On the S2 swype keyboard, i had symbols on all the letters of the keyboard so i didnt have to switch to the symbols menu on the side, this was very nice when typing messages as i didnt have to go into another keyboard to get symbols like -_:;() etc. I could just long press one of the letters with the correct symbol on it, and i would get the symbol i wanted. This seems to have disappeared on the S3 keyboard, or at least i cant find a way to enable it.
If this isnt possible id say it is a major step back.
Can anyone help?
Just to clarify:
SGS3 keyboard type on the left, and SGS2 keyboard type on the right:
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I want the SGS2 (swype) style keyboard on the SGS3.
The difference is the sgs3 has a 'samsung' keyboard with some swype features built in. The sgs2 had a samsung keyboard but also the swype keyboard, and it's the swype keyboard you are showing.
I have installed the swype beta keyboard on my sgs3, but the keyboards height is about one third shorter than a standard keyboard. Haven't found if there is a work around yet. But I installed it because I prefer having those symbols too. I hate having to press a button to another screen to add them.
That sucks on Samsung's part. Can't be a $$ thing with licensing, as they knew before releasing the phone that it's going to be a major $$$ maker
goughymachine said:
The difference is the sgs3 has a 'samsung' keyboard with some swype features built in. The sgs2 had a samsung keyboard but also the swype keyboard, and it's the swype keyboard you are showing.
I have installed the swype beta keyboard on my sgs3, but the keyboards height is about one third shorter than a standard keyboard. Haven't found if there is a work around yet. But I installed it because I prefer having those symbols too. I hate having to press a button to another screen to add them.
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Can you paste a screenshot of swype on SGS3?
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Here is the newest TouchPal keyboard from China!
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Far has I know it is still in beta over there in China.... but I can not read chinese....
Here are some pictures!
I really like this keyboard it has always been one of my favorites ever sense the first beta last year. now they have made lots of changes and it is even better.
When you install it it will be in chinese. you will need to go to settings and switch it to english.
Looks nice. Downloading now.
EDIT: Just tried it out for a while. Verdict: It's great!
Once you turn off the Chinese language, the text prediction is great, and the buttons are quick and responsive. I like the option to have different layouts for portrait vs. landscape (even though I just use QWERTY for both). The edit button is top center, and very handy, since I came from a G1 and the Vibrant has no trackball/d-pad to edit words. One note though, the delete button in Edit deletes the next character, not the previous. Not a huge deal, since the backspace on the keyboard still deletes the previous character and you could just select what you need to delete in the Edit screen, just a weird change. If you don't know what I mean, try it out yourself, it's worth a try at least
I love that style of keyboard with the two letters per key (Like on my original Blackberry Pearl).
@Phromik
Yeah it is a great little keyboard. my favorite feature is being able to swipe to change from T9 to QWERTY
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OOOHHHHJMMMGMGKLNAD!!!!!! MY favorite keyboard in the world i can haz again!!! THanks OP!!!
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I am new to the Android side of XDA just picked up my Vibrant 2 days ago and loving it.............
My favorite too......one of the first things I downloaded to my Vibrant and seems to work pretty well just missing the ability to save passwords or url or email adresses (one click entry in the username or password box for websites is really slick and I miss that the most). It is still beta so we will see if they implement it later on.
Link not working... looks fun though
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Go to Market and search for Touchpal... is in Chinese but you can change setting easily
Um, why does the app need access to Contacts and Voice Recorder?
I ask, because we (in the I.T. dept) are being bombarded by Chinese malware and such.
The permissions do seem a bit excessive for a keyboard.
Requires these permissions:
Your personal information
read contact data
Network communication
full Internet access, view network state, view Wi-Fi state
Hardware controls
control vibrator, record a
I was wondering if there was a way to use the playstation controls as a keyboard very similar to the way it is on a PSP when typing. Where the hardware buttons help to type. For example, The shoulder buttons move the cursor left and right, X confirms the key, [] backspaces, start is enter, select changes the style of onscreen keyboard. etc. etc.
I do not have an Xperia play yet, still have my htc fuze, but it would be nice if it had this feature because im very proficient with typing on my PSP. Thanks.
No...but it can be used to scroll through the home screens and the app drawer.
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umm, i guess that's cool. As long as the buttons are usable for other things than games. I was kinda hoping other people had the same idea as me, and used those buttons for more. i was either hoping to find the PSP style on-screen keyboard, or the makeshift keyboard from gt4, which uses the analog to select a block on a 3x3 grid and the face buttons to select a letter. It's called the Danzel keyboard.
Sigh, i wish the PSP homebrew community was on the Xperia play. I guess it's time to learn to program.
How about the below idea
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Tried to describe it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187053
Maybe also making square PS key to backspace, triangle to shift (single press upper case next key, double press Caps Lock), X and Start buttons Enter, O and Select buttons spacebar. Unless Select button could be used to switch qwerty... row to numbers 1234... etc. Turning the touchpad into 2-mode keyboard, so main mode lettering could be printed in black on the touchscreen as above and secondary (numbers, symbols, etc) in grey next to them in grey and/or smaller size...
Menu button below PS directional ones to popup the built-in onscreen keyboard for numbers/symbols, etc input?
Well i know where it is. It's in the number/signs button in the left corner. But it used to be next to space on arc. I mean it's a key you use all the time when you text. First ss is from a text message. Second ss is from the browser where the keyboard is deffrent and the period button is next to space. Theird ss is from some settings where the period is also there. And the keyboard is abit deffrent again.
So my question is. Is this the same on your devices? Or did i miss something? Can i change the look of the keyboard in mail and sms. Without downloading a completly new keyboard.
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Hi,
I'm guessing you also have a Danish phone? I'm not sure as to why it isn't displaying an period, because it do so by default on my phone.
Try calling Sony's Xperia support on 70203603. If you didn't get any SmartTags, you'll also be able to get them for free here.
Is normal, can't really do anything about it...
The best way to enter a period is to either press space and select it from the autocomplete bar, or just press space twice.
Another method is to use the character pane. You can now tap, drag to a symbol and then release to enter symbols with one tap/swipe.
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Hi,
I'm guessing you also have a Danish phone? I'm not sure as to why it isn't displaying an period, because it do so by default on my phone.
Try calling Sony's Xperia support on 70203603. If you didn't get any SmartTags, you'll also be able to get them for free here.
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Yes it's a danish phone. I just called the number. And he told me the most easy way was to hit space twice after you finished a sentence. Then it make a dot and a space so your ready for the next sentence.
I told him about that i didn't got any NFC tags. So i just gave him the IMEI number and he will send me 4 tags in the mail for free.
So you deserve a Thanks
Having just spent $20 on 8 different keyboards and trying various 'free' keyboards as well, Im wondering what you all find works well for the Note.
Right now, I find Better Keyboard 8.9.9 on the Amazon Market ($3) the keyboard that is working well for me, primarily because it extends the size of the 2nd and third row keys to fit the phone's width which makes the keys easier to hit. All the settings are stock except I disabled auto correct as it keeps changing my abbreviations to words I dont intend (bldg for example keeps getting changed to either bulldog or another word that is slipping my mind).
Supposedly Swiftkey has very good text prediction which might be interesting but I havent used it enough yet to know. Not yet sure the difference between the tablet version ($3) and the phone version (free) nor do I know which I should use for the Note. My assumption is the $3 version would offer more than the free version but I havent had a chance to look at it.
Of course, one of the other things about the keyboard stuff is that it requires using for a few days to determine if a keyboard is working for you.
Im also looking for a good speech to text app, it needs to be something I can select from the keyboard when it appears - ie. clicking the little microphone in the corner on whatever keyboard appears (not sure if Android lets you use a custom keyboard and change the voice recognition app from Google Voice to something else). It is important to be able to toggle the voice recognition from the keyboard as I am using some custom software on my Android phone for work that requires me to do text entry, the app does not support anything other than a keyboard meaning that I want to bring the keyboard up, tap the mic in the corner, say what I need to and have that automatically put into the field. Google Voice is ok but Im wondering if there isnt something better.
My favorite by far is the tablet Swype beta. Some people find the keys to be too small, but I find that it works great for me, and my fingers are fat. Also, using the spen makes it the fastest and most accurate text entry method I have used by far. It also includes speech to text through dragon dictate, which can be activated by the key on the keyboard and is very accurate, more accurate than the stock android voice recognition in my opinion. Here is a picture of the keyboard:
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I'm really happy with my Poco F1 so far, but I've been stuck with a little dilemma.
I prefer using the gestures, they're very neat. However, disabling the on-screen buttons to enable gestures causes the keyboard to get jammed all the way down to the bottom of the screen:
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I have pretty huge hands and therefore it's extremely uncomfortable for me to type like this. I feel like my thumb is going to cramp up every time I need to hit the space bar.
Until now my solution has been to use SwiftKey in floating mode. That lets me raise the keyboard for more comfortable typing. But it causes a lot of other issues, since apps are unaware of how to handle the floating keyboard, I might end up typing behind the keyboard, also action buttons like "Post" and "Delete" will sometimes be hidden behind the keyboard.
I've tried things like raising the key height in Gboard and Swiftkey, but it doesn't help the extremely low bottom row. I'm looking for a keyboard that's capable of something similar to what the iPhone X(s) does. But I haven't yet managed to find any such keyboard for Android:
If anyone knows of a keyboard like this, I'd be very grateful.
The horrible typing experience is the only real gripe I have with the Poco F1 at the moment.
(And also the MIUI bugs, but hopefully MIUI 10 will help with those once it actually lands)
Try Smart Keyboard.
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Try Smart Keyboard.
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Thank you, this works quite well. I gave the trial a run for 10 minutes and bought the pro version.
It seems the app isn't that actively updated, but enabling the arrow row on the bottom and the padding makes for a far more comfortable typing experience than Gboard or SwiftKey.
Hopefully more updates land in the future, seems to have been about a year since the last one.
I'm using this
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Chrooma Keyboard makes it little more comfortable. But I feel your pain fella...