[SOLVED] Samsung keyboard - long press = auto select alt character? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Hello.
On Note2 when you press and hold for 1/2 sec on letter "N" it shows a popup with additional characters to chose from and if you release the button it automatically closes the popup and enters ","
On Note3 the popup stays on screen until you tap on it again. This is very inconvenient. Is there a way make it automatically close the popup and input whatever alt character displayed on the key?
Thank you.
[EDIT]
Found it. You'll need root.
Obviously make backups before attempting change anythings
In /system/csc/features.xml find:
Code:
<CscFeature_Sip_AlternativeCharPopupInput>Stay</CscFeature_Sip_AlternativeCharPopupInput>
replace it with:
Code:
<CscFeature_Sip_AlternativeCharPopupInput>Hide</CscFeature_Sip_AlternativeCharPopupInput>
(alternatively you could either delete|comment that line, or add the new line at the end of the list, it works too)

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