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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.
Stret

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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A Keyboard that Swypes better than Swype!

I've been using Swype since I first got on Android with the Vibrant last year. I've been using it on every phone since. However, I'm starting to get pretty frustrated with Swype now; it doesn't recognize words I use most. 90% of the time I swype "and" I get "add", and I rarely use add. So I'm looking for a new keyboard, that does what Swype does, but BETTER. Any takers?

Saxysaxplayer said:
I've been using Swype since I first got on Android with the Vibrant last year. I've been using it on every phone since. However, I'm starting to get pretty frustrated with Swype now; it doesn't recognize words I use most. 90% of the time I swype "and" I get "add", and I rarely use add. So I'm looking for a new keyboard, that does what Swype does, but BETTER. Any takers?
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Slideit keyboard swypes also but it costs
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Saxysaxplayer said:
I've been using Swype since I first got on Android with the Vibrant last year. I've been using it on every phone since. However, I'm starting to get pretty frustrated with Swype now; it doesn't recognize words I use most. 90% of the time I swype "and" I get "add", and I rarely use add. So I'm looking for a new keyboard, that does what Swype does, but BETTER. Any takers?
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GO Keyboard

Saxysaxplayer said:
I've been using Swype since I first got on Android with the Vibrant last year. I've been using it on every phone since. However, I'm starting to get pretty frustrated with Swype now; it doesn't recognize words I use most. 90% of the time I swype "and" I get "add", and I rarely use add. So I'm looking for a new keyboard, that does what Swype does, but BETTER. Any takers?
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Try this... It's Swift Key Beta 3 (latest)
http://db.tt/BaSg3Bcp
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I think I will try all of those, but I'll start with Swiftkey, because I've heard the most about that one, and a link was posted =).
Plus, I don't really buy apps that are over a buck unless they go on sale.
Thanks for the recommendations and keep 'em coming if you can.

secure_6 said:
Try this... It's Swift Key Beta 3 (latest)
http://db.tt/BaSg3Bcp
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While SwiftKey is awesome it doesn't swype like he was asking

sbell7105 said:
While SwiftKey is awesome it doesn't swype like he was asking
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And that's what I just realized. All the settings looked nice, then I tried to swype, but to no avail lol. Onto the next one.

SwiftKey is great as a backup keyboard in case you need precise typing such as filling in forms and passwords

Not sure if you actually tried swiftkey but i would give it a shot even without swyping. they've added a new feature to the beta that for me makes it as afast as swyping. You don't have to put spaces in between your words. You just type words basically all run together and there software auto spaces for you. before this feature i would only use swype but after this feature i text faster with swype and as the other user said above its great for forms

TouchPal, Go Keyboard, FlexT9
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Go into System Settings > Language and Input > Swype Settings > Preferences > Speed vs. Accuracy > Slide this almost all the way to Accuracy, the speed version is really meant for slower/older phones... not our monster that can do full accuracy at full speed...

Darn you... As Trebeck says, "Please form your answer in a form of a question."
I thought this thread was about some revolutionary new keyboard app... BOO!

I use the beta and its the best and fastest keyboard i have used before,soooo awesome and fast.

Saxysaxplayer said:
I've been using Swype since I first got on Android with the Vibrant last year. I've been using it on every phone since. However, I'm starting to get pretty frustrated with Swype now; it doesn't recognize words I use most. 90% of the time I swype "and" I get "add", and I rarely use add. So I'm looking for a new keyboard, that does what Swype does, but BETTER. Any takers?
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yeh,Go keyboard

Flex t9 is my favorite. It's also pretty accurate as well I'm.a speed demon on that only bad thing is I click the period sometimes when it's not needed
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seedofchaos said:
Flex t9 is my favorite. It's also pretty accurate as well I'm.a speed demon on that only bad thing is I click the period sometimes when it's not needed
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+1 Flex T9 is awesome.

Slideit is way better than swype imho. I didn't try Flex t9 and Go keyboard though...

Try ultra keyboard. Plus it has a numbers row and tons of features.
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Oh and I am swiping on it for this message.
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For me Swype is the best. There is Hacker's keyboard that can enable /disable a 5th row with only numbers but also the characters are smaller. The percentage can be selected however covering more screen percentage.

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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Picked up my Note 2 today. Have some questions and concerns

I picked up my Note 2 today at a local sprint store. They were only given 5 and once I got mine they had 2 left. This was 20 minutes after they opened.
I have a couple questions and concerns reuarding the phone that im hoping someone can help me answer.
1. Is there a way to stop the volume from decreasing whenever i plug it into my car? The volume will always go down to half and its kind of annoying.
2. When using the keyboard to type messages, if i spell a word wrong and hit space it wont autocorrect it. Is this a feature Samsung left out? Im so used to it on my evo, i feel like i have to keep looking at what im writing to make sure i dont misspell something.
3. If im in the browser and zoom in on something it wont adjust to fit the page like the HTC EVO did. Is this also something samsung didnt include?
The main concern I have with the phone is the 3g data speeds. I am coming from the original Evo 4g and although Sprint isnt known to have the greatest speeds I never had a problem downloading an application. Today it took an hour to download myfitnesspal from the play store. I tested the speeds on speedtest.net and I was getting 33kbps down and 5kbps up. My girlfriend who also has an Original EVO 4g was getting 300kbps down and 170kbps up. Still not the greatest speed but alot better than what i was getting on the Note 2. Both phones were in the same spot and the same time. I did the test a number of times and always had the same outcome.
Thanks everyone. So far I am loving this phone and both the hardware and software are great!!

Word prediction will need to be enabled in your keyboard settings
Settings\language and input\
Also maybe try installing a different browser for your auto alignment issues
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I think the zoom to fit is in the settings of the browser..its not on by default

Did you try to reset the data profile and do a PRL update?

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2. When using the keyboard to type messages, if i spell a word wrong and hit space it wont autocorrect it. Is this a feature Samsung left out? Im so used to it on my evo, i feel like i have to keep looking at what im writing to make sure i dont misspell something.
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Word prediction will need to be enabled in your keyboard settings
Settings\language and input\
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There currently no autocorrection on the stock Samsung keyboard.
Hopefully it will get pushedto us in a future OTA

Download the Jelly Bean keyboard from the Google Play store...the best keyboard you will ever use...I have never used anything else after I downloaded it. But I believe the fitting text to the screen was an Apple patent (could be wrong) but I thought I heard that somewhere
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massiveian said:
1. Is there a way to stop the volume from decreasing whenever i plug it into my car? The volume will always go down to half and its kind of annoying.
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That is due to one of the headphone options to limit the intensity of volume so it doesn't damage your ears. You'll find the option it in the sound settings, after you disable it in won't change your volume to half anymore.

massiveian said:
I picked up my Note 2 today at a local sprint store. They were only given 5 and once I got mine they had 2 left. This was 20 minutes after they opened.
I have a couple questions and concerns reuarding the phone that im hoping someone can help me answer.
1. Is there a way to stop the volume from decreasing whenever i plug it into my car? The volume will always go down to half and its kind of annoying.
2. When using the keyboard to type messages, if i spell a word wrong and hit space it wont autocorrect it. Is this a feature Samsung left out? Im so used to it on my evo, i feel like i have to keep looking at what im writing to make sure i dont misspell something.
3. If im in the browser and zoom in on something it wont adjust to fit the page like the HTC EVO did. Is this also something samsung didnt include?
The main concern I have with the phone is the 3g data speeds. I am coming from the original Evo 4g and although Sprint isnt known to have the greatest speeds I never had a problem downloading an application. Today it took an hour to download myfitnesspal from the play store. I tested the speeds on speedtest.net and I was getting 33kbps down and 5kbps up. My girlfriend who also has an Original EVO 4g was getting 300kbps down and 170kbps up. Still not the greatest speed but alot better than what i was getting on the Note 2. Both phones were in the same spot and the same time. I did the test a number of times and always had the same outcome.
Thanks everyone. So far I am loving this phone and both the hardware and software are great!!
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Flip it to the same prl that is on your evo, that's what I did and I'm getting killer speeds (3g) on my s3...
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i agree with the Jellybean Keyboard!!! It should have come with it seeing as IT IS JELLYBEAN!!! I use the voice input constantly form the keyboard when I am emailing and texting, so when this phone "hid" the mic button and you have to press 3 buttons to get to it, I wasnt happy.... So I downloaded the Jellybean Keyboard and its awesome!!!I was having a fit last night with the browser when everytime I scroll, it zooms in, thought I was gonna throw up... so I switched to Google Chrome Browser.

Jcossack88 said:
Download the Jelly Bean keyboard from the Google Play store...
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There are two of them on the store that are called "Jelly Bean Keyboard". Which one do you recommend?
Thanks.

Jaybenosa said:
I think the zoom to fit is in the settings of the browser..its not on by default
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There is a similar setting in advanced settings. To get true reflow you will have to use a different browser. You can thank Apple for this.
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I have a new Note 2, and I'm also new to Android, so I've been posting different things I encounter with the phone.
My experience with the keyboard is one of the things I posted, copied in here.
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The default Samsung keyboard on the Galaxy Note 2 is a sleeper.
Samsung included Swiftkey Flow, which allows gesture-based typing, like Swype. The more I use it the more I like it, and it has auto-suggest and auto-correct.
The number row at the top is pretty great, too, the large screen allows it all to fit. The auto-suggestions appear above the number row.
Samsung also included the handwriting keyboard, for the S-Pen. The handwriting recognition works really well, and I'm coming up to speed with it.
The main points to remember about the keyboards are these:
- auto-suggest and auto-correct function in both tapping and handwriting modes.
- in tapping mode the transition between tapping and gesturing is seamless, but if you try to use both modes within a word a space is automatically inserted.
- in tapping mode auto-correct functions only while using gestures. If you're tapping and not gesturing you have to choose among the suggestions instead of relying on auto-correct. I'm learning the cases where it's important to me to have auto-correct do its thing, like when typing "I'm". If I type it in in tapping mode, it ends up as "Im" unless I choose the auto-suggestion with the apostrophe. It's better instead to use gesture mode for "I'm" as the auto-correct will do the right thing and use the apostrophe. As I mentioned, the transition from tapping to gesturing is seamless.
- quick-punctuation and quick-capitalization functions are missing
completely. People who don't use gestures and people who've never spent time with an IOS keyboard ( and many who have ) don't get this.
I am starting to really like this keyboard. My only real gripes are the lack of auto-correct in tapping mode and the lack of quick-capitalization and quick-punctuation, but they are mitigated by long-presses.
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Someone else mentioned in the thread the Jelly Bean Keyboard, and it really is an excellent keyboard, I discovered it with my Galaxy S3 and initially installed it on the Note 2. But I'm not willing to give up the handwriting recognition, so back to the stock keyboard I went.
The stock keyboard doesn't do everything, but it has its good points.
Cheers,
-John
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2. When using the keyboard to type messages, if i spell a word wrong and hit space it wont autocorrect it. Is this a feature Samsung left out? Im so used to it on my evo, i feel like i have to keep looking at what im writing to make sure i dont misspell something.
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mlkaufman said:
There are two of them on the store that are called "Jelly Bean Keyboard". Which one do you recommend?
Thanks.
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The one by johntanmi....it should be a red icon with a keyboard
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00mred00 said:
There is a similar setting in advanced settings. To get true reflow you will have to use a different browser. You can thank Apple for this.
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I also came from the Evo4G, and the auto adjust feature you speak of is a HTC Sense feature. I noticed this early on after using others phones and tablets. Although a small feature for those that have had it and lost it we all know how big of a thing it really is. Still don't know why Google hasn't implemented this within current builds of Android yet.

Tw1sted247 said:
I also came from the Evo4G, and the auto adjust feature you speak of is a HTC Sense feature. I noticed this early on after using others phones and tablets. Although a small feature for those that have had it and lost it we all know how big of a thing it really is. Still don't know why Google hasn't implemented this within current builds of Android yet.
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Apple is why. Htc will eventually have to remove it as well.
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00mred00 said:
Apple is why. Htc will eventually have to remove it as well.
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Can you explain what Apple has to do with it, references? AFAIK, HTML can be rendered any which way the (User Agent, that is) browser wants - that's the point of markup language.

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Can you explain what Apple has to do with it, references? AFAIK, HTML can be rendered any which way the (User Agent, that is) browser wants - that's the point of markup language.
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Text/browser reflow after zooming(what the op is refering to on HTC phones...similar to word wrapping in excel lol) is patented by Apple. Samsung removed it from devices last year. HTC will eventually do so as well.
Its been all over the web for nearly 2 years...you are a smart guy you can find it
The only way to get it to work on samsung phones is to, after zooming in to the size that you want, you have to double tap the screen an additional time to enable text reflow.
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00mred00 said:
Text/browser reflow after zooming(what the op is refering to on HTC phones...similar to word wrapping in excel lol) is patented by Apple. Samsung removed it from devices last year. HTC will eventually do so as well.
Its been all over the web for nearly 2 years...you are a smart guy you can find it
The only way to get it to work on samsung phones is to, after zooming in to the size that you want, you have to double tap the screen an additional time to enable text reflow.
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Yup. And in a coup today Apple won a patent on page turning animations. ..
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Using the Dolphin browser with Dolphin Jetpack, you get extremely fast page renderig with automatic text reflow.

00mred00 said:
Text/browser reflow after zooming(what the op is refering to on HTC phones...similar to word wrapping in excel lol) is patented by Apple. Samsung removed it from devices last year. HTC will eventually do so as well.
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Hmm, that'd contradict TechRadar.com's review [/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-2-1093688/review/5#articleContent]:You can have the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 reformat pages when you zoom in but it doesn't do this by default, which is slightly annoying.
In fact, you have to go into the advanced section of the settings menu to dig this little gem out, which we weren't overly impressed with having to do.
Lots of people won't be aware of this - and that could lead to a second rate experience for no reason at all.​

Note 4 keyboard

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.