I noticed this today (although it may have happened after installing some peice of software over the last couple of days. When I click on the keyboard it shows right away... but if I click on the arrow next to the keyboard to choose my input method it takes about 10 seconds before that little window pops up. I don't remember it being like this from a fresh OS with nothing installed.
I actually notice this after installing "nullkb.ARM4.CAB" which is a program that adds itself to that list of input methods. You can then choose it and the auto keyboard won't pop up all the time when you don't want to enter data. Works great.. but I'd sometimes like to be able to use that keyboard. I'd like to be able to open the options, change it from nullkb to keyboard, type, then reverse it back to nullkb.
Anyways, I uninstalled and soft reset the phone and the problem still persists. I reinstalled and it's still there as well. Any ideas? Anyone else have this problem?
Yep, it's a known (and common) problem. From what I can tell from reading around the 'net is that as soon as the SIP menu is modified in any sort of way, the menu becomes slow to display. Mine takes up to 17-20 secs to display. I did a hard reset last week and the menu became quick to respond. However, when I restored from my backup, the menu became slow again. I didn't want to re-configure and re-install again so I kept my restore.
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Hi folks,
I've noticed a weird problem on my new Jam over the last couple of days. Sometimes when entering text e.g email, text msg, instant messenger etc.. if I select the Phone Pad option a blank screen appears. If I then choose Keypad the same blank screen appears.
Performing a soft-reset clears the problem as has occasionally closing all windows and starting again.
Has anyone else experienced this ??
Regards,
Russ.
I have exactly the same problem!
The problem only happens when changing between Intellipad and another input method.
A couple of people are experiencing the same thing, but they're attributing the problem to Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 (which I don't have),
I have made Intellipad my default Input method, so I can type sms' if I have to, but the moment I change to another input method (Fitaly), I'm stuck with the non-intellipad methods. If I try to select Intellipad, I lose all input methods, getting the blank box, which only a soft reset will cure.
HI!
I have been facing the same problem too. The blank screen appears and only a soft reset does the trick. At times when I try switching between the keyboard and phoen pad....the phone pad does not come on and it remains stuck on the keyboard.....and again only a soft reset makes it work.
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This may be premature, but my problem seems to have disappeared..
Yesterday I downloaded and ran Sin's WM 2003SE 2.02 and 2.06 combined update on my XDA II (after having run Mysteryman's update since it came out), and it *looks* like the problem is gone..
And I get proper headset support thrown in to boot! Yay!
Software crash
I had this problem before when I was using my XDA2.. (WM2003SE upgraded)
So far i can think of, the reason might be a software crash.. on mine is pocketbreeze..
hard reset your device, don't install anything, see how it goes. If its working, install 1 software per week, and see which software is causing this..
now i'm using mini and haven't install pocketbreeze, and haven't lost the phone pad for 3 days!
hope it helps..
sheggario
Maybe you are right as I have installed PocketBreeze too on my Mini and maybe it is a software conflict between that and windows.
I think I finally found a solution...
On my MDA2 (XDA2) I have installed Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 and I think this is causing problems with the Intellipad (Phonepad) application. To fix this you only need to disable VC from the Settings screen (uncheck Voice Command), once you do that, you will be able to get your Intellipad functional again (as long as you don't get the empty keyboard, in which case you need to soft-reset).
If I'm on the road and need Voice Command, I just click on my hardware button to call it, however, it will take a few seconds to start it up (since it was disabled) but VC it will work as usual after that.
Eventually I will get the Intellpad problem again (since VC is reactivated) and need to redo the whole VC Disable thing.
I hope this works for you....
Best regards,
Rayan
I've tried both installing and uninstalling spb pocket plus, and the enabling and disabling of voice command, and there seems to be no real rhyme or reason to the disappearance.
That being said, I have noticed that it tends to start disappearing when my "program" memory drops to around the 10mb mark. I've experimented with freeing running memory, and usually if I free around 5mb or so, it starts working again, but this is not conclusive.
I had the same prob. I installed resco keyboard and the problem went away. Strange ??
Lately I've had problems with my QWERTY keyboard not always working. It will work fine, then one time I will pull it out and stop typing and text doesn't appear. I have to reset the device in order to get it working again. Usually when it is not working, I can use the on-screen keyboard, but this is such a hassle and much slower. There have been a couple times when that wouldn't work either.
Has anyone else noticed this issue? I've been using CRCs ROM (the first ROM I installed). If it sounds like it might be a ROM issue and not a device or WM6 issue, does anyone have any ROM recommendations? I do not need a lot of features - just the basics will do as I intend to install SPB Mobile Shell and a couple other programs anyways, but I do desire something very stable.
I have the same problem occasionally... two different ways
Sometimes the program will stop taking text input. For example while typing a text mesage the keyboard will stop working, but if I hit the windows key the start menu will still appear. I have to kill the text messaging program and re launch to regain functionality. Also happens occasionally in IE.
Other times the keyboard itself will stop working, all of the buttons. In this case I have to close the phone, power the screen off for a couple seconds, power back on, and begin typing again.
It's very strange, and very unpredictable.
<edit> I have a Cingular 8525 (1.5 years old) running Schap's 4.31 WM6 </edit>
ifiweresolucky said:
I have the same problem occasionally... two different ways
Sometimes the program will stop taking text input. For example while typing a text mesage the keyboard will stop working, but if I hit the windows key the start menu will still appear. I have to kill the text messaging program and re launch to regain functionality. Also happens occasionally in IE.
Other times the keyboard itself will stop working, all of the buttons. In this case I have to close the phone, power the screen off for a couple seconds, power back on, and begin typing again.
It's very strange, and very unpredictable.
<edit> I have a Cingular 8525 (1.5 years old) running Schap's 4.31 WM6 </edit>
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I don't send very many text messages so I'm not sure about those, but I usually notice using IE (that is the main place where I type anything) or inputting a new contact or something like that. I'm not sure about the windows key, although I think I tested a bunch of buttons and none of them worked.
Think it is a bug in the phone or a bug in the ROM? I have no idea...I've only used one ROM so far on 8525 (I tested a bunch out on the 8125 when I had one). I'm thinking about installing Binkys11 since I hear it is fast and stable. Maybe it won't be as big of a problem then.
Note: I also have a case with a magnetic strap. I thought maybe that was messing with it since I hear the magnet could do funny things to the phone...I'm not sure though....
Hello there!
I have an interesting problem with my X1. I don't know what I did but my X1 takes like 7 seconds from the moment I open the slide to the moment it goes into landscape mode. This happens in any situation (even if i just restarted the phone and I'm in programs for ex.).
The crazy thing about this is that I had this problem before and I only got rid of it by getting a new ROM.
I have since made regular backups (with resco backup) in case this problem would reemerge. The thing is that even if I restore the backup (i had backup everything except the memory card) the problem doesn't go away.
Oh...landscape to portrait works just fine (almost instantaneous)
Any ideas on what I could do?
Thanks
I'm afraid it is normal behaviour especially when you have a SE Panel with MANY icons of apps on it.
Mine has 25 icons and also takes some time until all is loaded.
I don't think its that. It lags whether I'm on the today screen, in programs, in a different panel, in a game, etc. And it's always the same amount of time.
So i slide it open, the keyboard lights up, but nothing happens for like 7 seconds.
On the other hand if I rotate the screen manually (via spb pocket plus 4 shortcut), the rotation is done instantaneously...no lag no nothing...
So u see...i don't think its normal.
Right, it's not OK.
Apps switch instantly....
It must be something you installed on your X1
There were no new apps installed... And as i said...i had a backup (from when it worked instantaneously) which i restored and that didn't help either.
Any ideas?
hard reset hopefully could clear your problem
LOL...thanks Why didn't I think of that ?
Hi,
Ive searched but cant find an answer or that it even happens to anyone else.
Recently reformatted my phone, running out of RAM to clean it up.
It now runs great except now after about 5-10 sms's being received when i go to reply, no keyboard appears. The symbol is below but normally when you tap to type, nothing happens.
This is for Swype, Touchpal and even the standard keyboard. This applies for sms's or anything that requires to type.
Only resolution for me at the moment is having to soft reset all the time then its good for a few more sms's.
Only occured since i reloaded everything after a hard reset but the phone runs great, only installed what i had previously so no new software.
Any ideas?
Guess im alone on this one. Well if anyone else ever has the same prob, i discovered it was Swype v3.9. Never had problems before but now ive hard reset the phone to clean things up, fresh install things, it is causing problems.
According to other forums, v3.9 is very buggy so reverted back to v2.0 from the Omnia and its working great.
I have same problem.
I have installed: Resco Keyboard, Swype, and TouchPal. I usually use Resco; I can have sessions since a soft boot using ONLY Resco, then eventually the keyboard will refuse to appear after tapping the icon. Thus, the problem was not triggered by either of the other two keyboard apps.
Like you, my only remedy has been to soft boot. This is usually good for a few days before the keyboard is forever hidden.
(Still no permanent solution ...)
I've been fighting this on and off since the MF9 update. Originally I thought I just had bad reception where I was at the time but now, even with wifi and 4g network I still get this.
Basically I'll be typing...could be Galaxy keyboard OR SWYPE and suddenly the keyboard will stop responding. Even if I hit the "home" button to get out the app (usually I notice this in web browser but it doesn't appear to be app-related) the keyboard overlay will persist and can't be killed. I can make it go away by pulling down the notification bar where the "select input method" icon is still displaying and select whichever input method wasn't in use when it hung, but I still won't be able to type anything until the keyboard catches up....sometimes that takes several minutes, sometimes I have to reboot the phone. I noticed that some words or phrases are more likely to cause this lockup than others. Ironically, "galaxy s4" will do it almost every time.
The only way I've found to prevent this from happening is to turn off all predictive features on the keyboard including predictive text and swiftkey. I've tried updating my language and pretty much everything else but nothing works permanently. I can get it to work temporarily by clearing data on the keyboard service too, but it always comes back when it's least convenient (like when I'm trying to enter an address into GPS and in a hurry). This started after the MF9 update. At one point I even did an ODIN wipe and reinstalled from a stock image....still does it.
anyone else getting this?
Yeah, I've been noticing this happening to me lately too. I use the Swype keyboard though. It's quite frustrating.
I've gotten used to the Google keyboard and haven't switched to something else since. Yes, it's not perfect, but it suits my needs.