pair it with your phone.
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You don't know how many times I've actually considered this. (answer: a lot)
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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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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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 ran across this keyboard a few days ago. I thought I'd share
I am REALLY liking it so far; one of the reasons I went with this phone is because of the large screen. I was hoping that it would be easier on my hands; I'm dealing with an illness that is effecting my ability to use them. The layout using this keyboard definitely enhances that aspect to the Nth degree!
I believe that just because it fits so many more keys onscreen most people will find it more useful than the standard keyboard layout.
Its layout will take some getting used to but I am surprised how fast and intuitive it is to use right away.
So far the best $2.39 I have spent on an app.
here is a screenie of the portrait keyboard I use:
How can you use that keyboard it covers your entire screen lol
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Yay at first was like . .uhhhhh ... but then i just tried it and then was really surprised at how easy it was to use. hehehe
I've been using this on my rooted nook dinner it was a daily give away on Amazon over a year ago, awesome on the 7 inch screen, but not as much on my then evo and now my s3. Awesome app though
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