From what I understood back before ICS there was no way to add another input language dictionary to an already compiled version of android on a phone. So most keyboards with multilingual support have separate language packs which can be downloaded optionally. However, this means you had to choose to use a keyboard other than the built in Android keyboard.
Now that ICS is out I flashed it on my Nexus S and noticed there are add-on dictionaries in the Language & input setting in Android Keyboard under "Keyboard & Input Methods" (click the 3 sliders to your right) and then towards the bottom under "Text correction" clicking on add-on dictionaries brings up a page with all available. Some are installed and some can be installed. Unfortunately none with the language I want.
So My question is, how do I add another add-on dictionary and has this issue been fixed in the new Android ICS 4.0?
Here is some additional info I found over the months of FroYo and GB input language dictionary issue:
http://blog.cone.be/2010/08/19/andro...-dictionaries/
http://blog.cone.be/2010/08/20/creat...y-for-android/
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod...detail?id=1827
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1027207
Here is the exact keyboard but with some additional language packs which, unlike Google's, can be added later:
https://market.android.com/details?i...hod.latin.free
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Anyone? Bueller?
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This is very interesting for me too. I don't see Norwegian in the list, but I'm hoping once the Galaxy Nexus is released in Norway, the add-on dictionary will pop up in that list
I have a UK Galaxy Nexus, but this would also be interesting for everyone on custom roms who would like to use the standard keyboard and who are not writing in english.
+1 for this message.
Portuguese appears on the list, but there's no dictionary available for download.
+1 for this. I have the same problem on my Galaxy Nexus. There is a refresh button on the dictionary list so maybe Google will eventually add it but nothing so far.
Wait. So Android 4.0, the newest bestest Android version ever...
Is just for English users. Seriously?
I just thought/assumed it was a shortcoming in the current experimental builds I was running. This makes me seriously reconsider putting money into the Galaxy Nexus.
josteink said:
Wait. So Android 4.0, the newest bestest Android version ever...
Is just for English users. Seriously?
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NO.
Currently the system KEYBOARD have: english, Cestina, Nederlands, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Russian and Espanol.
and we're awaiting more to come as it checks online for more dictionaries downloads.
But is it going to be possible to set the phone language to English, but set the language for spelling correction to Dutch? I know you can set the keyboard language to Dutch and install the Dutch dictionary but that only show correction suggestions in the bar above the keys and not if you touch the word. So now every Dutch word I type gets underlined even though I've set the keyboard language to Dutch. It doesn't do that if I set the system language to Dutch.
obsanity said:
So My question is, how do I add another add-on dictionary and has this issue been fixed in the new Android ICS 4.0?
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+1 I'd really like to know how to do it too
4.0.3 is supposed to be the "baseline" release of ICS, according to JBQ from Google.
The source is now available and so is some unofficial builds.
Has anyone checked them out to see if they include anything new in this regard?
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Running aosp 41 which is great but nothing more other than what was already mentioned in add-on dictionaries. I assume it could be included in the ROM when compiling bu tthe developer has not answered my question on this yet. You could probably just compile the keyboard apk and replace the default. I know this was possible on GB because CyanogenMod 7 initially had about 100 dictionaries for the HeroC but sometime down the road it was cut out from the build to save space.
Is there any new news of how to add dictionary to Android ICS??
Bump.
Anyone solved this?
I've been trying to solve this weird problem since I started using android.. Not that i really miss the feature, but just because I can't stand it not being solved.
I use a USA (Verizon) droid 3 in the Netherlands. I used morelocale2 to set it to country: the Netherlands and language: English because by default I can only choose English and Spanish. With morelocale it works fine.
When I press the mic key in my homescreen, it uses dutch voice recognition (which works flawlessly btw). But when I want to use this voice recognition in any other app, it says "voice dictation does not support current language". When I change the input language under multi-touch keyboard settings to English, it will English voice.
I don't understand why it says it doesn't support it!! It DOES, as I can use it in the homescreen without any problems!
Thanks
This has not been fixed in Jelly Bean either.
Text correction is just available in a few, select languages. Availability of languages doesn't seem very improved since ICS, but the list has gotten a little longer.
It seems absurd though, that we should not be able to add our own dictionaries.
josteink said:
This has not been fixed in Jelly Bean either.
Text correction is just available in a few, select languages. Availability of languages doesn't seem very improved since ICS, but the list has gotten a little longer.
It seems absurd though, that we should not be able to add our own dictionaries.
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But other phones in my country that are "native" European phones can use voice dictation in all apps.
For me it doesn't work, even though it works in my home screen. There must be something I can change..
Can't load English UK dictionary
I have an excellent 5.7" MT6589 device known as STAR or BLUEBO B6000. I can set the system language to English UK and select the additional English UK dictionary and it says it's downloading but it never seems to load and the keyboard spell checker thinks that every word is wrong. This seems to be an issue with a few of the available ROMs, mostly based on 4.1.1. Any suggestions.
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Hey friends.
as you know, there supposed to be a hebrew locale on android 2.2
I installed obsidian 2.0 and I don't see the hebrew locale in the locale list.
how can I fix it?
thanks!
ohadbasan said:
Hey friends.
as you know, there supposed to be a hebrew locale on android 2.2
I installed obsidian 2.0 and I don't see the hebrew locale in the locale list.
how can I fix it?
thanks!
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I'm not sure about Hebrew locale, but Hebrew language works for me. I use it all the time. In terms of Locale, it's even possible that Android 2.2 supports it, but T-mobile removed it. Either way, I have never heard of supporting Hebrew as a locale, only making Hebrew text readable, which it does well.
You can see on wikipedia that 2.2 contains hebrew locale
also I had an HTC Hero with 2.2 that had a hebrew locale
there are difference between displaying hebrew and having a locale
for example - when having a locale the contact list is sorted via the hebrew "abc" and you can use the bar on the right side to navigate
the calendar and gmail captions aren't inverted when having a locale... etc'
gilbar said:
I'm not sure about Hebrew locale, but Hebrew language works for me. I use it all the time. In terms of Locale, it's even possible that Android 2.2 supports it, but T-mobile removed it. Either way, I have never heard of supporting Hebrew as a locale, only making Hebrew text readable, which it does well.
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Does it display Hebrew properly? Arabic is broken in Froyo, The letters aren't connected, which obviously isn't an issue in Hebrew, but the letters are also displayed in the wrong order.
edit: Just took a look and it seems to render Hebrew perfectly.
Hi,
Just got my tab 10.1 but found that it has Chinese language display, Chinese voice input but no Chinese keyboard input. It does however have Korean keyboard input so it doesn't seem like a eastern language entering thing. My wife really needs chinese text input. What can I do? I spoke with Samsung tech support but nothing so far. I don't want to have to return this but my guess is that Asus/Acer tabs will have chinese input.
Any suggestions?
Pedroquien?
Just go get one of those Chinese input apps on the market such as MultiLing Keyboard. That's the one I use. Not bad. However, I haven't been able to find one with handwriting input that works on Honeycomb.
How well does this one work on Honeycomb with keyboard input?
pedroquien said:
Hi,
Just got my tab 10.1 but found that it has Chinese language display, Chinese voice input but no Chinese keyboard input. It does however have Korean keyboard input so it doesn't seem like a eastern language entering thing. My wife really needs chinese text input. What can I do? I spoke with Samsung tech support but nothing so far. I don't want to have to return this but my guess is that Asus/Acer tabs will have chinese input.
Any suggestions?
Pedroquien?
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go to swype.com
They have a new keyboard out for use with honeycomb .. the chinese language is included
i have tried several Chinese Keyboard Input on Android Tablet, the best IME is "Penpower for Tablet" from Market, but it cost USD 9.99. Another good choice is "sogouinput for android pad", you can find it from some Chinese website.
Swype v3.0 BETA have the Chinese language option and free to join now.
Maybe u can join.....
http://swypeinc.com/myswype.html
pedroquien said:
How well does this one work on Honeycomb with keyboard input?
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MultiLing works pretty well and it's free
try touch pal on market
Is there a way to get more languages for the AOSP in FreeXperia CM10? I am missing Norwegian in particular
A search here in the forums and on Google did only tell me that other people are interested in more languages as well, but there is no solution out there. And there also does not seem to be an app for that either (I do not want to use a new keyboard app with built in spell check).
Well, I am even dreaming of a spell checker for multiple languages, so that I can send "correct" messages in English to some people and in Norwegian to others ...
I think you should wait until the developer releases a version with your language. should send their feedback to the note it. :highfive:
jose385 said:
I think you should wait until the developer releases a version with your language. should send their feedback to the note it. :highfive:
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That seems to be the only option
Strange that languages are so difficult ...
Hello.
I am facing a great problem with AOSP keyboard dictionaries. I am hoping to use AOSP keyboard with my own language (malay) and therefore I also require the spell check to work with it.
With my current Cyanogenmod ROM, I cannot seems to be able to correct any of my spelled Malay words; presumably, there aren't any dictionary of it.
Concerned, I tried to use France as the language, shocked, the spell-checker works with France. So, this made my guess about the missing dictionary a possible-true thing. Add-on dictionaries is "empty" and also I cannot find a way to add any dictionaries.
As I am rooted, are there any ways I can force add the malay dictionary?
I am thinking of finding the English UK dictionary and translate it by-hand (working hard for it) and then put it back onto the system. Anyone who can guide me with this?
Ironically, changing CM's main language into "Bahasa Melayu" or Malay seems to work. I am not so sure why it doesn't on AOSP keyboard.
One thing to note, please don't recommend me installing another keyboard. No, I just want to stick with the mighty low resource fast and trustful stock keyboard.
Device Specs for someone who needs it:
- Xperia SP C5303
- Cyanogenmod 11 Kitkat (which is 4.4.4) nightly
- of-course prerooted (it's CM)
Thank you so much in advance if you are looking forward to help me Have a nice day.
Hello. I understand that one would not automatically gets reply on the forums, but doesn't there be anyone who at least know little about this matter?
Bumping this up
Last bump before I bump again a month later
Bump!! Abandoned for a month but I really still need a workaround for this.
one last sweet bump
It is most likely that the AOSP keyboard just doesn't have that language built in and as most aosp apps are left for dead by Google it would take someone to manually add the code into the AOSP keyboard on the source level. Just because the the main language changes doesn't mean the keyboard has the language.
Hi!
I have an Alcatel Onetouch 4015D. It's a low end device that does not have a lot of storage space, so it does not include out of the box many languages. So when I go to the Language setting I see only a short list of languages that does not include Greek. Would it be possible to add this language somehow?
I contacted Alcatel support and they told me that : "If the language you need isn't included, please try to download such language software from Google market."
By Google Market they actually mean Google Play (I confirmed that), but when I look for something like that there I find nothing.
ps. I'm not talking about keyboard layouts of course. I'm talking about switching the display language of the whole phone into Greek.
Nobody?