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REQUEST: HTC keyboard fix, getting rediculous

I have the Sprint HTC Hero,
I am rooted and running Fresh 2.0 The phone is awesome.
I am pissed at one thing, the Damn Keyboard.
I have had this problem while on Fresh 2.0, Damage control 2.05, and stock 1.5
Many, Many people are having this problem.
This phone has on ON-SCREEN Keyboard, this feature is the most buggy feature on a phone, and its ridiculous. And it is the most used feature, and it doesn't work right.
I will pay, donate, what ever if someone gets an app like this working, but I guarantee many, many people will buy it.
This will be identical to the HTC keyboard, but the functionality will be different.
Obvious the lag has to be free, nothing at all. If people pay for an app it has to work right.
Also what it would do is hide the suggestions but still correct common mistakes, I know this has its limitations in that if you type in JTC instead of HTC it will correct it to HTC even if you meant JTC, This will not show all the corrections, it will automatically correct misspelled words, like the iPhone.
I am willing to use this, because instead of spelling the word out on top of you which gives you lag, it will just match the word up with the right one.
This is basically exactly like the iPhone's keyboard system. It shows the key popup, thats it. When it corrects a word it just changes it, instead of spelling the word above you. however, if I were to type in JTC it would show the word in a box, and you would click on it if you want it to stay.
is this possible?
Everyone can complain about the iPhone's KB, but it is much smoother, lag free, and corrects much, much better than the hero.

My keyboard doesn't lag at all on 1.5. It lags unbearably on 2.1. Maybe try a custom 1.5 ROM?

nevermindddddd

go get an iphone.

Have allmost no problem with Villain Try... And why not look on the market for different keyboard apps? There are bunch of free and payed to be experienced!

Xaaran said:
Have allmost no problem with Villain Try... And why not look on the market for different keyboard apps? There are bunch of free and payed to be experienced!
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Just a note to the OP:
You are a CDMA phone user, Villain as suggested here although a mega fantastic rom its for GSM phones, so don't flash or you will be going no where fast....
Edit: and for the record Swype (beta) doesn't lag at all so when the official one comes out everyone should get it!

Lennyuk said:
Just a note to the OP:
You are a CDMA phone user, Villain as suggested here although a mega fantastic rom its for GSM phones
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Ah! Good point! My mistake!!!!

Swype

Hi guys, been a few months, but I'm back with a question.
Been using the swype beta for my hero and the trial period just expired today and won't let me use it anymore (unless I change the date on my phone - you know that old trick)
is there a place where I can get a newer beta ? I don't want to keep setting the date back.
Thanks.

Trial period expired???
Working perfectly fine over here.

which version are you using ? Swype's website says its a 3 month trial

i'm using version 1.16.12.5228

Yeah I've got the same issue. Really come to like Swype so really want a solution!

Same problem here... got the expiration message yesterday.
Is there any solution to this other than waiting for an official Hero release from Swype?
My phone is much less usable without it.

Have you given Shapewriter Keyboard a try? It is very comparable to Swype.
I personally like it more than Swype.

saj222 said:
Have you given Shapewriter Keyboard a try? It is very comparable to Swype.
I personally like it more than Swype.
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Yeah, I'm using Shapewriter now. It's okay, but I prefer Swype.
I like how in Swype the keyboard takes up less space on the screen, and I like the use of a pop-up to handle ambiguous traces.

SlideIT
Hi
I use SlideIT.
Really good, and many language packs.
BR.
MKrogh

Tried out both SlideIT and Shapewriter and both pale in comparison IMHO.
Anywho I found a link that works (and it won't let me post it as I'm a new user!). It's on the droid-eris.com forums, with the title "Swype Trial Period Ends!!!!!!!!!!" Good luck finding it.

had the same problem... this worked
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7214799/com.swype.android.inputmethod.v1.25.16.5612.hvga.apk

how do i delete this post :S sorryy...

I'm glad I've found this post, I've used others like SlideIT and Shapewriter, and nothing compares to the speed or accuracy as Swype.
I liked SlideIT for it's accuracy compared to Shapewriter, but the Shapewriter keyboard was was nicer.
Swype blows them both out of the water, my beta trial ended too and I've been searching the past few days for a fix. Thanks for posting this.
I wonder how long until conventional keyboards are replaced with software like this, it's simply amazing.
I mean even if somebody could write software like this for an analog keyboard, it would help disabled and people with only one hand or arm to be able to type as fast as anybody else by sliding their fingers accross the keys.
After using Swype, texting has never been the same for me, and it's hard to go back to conventional methods.

The swype apk has been in the Nexus One section for quite some time now. If you've really been searching for a few days it's a shock you hadn't found it yet.

not a shock considering I only stick in the GSM hero section and don't venture off to other phone forums. thanks for the tip though.

Thanks! Swype seems great, there are some stuff i miss in SlideIT.
But is it possible to get Swype in swedish, otherwise it's pretty useless for me right now.

hi all, i am newbie to this android stuff..
i have search info about swype, that it's so fantastic to use keyboard in swype way.. So, i have download and installed it from link above.. What i want to ask is, why I can't change the keyboard input method to swype on my phone? Is there any phone requirement for swype? Like must running eclair first?
Btw, my phone is HTC Hero with donut rooted.

Same. I've installed it but can't work out how to use it.
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Tapatalk on my Hero

New Swype Version
Heya all
Discovered this Swype version hiding in the depths of the internet It hasn't expired and doesn't look like its going to!
So I've attached it all for you guys!
Enjoy!

Is it multilingual?

Does the Swype Beta work on the Hero

Does anyone know if the new Swype Beta keyboard works on the Hero?
I loaded the old version, and it required a higher resolution at that time, but before I mess up my perfectly working daughter's phone (who is leary of my experimentation), I wanted to know.
Thanks.

yes it does I just recently did the December update and it's working fine. Just make sure you use the swype installer so you can sign in and use the keyboard fully.

i personally prefer Shapewriter...

Yes, it works great on my Hero. I've been using it for the past 6 or 7 months without any issues. Takes a little while to get used to, especially if you're moving over from a physical keyboard. The last update (December) made some nice changes. I would likely throw my phone in the trash if I had to use the stock keyboard! Go get it, its easy. Like the other poster said, be sure to get the legal copy. Good luck!

Be careful though, I just found out that heroes auto corrects to herpes...particularly important for us.

kostov22 said:
i personally prefer Shapewriter...
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nmoreman said:
Does anyone know if the new Swype Beta keyboard works on the Hero?
I loaded the old version, and it required a higher resolution at that time, but before I mess up my perfectly working daughter's phone (who is leary of my experimentation), I wanted to know.
Thanks.
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Yea the new swype works well but when you install make sure you have data on and let the user license agreement go through or else you will get an error saying this version was formatted for another device.
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk

I upgraded recently from the previous version of Swype on my Hero, and it started giving me the features won't work error which caused it not to swype at all. But reading the Swype forums, they advised to uninstall both Swype and the Swype installer apps and then reboot and reload Swype installer and install Swype again. After I did that, Swype is now working properly.

anyone have the apk?

epitaphromance said:
anyone have the apk?
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Read This: Namely rules #6 and #9
That being said, requesting warez is against the rules. Check out This Thread on a similar topic, mainly the last post my the mod if you think otherwise.
So... if you want Swype you're going to need to sign up for the beta via their website beta.swype.com
Just saving you the trouble of being hassled by PMs from moderators
inb4 mods/impaler

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anyone have the apk?
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kyouko said:
Read This: Namely rules #6 and #9
That being said, requesting warez is against the rules. Check out This Thread on a similar topic, mainly the last post my the mod if you think otherwise.
So... if you want Swype you're going to need to sign up for the beta via their website beta.swype.com
Just saving you the trouble of being hassled by PMs from moderators
inb4 mods/impaler
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Exactly right, thanks kyouko, and please don't request warez on XDA

Beta is closed

my favorite part of the new update is the voice button finally!

They just opened the beta again.

Just search for it on google. There's a hacked version that works perfect. I've been using it for about a month.
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I have tried all of them, and even purchased one. I got into the beta program a couple of weeks ago before it opened, and like it the best so far. Very good.

I'm not trying to dig this thread up, but I just signed up for beta and got it working on aosp 2.2. I couldn't be happier. Hopefully I'll be able to keep or buy it after the beta period is up.

When the beta first hit, it worked perfectly, now every single time I download it I get a blue box around the keyboard when I tap anything. It's useless now, which is a shame, because I loved it. Anybody know a fix that isn't part of the troubleshooting list on the actual site?

jckeyser said:
When the beta first hit, it worked perfectly, now every single time I download it I get a blue box around the keyboard when I tap anything. It's useless now, which is a shame, because I loved it. Anybody know a fix that isn't part of the troubleshooting list on the actual site?
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Have you tried reinstalling the swype installer? I had to download it again from them and do it all over. Also, try this: tap any text box to bring up your swype board, long press to change to android keyboard, let it pop up, then long press to change back to swype. 99% of the time that fixes the blue box for me.
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!

Swype on the INCREDIBLE

Swype re-opened beta's for android users. Just registered and downloaded whole process takes 5 minutes! Hopefully my search was correct and no one had posted this yet But anyway its here now!
Just head over to beta.swypeinc.com
JayNormus

It tells me my inc is not an android phone and wont let me download.

Might need to change your browser settings to android...
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jasonb1985 said:
It tells me my inc is not an android phone and wont let me download.
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It's because you don't have your browser's UAstring set to Android.

Or mobile view is turned off. All I had to do when I saw that was turn mobile view on and bingo.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

u guys r smart. thanks!

i like it, not to happy that all the long press characters are moved arround

I've already got the swype beta on my dinc, with the voice to text, should I uninstall and download the legit beta, the version I have now is hacked...
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if it's not broke, don't fix it is what I say.

Too late lol, its working good though
Sent from my Dinc using Tapatalk with Swype!

yeah, i am heavily enjoying it. i have never had swype on either of my droids so its a big upgrade for me. feels and works awesome im amazed at how well it recognizes the right word even when my fat fingers hit the wrong letter haha.

After trying swype on the galaxy tab I had to try it on my inc. I am liking it so far. Pretty neat really.

So on two phones I'm using this beta, officially signed up for it, installed through the official installer, all that.
After a re-boot on one phone swype just ceases to function, it acts like it's expired. An uninstall/reinstall fixes it but very annoying.
On the other phone, I get an error message saying it was designed for a different device and some functions won't work, and the primary function that doesn't work is... swyping the words. Uninstall/reinstall fixes the problem.
What the hell? Using unauthorized versions in the last 6 months it's worked perfectly, now using an official beta, trying to go legit, it doesn't work. Both phones using the SkyRaider 3.3 ROM (exact same configuration on both, both phones are launch date phones).

Hooya said:
So on two phones I'm using this beta, officially signed up for it, installed through the official installer, all that.
After a re-boot on one phone swype just ceases to function, it acts like it's expired. An uninstall/reinstall fixes it but very annoying.
On the other phone, I get an error message saying it was designed for a different device and some functions won't work, and the primary function that doesn't work is... swyping the words. Uninstall/reinstall fixes the problem.
What the hell? Using unauthorized versions in the last 6 months it's worked perfectly, now using an official beta, trying to go legit, it doesn't work. Both phones using the SkyRaider 3.3 ROM (exact same configuration on both, both phones are launch date phones).
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Not sure what that could be from. I have been on a lot of roms in the past 48 hours SkyRaider not being one though got stuck on CM 6.1 and in love lol. Maybe there is soemthing new in the code that messes things up? I dont know about code unfortunately but i have NO problems so far. Wish i could be of more help

Easier fix for the not working after reboot: long press in a text field, change the input thing from swype to something else, then change it back to swype. Should fix it.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

I had issues with Swype not detecting the occasional, uh, swype? Switched back to the default keyboard. Now using IncredibleGingerbread and the multitouch keyboard is better than Swype by far. Fast and accurate.

mine gets stuck every now and then and I have to just go back to stock and back to swype.
Currently, I think swype is amazingly accurate. I feel like I'm just scribbling on the keypad. I'm never going back.
Sent from my ADR6300

Try changing keyboards then back to swype. This solves the problem for me.
Btw is there anyway to backup the user dictionary between installs?
Hooya said:
So on two phones I'm using this beta, officially signed up for it, installed through the official installer, all that.
After a re-boot on one phone swype just ceases to function, it acts like it's expired. An uninstall/reinstall fixes it but very annoying.
On the other phone, I get an error message saying it was designed for a different device and some functions won't work, and the primary function that doesn't work is... swyping the words. Uninstall/reinstall fixes the problem.
What the hell? Using unauthorized versions in the last 6 months it's worked perfectly, now using an official beta, trying to go legit, it doesn't work. Both phones using the SkyRaider 3.3 ROM (exact same configuration on both, both phones are launch date phones).
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Blah12543 said:
Or mobile view is turned off. All I had to do when I saw that was turn mobile view on and bingo.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.
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I'm using the new FireFox 4 Beta. What is mobile view? Can I enable/disable it on my phone if so where?
Also i've always used the standard keyboard and I type with my thumbs. I am finding it rather hard to swype with my thumbs.
Do you guys use your thumbs or index fingers? Also any suggestions for someone converting from stock to swype to get my adjusted quicker and be able to use it more naturally other than just time?

morph3k said:
Also i've always used the standard keyboard and I type with my thumbs. I am finding it rather hard to swype with my thumbs.
Do you guys use your thumbs or index fingers? Also any suggestions for someone converting from stock to swype to get my adjusted quicker and be able to use it more naturally other than just time?
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Type very fast with all 10 fingers and pretty fast with two thumbs on the Dinc. But using this Swype for the last two days it's a struggle and have only been able to use my right thumb. Do seem to be getting better all the time though.
Was a major PITA to get it to work with Better Keyboard for some reason.

[Sprint] Swype Beta keyboard for SGS3 is Sweet!

Well, I wanted to share this for anyone that , like me, didn't think Samsung did that great a job with the keyboard on the GS3. I just downloaded the Swype Beta for our phone and played with it for a while..It's really NICE. Much better imho than that frustrating thing they used in our phones! I don't know what happened, but after using the Samsung KB for a while I started getting really frustrated. Not sure what the heck happened to my old Swype KB? Hell, that's one of the biggest reasons I was sold on my OG Epic4G! It was the closest thing to a perfect KB that I had ever found. Now I'm not saying this is perfect, but I think it's a LOT better and it's free!
Anyways, for those that may not know how, just go to the Swype site, log in or register, and they'll email you a link that you'll open with your phone. Then just follow the instructions from there. Not sure if you have to be rooted or not (I AM). It installed without even a question on my phone. Then go into you Settings>Language and Input, check the Swype keyboard if not already checked and (this is IMPORTANT) in the "Default " space make sure you select - Swype keyboard. :victory:

been using Swype beta keyboard since i got the phone. Default Samsung keyboard is awful in my opinion
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Try SwiftKey 3 and you will never look back. Especially if you are a fast typer and write in more than one language. The predictions and dictionaries rock.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

nomad4ever said:
Try SwiftKey 3 and you will never look back. Especially if you are a fast typer and write in more than one language. The predictions and dictionaries rock.
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yep, swiftkey 3 is epic.
It's been my keyboard for awhile now.

I've been trying to download and install swype beta for a while now but it keeps saying there's a connection error or something of that sort. I've been making do with SwiftKey 3 but I really want swype.

nomad4ever said:
Try SwiftKey 3 and you will never look back. Especially if you are a fast typer and write in more than one language. The predictions and dictionaries rock.
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Is it similar to the way Swype works, I'll try it, thanks:good:?

Swiftkey is a hunt and peck keyboard with strong prediction, so no, not at all like Swype.
Count me in the group that likes swype more. One of the first things I installed on the phone.

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Is it similar to the way Swype works, I'll try it, thanks:good:?
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That's just it, swiftkey requires pecking keys the old way. Since I first realized that not lifting your finger during a word and not having to hit space after it, I can't use a regular keyboard in any fashion of the same speed times. I do realize that Swiftkey has a great lead on the next word, but I prefer not having to hope that it knows what I'm going to say and lift my finger up to select it's guessed word at top when it gets it right. It is just a distraction that adds to the time it takes to type out what I want to say.
Sticking with Swype myself for the foreseeable future.
-Xont!c

I still prefer swiftkey, the prediction feature make typing so fast and easy. I rarely have to type a whole word.
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Yeah. I love Swype. The keyboard that comes on this thing sucks. They tried to add the Swype-ing feature but failed big time.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA

SwiftKey is awesome. It learns you so well.
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I've been using AnySoftKeyboard for a while now. It sounds similar to swiftkey 3. I'll have to try swiftkey as having a german keyboard layout is a must for me.

not being able to quickly add words to dictionary on stock was the major killer for me, swype beta all the way!

Swype is awesome in that you can type very fast with just one hand.
I suppose that this is especially important for those do sexting:fingers-crossed:

smtzy said:
I've been trying to download and install swype beta for a while now but it keeps saying there's a connection error or something of that sort. I've been making do with SwiftKey 3 but I really want swype.
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I had they same issue but I was using a previously downloaded installer. Went back to swype beta site, downloaded the new one, and am good to go now
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA

Samsung has done a good job of accepting/copying mods and features that we've been building into their devices these last couple of years. They've also knocked off some services. While Swype was pre-included, now Samsung has made their own 'swype' keyboard. But no, it's not as good, by far.
Although out of all of the upgrades, I'm confused how we went from Thinkfree Office, to Polaris Office, to Polaris Viewer. I don't know about you gents, but I've removed the viewer crap and ported my old Polaris 3 and its 2 libraries. Works fine for me. :good:

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SwiftKey is awesome. It learns you so well.
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Yup. I'm using SwiftKey 3. I hate Swype.
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hmmm i tried both swype and swiftkey but idk i feel swype is so much better. A lot faster and after like 10 mins it learns you. It has learned every i do perfectly . Especially since i type random stuff lot and weird words like mostest and fugly and weird ****. Swiftkey is..idk just too much pecking

I used touchpal on my epic. Was far better than the swype that came with it. Very good for typing and swiping and has good predictions. Haven't installed a new keyboard on this yet. May try the new swype to see how it has improved since then.
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I moved away from Swype some time ago, to Swiftkey, now the V3. It is excellent.
But, I decided to try the Swype beta, and I am definitely sold.
Even though Swiftkey is great at predicting, the fact is that you still have to take the fraction of a second to watch the predictions, and select it.
As an example with Swype 4 beta, I can swype over all the chars for my entire gmail name, which is my first [email protected] and Swype fills it in. Much better than in the past. Now, in that particular example, Swiftkey would likely be faster, because you learn that with poking the right first few keys, it will be in the prediciton, and you can click it.
Both are excellent, and maybe ultimately it is just personal preference. In my case, I have enough trouble hitting the right keys, and find Swype to be faster for me.