I need alternatives! Or I will very soon be launching this POS out of a top story window or stamping on it.
The keyboard is completely blinking useless.
The keys are too close together.
The auto spell is absolutely awful and doesn't learn.
it doesn't put a capital at the beginning of new sentences.
You also can't type at any speed since if you don't lift your finger directly upwards after selecting a letter, the drag motion across will select the letter to it's side. It so frustrating I don't want to use the phone for anything involving text input. Period.
I had an 3G before, which with a smaller & lower res screen manages to excel at text input. How have HTC managed to completely screwed this most basic and important feature up?!
Are there any other keyboards one can install over this [email protected]? Oh, and before someone mentions anything about installing the reduced sensitivity .cab - I have. I have been using it for a week and it's still an unusable POS!
I love the phone but I cannot live with this any longer. If no proper solutions are available then it's going back, just hopefully before it's in tiny bits!
I hear you man lol lol lol.
I cringe when I hear an incoming text message alert.....because it means I have to deal with typing a reply.....and then having to correct every single word I type. It's sooo tedious and I came from another touch-screen phone, so it isn't like I don't know what I'm doing.
Its odd, the same keyboard is fine on the HD, but not on the HD2. I use the phone pad option with xT9 on, it works really well for me
The problem with the HD2 keyboard is that it takes the last key you touched not the first on. So if you you press on A and moved to L without removing your finger, it will take L. This is really weird...because most of the time after pressing on the key you want while removing your finger you accidentally touch another one due to the limited space available between keys...
Try Touchpal, works with great accuracy and learns as you type new words. They have also emailed me to say that they will be updating software for phones with bigger screens such as the HD2.
You can try before you buy, just do a search on google. If you do buy the software, make a request as the more requests they get, the sooner they will probably make an updated release.
Also as a side note, I don't think the original keyboard is as bad as you have described as I seem to be able to use it fairly accurately though I do agree they could have done a better job.
personally I use touchpal, but you might like resco keyboard, it has much more spacing.
I have to totally agree with you. I have went this year from an Iphone 3G, to a hero, now to an HD2, and the text input is way way worse on the HD2. I find the blooming delete key is the worst offender, seems to type m or n, or for that matter any other letter, really annoying. I have also aligned the screen, many many times, and installed the .cab mentioned earlier, not better. .I Love the hardware, but hate the software, so debating putting it on flebay and buying a 3GS, or even a Milestone (Droid), but am reluctant to do so in case it gets fixed. I emphasise also with the previous post, it has got to the point now, that if I need to reply to an email, and it will be more that a few words, if I am at home I will boot up my laptop to reply to the email, just so I dont end up throwing the HD2 out the window in frustration.
It's a fact. I miss my 3Gs keyboard. Although it was smaller, it was more precise and fast... and the "xT9" of it, worked way better as well. It seemed like I reads our mind
HastaSSSS
I've just downloaded the Resco keyboard and it seems much better....still not perfect but I think that's down to the sensitivity of the HD2 screen.
Does anyone know how to turn off the annoying Resco click every time I use to keyboard?
I'm not alone then!
Seriously, if nothing's done soon i'll end up being arrested for muttering profanities and expletives in public like a loony tune! I'll file another remark with HTC along with the dodgy camera (pink spot) complaint I made last week. Which, considering their insistence that it is a software problem, they are taking a long time to resolve!
Thanks for the heads up on the alternatives on the keyboards...I will give one of them a pop and if that doesn't work then i'll have to just get the quill and blotching paper out...i'd rather that than going back to an iPhone and there's nothing else out there that's even interesting, phone wise. (Droid's naff)
Cheers!
You might want to try Shapewriter, takes a little getting used to but it's been easier for me to use than any of the keyboards I've tried...
http://www.shapewriter.com/software.html
I agree the 3G/3Gs keyboard are more clever but that's only a software thing. It can be corrected on the HD2 but the question is will they?!
It was quite ironic that I was having the same problems as you all have but when I loaded CoPilot and used its own keyboard the accuracy was near the iphone standard! Makes me realise HTC are too blame for the in-accuracy and hope they correct it soon....
Sometimes trying to be different isn't always the best idea especially when Apple have at least got the keyboard right. Create something like CoPilot or the iPhone keyboard and we're all happy again.
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It's a fact. I miss my 3Gs keyboard. Although it was smaller, it was more precise and fast... and the "xT9" of it, worked way better as well. It seemed like I reads our mind
HastaSSSS
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Nothing wrong with it. I came from an iPhone and as such it took me some time to get used to the HD2's but I got there in the end. I still can't compose an email or text message as fast as I could on the iPhone but some people go on about the HD2's as if it's totally unusable which is frankly a pile of s**te. The key is not to rush.
I also dreaded the TXT alert.. I updated to a 148 rom using the sticky guide.. The HD2 has just earnt a stay of execution. Many times better than before, still not up to the iPhone standard, but then i doubt we will ever see this happen.
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I also dreaded the TXT alert.. I updated to a 148 rom using the sticky guide.. The HD2 has just earnt a stay of execution. Many times better than before, still not up to the iPhone standard, but then i doubt we will ever see this happen.
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I don't see why you think that, there is no reason the HD2 can't have a keyboard identical in use to the iPhone.
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Nothing wrong with it. I came from an iPhone and as such it took me some time to get used to the HD2's but I got there in the end. I still can't compose an email or text message as fast as I could on the iPhone but some people go on about the HD2's as if it's totally unusable which is frankly a pile of s**te. The key is not to rush.
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No, the keyboard is a pile of sh!te and you are definitely in the minority- the point is too build a keyboard on which that you can type quickly, accurately, precisely and without stress. Not one that you have to concentrate on every single keystroke on, and woe betide you if you have to use the dreaded delete key...mmmnlllllllnmmmmmmllll.
But hey, at least HTC have given us a big space bar and HUGE forward, up, down & backwards keys....phew, what would we do without them?!
Got my phone this morning and at first did struggle with the keyboard, but after a few hours I have absolutely no problems with it, typing's absolutely fine. I get the odd press wrong while navigating but I'm on target most of the time.
I agree, there is no reason why HTC can't improve the keyboard software and make it more accurate. If Apple can do it, HTC certainly can.....
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I don't see why you think that, there is no reason the HD2 can't have a keyboard identical in use to the iPhone.
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No, the keyboard is a pile of sh!te and you are definitely in the minority- the point is too build a keyboard on which that you can type quickly, accurately, precisely and without stress. Not one that you have to concentrate on every single keystroke on, and woe betide you if you have to use the dreaded delete key...mmmnlllllllnmmmmmmllll.
But hey, at least HTC have given us a big space bar and HUGE forward, up, down & backwards keys....phew, what would we do without them?!
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At the beginning of the thread, you asked for alternatives. Have you tried any of the suggestions people have made?
If none of those suit, you may be better off going back to the iPhone (where, you're right, the keyboard is great).
But I'm not sure I've ever seen an adult get so upset about something that's really not that bad, and certainly not worth getting that stressed over.
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At the beginning of the thread, you asked for alternatives. Have you tried any of the suggestions people have made?
If none of those suit, you may be better off going back to the iPhone (where, you're right, the keyboard is great).
But I'm not sure I've ever seen an adult get so upset about something that's really not that bad, and certainly not worth getting that stressed over.
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Yes well greatcapp, irony, SOH's, sarcasm, exagerations and frustrations don't translate well over forums! I'm pretty chilled now, since I haven't had to use the phone to a while
I have to disagree with you strongly - it IS that bad, and i'm pro WM and anti iPhone. I'm not bashing it to have a laugh, i'm bashing it because I want something done about it by HTC. If everyone just rolled over every time technology went backwards saying 'it's not that bad' and 'you get used to it' then we'd all end up back with a coke can and a bit of string!
HTC have had a VERY long time to get this right, Apple showed the industry the light and even HTC have managed much better keyboards with previous versions of their phones. This one needs some fuss kicked up about it to spur them into action.
It won't take much, just a million small tweaks here and there and this phone will be perfect
ps. I will have a go at one of the keyboard versions later, hope there's trails- I really don't want to waste any more money on software.
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I just feel like I fell for HTC's empty promises yet again, just as it has happened in the past so many times. You buy an HTC phone and you find it a little slow, the typing is not perfect and you say hey, maybe the next one will fix all these problems. The next one comes, you dish out your hard earned money for a super duper king of all phones just to find out that it's still half baked, but since christmas is coming it needs to be sold now. And of course the annoying little nuances never get fixed. Maybe in the next phone...
Htc never published the video drivers for the Kaiser, nor the HD and will never fix up the HD2. It is kind of ridiculous that such a powerful machine still lags from time to time and that typing is nearly impossible. If I did my job that poorly I would be fired already.
I only wish the iphone had a decent screen I might not buy HTC ever again.
As far as typing is concerned, try to disable vibration on key press .If you need haptic feedback, then use typing sound instead. Right now i'm replying from my HD2 only without any issues.
do you have the keyboard lag too? mine just stops responding for a second or two.
I don't know why you feel like that, I have mine for almost 2 weeks now and I have only good things to say about my HD2, I didn't found one single bug in all this time.
The typing is very dificult on the begining, but that is just because os the diferent and much more sensible screent type, but with time you will see that it's much faster typing with this screen then with the older one, you just need some practice.
I don't have any slowwdowns or freezes in movies or music playing.
Tbh the sensitivity of the Screen is much to high, and you cant type to fast with both hands cause much isnt recognized by the device.
Its quite hard to type two times the same letter.You are forced to move your finger more far away, thats a lil bit annoying.
More annoying is the latency time for typing. That isnt a problem when u type with only one thumb, but with two thumbs its a big issue.
Capacitive screen is a big improvement, but its not the same like that one of the iPhone.
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As far as typing is concerned, try to disable vibration on key press .If you need haptic feedback, then use typing sound instead. Right now i'm replying from my HD2 only without any issues.
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No. I don't have any lag with keyboard.
NetDwarf said:
Tbh the sensitivity of the Screen is much to high, and you cant type to fast with both hands cause much isnt recognized by the device.
Its quite hard to type two times the same letter.You are forced to move your finger more far away, thats a lil bit annoying.
More annoying is the latency time for typing. That isnt a problem when u type with only one thumb, but with two thumbs its a big issue.
Capacitive screen is a big improvement, but its not the same like that one of the iPhone.
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yes. it is more sensitive. but, you can reduce it using a cab posted I. this section.
I have an iphone 3gs also. All I can say is, I don't find much difference in typing speeds between two phones.
I find it way easy instead by using t9 in HD2 with a thumb and index finger.
BTW, I'm replying this using my HD2.
It's like running Windows 7 on an overclocked I7 920. it will always feel "slow". It's not HTC's fault.
Next time - go android.
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BTW, I'm replying this using my HD2.
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This is evident from the lack of auto capitalisation in your post
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This is evident from the lack of auto capitalisation in your post
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But seriously, this is the best device I ever had for my purposes.
only negative thing is the camera quality. Worser than what I had
thought about before buying.
zilask: I don't know what your problem is or what you're doing, regardless, I think you're a dofussss & a cry-baby (sorry, I know name-calling is not nice)... I'm running the ported Sense & keyboard on my 533Mhz Diamond and even thus I don't experience any lags!!! Its a SENSITIVE super screen, that's why you bought it -get used to it - and that's a 1 Ghz processor not a quantum leap so close some apps, or even give it a soft/hard reset to clear up any malfunctioning or hung up programs.
That said, the combination of 1Ghz + 200 Megs of free RAM makes an HD2 a monster with a license to kill, there is no keyboard or SENSE that's going to slow it down! So, I suspect that, whatever your problem is, its something you did, and no iPhone is going to save you - it too crashes and requires soft/hard resets! Have you never crashed your 3.5 Ghz & 4 GB RAM computer?
I'm sorry to be harsh, and if you feel offended -or can't take criticism- perhaps you should NOT have complained, and just simply asked for advice on your situation!!!
Well I felt stupid last year after buying my first WM device. But I simply should have tested more before I bought it.
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zilask: I don't know what your problem is or what you're doing, regardless, I think you're a dofussss & a cry-baby (sorry, I know name-calling is not nice)... I'm running the ported Sense & keyboard on my 533Mhz Diamond and even thus I don't experience any lags!!! Its a SENSITIVE super screen, that's why you bought it -get used to it - and that's a 1 Ghz processor not a quantum leap so close some apps, or even give it a soft/hard reset to clear up any malfunctioning or hung up programs.
That said, the combination of 1Ghz + 200 Megs of free RAM makes an HD2 a monster with a license to kill, there is no keyboard or SENSE that's going to slow it down! So, I suspect that, whatever your problem is, its something you did, and no iPhone is going to save you - it too crashes and requires soft/hard resets! Have you never crashed your 3.5 Ghz & 4 GB RAM computer?
I'm sorry to be harsh, and if you feel offended -or can't take criticism- perhaps you should NOT have complained, and just simply asked for advice on your situation!!!
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So, why can't I complain, if I'm not happy with the device. I read most of the forum and I simply expressed my frustration and feelings towards the phone. If this forum is only for positive feedback then it should be stated somewhere. I also don't understand why you have to call me a doufuss? Shoul I just call you an asshole just because we have different opinions? I don't think that would be right. Or do you expect me that reading your post I would suddenly realize how happy I am with this phone and I was all wrong?
Please, think before you post such reply next time. Especially without owning the phone you're righting about.
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So, why can't I complain, if I'm not happy with the device. I read most of the forum and I simply expressed my frustration and feelings towards the phone. If this forum is only for positive feedback then it should be stated somewhere. I also don't understand why you have to call me a doufuss? Shoul I just call you an asshole just because we have different opinions? I don't think that would be right. Or do you expect me that reading your post I would suddenly realize how happy I am with this phone and I was all wrong?
Please, think before you post such reply next time. Especially without owning the phone you're righting about.
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...LOL...
If you have a technical problem or expert opinion, however, this IS the right place where many sincere & intelligent experts are here! Enthusiasts like me will listen to you, brainstorm with you, and if we can, we'll not hesitate to offer our sincere help without expecting anything in return.
You post a new thread and people come in to see if they can help and all they find is this; Man, this is NOT the psychiatrics forum, no one is here to cure your anger or listen to your complaints and disdainful whining!
So, will I call you a dofuss for expecting a mommy's shoulder, YES, but, would I tell you to f***k off just because you just PMed me a "f***k you" ? Absolutely not...that's just lame
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!! What are you, a nouveau riche? why would I even bother reading your sh*t if I don't have an HD2, or are you the only person with enough money to buy one?? You are too juvenile dude, I had enough of you....[OUT]
OK Guys, please calm down, show some respect and use decent language! First and last warning, vacation coming up!
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OK Guys, please calm down, show some respect and use decent language! First and last warning, vacation coming up!
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Where are we going for vacation??
Mikey1022 said:
Where are we going for vacation??
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I really don't think its you who's going somewhere, probably me & the .... other guy
Seriously though, I had a ton of applications running in the background, the only thing I can really fault apart from battery life, and had no issues of lag. This phone is a beast.
I feel elated
You are entitled to you opinion, but I do not share your experinece.
When faced with a technical problem, I turn and face it and direct my energy into finding a solution, not giving up and blaming.
The problems I encounter are mostly due to pushing the envelope of what a device was designed for.
On some platforms, which will remain nameless, this is not even possible, hence my love of WM & HTC devices.
For a non-enthusiast user, this device is superb, probably the best available, but that's only my opinion.
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I just feel like I fell for HTC's empty promises yet again, just as it has happened in the past so many times. You buy an HTC phone and you find it a little slow, the typing is not perfect and you say hey, maybe the next one will fix all these problems. The next one comes, you dish out your hard earned money for a super duper king of all phones just to find out that it's still half baked, but since christmas is coming it needs to be sold now. And of course the annoying little nuances never get fixed. Maybe in the next phone...
Htc never published the video drivers for the Kaiser, nor the HD and will never fix up the HD2. It is kind of ridiculous that such a powerful machine still lags from time to time and that typing is nearly impossible. If I did my job that poorly I would be fired already.
I only wish the iphone had a decent screen I might not buy HTC ever again.
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Clearly this is out of hand. I think forums generally serve a small percentage of actual phone users...'power users' dare I say it and those wishing to learn more. A forum is bound to highlight all of any devices problems because that's is one of the primary reasons they exist. So all of the other millions of happy customers you never get to hear from. Clearly this is an awesome device.
I think a little more sensitivity (girly-ness) is required!!
It's a SIMPLE question, do you think that the Windows 7 phones will have a halfass multitouch screen like our N1?
I have a feeling this is Windows' last chance in the cell phone market... Due to that, I'm sure they'll be pulling out all the stops. Especially with the success of Windows 7 for PC's.
Not that I'll be buying into the OS, but I wouldn't be surprised to see quite an amazing piece of technology either.
First of all.... windows 7 is an OS and N1 is a hardware... oranges and apple...
Touch screen issue is a pure hardware issue... so if HTC or someone else chooses clearpad 2000 over clearpad 3000 for screen...then yes! Win 7 (or any other OS ) will have the issue. Win Phone 7 (or android) has nothing to do with it.
EDIT: Actually... Win 7 has listed 4 point multi-touch as min specs.. so i guess..Win Phone 7 won't have this issue as clearpad 2000 doesn't fit into these specs.
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First of all.... windows 7 is an OS and N1 is a hardware... oranges and apple...
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Hence the reason I said "Windows 7 Phones"...
Thanks for making my point further though. I really think HCT AND Google dropped the ball on this one. The main I want a new phone is because I HATE typing on this fricken thing... Basically the N1 keyboard is what I was fearing the iPhone keyboard was like when I first bought my iPhone 3G... But it was quite nice.. I can drunk type on the iPhone really easy! LOL... I can't even type fast sober on the N1 without it F'ing everything up...
Swype helps a bit though.. LOL.
Did you see the new videos out on the Win7Phones today.... Hmmmm yummy silverlight.. LOL (I still like the Android openness!).
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Hence the reason I said "Windows 7 Phones"...
Thanks for making my point further though. I really think HCT AND Google dropped the ball on this one. The main I want a new phone is because I HATE typing on this fricken thing... Basically the N1 keyboard is what I was fearing the iPhone keyboard was like when I first bought my iPhone 3G... But it was quite nice.. I can drunk type on the iPhone really easy! LOL... I can't even type fast sober on the N1 without it F'ing everything up...
Swype helps a bit though.. LOL.
Did you see the new videos out on the Win7Phones today.... Hmmmm yummy silverlight.. LOL (I still like the Android openness!).
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You should try other keyboards, such as the HTC_IME, Swiftkey, or Better Keyboard (which has multi-touch depending on your definition, and a iphone skin). The HTC_IME, and Swiftkey does everything for you. It is not needed that you even type barely correctly at all, as it will correct you while even trying to learn your writing style (swiftkey). I can type as quickly as I did with my G1 in landscape mode.
Judging from your most recent comments though, it seems more so that you simply prefer Windows Seven more - or, you prefer phones that have better multi-touch screens altogether (duh lol), which isn't going to be HTC made Android phones for a while judging from recent discussion. I recommend you switch to Windows phones, for the time being. It may better suit what you are looking for at this time.
Losing one Android member won't hurt too bad.
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Hence the reason I said "Windows 7 Phones"...
Thanks for making my point further though. I really think HCT AND Google dropped the ball on this one. The main I want a new phone is because I HATE typing on this fricken thing... Basically the N1 keyboard is what I was fearing the iPhone keyboard was like when I first bought my iPhone 3G... But it was quite nice.. I can drunk type on the iPhone really easy! LOL... I can't even type fast sober on the N1 without it F'ing everything up...
Swype helps a bit though.. LOL.
Did you see the new videos out on the Win7Phones today.... Hmmmm yummy silverlight.. LOL (I still like the Android openness!).
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Two point multi-touch is all you'd need for typing... I'm sure our touchscreens are capable of the same level of accuracy, but the software isn't as developed as the iPhone's. I like that keyboard as well...
a capacitive touch screen is a capacitive touch screen... the big question is will the software to read each input be well developed?
i think that all capacitive touch screens are capable of multi touch... it is just a matter of writing the software and developing the algorithms to sort out the movement of the two various inputs and keeping them separate and unique (unlike the problem the N1 currently has)
my bigger quarrel with the phone is the calibration issues when you rotate the phone landscape and then back to portrait, the senses are all off...
I really don't wanta go to a Microsoft product even though my entire business runs on it, my company is a Microsoft partner and I hold a few Microsoft certs.. If anything I'd prob get a new iPhone later this year so I can download a bunch of the awesome apps I already purchased when I had my iPhone 3G for 2yrs... BUT I would really rather NOT. I really like the Android OS, the way it handles memory and background apps etc...
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a capacitive touch screen is a capacitive touch screen... the big question is will the software to read each input be well developed?
i think that all capacitive touch screens are capable of multi touch... it is just a matter of writing the software and developing the algorithms to sort out the movement of the two various inputs and keeping them separate and unique (unlike the problem the N1 currently has)
my bigger quarrel with the phone is the calibration issues when you rotate the phone landscape and then back to portrait, the senses are all off...
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I hate to bust your bubble, but you just need info I think. You need a look at the info provided in this link.
http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/a-closer-look-at-htcs-touch-sensors/
It's ALL because of the hardware they picked = poor, poor choice... I would have gladly paid an extra $20 or Whatever (I doubt it's that much more at the time) to have TRUE multitouch.
The problem I have when typing fast ALL the time stems from this issue pointed out in this video:
http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/is-multitouch-broken-on-the-nexus-one/
You see how the dots are on the opposite sides where the fingers are? that's why I get F'ed up typing when typing fast... because the supposed "Multi-touch" is F'ing up, LOL.
One thing I demand out of my device is the ability to input easily. I use it for work and I get a bunch of emails every day I need to respond to when I'm on the road and with this crappy issue I loathe having to type out more than one sentence so I typically wait till I get to a computer. Hardly a "superphone" and hardly a good thing when it would be best for me to get back to my clients right away.
One big reason the iPhone was "OKAY" without a physical keyboard is because of the ease of typing on it... Every other hardware manufacturer out there needs to get their head out of their ass and realize this so that phones can get out of the single finger "poke, poke" era... Apple (as much as I hate to admit it) figured this out with their VERY FIRST device. As much as I don't like Apple for a lot of their practices I somewhat cheer them on because they are one of the ONLY USA companies to push out award winning products in a landscape dominated by Asian companies...
I'll still take my windows over OSX any day though, LOL. (in a VMware environment, LOL).
Dude... it's obvious you've written off the N1 as a failure. Frankly, you're sounding just like coolVariable (search for his posts if you don't know what I'm talking about). Yeah, it would probably have cost them $10-15 more for the Cleartouch 3000, but there's nothing that can be done about it now. If you don't like the phone, sell it. If you like it, find another keyboard that works better (there are several). Either way, there's no point saying the same thing over and over... you've used the term "halfass touchscreen" in at least one other thread today. Stop *****ing and crying about it and chill out already!
What is the point of this useless thread?
How in the hell would anyone here know what Microsoft is putting in their devices that won't be released for another 6 months?
Looking over your posts, this seems like nothing more than a nerd-rage vent post.
Can a mod please lock this useless pile of crap thread?
Hi All,
I am thinking of switching my Energy Rom TP2 for the HD2 from Tmobile USA.
It is almost a no brainier for me, I can get two for the price of one at 200 bucks thru t mobile for me and my wife. I plan to sell one of ourTP2's for 200 bucks to get my money back.
My question for all you HD2 owners, what do you miss most about the TP2??
I think I will certainly miss the stylus.
I have been using Swype for some time now and rarely use my keyboard but I do open it out if I need to type special charactors and stuff, it is just a little faster.
The first thing i would do when I get it is to load the Energy rom on it.
So anyway, what do you miss the most about your TP2 going to the HD2???
Thank you,
Jeff
I miss the qwerty it was nice to know you can type a long email with no problem. other than that i really have no complains about it built quality is wayyyyy more solid than the tp2. I wont mentions the bugs and lags since you already know it can be fix with a rom. you will find your self like this is your new home when you try the camera and you put your normal 3.5 mmm head set into your phone to me thats was my geeky orgasm to see the screen and the camera i almost cried. lol but the battery doesnt last too long i think some what worse than the tp2
I've had my HD2 for less than a week now, and I still have my TP2 (also Tmo version) right here as a security blanket during my 2-week test drive...and I'm eaaasing into the new phone, getting comfortable with all the new ways of doing things, and learning as I find solutions to new (to me) issues.
Yes, I miss the hardware QWERTY most of all...but, nowhere near as much as I was worried I might. Once you get over the initial learning curve of Swype, and quit flipping the unit into landscape out of habit whenever you want to type (seriously...you will catch yourself doing this), you'll find that screen-based texting, and in portrait mode at that, is nowhere near as painful as you might fear.
The next thing you'll find noticibly different in the HD2 is the feel and operation of the capacitive screen as opposed to the resistive in the TP2. It's not a bad thing, and I'm quickly learning to love the HD2's screen...but coming from the TP2 or resistive devices in general, there'll be an adjustment period for you, during which you'll damn near drive yourself crazy with accidental screen taps due to your fingers not being used to the buffer zone they need to leave between themselves and the surface. Don't worry, there's cabs available to adjust the sensitivity of this, but it will still take a little getting used to. But, like most of the changes, I think it's worth it in the long run.
Lastly, I miss the 1500mAh battery in the TP2...I was shocked (and felt pretty stupid) 2 days after I bought my HD2, when I first realized it only has a 1250mAh batt. That's just rediculous! So, for whatever is "standard" use for you on a cellphone/PPC, just know this one will probably run out of juice before your TP2 would have under the same circumstances.
Now, if this is your first time running this version of WM and Sense, well then there's a whole other can of worms for you to learn and get used to. It's not all bad news...just some significant changes, especially in regards to where settings and other critical items can be found. If you haven't already, you might want to throw a ROM on your TP with the same versions (6.5/2.5.2012) as the stock HD2 ROM, just to get used to the feel of those ahead of time.
Other than that, there's not a whole lot else I miss about my TP2...well other than the fact that it felt a bit sturdier than the HD2 does, just in the sense that the thicker form of the TP2 gives it much more rigidity, especially lengthwise. Once you hold a HD2 in your hand, you'll see and feel what I mean...it's clearly much easier to snap this thing in half with some careless misplaced torque on the shell. So...just keep that in mind when pocketing it
I miss the keyboard the most (physical AND on-screen). Typing is a pain for some reason on the HD2. I went a couple days of nothing but onscreen typing on my TP2 and things went great so I went ahead and got the HD2. Im gettin better but on the HD2 I feel I have to press a little higher than my target to get the correct character.
Other than that I have no issues with the HD2 and loving it especially the Snapdragon. Everything is running smooth and no crashes. I have Energy ROM loaded up and things are great.
My only advice is to make sure you get a class 6 memory card. The one that comes with the HD2 is a class 2 so read/access speeds will be slower and mess with program performance.
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I miss the keyboard the most (physical AND on-screen). Typing is a pain for some reason on the HD2. I went a couple days of nothing but onscreen typing on my TP2 and things went great so I went ahead and got the HD2. Im gettin better but on the HD2 I feel I have to press a little higher than my target to get the correct character.
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Yes, using the stock tap-type keyboard is an almost identical experience to the one on the TP2...ok but cumbersome. s0leFUNK, I would really recommend you give swype a shot...it at least has much better word prediction than the stock one, and just feels smoother and less frustrating to use, even if you don't speed up much.
There's one other thing I realized I miss from my TP2...the tmo model has the reset button exposed on the side of the housing, so just a simple stylus poke is all it took for forced soft-resets. I honestly haven't had to reset very often, but I definitely miss the simplicity of that when I needed it.
Thank you all for your input on this. I think I am going to go ahead and get the two HD2's for my wife and I. I will sell one of our tp2's to get my 200 bucks back.
I will likely make a simple stylus that is easy to carry.
Again, thank you,
Jeff
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Thank you all for your input on this. I think I am going to go ahead and get the two HD2's for my wife and I. I will sell one of our tp2's to get my 200 bucks back.
I will likely make a simple stylus that is easy to carry.
Again, thank you,
Jeff
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Glad to help...good call!!
If you haven't been checking out the HD2 forums here yet, it's time for you to start. Here's the first thread to take a peek at, you'll find links #5, and 9-13 particularly useful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663845
ok, i'm tired of seeing all of these threads about how much the nexus sucks or there's blah blah blah issue with it. listen, if you own this phone, you own the top piece of tech on the globe.
the g1 forum was never like this (and apparently they're ****ed cause they will never see a 2.x officially, so they actually have a reason to ***** but they don't), so what is the issue? there are threads saying the droid incredible is the nexus killer.. yea right. if i decided to travel the world, my nexus one will support that. if i decided to make a call in a freakin lambo at 120 miles per hour with the top down, my nexus one will support that. if i wanted to have the first cell phone in the world that actually has flash, my nexus one will support that. the droid incredible wasn't even rooted yet, and the situation is looking pretty grim. the iphone, wow, i shouldn't even waste my time talking about that piece of garbage. anyone that uses that crap, i look at them in disgrace and shame. sorry, i don't want something so basic that my grandmom can even use it.
so my point is, if you want a real phone, then get a nexus one. if you already own one and like it, my respect goes to you. if not, please don't waste space on this forum and find a phone that better suit your needs.
I have a couple of theories as to why there's a lot more... scrutiny here than in other forums. Most G1 users were able to buy their phones under contract, and as such the proverbial stakes may be lower because they didn't pay as much as N1 owners who probably paid full price (like myself).
The bigger theory, though, is that Google trumped this phone up to be the first 'super phone'. There's nothing super about not being able to handle more than 2 touch inputs, making gaming a hard task. There's nothing super about the GPU, or the jittery scrolling in some websites and on the home screen.
When you say a phone has a 1ghz processor in it, and you claim it to be a superphone, you don't expect to run into performance issues. I know I sure didn't. I've since grounded myself to the realities of hype and marketing, but it still gets under my skin that I'm still playing the same 'upgrade every other day to try to get the phone to actually be what I bought it for' game I've done with past Windows Mobile devices.
All in all I like my N1 a lot. I think it's one of the best phones out right now, and will be for some time to come, but they could have saved themselves a lot of grief by coming up with a better touch screen sensor. You just don't take shortcuts with a 'superphone'.
Purchasing an amazing smartphone like the N1 and b*itching about an annoyance is like getting married and getting pissed when your wife leaves crumbs on the counter or doesn't tuck in the sheets: grow up, get over it, and start appreciating it for all the great things that it does for you.
And please... dont use the excuse "but but... I paid $500 for my phone so I expect it to be be perfect and not have anything wrong with it". This is a idiotic since nothing is perfect (even the EVO 4g will have something wrong with it). Try telling this stupid argument to your future wife and see what happens "Honey... I spent $500 on you so I want you to be perfect and not have any quirks".
The N1 is amazing for me. So much that I can see myself using it beyond 2 years. It fulfills every single one of my needs. After years of searching I have finally found my "perfect" phone. Its that good.
I appreciate the sentiment, ap. For the most part I agree, but every person has different needs. One of the big things I use my phone for is gaming when I ride the metro to work. I also work on my book with my phone when I commute to work.
Imagine my surprise when I buy SuperGNES and realize I can't use the gamepad as advertised because the betweens are 15mm within the same axis so I couldn't do a running jump in Super Mario World. Yet my girlfriend can do this fine on her 2 year old iPhone 3G. And I have the superphone.
Or picture the look on my face when try to type really fast on the Android keyboard as I work on my book but letters don't register that did on the iPhone I used to have. I could hold down one key, and press another and not have the first one register on the N1, my superphone. This isn't a HTC Touch Cruise I'm using.
If I go to www.textsfromlastnight.com, the scrolling is choppy and not aesthetically pleasing. I hate to use the iPhone again, but the scrolling on that is fine. Websites seemingly at random do not perform well on the N1, my superphone.
Don't get me wrong, though. I do like my phone. But some of its shortcomings are not ones I'd expect, given the hardware specifications. I also did not expect Google to skimp on the touchscreen sensor on its flagship device.
If your phone does everything you want it to do, then that's great, and I'm happy for you. Not everyone can say that, though, and that's criticism I feel Google exposed itself to by calling the N1 a superphone, a class that's supposed to be above everything that came before it.
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I appreciate the sentiment, ap. For the most part I agree, but every person has different needs. One of the big things I use my phone for is gaming when I ride the metro to work. I also work on my book with my phone when I commute to work.
Imagine my surprise when I buy SuperGNES and realize I can't use the gamepad as advertised because the betweens are 15mm within the same axis so I couldn't do a running jump in Super Mario World. Yet my girlfriend can do this fine on her 2 year old iPhone 3G. And I have the superphone.
Or picture the look on my face when try to type really fast on the Android keyboard as I work on my book but letters don't register that did on the iPhone I used to have. I could hold down one key, and press another and not have the first one register on the N1, my superphone. This isn't a HTC Touch Cruise I'm using.
If I go to www.textsfromlastnight.com, the scrolling is choppy and not aesthetically pleasing. I hate to use the iPhone again, but the scrolling on that is fine. Websites seemingly at random do not perform well on the N1, my superphone.
Don't get me wrong, though. I do like my phone. But some of its shortcomings are not ones I'd expect, given the hardware specifications. I also did not expect Google to skimp on the touchscreen sensor on its flagship device.
If your phone does everything you want it to do, then that's great, and I'm happy for you. Not everyone can say that, though, and that's criticism I feel Google exposed itself to by calling the N1 a superphone, a class that's supposed to be above everything that came before it.
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Interesting points made about some of the short comings of the N1. Coming from a BlackBerry Pearl 8120 to this phone is quite a step up. It is hard for me to find negatives with the phone, besides being spoiled by the BB battery life of 2-3 days with moderate use compared to the N1 ~24hrs.
I am not sure about your experience while typing. I installed Swype and find it easier and faster to type e-mails and forum posts, and SMS compared to a physical keyboard and the default keyboard on the N1.
Coming from most phones the N1 will be a HUGE step up, and rightfully so. I'd say that the N1 is about 90% of what I thought it would be, which in its own right is pretty damn goood.
The keyboard issue I'm talking about refers to the current limitation where if you press more than one spot on the same axis within about 15 mm the input will flatten to one. There's something called multitouch visualizer on the market that shows this. It's the same hinderance that makes same axis multitouch on games not work well. Using Swype will make this a non-issue, I would imagine since it's just the one touch sliding around.
Android 2.2 is rumored to fix some of this, but it's a head scratcher that Google would use such a low-end touch screen on their breakout device.
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Coming from most phones the N1 will be a HUGE step up, and rightfully so. I'd say that the N1 is about 90% of what I thought it would be, which in its own right is pretty damn goood.
The keyboard issue I'm talking about refers to the current limitation where if you press more than one spot on the same axis within about 15 mm the input will flatten to one. There's something called multitouch visualizer on the market that shows this. It's the same hinderance that makes same axis multitouch on games not work well. Using Swype will make this a non-issue, I would imagine since it's just the one touch sliding around.
Android 2.2 is rumored to fix some of this, but it's a head scratcher that Google would use such a low-end touch screen on their breakout device.
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The N1 is new to me in a lot of aspects. This is my first touch screen phone, first Android phone, first phone that supports 3G/HSPDA, first with GPS support.
Hmm, I'll have to find that app regarding the sensor in the marketplace; read about it before in other threads.
2.2 should be coming out this month or next month? I'm assuming N1 would be on top of the list to get the update and I think the new myTouch 3G 3rd gen is getting it too?
It's a shame that the Nexus One got stuck with the clearpad touchscreen, but it's a relatively low volume phone and HTC probably either had enough stock or an existing contract with a supplier that lined up well with their projected sales numbers. I'm sure the designers would have loved to have used a better part, but typically the bean counters are the ones that get to make those decisions.
To my understanding, 2.2 should be out sometime next month. Keep in mind that I am no way trying to bash the Nexus One. I'm just objective about it. All in all it's an amazing phone. It's arguably pound for pound the best phone out, and it's certainly the best one I've ever owned.
It's just not a 'superphone'. Not to me, for the reasons I stated above; reasons I feel are valid.
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To my understanding, 2.2 should be out sometime next month. Keep in mind that I am no way trying to bash the Nexus One. I'm just objective about it. All in all it's an amazing phone. It's arguably pound for pound the best phone out, and it's certainly the best one I've ever owned.
It's just not a 'superphone'. Not to me, for the reasons I stated above; reasons I feel are valid.
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Hah, I know you're not bashing the phone Just picking out somethings that stuck out that is either a flaw or we prefer something else.
Be interesting to see what is included in 2.2 that might be derived from CM5.0.6
Well, there are a few things already in ROMs that are supposed to be in 2.2, namely the trackball color change business. I want to say some of the OpenGL upgrades are already floating around, but I may be wrong on that. I hope I am. There's always talk of JIT compiling, a concept I don't know a lot about other than it's a different way for the processor to handle stuff that's supposed to be faster. I hope/think that's in 2.2.
The biggest concern for me is (shocker) the supposed multitouch changes.
While i do love the phone and it is a sexy piece of hardware... i am still bitter about the quality of the touch screen...
the fact that i cannot really play games because the multi-touch is kind messed up is a real downer for me... i really hope this issue gets somewhat fixed in the froyo update but i do not have my hopes up... emulators and stuff was something i was really looking forward to on my phone but the touch screen sort of put the nix on that....
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ok, i'm tired of seeing all of these threads about how much the nexus sucks or there's blah blah blah issue with it. listen, if you own this phone, you own the top piece of tech on the globe.
the g1 forum was never like this (and apparently they're ****ed cause they will never see a 2.x officially, so they actually have a reason to ***** but they don't), so what is the issue? there are threads saying the droid incredible is the nexus killer.. yea right. if i decided to travel the world, my nexus one will support that. if i decided to make a call in a freakin lambo at 120 miles per hour with the top down, my nexus one will support that. if i wanted to have the first cell phone in the world that actually has flash, my nexus one will support that. the droid incredible wasn't even rooted yet, and the situation is looking pretty grim. the iphone, wow, i shouldn't even waste my time talking about that piece of garbage. anyone that uses that crap, i look at them in disgrace and shame. sorry, i don't want something so basic that my grandmom can even use it.
so my point is, if you want a real phone, then get a nexus one. if you already own one and like it, my respect goes to you. if not, please don't waste space on this forum and find a phone that better suit your needs.
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You are my hero.
Agree completely. People need to slap themselves real hard and remind themselves what kind of piece of technology they own. STOP *****ing. Christ, N1 forum is becoming a collection of spoiled crybabies.
Wake up!
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While i do love the phone and it is a sexy piece of hardware... i am still bitter about the quality of the touch screen...
the fact that i cannot really play games because the multi-touch is kind messed up is a real downer for me... i really hope this issue gets somewhat fixed in the froyo update but i do not have my hopes up... emulators and stuff was something i was really looking forward to on my phone but the touch screen sort of put the nix on that....
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You can play SuperGNES in landscape with the d-pad and the buttons at diagonally opposite corners and play pretty much without issues. I'm able to do running jumps in Super Mario World. I don't know why SuperGNES and Snesoid both do not have LR button capabilities, but I'm no designer. I haven't tried other emulators.
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You are my hero.
Agree completely. People need to slap themselves real hard and remind themselves what kind of piece of technology they own. STOP *****ing. Christ, N1 forum is becoming a collection of spoiled crybabies.
Wake up!
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I disagree. I don't think I need to slap myself because I expect a 'superphone' to be able to handle more than two touch inputs reliably.
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I disagree. I don't think I need to slap myself because I expect a 'superphone' to be able to handle more than two touch inputs reliably.
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+1 agree with this
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I disagree. I don't think I need to slap myself because I expect a 'superphone' to be able to handle more than two touch inputs reliably.
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Why is everyone so fixed on the multi-touch? Seriously. Let's face the facts for a second. Besides playing console-ported games with 2 controls on left and right of the screen, there is no other place where you need that.
Fact: pinch-to-zoom works flawlessly (as in "without any issues") everywhere you need it - maps, browser, gallery. If it doesn't for you - talk to your doctor about fixing your hand coordination. Where else do you need multitouch in the real world? Nowhere.
Besides, we need to stop being hipocritical. We found ONE problem with Nexus that still remains and we freak out. I cannot even start listing the difficiences of other "SUPERPHONES" like iPhone. They can't do **** in comparison. Yet I don't see so much hate and dissapointment over their devices as we have here. Think about it. Apple fanboys are actually less hipocritical about their devices, albeit somewhat ignorant. Yet they can appreciate their devices and value them for things they can do, and we, informed and educated, hate our devices (far more advanced) for tiny flaws. So who's better off here?
The reason for my rant is for us to face the facts and be just. No device is perfect, humans created it, and we are not perfect. Everything has flaws. You cannot focus on one _insignificant_ flaw and forgo all the good stuff. People would never marry if that were the case =) Look at the whole picture, value something (or someone) for it's good qualities, don't hate it for the flaws.
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You can play SuperGNES in landscape with the d-pad and the buttons at diagonally opposite corners and play pretty much without issues. I'm able to do running jumps in Super Mario World. I don't know why SuperGNES and Snesoid both do not have LR button capabilities, but I'm no designer. I haven't tried other emulators.
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so you CAN play NES emulators with no problem. i thought i read that you cant do this because of the stupid touch screen limitation. damn false info.
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I disagree. I don't think I need to slap myself because I expect a 'superphone' to be able to handle more than two touch inputs reliably.
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I disagree. You need to slap yourself.
If you don't think the phone is a good value, sell it on Ebay. You'll get the bulk of your money back and you can go whine about your expectations about your new phone elsewhere. *****ing about what it isn't/doesn't have is pointless.
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Why is everyone so fixed on the multi-touch? Seriously. Let's face the facts for a second. Besides playing console-ported games with 2 controls on left and right of the screen, there is no other place where you need that.
Fact: pinch-to-zoom works flawlessly (as in "without any issues") everywhere you need it - maps, browser, gallery. If it doesn't for you - talk to your doctor about fixing your hand coordination. Where else do you need multitouch in the real world? Nowhere.
Besides, we need to stop being hipocritical. We found ONE problem with Nexus that still remains and we freak out. I cannot even start listing the difficiences of other "SUPERPHONES" like iPhone. They can't do **** in comparison.
The reason for my rant is for us to face the facts and be just. No device is perfect, humans created it, and we are not perfect. Everything has flaws. You cannot focus on one _insignificant_ flaw and forgo all the good stuff. People would never marry if that were the case =) Look at the whole picture, value something (or someone) for it's good qualities, don't hate it for the flaws.
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I think you are undervaluing the intentions people have for their phones simply because they aren't yours. While I may not be as fanatical as some others have been, I'm going to take notice of the idea that my two year old iPhone 3G does something better than my new Nexus One because someone between HTC and Google decided that the touchpad sensor they chose was enough.
If the flaws of the phone were enough of a problem for me, I'd sell it on Craigslist and get something else. Just because they aren't that glaring for me doesn't mean I'm going to be ignorant of them, though.
Also, it's been well documented that the touch sensor on the N1 can misbehave in a variety of cases, even with just one touch. I've personally experienced this. Touches refuse to accurately register until you turn off the screen and turn it back on sometimes. Play around with the multitouch application for a while and you more than likely will see some anomalies.
I think I stand somewhere in the middle of 'This phone is perfect, why complainomg' and 'This phone is broken and flawedomg'.
It's hard to make the argument you're trying to make about no phone being perfect when phones like the Evo 4G and the Droid Incredible are basically the same phone except they didn't get cheap touch sensors. I'd wager to guess they'll be around the same price as the N1 as well, if not cheaper also.
I'll agree that some people take their complaints too far, but you almost make it sound like people should have nothing to complain about at all, which I disagree with.
http://www.the8pen.com/index.html
looks interesting, but I'm not sure how efficient it is. I'm definitely gonna try it though.
Hmmmn, I may give this a go.
seems like too much swiping around of your finger
Where can i downloads this i wantt to try it out
Looks fun. I will try it out.
I have been using swype since my hero and I love it because I hate pecking at the keys. This looks pretty interesting. Looks like it will take quite a while to get to learn it. Swype was easy to pick up because it still uses the common QWERTY keyboard design. I think people will try it and not like it because they will not take the time to learn, but we will see. I will definetly try it and will post back in a few days with some results.
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Where can i downloads this i wantt to try it out
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Do you know how to read?
Swipe to get a letter, or Swype and get the whole word.
No brainer to me.
Give me swype with a phone keypad instead of a qwerty.
Looks really interesting, I want to give it a try. At the very least, nice little novelty.
It'll never take off because of the nonstandard layout - in this day and age there's no excuse for silliness like this. Non-hunt/peck methods are already niche products (I doubt that Swype or other keyboard alternatives make up an appreciable percentage of device installs) and this is even more nichey.
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Swipe to get a letter, or Swype and get the whole word.
No brainer to me.
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idk this seems different because the swyping is much faster. If one is able to swipe multiple letters faster than a standard sized word, this may be better for people who use smaller words. not sure yet, going to definitely try this, as I also use swype and ultra keyboard.
Miss my palm t2, got so use to it..didnt like to text..but my far east friends, up my learning curve while I had my moto razer..back in the day...haha!!
This looks like a pretty good idea, dont know how well it'll jump off though...but I will most definitely pick it up and try to get decent with it. Just for the bragging rights.
Or I could learn how to use Swype. I don't know. I don't like the look of this. I fail to see how this is any faster or better than other solutions available, conventional or not.
At first I was impressed and thought it was a great idea but the more I think of it, the less impressive it is. There is no way that someone can type with this method faster or easier than they can swype. We all already know the layout of the qwerty keyboard intuitively, and swyping words takes far less effort and requires less physical movement across the screen than this method, so what is the point? What this basically does is try to create a quick way of WRITING on our screens. It would almost seem better to me to be able to actually write the letters out than trying to learn how to write new characters for the english alphabet. There is way too steep of a learning curve for something like this, and it doesn't improve on the efficiency of entering text on a touch screen. I think the developers wanted to create something revolutionary, but really didn't think this one through.
supposed to be out today. I was hoping it had the "swype" method but this whole start at the middle and go around in circles as many times as you need for a letter is kind of painful to me... Now, if you can swype from box to box and the algorithm was impressive enough to pick that up, THAT would be revolutionary and i would use in a heartbeat
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supposed to be out today. I was hoping it had the "swype" method but this whole start at the middle and go around in circles as many times as you need for a letter is kind of painful to me... Now, if you can swype from box to box and the algorithm was impressive enough to pick that up, THAT would be revolutionary and i would use in a heartbeat
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I find it funny that they say "coming out later today" because it's past 12:00. I wish everything that had a release date came out on midnight, would make it so much easier on us night owls! (and less anticipated, but I'd rather know when something is coming out than sit around all day waiting for it only for it to come out at like 8:00 PM, such a drag when that happens)
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I find it funny that they say "coming out later today" because it's past 12:00. I wish everything that had a release date came out on midnight, would make it so much easier on us night owls! (and less anticipated, but I'd rather know when something is coming out than sit around all day waiting for it only for it to come out at like 8:00 PM, such a drag when that happens)
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Argh I know... it's pissing me off I really wanna try this thing
I'll try it, but it initially looks like more work then it's worth...