Hi folks,
I keep hitting the onscreen home button while using keyboard. Same happens with swiftkey or Google keyboard. Any solution apart from more accurate thumbs?
Thanks,
Mick
i auto hide mine and use gravity box with Xposed to shrink the size of the navbar, it seems to help me
Do you need root for that? I can't root as phone used for some work apps
It would be a great feature to have a small dead zone at the top of the onscreen buttons when the keyboard is visible. At least as an option.
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Do you need root for that? I can't root as phone used for some work apps
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yeah u do need root
i don't think u do for the autohide, but that will not help with ur situation b/c the navbar is always visible with the keyboard
Hi there! Any way for non-root devices of doing something? It's driving me nuts...
Train your thumb.
digitalmahdi said:
Train your thumb.
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Yes! Of course! Me and all the other users here at XDA and in the official OnePlus Forums are retarded!
Thank you for your wisdom.
wanxu said:
Yes! Of course! Me and all the other users here at XDA and in the official OnePlus Forums are retarded!
Thank you for your wisdom.
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Nobody said you are retarded it's your own interpretation of my sentence.
I'm serious you will soon get used to it. You do not need to find a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. It's just like getting used to touch keyboard for someone who has always been using physical ones.
You should be able to get use to it and not hit it by mistake in less than 2 weeks.
Actually I have the same problem !!
I've also been looking for a decent solution. A band-aid is to switch to Swiftkey which can add arrow keys below the spacebar. It's not a real solution and I don't like using the non-Google keyboard. I'm blown away that you can't hide the keyboard while you are typing. I also don't think this will be solvable without an Xposed module or an update from OnePlus.
micks_address said:
Hi folks,
I keep hitting the onscreen home button while using keyboard. Same happens with swiftkey or Google keyboard. Any solution apart from more accurate thumbs?
Thanks,
Mick
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I use multiling keyboard. Its fantastic and very customized. One tweak is up the keyboard above the natvar :laugh:
I set the navbar to gesture and that issue gone.
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digitalmahdi said:
Nobody said you are retarded it's your own interpretation of my sentence.
I'm serious you will soon get used to it. You do not need to find a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. It's just like getting used to touch keyboard for someone who has always been using physical ones.
You should be able to get use to it and not hit it by mistake in less than 2 weeks.
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I actually didn't have the issue before. But I'm typing faster now and suddenly it's become an issue. I know you're not OnePlus, but when it comes to user complaints, saying 'don't do it' is NOT an answer. Especially when such simple solutions exist (my favourite would be to disable the buttons for part of a second after hitting the keyboard).
Use gestures, it make buttons disappear and they are far more comfortables
This is not hitting home button issue....it is software bug...I tested multiple times and without even being close to home or recent buttons ...it keeps registering those buttons while typing...the problem goes away if you use gestures ....anyone here thinks it is not their fingers but a bug in software?
Use gestures then. Much easier and stylish.
shizla said:
Use gestures then. Much easier and stylish.
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I don't like ...why swipe fingers when u can just touch the buttons ...I feel much easier touch thn swiping....I still can't figure out the solution
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And so far i'm so glad i did. My only gripe is that the keyboard on the iPhone seems much easier to use. does anyone else agree? What good keyboard mods are there out there which could help?
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And so far i'm so glad i did. My only gripe is that the keyboard on the iPhone seems much easier to use. does anyone else agree? What good keyboard mods are there out there which could help?
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This has me totally lost. You switched from an iPhone keyboard to a Desire one, and are glad you did, but you find the iPhone one easier to use?
No offense but that isn't making too much sense to me
Do you mean you had an iphone and now have a Desire but would like a new iPhone type keyboard on it?
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This has me totally lost. You switched from an iPhone keyboard to a Desire one, and are glad you did, but you find the iPhone one easier to use?
No offense but that isn't making too much sense to me
Do you mean you had an iphone and now have a Desire but would like a new iPhone type keyboard on it?
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sorry...the topic wasnt really correct...
I've switched from the iphone to the HTC Desire, and i really like the desire, however i find the keyboard harder to use than the iphones one. just want an alternative keyboard that maybe has the buttons spaced better. just find i'm mis-typing a lot. (i know you can go landscape, and i know you can have compact qwerty etc but i want a normal portrait keyboard)
Not exactly what you are asking for, but you could do a search for swype.
It's a keyboard that you just swipe your finger across the correct letters and it somehow works out what you want to type! It's really very accurate.
Failing that you could try better keyboard or smart keyboard pro. I can't remember which, but one of them has skins and iPhone is an option on it.
I recommend Smart Keyboard Pro. Has an iPhone setting I believe.
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I recommend Smart Keyboard Pro. Has an iPhone setting I believe.
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i second smartkeyboard pro, very similar to the iphone keyboard.
fwiw i understood your question, seemed pretty clear to me
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And so far i'm so glad i did. My only gripe is that the keyboard on the iPhone seems much easier to use. does anyone else agree? What good keyboard mods are there out there which could help?
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You'll have to live with this problem mate. It's not the keyboard that's the problem. The iPhone has a feature that guesses which letter your gonna press and it works perfect. Android doesn't have this feature so you have to press the correct key most of the time coz prediction isn't always correct. One tried all the downloadable keyboards but they are not as good as the HTC keyboard. Which Is a shame coz that's not too clever.
P.S
I'm still not used to the keyboard after 2 months. I'm constantly making mistakes.
I now use the phone keypad as its faster to type and more accurate.
swype is the way forward.......imo
Get a swype keyboard.
Start it. Feel frustrated and think what's the hype?
Type some random stuff for fifteen minutes.
You will never look back.
I went with "better keyboard" and have it set to put a dot on the key after it is pressed.
After typing a word, I notice how often I've pressed the wrong keys, yet still it has predicted the correct word/spelling.
Have tried swype, and whilst it's got a certain wow factor, I prefer to touch like a traditional keyboard
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swype is the way forward.......imo
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Swype ... FTW!!!!
doinbox said:
You'll have to live with this problem mate. It's not the keyboard that's the problem. The iPhone has a feature that guesses which letter your gonna press and it works perfect. Android doesn't have this feature so you have to press the correct key most of the time coz prediction isn't always correct.
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Errrr, wrong.
JohnSteveDoe said:
Errrr, wrong.
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youtube is blocked at my work....cant see what you've posted
ceratti said:
Get a swype keyboard.
Start it. Feel frustrated and think what's the hype?
Type some random stuff for fifteen minutes.
You will never look back.
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hmmm...gotta try and fine somewhere to download it from now as the beta has closed....
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Errrr, wrong.
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What's your point?
Thats nothing like an iPhone keyboard.
But that looks like a good solution so thanks for posting that.
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youtube is blocked at my work....cant see what you've posted
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Just tried this its called thickbuttons and its free on the market.
It's terrible. It moves keys about as you type so you can only type slowly. So thanks but no thanks.
I found a really good replacement. I'm using it to type this and its awsome. It's called swiftkey. And its free to use. Search for it on the market. You'll be massively impressed.
What is a good swype keyboard then? As the market comes up blank when searching for swype
SwiftKey is fantastic for me. Has replaced my custom htc ime mod keyboard.
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I like the guessing features in swiftkey a lot. But my wish is to have swiftkey work on the phone keypad layout. This is much faster for me and easier to use one handed. At the moment it's only on qwerty type layouts.
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Before you post the link to the XDA noob video, no, this isn't a question about 'how to enable autocorrect on the stock keyboard'
It's actually a question about autocorrect on the stock Samsung Keyboard.
Is there any way to force the autocorrect bar to permanently stay above the keyboard when XT9 is enabled, like the Gingerbread keyboard? When typing in, say, the Messaging app, the autocorrect bar pops up when I enter something and disappears when I hit space, making the little text entry box go up-and-down-and-up-and-down making me quite dizzy since my eyes have to bob up and down.
I would just use the gingerbread keyboard but the banding on that kb is annoying.
If it matters, GT-i9100, VR1.1, pulser_g2's KE2 multi-CSC package (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14254203#post14254203)
Thanks!
Im currently using the Gingerbread Keyboard from Marketplace, as far as im aware there is nothing at the moment that can be done to stop the autocorrection box appearing/Disappearing !
i think the samsung keyboard is rather annoying, the space bar is way too small causing me to press the . button atleast 1 in every 5 words.. annoyance !
i have been looking everywhere for a fix, nothing so far!
i hope this thread will get enough attention and the keyboard can be modded.
the only reason im not using samsung keyboard is because of this issue
OK, I just downloaded the version from the Market (the free one from Steven Lin, right?).
No banding )) but vibrate on keypress doesn't do anything.
Can you test on yours and see if vibe works?
Thanks!
X9 in settings that is what enables it. Though doesn't work on custom roms I have no idea why.
Cheers.
You mean to enable autocorrect for the stock Samsung keyboard?
Re-read my post. I have no problem enabling it, but it's the execution that is annoying.
If only I could get vibration working for the Gingerbread keyboard (the apk I got off xda works, but there's noticeable banding, while the one off the market has no banding but vibe doesn't work).
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Im currently using the Gingerbread Keyboard from Marketplace, as far as im aware there is nothing at the moment that can be done to stop the autocorrection box appearing/Disappearing !
i think the samsung keyboard is rather annoying, the space bar is way too small causing me to press the . button atleast 1 in every 5 words.. annoyance !
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I am also using the Gingerbread Keyboard and it is 100% better, more responsive and better with predictive text than the crappy Samsung KB.
At the end of the day I got HTC_IME installed and will probably be sticking with that.
No banding, vibration works, autocorrect is great & doesn't give me a seizure. Only problem is that it crashes the Samsung Email app (but I use the stock Gmail app so it's not a problem).
Does anyone know how to get vibration working on the Market GB kb?
Thanks!
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OK, I just downloaded the version from the Market (the free one from Steven Lin, right?).
No banding )) but vibrate on keypress doesn't do anything.
Can you test on yours and see if vibe works?
Thanks!
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if you use gingerbread KB you need to change the Vibrate setting to "normal" in advanced settings and it should work !
Thanked you accidentally too Lol. but you can keep it
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if you use gingerbread KB you need to change the Vibrate setting to "normal" in advanced settings and it should work !
Thanked you accidentally too Lol. but you can keep it
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Why thank you very much. I have returned the favor
Well actually I would have thanked you either way, since setting the vibe intensity to Normal as you suggested worked.
Thanks again
I'd recommend Thumb Keyboard or Swiftkey X Beta. both a LOT better than the Samsung KB and both offer superior prediction and customisation. Thumb has split KB and customisation too.
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Why thank you very much. I have returned the favor
Well actually I would have thanked you either way, since setting the vibe intensity to Normal as you suggested worked.
Thanks again
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Lol no problem.
only figured how to sort it out over Frustration at no vibration when typing lol !
glad it all works if you get the paid version you can have different haptic Vibes on the keyboard, pretty neat !
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I'd recommend Thumb Keyboard or Swiftkey X Beta. both a LOT better than the Samsung KB and both offer superior prediction and customisation. Thumb has split KB and customisation too.
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Currently downloading the English pack for SwiftKey X. Looks pretty cool. Thanks for the suggestion!
Got it installed. I like how it can personalize my autocorrect via my Facebook account and SMSes. Autocorrect is great. Thanks again.
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Lol no problem.
only figured how to sort it out over Frustration at no vibration when typing lol !
glad it all works if you get the paid version you can have different haptic Vibes on the keyboard, pretty neat !
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Is it just me or does the vibrate seem to be a bit stronger than other keyboards (particularly the Samsung one)? Just a minor niggle lol.
whoo hundredth post! I'm a senior member now
Smart Keyboard Pro for me.
Another keyboard to consider is Smart Keyboard Pro. It has tons of options to configure.
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Ahh I'm going to have 50 input methods by the end of the day
I'll try that out tomorrow, thanks for the suggestions!
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Ahh I'm going to have 50 input methods by the end of the day
I'll try that out tomorrow, thanks for the suggestions!
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Welcome to the world of Android.
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Can you still use swype with one of these keyboard apps?
I use swiftkey x and swype alternatively depending on what I'm typing. The prediction in swiftkey is spooky good.
I bought Smart Keyboard Pro. Autocorrect is as good as the others and I like the themes. Which one should I stick with...
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Welcome to the world of Android.
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LOL thanks. Not my first Android phone though On the others I just stuck with the stock kb (HTC_IME and the SE ime) which weren't too bad. The Samsung one is just that bad (anything which gives me a headache ain't good).
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Can you still use swype with one of these keyboard apps?
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Yeah, just press & hold the text box and select Input Method.
Hi all,
I've looked everywhere and I can't be the only one who wants this.....
Is there not a way to swap the placement of the back key ala LG G2? It's driving me nuts and is the only thing that is keeping this phone from being perfect (for me) can ANYONE please lend a helping hand?
Thanks
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Hi all,
I've looked everywhere and I can't be the only one who wants this.....
Is there not a way to swap the placement of the back key ala LG G2? It's driving me nuts and is the only thing that is keeping this phone from being perfect (for me) can ANYONE please lend a helping hand?
Thanks
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This was the first thing I noticed coming form the LG G2 as well, and haven't found a way yet. Why would they put the back button all the way to the left, it is driving me crazy as it is the most used button!
razamataz said:
Hi all,
I've looked everywhere and I can't be the only one who wants this.....
Is there not a way to swap the placement of the back key ala LG G2? It's driving me nuts and is the only thing that is keeping this phone from being perfect (for me) can ANYONE please lend a helping hand?
Thanks
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Try auto hide soft key's on Google play
gravitybox works. have to have xposed installed
jaythenut said:
Try auto hide soft key's on Google play
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auto hide soft key's works, but is there any way to use it without the auto-hide/quick bar stuff?
I can't believe there isn't a way to create the same thing that LG has done for this phone. All manufactures should offer this. It's not like HTC didn't "borrow" the knock feature so this shouldn't be a stretch....
I don't get it. I've used Android for years and this is how it is on every device other than Samsung phones. I would just get used to it. Odds are you'll have to anyway in the future.
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I don't get it. I've used Android for years and this is how it is on every device other than Samsung phones. I would just get used to it. Odds are you'll have to anyway in the future.
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Never!!!! Lol, I hate that its on the left side. I hold my phone mostly in my right hand and hate how I now need to stretch my hand across to back arrow. This is one area I really do believe Samsung got it right. It's more natural on the right side of the phone. Even if you strongly disagree , at least do what LG has done and give me the option to make it how I want it. If I want to be told how something should be without the option to change it I may as well have a iPhone!
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I don't think this app allows you to change the placement of the soft keys does it? I don't see anything in the description that implies that, more meant to just hide the keys.
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I don't think this app allows you to change the placement of the soft keys does it? I don't see anything in the description that implies that, more meant to just hide the keys.
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Yeah, it replaces the nav bar and let's you choose between a bunch of other different themed nav bars. I just can't get it to work without its quickbar feature/autohide.
This new keyboard seems pretty good. I think the prediction engine is from Swype that's why. I saw Swype in the terms and condition.
What do you guys think it compares swift key or the actual Swype keyboard ?
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This new keyboard seems pretty good. I think the prediction engine is from Swype that's why. I saw Swype in the terms and condition.
What do you guys think it compares swift key or the actual Swype keyboard ?
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I never used Swype but I must say I'm not too happy with the stock keyboard... hit backspace to negate autocorrection but then it auto corrects again anyway :banghead:
plus can anyone make a keyboard that doesn't lag when key features are enabled?
pero me gusta como funciona con dos idiomas
They say they are releasing a major update to the keyboard OTA later this month
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Dog_Daze said:
I never used Swype but I must say I'm not too happy with the stock keyboard... hit backspace to negate autocorrection but then it auto corrects again anyway :banghead:
plus can anyone make a keyboard that doesn't lag when key features are enabled?
pero me gusta como funciona con dos idiomas
They say they are releasing a major update to the keyboard OTA later this month
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I can't wait to try it out the new update.
I heard that it will feature emoji prediction and word predictions. Anything else?
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I can't wait to try it out the new update.
I heard that it will feature emoji prediction and word predictions. Anything else?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uMMw6OHknk
here's the vid link. it certainly looks a lot faster but we'll see. it looks even better for people who use multiple languages...
eso me gusta mucho!!!
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I hadn't even given it a chance, but i think I'm going to after seeing the video above. Also, Swype came with my G3, so I'm not really sure that it's based on Swype.
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I've always used the Google keyboard because of the punctuation it provides after typing out a word. If the lg keyboard had that feature I would definitely use it!
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Dog_Daze said:
eso me gusta mucho!!!
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aye aye aye aye ayeeeeeeeeee che-wa-wa .... meep meep.
Last week I used the keyboard Android L, but now I can not activate it
Dreadsteel said:
This new keyboard seems pretty good. I think the prediction engine is from Swype that's why. I saw Swype in the terms and condition.
What do you guys think it compares swift key or the actual Swype keyboard ?
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very simple to type
So as I use this lg keyboard mode and more I notice that there is a random lag that comes on. Like once in a while the keyboard would hang for a slight bit and then go back to normal.
Anyone notice this too?
Ive noticed some lag in it too. Sometimes I have to tap the empty space where you type 2 or 3 times before the keyboard pops up. That being said typing on it generally is pretty good and I like the number keys up top. So far I have no loaded up swiftkey yet.
I just want to use SwiftKey and not have the keyboard take up half of the screen
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Ive noticed some lag in it too. Sometimes I have to tap the empty space where you type 2 or 3 times before the keyboard pops up. That being said typing on it generally is pretty good and I like the number keys up top. So far I have no loaded up swiftkey yet.
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Do you also noticed lag during typing?
Cuz that is where I get random lag
I noticed some lag in the keyboard. However, after switching to ART run time I have experienced absolutely no lag in the keyboard at all. In fact, it's smoother/faster than the AOSP keyboard on my Nexus 5. I'm loving it!
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I noticed some lag in the keyboard. However, after switching to ART run time I have experienced absolutely no lag in the keyboard at all. In fact, it's smoother/faster than the AOSP keyboard on my Nexus 5. I'm loving it!
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I'm on art as well. The lag I get are random stutter while typing. Like sometimes it takes a bit of extra time to autocorrect the words
I can't seem to get emoji to work by typing in such keywords for the icons to display in the suggested words list above the keyboard. Any one figured out instead of pressing the emoji button all by itself?
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I can't seem to get emoji to work by typing in such keywords for the icons to display in the suggested words list above the keyboard. Any one figured out instead of pressing the emoji button all by itself?
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it doesn't work yet. that's one of the things they're adding in the update.
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I also hate when pressing enter sends the message out. Is there any way to turn that off? I review my message before I send it out for spelling mistakes and sometimes I press the back button but end up missing the button itself and trigger the enter key....
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I just want to use SwiftKey and not have the keyboard take up half of the screen
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You can adjust the size of your keyboard with swiftkey, just hold the '123' button (has a swiftkey icon on it, also) until the context menu pops up and click resize. I think one up from smallest is the best option (though I may see if I can get used to the smallest).
Personally, I like the LG keyboard and it is an improvement over the stock on other devices; however, it doesn't compare to swift with prediction and I like the punctuation long hold key on swift. I don't like the punctuation long press key on the LG keyboard, it puts like 537 different options and you have to slide your finger below them instead of on them, otherwise you'll end up selecting the punctuation key above. Ok, maybe not 537, but way more than the 4 most common you get with swift.
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I just want to use SwiftKey and not have the keyboard take up half of the screen
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you do know you can resize swiftkey
Im having a problem with it, when i activate
Both, the one hand use function and adjusting
The keyboard's height to the maximum.
The keyboard simply stays at the same size
And hangs at top while leaving alot of blank space
Below.
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Is it normal? Also, can you please post a screenshot from your device showing
How it is supposed to be.
Thanks!
Mine does exactly the same thing. Seems the one handed keyboard isn't resizable
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Just get google keyboard. So much more user friendly
Glocker23 said:
Just get google keyboard. So much more user friendly
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I could understand swiftkey or swype or something, but google's keyboard, if you're a swyper, is horrible. LG's is decent, not as good as swype, but about as good as swiftkey and it has some nice features. I enjoy the lg keyboard, although this one handed thing is a bit of an oversight.
Glocker23 said:
Just get google keyboard. So much more user friendly
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screwyluie said:
I could understand swiftkey or swype or something, but google's keyboard, if you're a swyper, is horrible. LG's is decent, not as good as swype, but about as good as swiftkey and it has some nice features. I enjoy the lg keyboard, although this one handed thing is a bit of an oversight.
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Ok if you say so guys.
Also, can you please explain me how the words
Prediction works on this phone? I have that swipe thing
Enabled, but when ever i swipe up, from bottom to top, the
Word is not written correctly. Let me try to explain:
I will try to write the word success:
Suc saw
Any idea what is the problem?
David464H said:
Ok if you say so guys.
Also, can you please explain me how the words
Prediction works on this phone? I have that swipe thing
Enabled, but when ever i swipe up, from bottom to top, the
Word is not written correctly. Let me try to explain:
I will try to write the word success:
Suc saw
Any idea what is the problem?
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perhaps you're running over the spacebar? I tried to reproduce but I got 'success' every time... so I'm not sure what you've got going on there.
also make sure in the setting you've 'update word suggestions' makes a huge difference
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perhaps you're running over the spacebar? I tried to reproduce but I got 'success' every time... so I'm not sure what you've got going on there.
also make sure in the setting you've 'update word suggestions' makes a huge difference
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Wait, the swype option is supposed to be on?
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Wait, the swype option is supposed to be on?
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yeah