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TouchPal v3.5 released

Download link
http://www.cootek.com/download.aspx
TouchPal3.5 Overview Video:
http://www.cootek.com/intro.aspx
The best input method.

Thanks for the heads up on this - I'm a registered user, but I never seem to get the email updates. Do they actually send them?
I'm liking this version so far. It looks nicer and has handy little features. The "More" button on word suggestions was badly needed.

se0siris said:
Thanks for the heads up on this - I'm a registered user, but I never seem to get the email updates. Do they actually send them?
I'm liking this version so far. It looks nicer and has handy little features. The "More" button on word suggestions was badly needed.
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TouchPal v3.5 released today..
You can go to below link download new version free update:
http://www.cootek.com/download.aspx

The download I got was for 3.1 version. They need to fix that. Can anyone post the cab for 3.5 please?

mphayvanh said:
The download I got was for 3.1 version. They need to fix that. Can anyone post the cab for 3.5 please?
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same problem here. thats kinda okay, cause i had 3.0 before that so its still an upgrade...but you know.

just downloaded, wonder have they made a black skin for this yet

here is the cab file for 3.5

ChInEsE ChIcKeN said:
here is the cab file for 3.5
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Downloaded this and version says v3.1.1008

looks fantastic , gr8 work

Lycox said:
Downloaded this and version says v3.1.1008
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A mistake from Cootek.
It is version 3.5 when you look inside the program when keyboard pops up (click on Option tab, then "?" icon=>Check version info.

wittanny said:
A mistake from Cootek.
It is version 3.5 when you look inside the program when keyboard pops up (click on Option tab, then "?" icon=>Check version info.
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Ahhh, I see. Thanks for the hint

Nah, don't use this one, it makes my device run slow (I have an Axim at 600Mhz and with touchpal runs like 200MHz).
Better try FTPRO from www.fingertouchpro.com , it's fast , cool and has more options. For me it's the best software keyboard.

LOVE TOUCHPAL - but when i type "its" my Orbit soft resets !!!!!!

Have no problem using TouchPal on my Cruise, which runs on 400Mhz chipset.
The 'Its' bug has been fixed. Redownload the latest installation file from Cootek website.

hays said:
LOVE TOUCHPAL - but when i type "its" my Orbit soft resets !!!!!!
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Ouch... nasty one

xda-addict said:
Ouch... nasty one
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Yea. Good job it's been fixed ey!

i downloaded the latest version that chinese chicken posted, and it still reboots my phone when i type its!

Thank you so Much !!
from where please i can get arabic language Someone point please!!!!

MDtouchDiamond said:
i downloaded the latest version that chinese chicken posted, and it still reboots my phone when i type its!
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is that so? did you download the official release? or something someone else posted? because I've been using TouchPal since version 2 and all the bugs have been ironed out. I have caught 3 of the bugs myself and they were fixed within 24hours.
TouchPal is my main sip, I use it at least once every 30mins while I'm awake. 3 times I've used it to write 5 page essays on my mobile. it's capable and fast once you get the hang of it. yes, there is a learning curve but it shouldn't take too long to get it.
to get the hang of it I'd say the best way is to open notes/word/textmaker or whichever is your favorite and type random words that comes to mind. it's the same layout as on a computer keyboard. so it shouldn't be too hard to understand where each key is located, plus you don't have to press the actual letters of the word you're trying to write, pressing the ones beside it will work just fine. its text prediction is really good, you can turn off the text prediction if you don't want it.
however, the text prediction is pretty good at saving typing the time it takes to type words.
eg: typing the word "circumstance", all I have to type is "circu" and it shows up in the word candidates.
lol, it's word association is good too, if it type word "nasty" it will show "masturbation" in the word candidates, lol. it sure saves me typing time when searching for these kind of videos in WVD lol.
get the file from www.CooTek.com and remember to select the download for the os you're using.
have fun

This looks pretty sweet. I will try it out in a few minutes.

Updated Virtual Keyboard?

I saw somewhere that there is a virtual keyboard with bigger keys. Does anyone know where to get this? Thanks

Its in the market now. Its from Better Android and is much better than the standard virtual keyboard.

mightykc said:
Its in the market now. Its from Better Android and is much better than the standard virtual keyboard.
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whats it called

tanner2007 said:
whats it called
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Better Keyboard... haha

imbonez9 said:
Better Keyboard... haha
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o nvm it cost money =/
any screenshots?

the HTC keyboard has bigger/better keys and can be calibrated and if your phone is rooted there are walk throughs in the development section of this forum on how to put it on the phone.

Has anybody extracted the HTC keyboard from the other rom so that it's installable on a non-rooted phone? It should just be a regular android app, right?

How do I get the HTC keyboard running on JF 1.51 US? Thanks

Install the HTC-Cime application. It's under the development section

I looked and I cannot find. Can someone provide a link? Thank you.
Isn't it called HTC-Ime and the Htc-Cime is the Chinese version? Thanks

Jashsu's CIME Installer thread here

Okay, I figured out how to get the HTC keyboard on a non-rooted phone.
Go to this page (from the development forum)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=515840
Ignore the instructions from this page, but download the update.zip file to your computer. Open up the zip folder, and extract the file called "HTC_IME.apk" (I forget which subfolder it's in, unzip it and do a search if you can't find it)
Put the HTC_IME.apk file on your SD card and then select it with a file manager (I used Linda File Manager). After it installs, go into your phone settings, select "Locale and Text" and then uncheck Android keyboard and select Touch Input (Touch Input is the name of HTC's keyboard, apparently).
That said, I think the default keyboard is actually a lot better than HTC's. Still, it's nice to have the variety and HTC's keyboard does have a T9 mode if you're into one-handed typing.

legaleye2005 said:
I saw somewhere that there is a virtual keyboard with bigger keys. Does anyone know where to get this? Thanks
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There is a free app called big keys I think. I didn't really care for the bigger keys taking away from my screen but it worked good and had simple gesture control also

can i put the old cupcake keyboard back on?

i have the better htc virtual keyboard but id like to put the original gray cupcake one back on. ive googled the hell out of it but dont know what to do. thanks

what rom are you using?
try to go to settings->locale text
check android keyboard and uncheck touch input

providence said:
what rom are you using?
try to go to settings->locale text
check android keyboard and uncheck touch input
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mytouch 2.0 unthemed.
Thanks for the advice, it actually did give me a black version of the keyboard i was looking for. but it types in chinese and id prefer the gray one, any other ideas?
thanks

DMaverick50 said:
mytouch 2.0 unthemed.
Thanks for the advice, it actually did give me a black version of the keyboard i was looking for. but it types in chinese and id prefer the gray one, any other ideas?
thanks
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when i was untheming the jacmytouchskiv2.0 i noticed when i flashed the regular (themed version) that it had a black normal keyboard that typed in chinese. if you can find a rom with the english version of the cupcake vk you should be able to replace the chinese vk with the english one (well i assume you are looking for english but substitute english with whatever language if you are not lol) and it should work. i do not know where it would be located though. try pm-ing ccyrowski or cyanogen they should be able to tell you the location of it in a rom.

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when i was untheming the jacmytouchskiv2.0 i noticed when i flashed the regular (themed version) that it had a black normal keyboard that typed in chinese. if you can find a rom with the english version of the cupcake vk you should be able to replace the chinese vk with the english one (well i assume you are looking for english but substitute english with whatever language if you are not lol) and it should work. i do not know where it would be located though. try pm-ing ccyrowski or cyanogen they should be able to tell you the location of it in a rom.
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will do, i appreciate the help
and thanks again for un-themeing mytouch2.0, i dont think ill be leaving that build for the foreseeable future

DMaverick50 said:
will do, i appreciate the help
and thanks again for un-themeing mytouch2.0, i dont think ill be leaving that build for the foreseeable future
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no problem. i help out with the things i know how to do, and at least try to point in the right direction for things i do not know about

DMaverick50 said:
i have the better htc virtual keyboard but id like to put the original gray cupcake one back on. ive googled the hell out of it but dont know what to do. thanks
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I don't know why you would call the htc one better... I quite hate it. The buttons are harder to press and it vibrates WAY too long. The default keyboard is much nicer -- clean and gives just a nice 'tick' of the vibrator on key press.
To install the default keyboard, copy its ".apk" file ("LatinIME.apk") into /system/app.

Latest Swype version?

Hi, what's the latest Swype version available?
Atm, I am using Skype 3.0.0.256, are there any updates?
Also noticed Swype 3.9.10.10.5032 floating around...

if you use 3.9 on a non tmous phone, and use a lock code, it will change the password and force you to hard reset, so be aware!

Hi, can you please tell me what rdoes "non tmous phone" stand for? Is this a custom ROM or?

EgoMaximus said:
Hi, can you please tell me what rdoes "non tmous phone" stand for? Is this a custom ROM or?
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tmous hd2 = T-Mobile US HD2.

EgoMaximus said:
Hi, can you please tell me what rdoes "non tmous phone" stand for? Is this a custom ROM or?
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T-Mobile United States.
US version of HD2.

Roger that, thanks a lot!

EgoMaximus said:
Hi, what's the latest Swype version available?
Atm, I am using Skype 3.0.0.256, are there any updates?
Also noticed Swype 3.9.10.10.5032 floating around...
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3.9.10.10.5032 is the latest but as others have mentioned, some are lucky, many are not. There are many forums with people posting their problems, killing data connections, wifi, email settings, having to hard not soft reset as a solution etc.
Ive reverted back to using v2.0 from the omnia with Lesscro skin to make it look a little better. Sure the buttons are bit smaller but i believe its faster then 3.9 regardless of how you adjust speed vs accuracy. Also the hold button for the number feature actually works all the time unlike 3.9. All based on my own exp of course, there are many using 3.9 who prefer that.

I totally agree with rexboy, the version 2 with Lesscro's skin looks and works very well indeed.
Too many people are having problems with the 3.9.10.10.5032 version, it's not worth the hassle of installing.

rexboy said:
3.9.10.10.5032 is the latest but as others have mentioned, some are lucky, many are not. There are many forums with people posting their problems, killing data connections, wifi, email settings, having to hard not soft reset as a solution etc.
Ive reverted back to using v2.0 from the omnia with Lesscro skin to make it look a little better. Sure the buttons are bit smaller but i believe its faster then 3.9 regardless of how you adjust speed vs accuracy. Also the hold button for the number feature actually works all the time unlike 3.9. All based on my own exp of course, there are many using 3.9 who prefer that.
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So, what you are saing is that I if I cn find a cab of the SWYPE that was taken from the [email protected] it can be installed on the hd2? If so then I am going to search for it quick. This version that came with the Tmous HD2 bites. BTW, is there the weird overlap problem (at the bottom of the QWERTY board) that happend on non Omia2 phones?

steve austin said:
So, what you are saing is that I if I cn find a cab of the SWYPE that was taken from the [email protected] it can be installed on the hd2? If so then I am going to search for it quick. This version that came with the Tmous HD2 bites. BTW, is there the weird overlap problem (at the bottom of the QWERTY board) that happend on non Omia2 phones?
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Yep thats exactly what i am saying. This was the first swype that fits a WGVA phone extracted so it could run our HD2's. It did not have 100% of the features like advanced keyboard config (2 letters / key etc) but it works well.
The 3.9 is more tailored for our phones as its designed for the US Tmous phone but as mentioned, i just dont believe it works as well, try for yourself.
Cant post a link on here as most swype cab's and links have been removed as it rules prohibit a link to a cab version here but google will give you MANY hits to its direction.
Just make sure you install to the phone not storage and away you go.
* I havent noticed any overlap problems, keyboard looks good.

LINK????
Hey can anyone put up a link to the original swype for the MyTouch 3G 32A????

rexboy said:
Yep thats exactly what i am saying. This was the first swype that fits a WGVA phone extracted so it could run our HD2's. It did not have 100% of the features like advanced keyboard config (2 letters / key etc) but it works well.
The 3.9 is more tailored for our phones as its designed for the US Tmous phone but as mentioned, i just dont believe it works as well, try for yourself.
Cant post a link on here as most swype cab's and links have been removed as it rules prohibit a link to a cab version here but google will give you MANY hits to its direction.
Just make sure you install to the phone not storage and away you go.
* I havent noticed any overlap problems, keyboard looks good.
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Thanks for this. I've been installing the cabs to the SD card, and you're saying that this should be put to the phone's root directory? Where exactly should I save it? Ive been trying for hours on end trying different versions. It's either the trial one that won't work or the cab, and I put the cab on my phone, but couldn't figure out why there wasn't an executable or APK to flash.
Any additional info as to where to root this would be great.

Swype for Android?

Hi Guys,
I hope this isn't a stupid question but I'm looking for the Swype keyboard for our new Android OS. I looked in the android app store and even on the Swype website but can't see any download links. I'm guessing it's available so would anyone have a link/app they can point me in the direction of?
Thanks in advance

I second this. I found a few apk's for the droid etc but most of them are expired beta trials and/or aren't suitable for the screen res.

here you go guys
http://www.4shared.com/file/zAu2bcxB/swypewvga-156.htm

I an using it on my xperia and love it but its still officially in beta our licensed to phone manufacturer only right now. I an on my phone right now so I can't search for it but you might be able to find the.apk and install it. if I find the link latter I'll post it.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

Is Swype working on the HD2 for you guys? I have access to the official beta but it doesn't work for me - the keyboard comes up, but it won't recognize any words.

coolmarkoo said:
here you go guys
http://www.4shared.com/file/zAu2bcxB/swypewvga-156.htm
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cmboud said:
I an using it on my xperia and love it but its still officially in beta our licensed to phone manufacturer only right now. I an on my phone right now so I can't search for it but you might be able to find the.apk and install it. if I find the link latter I'll post it.
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Thanks for your help guys, I'll try that link now.
Cheers

Another alternative would be the Slideit keyboard. Found on android market. Quite usable imo

DeekoVB5 said:
Is Swype working on the HD2 for you guys? I have access to the official beta but it doesn't work for me - the keyboard comes up, but it won't recognize any words.
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since swype has diffrent versions for each kind of screen it will not work for the offical beta unless you download the htc evo version which is working for me just fine here is the link
http://www.4shared.com/file/zAu2bcxB/swypewvga-156.htm

coolmarkoo said:
here you go guys
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Ok,
I've installed this and it seems to be compatible (thanks a lot). I selected Swype as my default keyboard in the android menu but for some reason when I go to type an SMS, the default android keyboard still seems to appear. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks in advance

longpress on the text field, select swype.