No pen popup in email app message body? - Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl

I cannot use handwriting in email app to write the message body. There is no small popup for hand writing and unlike Note 3 keyboard, you cannot just tap a button to turn it on. Works ok in subject and receiver fields. Anybody else?

Co-re said:
I cannot use handwriting in email app to write the message body. There is no small popup for hand writing and unlike Note 3 keyboard, you cannot just tap a button to turn it on. Works ok in subject and receiver fields. Anybody else?
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Same,about 40% of the time it does not pop up message preview on hover. Let me mess around with it and 'see what I can figure out

You can always use the handwriting button on the keyboard. It works for me.

Maris_ said:
You can always use the handwriting button on the keyboard. It works for me.
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Yes. Also make sure you shave the Direct pen input (under Settings > Controls) enabled. This causes the handwriting tab to pop up automatically when the pen is detected.

GeorgeP said:
Yes. Also make sure you shave the Direct pen input (under Settings > Controls) enabled. This causes the handwriting tab to pop up automatically when the pen is detected.
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Direct pen input is enabled and there is no pen button on keyboard. So far it works fine everywhere but in Samsung default email app's message body.

Co-re said:
Direct pen input is enabled and there is no pen button on keyboard. So far it works fine everywhere but in Samsung default email app's message body.
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That's odd.
If I tap in the the Email message body, with the pen with Direct Pen Input enabled, the "handwriting keyboard" always pops up.
However, if Direct Pen Input is Not enabled, "handwriting keyboard" never pops up on the message body field. The regular keyboard pops up instead (which, as you point out is inconsistent, because in all the other apps, (and the other fields in the EMail app the handwriting pop up is available)), however at that point I can tap the handwriting button on the keyboard to get the "handwriting keyboard.

Co-re said:
Direct pen input is enabled and there is no pen button on keyboard. So far it works fine everywhere but in Samsung default email app's message body.
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Click and hold the button on the lowest row, 2nd from left. It sometimes shows the pen button, sometimes microphone. When you hold it, all other buttons are shown.

ddavtian said:
Click and hold the button on the lowest row, 2nd from left. It sometime shows the pen button, someone's microphone. When you hold it, all other buttons are shown.
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Dont have My 10.1 with me now but I got to check that out. Anyway that wont let me get this nice notepad -like interface. I notice the same issue now on Note 3. No handwriting popup in email Message body here either.

thanks Junior..... never never would have found that !!!!!!!!!!
Forums are GREAT
tom
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thanks Junior..... never never would have found that !!!!!!!!!!
Forums are GREAT
tom

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On-screen keyboard - numbers only

My on-screen keyboard is only displaying numbers, with no option to switch to qwerty. The only qwerty characters available are "p" and "w", which appear to the top right of the keyboard.
Does anyone have any idea how I can get the normal qwerty keyboard back??
itm said:
My on-screen keyboard is only displaying numbers, with no option to switch to qwerty. The only qwerty characters available are "p" and "w", which appear to the top right of the keyboard.
Does anyone have any idea how I can get the normal qwerty keyboard back??
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Did you disable eT9 and to get Auto suggest and auto complete back? If so that is probably what did it.
I had the same problem when I hacked my Tilt 2 to get get auto suggest and auto complete back. Apparently when you do this it works fine until the fallowing happens:
A. You get to a field that triggers you keyboard to switch number entry mode (Nummber pad with P and W)
b. You get to a field that trigger the keyboard to internet entry mode (Keyboard with ".com" and "/" but no spacebar).
Once you enter either mode you can't key you regular keyboard back.
If that is what happened to you, your not the only one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=526857&highlight=Auto+suggest
I haven;t found a way to make it work without breaking the keyboard. I had to do a clear storage and learn to use T9. It better than a broken keyboard.
Yes that's what I did. If I have auto-suggest but NOT auto-complete on do you know if this will avoid the problem??
itm said:
Yes that's what I did. If I have auto-suggest but NOT auto-complete on do you know if this will avoid the problem??
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I'm not really sure. I tried several ways and nothing worked, my guess is your are likely to still have an issue. BTW going back an changeing the registry edits back did not fix the issues for me. I had to clear storage and start from scratch each time.
For now I'm learning to live with XT9. I don't like it as much as the original, but it is usable. The alternative is using MS tiny little SW keyboard, and to me, that is even worse.
Now if someone could figure out how to keep the alternate keyboards from popping up, in theory, that should remedy the issue. Unfortunately, I have no such skill.
RojasTKD said:
Did you disable eT9 and to get Auto suggest and auto complete back? If so that is probably what did it.
I had the same problem when I hacked my Tilt 2 to get get auto suggest and auto complete back. Apparently when you do this it works fine until the fallowing happens:
A. You get to a field that triggers you keyboard to switch number entry mode (Nummber pad with P and W)
b. You get to a field that trigger the keyboard to internet entry mode (Keyboard with ".com" and "/" but no spacebar).
Once you enter either mode you can't key you regular keyboard back.
If that is what happened to you, your not the only one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=526857&highlight=Auto+suggest
I haven;t found a way to make it work without breaking the keyboard. I had to do a clear storage and learn to use T9. It better than a broken keyboard.
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Try this to fix it: start Opera, tap the url field, which will bring up the "search the web" field. Then tap the "search the web" field. This should fix your keyboard (at least it works for me), at least until the next time something triggers the keyboard problem.
levman said:
Try this to fix it: start Opera, tap the url field, which will bring up the "search the web" field. Then tap the "search the web" field. This should fix your keyboard (at least it works for me), at least until the next time something triggers the keyboard problem.
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Thanks for the input, good to know.
That may be a work around for the Internet input issue (maybe), but we still have the issue with the numeric input Keyboard. Thus far the best option, at least for me, is to live with XT9 until a terminate fix is found.
On the bright side, over all I love my TP2/Tilt2!
RojasTKD said:
Thanks for the input, good to know.
That may be a work around for the Internet input issue (maybe), but we still have the issue with the numeric input Keyboard. Thus far the best option, at least for me, is to live with XT9 until a terminate fix is found.
On the bright side, over all I love my TP2/Tilt2!
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Actually, this works for the numeric input keyboard issue as well - I have experienced this first hand. addmittedly, it is a bit of a pain to switch from whatever you happen to be doing, to opera, just to fix your keyboard.

[Q] How to get rid of the on-screen keyboard when in an email or text box

Sometimes when I'm typing on my Focus in an email, text or OneNote document, I want the onscreen keyboard to disappear so I can see the entire screen of text. Is there some way to make it disappear wihout closing out of the document entirely?
ummm hit the back key I would presume, works in the emulator for me(Getting my HD7 around December 7th)
gmfeld said:
Sometimes when I'm typing on my Focus in an email, text or OneNote document, I want the onscreen keyboard to disappear so I can see the entire screen of text. Is there some way to make it disappear wihout closing out of the document entirely?
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tapping the black part on the sides of the keyboard works for me.
chaoscentral said:
ummm hit the back key I would presume
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Oh yeah. Excellent.
Thanks for the responses. Neither had occurred to me.

Bluetooth keyboard - conflict with soft-keyboard

When using the original samsung BT Keyboard, everytime we click on an empty field, the soft-keyboard also appears on screen.
is there a way to turn it of?
Zuzullo said:
When using the original samsung BT Keyboard, everytime we click on an empty field, the soft-keyboard also appears on screen.
is there a way to turn it of?
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When the keyboard is on screen, go to notifications area and tap the `select keyboard ` option. On the top of the box that pops up, you should see a toggle to use of not use the soft keyboard. At least it works for me on JB 4.2.2.
I hope of helps!

[Q] what happened to voice input?

Is there voice input apart from S Voice? I have tried a couple of other keyboards (including, of course the Google keyboard) and there is no mic icon to be found. I have scoured the menus, including the developers menu, finding nothing that would enable voice input or voice typing. Really perplexing and frustrating omission of a feature. I am running rooted and stock. Any ideas how/if it can be done? Thanx.
Samsung Keyboard has the Samsung Voice
Swype has it's Dragon key for voice input
You can also Select while typing Google Voice Input (not really a button but it is not really a keyboard either).
sorry, I don't understand...
krelvinaz said:
Samsung Keyboard has th. Samsung Voice
Swype has it's Dragon key for voice input
You can also Select while typing Google Voice Input (not really a button but it is not really a keyboard either).
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Are you saying there is a way to get voice input? I do not know what the dragon key is. ?? I do not understand your last comment either. Sorry if I sound like a doof or something. I am fairly adept at setting up these phones but this issue just eludes me. Could you explain it to me like I was a 4 year old?
sophocles65 said:
Are you saying there is a way to get voice input? I do not know what the dragon key is. ?? I do not understand your last comment either. Sorry if I sound like a doof or something. I am fairly adept at setting up these phones but this issue just eludes me. Could you explain it to me like I was a 4 year old?
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Yes.
You can select whatever keyboard you have loaded by selecting the keyboad symbol when you swipe down from the top.
Four Images...
1) Samsung Standard keyboard has a mic button
2) If you load Swype, they have what they call Dragon Talk which is the flame looking key on the right.
3) If when selecting input device (The keyboard at the top) and select Google Voice Type, you get
4) which is ready to listen to your text. It's not really a keyboard but can be used regardless of what keyboard you have selected.
Thanks
krelvinaz said:
Yes.
You can select whatever keyboard you have loaded by selecting the keyboad symbol when you swipe down from the top.
Four Images...
1) Samsung Standard keyboard has a mic button
2) If you load Swype, they have what they call Dragon Talk which is the flame looking key on the right.
3) If when selecting input device (The keyboard at the top) and select Google Voice Type, you get
4) which is ready to listen to your text. It's not really a keyboard but can be used regardless of what keyboard you have selected.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply with attachments. I just downloaded Swype/Dragon and surprisingly the voice input works! However I still have no 'mic' button in Samsung or Google keyboards. Strange. Any ideas? I am happy to use the Swype but I would like to figure why that feature is not working in the other two keyboards.
sophocles65 said:
Thanks for taking the time to reply with attachments. I just downloaded Swype/Dragon and surprisingly the voice input works! However I still have no 'mic' button in Samsung or Google keyboards. Strange. Any ideas? I am happy to use the Swype but I would like to figure why that feature is not working in the other two keyboards.
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make sure voice typing is selected in language and inputs under your settings.
on your keyboard if you have a 3rd party keybard to the left of the keyboards space bar (the one with the 3 lil dots on it) hold the button down until the button shows more options. One of them is the mic. the button will default to whatever that last selection is.
I get what you're saying...
The problem is there is no selection in settings to activate voice typing. Also on the Samsung keyboard, pressing the button to the left of the space bar only yields the options shown in the screen shots below. Again thanks for your input and assistance.
dragonstalker said:
make sure voice typing is selected in language and inputs under your settings.
on your keyboard if you have a 3rd party keybard to the left of the keyboards space bar (the one with the 3 lil dots on it) hold the button down until the button shows more options. One of them is the mic. the button will default to whatever that last selection is.
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sophocles65 said:
The problem is there is no selection in settings to activate voice typing. Also on the Samsung keyboard, pressing the button to the left of the space bar only yields the options shown in the screen shots below. Again thanks for your input and assistance.
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Oh in that case, you need to install Google search, will automatically install the voice and GNow features.
Thanks
Yep, that did it. Thank you. Pretty lame that this isn't a feature of the OS itself, but hey we're talking Google... Thank so much to all who have contributed to the solution.
dragonstalker said:
Oh in that case, you need to install Google search, will automatically install the voice and GNow features.
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[Q] Moto360, reply to text, vibrate notification

Hey all,
Please don't flame, I am just looking for help (and I did search, I just want to make sure I am reading the state of things correctly).
I got a Moto360, and I use a Gear Fit. Is there still no way (on an S5) to use a "quick reply" to a text? Using the stock app? It is so nice on the Fit to just swipe a pre-configured text reply. I can't seem to do that on the 360, and what I read indicates I have to use a third party app?? Seems backward, but do I have that right?
Also, I can't seem to get my 360 to vibrate when I get a notification (email or text). I'm sure this is just user error, but I can't find the setting.
Thanks
When you receive a text, swipe to the right until you see reply, then if the speech request comes up, tap the screen again to get the quick reply options.
Pull down from the main clock screen and you'll see the mute/unmute. You're probably muted. Muted in this device's case means vibrate/don't vibrate (there's no speaker).
Hope this helps.
impala454 said:
When you receive a text, swipe to the right until you see reply, then if the speech request comes up, tap the screen again to get the quick reply options.
Pull down from the main clock screen and you'll see the mute/unmute. You're probably muted. Muted in this device's case means vibrate/don't vibrate (there's no speaker).
Hope this helps.
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Thanks. I tried it, and when I get to the speech request, there don't seem to be any other pages. I swipe all directions, and all I can do is go back. Do I need to configure it somewhere?
You say you're swiping in all directions. Just tap in the center. So to sum it up:
Recieve text message
Swipe to the left to read it
Swipe again to the left to Reply, then tap
When speech req box comes up, tap, and that should bring up the canned reply menu
impala454 said:
You say you're swiping in all directions. Just tap in the center. So to sum it up:
Recieve text message
Swipe to the left to read it
Swipe again to the left to Reply, then tap
When speech req box comes up, tap, and that should bring up the canned reply menu
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Thanks for sticking with me. I admit to being daft. Unless you're having a laugh on me, I just can't see it. When I get a text, I open it, tap "reply", get the voice dictation screen, and...nothing. I swipe, tap, double tap, nothing opens any submenu and I never see any canned replies. Any idea what I'm missing??
I'm using an S5, if that matters...
EDIT: It must have something to do with the type of messaging app. The stock Samsung app acts weird; this one just lets you hit "reply", then it sends a blank text. Handsent SMS doesn't even give you a reply option. Textra allows you to reply and pops up the voice reply app. If there an app that has the canned responses? Or is it just a flat spot for Samsung?
My experiences:
~Stock messaging app on my Nexus 4: swipe left, no reply feature on watch, only "open on phone"
~Go SMS Pro: swipe left, no reply feature on watch...which is weird because it used to have it...I swear it did...
~Messenger (from Google): swipe left (shows full conversation thread), swipe left again, tap reply, start speaking when it shows "speak now"
So it would appear that different apps do function differently on the watch.
Ah, yes, it does depend on the app you're using. I'm using Google Hangouts.
Note- Google Hangouts, not Messenger.
So, for anyone that cares, your mileage will vary GREATLY depending on what messaging app you use. It's a little disappointing that a relatively "dumber" device like the Fit (which I bought for $79) works like a champ with replying to texts, and the "smart" watch is a little dumb with such a basic feature. I will give Hangouts a try, although I am not crazy about the looks of the UI.
Thanks guys, and if there are others apps that work well with SMS, please let me know.
When you go to reply screen with Google screen, swipe up to reveal canned texts.
Works with hangouts and messenger
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ret4425 said:
So, for anyone that cares, your mileage will vary GREATLY depending on what messaging app you use. It's a little disappointing that a relatively "dumber" device like the Fit (which I bought for $79) works like a champ with replying to texts, and the "smart" watch is a little dumb with such a basic feature.
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This is the fault of the app makers, not Android Wear.
impala454 said:
This is the fault of the app makers, not Android Wear.
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Be that as it may, and I'm sure it is, it still stinks.
So, if you're looking, the canned texts works with Hangouts and Messenger ONLY that I've found. Have you guys found a way to add custom canned text?
ret4425 said:
Be that as it may, and I'm sure it is, it still stinks.
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Sure. I just felt the distinction was important, as software issues get fixed or features added. Device design flaws don't.
There's an app called wear canned responses .. But your phone need to be rooted.. It uses xposed... Also xposed doesn't work on lollipop
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Has anyone found any other apps that allow a text response OTHER than Hangouts?

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