It looks like Google is ignoring a major bug with Chrome for Android.
Quoting the bugs:
- On phones/tablets that have a physical keyboard like our Xperia Pro do not get the option for a soft, on-screen keyboard when tapping a text field.
- When using the physical keyboard, the option to press 'shift' and 'alt' once or twice to get a capital letter (and caps lock) or numbers/symbols respectively is not available; you are being forced to hold either shift or alt if you want a capital letter or a number/symbol.
- If a text field can only input numbers, like a PIN code, Chrome does not default to numerical input from the physical keyboard, instead allowing any form of input.
- You cannot start typing from the page to enter a new url/search. So for example, I'm browsing and I want to search for 'youtube'. I cannot simple start typing this, instead I have to click the address bar, wait while it adjusts and then I can start typing. Not a big deal at first, but gets really annoying over time.
Here's a screenshot
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Please go to the bug thread on Google here:
https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/chrome/lfOtoDf4G2o/4lt0z6gvU8oJ
And click "ME TOO!", let's push Google to fix this bug. I still don't know how they can label a product out of beta with this kind of bug.
Hehe you quoted me.
But yeah, Chrome cannot be 'out of beta' with this kind of flaw!
Guys, this bug has been finally fixed
Thanks Google!
Go get the update: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome&hl=en
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Does anyone know where I can get a full screen dialpad for the 8525? It seems like a big waste of space not to be able to use to full screen for the keypad. I have fat fingers and it would make my life a whole lot easier to dial without having to use the stylus.
Thanks
Patrick
are you talking about something like pocketcm keyboard?
Try leaving your phone at the top of the stairs and then when it rings run up them to answer it, then you wont have such fat fingers, but i bet you live in a house with no stairs lol.
the touch dialpad has pretty big buttons
something like this?
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try browse the forum in touchpal or better yet open www.cootek.com
Clarify
Are you looking for Dialpads or for Keypads? Dialpad are for dialing telephone numbers. Keypads are keyboards for typing messages and such.
Dialpads-Use the search enging (upper right of this page) and type in dialpads. If not on the first page of hits definately on the 2nd or 3rd you should get a lot. There are dialpads from the HTC Touch and Marshall (you can even search his name) has produced quite a few that even include smartdialing.
Keyboards-I recommend searching touchpal or go to PocketCM.com. Tene has developed a lot of large screened ones and there are skins for even larger looks.
Thansk,
CG
Hello,
I've been quite disappointed with the HTC Keyboard on my European Hero (currently on 2.73.405.whatever firmware). In almost all cases in QWERTY mode it does not do any auto-correction of any type, even if I have prediction and spell checking turned on in the settings. It only offers auto-correction when I am in a multi-line input such as sending a text message or a textarea in a website . When it does work, it works well and I can type really efficiently. But in most text fields such a Google search box, etc, it gives me no auto-correction and I have to type each key exactly.
Strangely enough, in compact qwerty and keypad mode it always works, but in QWERTY mode it doesn't. Also I've tried TouchPal (a replacement keyboard) and it works all the time in TouchPal. But I would like it working on the stock HTC keyboard.
I just spotted a screenshot on some blog showing the auto-correction box working in a one-line textbox in QWERTY mode (the Google search box)!
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Source:http://www.allshadow.com/2009/08/12/how-to-get-the-htc-hero-keyboard-android/
Note the popup box with the orange pill-button and + key.
Has that one been hacked so correction always works, or is mine showing some software bug?
How can I get mine to do this?
same issue here, I wrote to htc support and waiting for an answer
Hi, I have noticed the same thing, it is probably a bug. Actually, the t9 doesnt work for me even in compact qwerty and phone keypad. Are you sure it does for you? i am running the latest fw too, 2.73.405.5 wwe.
Anybody in this forum can help?
I like Swype, but I don't use the swyping feature which sometimes gets in the way if I'm typing quickly with my thumbs. Also, there's a black bar above the keyboard. Permanently. I have word suggestions off, but that still shows, and any new word I type it says "Add xxx to dictionary?". I don't want any of that.
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I need a keyboard which has an apostrophe above the . button, so you can hit shift then . to make a ' - I cant do without them and dont want to type like this.
I've tried a lot on Play store but none of them have an apostrophe accessible by touching shift. Any ideas?
Thank you.
Nobody knows a good keyboard for android?
b33p_ said:
I like Swype, but I don't use the swyping feature which sometimes gets in the way if I'm typing quickly with my thumbs. Also, there's a black bar above the keyboard. Permanently. I have word suggestions off, but that still shows, and any new word I type it says "Add xxx to dictionary?". I don't want any of that.
I need a keyboard which has an apostrophe above the . button, so you can hit shift then . to make a ' - I cant do without them and dont want to type like this.
I've tried a lot on Play store but none of them have an apostrophe accessible by touching shift. Any ideas?
Thank you.
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SwiftKey is the best for me
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hello, its been a lot while since i login and come to xda, im here when i have o2 windows "mobile" 6/6.5, now i am an android user, using sony xperia z with 4.3
enough with introduction, as the title said, i have problem about the google voice (GV for now) and keyboard, im not the same as everybody with missing GVT or wanting to disable it, i actually like it a lot, especially because it support my language (not english).
using voice input is easy:
1. i press the GV icon
2. i talk
3. text coming out, there will be miss typed/heard sentences
4. you know, if the system doubt your speech and want to correct it, you just tap the word with grey underline,it indicating that it have multiple option
5. then you choose the correct sentences
sadly, my step number 4 is a problem, because the correction that pop up to correcting/delete sentences is being blocked by keyboard, that is why i say it also a keyboard problem. so i cannot choose anything from it. and i have this problem since 4.2.2, the first day i upgraded it to 4.3 is okay, but suddenly it happen again. i don't think i will resetting or formatting because i have a lot of app and chat history that i cannot delete
and lastly, what do you called that correction feature? because i search over internet and i cannot find someone with this problem, possibly i don't use the correct keyword.
here is the screenshot and i highlighted the point of this thread with red in case you want to skip reading.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xt3a3k6hmxwmcoh/Screenshot_2014-03-15-23-20-46.png
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Bump up, so at least more people to see this problem
bump up so more people could see
It's the lmt keyboard listener.. It and all good
I don't know if anyone has heard of this keyboard yet but it's pretty awesome! Sort of like swpye but you can make it super minimal. I found it via drippler, so consider it a double app post of you're looking for new apps for your phone.
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Both free on the Google store
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Used it a lot and I was impressed with it but Google keyboard is my main preference
If you ever try it out again, I found some tricks!
1. Holding the top row still brings up the numbers and punctuation. You can also get to them by swiping left from the empty space next to m. To get back to letters swipe right.
2. Double spacing by swiping brings up punctuation and you can swipe down over the keyboard to maneuver to which one you want to use.
3. Swiping up from the empty space next to the m will do enter, next line, or search ( whichever is applicable).
4. If you repeat the above but instead hold your finger on the screen for a second longer it will bring up google voice so you can talk instead.
5. By swiping right from the empty space next to z will bring up emojies.
I think the tutorial covers just about the rest. It's all about mastering it.
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http://feedback.fleksy.com/knowledgebase/articles/227447-3-how-to-type-using-fleksy
This is probs better. I came across it while looking for a way to do a single backspace without the spacebar visible but there doesn't seem to be one. I still like the keyboard without the spacebar because there's less chance of accidental mess ups due to the weird placement of the function keys.
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