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Htc Keyboard on Mytouch 3g

Alright I was able to install the Htc Keyboard on the Mytouch 3G. Pretty sweet
Just posted some pics of my mytouch

Great - perhaps you could tell us how you did it and where you got the files from?

st0kes said:
Great - perhaps you could tell us how you did it and where you got the files from?
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I 2nd that.. I thought it required rooting the device

chuco469 said:
Alright I was able to install the Htc Keyboard on the Mytouch 3G. Pretty sweet
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And how did you accomplish that, Chuco? Please enlighten us!

you download appmanager, download the htc_ime.apk from the forum put it on your sd card and use appmanager to install from sd....

I got this working using the files and the instructions on Haykuro's blog:
http://haykuro.theiphoneproject.org/?p=213
After the phone restarts, open messages, go to a new message, do a long press in the text input box and when the option appears select 'input method' - 'touch input'
Massive improvement on the stock Android keyboard!

NICE! This is freaking sweet... it'll definitely make waiting for root more bearable since this was one of the apk that i wanted in the myTouch
Thank you for the heads up!

+1.. Just did this on my G1 & will be doing it on my mytouch monday before anything else.. I love the compact qwerty..

How is this compared to better keyboard or touchpal??
cant wait until i get my touch, in for when it finally arrives.

bastage said:
I love the compact qwerty..
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I do too... I don't even use my physical keys anymore because of it!
ADchemist said:
How is this compared to better keyboard or touchpal??
cant wait until i get my touch, in for when it finally arrives.
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Well HTC_IME has 3 types of keyboards... regular QWERTY, Compact QWERTY (Like the ones on the BB Pearl) and t9.
I have some screen shot of it on my G1 here
As far as better keyboard, its still the same keyboard found in cupcake just skinned and its similar to touchpal but touchpal has a ton more options. hope this helps

thank you that did help.

i have to disagree i find that the htc keyboard to find my words way better than the stock android i type faster on this than on my blackberry

mykenyc said:
i have to disagree i find that the htc keyboard to find my words way better than the stock android i type faster on this than on my blackberry
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eh? we never did say which one was better than the other

the htc keyboard is definitely better.. stock is lackluster.. Nothing wrong with it, but its not good either..

im using appmanager to install the htc_ime.apk bt its not working... any suggestions?? im using my MyTouch

Is it not letting you install? Giving you an error? Are you changing the touch input after you install it?

it says its nstalled but when i try to change the touch input there isnt another option other than "android keyboard"

c-phresh said:
it says its nstalled but when i try to change the touch input there isnt another option other than "android keyboard"
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Damn you for getting your myTouch early gotta wait 1 more week but when your on your sms screen try holding down the text input area, click on "Input Method" and you should have 2 options "Android keyboard" and "Touch Input" click on Touch Input and you should have HTC_IME instead. I know I don't have my myTouch yet but I think that how it is if you have installed.

Did you try rebooting?
On another note: Anybody notice that the htc keyboard is a resource hog? Can't use while I'm listening to music.

Android double post ftw.
It posts twice, because it's twice as nice. :-D

t9 phonekeypad keyboard

Are there any available for the nexus? I had touch input on my mytouch 3g. Wondering if it will work on this phone.
Thanks

T9 is also my preferred method of input
I believe "Better Keyboard" (available on the market place) has this feature. I think it may be non-free though.
It'll be one of the first apps I get.

Guys the HTC-IME has three keyboards, phone T9 being one of them.
I downloaded it from here: http://drop.io/p12auxn#

You can also try TouchPal, it's not on the market but this is the beta (for high-res screens)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/m2kiccd1llw/TouchPal.apk

Thanks for both those links guys.

SANTilt said:
Guys the HTC-IME has three keyboards, phone T9 being one of them.
I downloaded it from here: http://drop.io/p12auxn#
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NICE - this is great, thanks so much

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BigDamHero said:
NICE - this is great, thanks so much
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Hey, can that not be download'd and installed on the phone?
Thanks

Keyboard is not good. Missing letters some time.

I got my X10 2 days ago. Previously i was using iPhone. Everybody know iPhone user interface is simply awesome. I like X10 as well. the issue currently i am facing is that when i type my messages some times i missed the letter and i have to press the letter again. specially letter 'a'. I am using android keyboard. Is this issue is because of keyboard or it's software issue. i know touch is perfect because i can see zoom in image of the letter. I also tried to disable sound, vibrate, dictionary etc. but no luck so far.
though in landscape it works fine.
Can anybody guide me how can i solve this issue?
Thanks,

I had the same problem with both the Android and standard keyboards.
The only way I fixed it was to install the HTC Keyboard. Works fantastic and it has a calibration tool so you can make it even more accurate than it already is.
Search for HTC X10 keyboard on google, I think there is a tutorial on esato or se-nse.

I'm afraid that this has become old news when it comes to the x10.
At the moment I can only suggest a workaround or two.
I have installed the HTC keyboard which I find very accurate. It can also be customized to allow the volume controls to control the cursor whilst typing.
Personally I find this to be the best solution.
Better keyboard is a paid app that can be downloaded from the market and offers another good solution.
I have heard in posts that swipe keyboard is another good alternative.
Finally I have heard that upgrading to the latest firmware available may help things. I debranded and upgraded to 1.6 but I still used the HTC as its familiar.

Another option is the Smart Keyboard Pro

yo try the app called shape writer. Its simply amazing, u will love it

HTC keyboard.. easy & free
Smart Keyborad PRO & Swype are also good options

actually the true problem to this is the sluggishness of the touchscreen which you'll experience in most other applications as well. the only solution is to type slower since no matter which keyboard you try you will always experience some random unset delay after each key before it actually registers on the screen. that by itself will hinder your ability to type fast and will introduce additional typos.

If you use SlideIT keyboard then you won't have any problems with sluggishness. ( which I've not experienced anyway). Its not as attractive add swype, but I find it much more accurate.
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Sent from my X10i,
using SlideIT keyboard.

You can have landscape size buttons in portrait with 'Big Buttons' keyboard from the market, it takes a chunk of screen but your typing will be perfect

Thanks a lot, i just trid "big buttons", love it, the best one for people like me who are not very handy with their fingers
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Via XDA Tapatalk from my X10i

I have the HTC mod,
the problem is i installed it but i still see the same old keyboard. But i notice some improvement.
Can someone give me a screenshot of their phone using the HTC keyboard ime mod?
big button seem to freeze me.

wrongfeifong said:
I have the HTC mod,
the problem is i installed it but i still see the same old keyboard. But i notice some improvement.
Can someone give me a screenshot of their phone using the HTC keyboard ime mod?
big button seem to freeze me.
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make sure you correctly enable the htc_ime mod keyboard from the list of keyboards in the input method options.
to bring up the input method option, when your vr keyboard is visible, long press any area where you input text and select htc ime mod.
If the htc keyboard is not available from that list, go to settings, locale and text and tick htc keyboard.
members.optusnet.com.au/kelvin.dudd/htc.jpg

try better keyboard..
it's good too..

metcard said:
I had the same problem with both the Android and standard keyboards.
The only way I fixed it was to install the HTC Keyboard. Works fantastic and it has a calibration tool so you can make it even more accurate than it already is.
Search for HTC X10 keyboard on google, I think there is a tutorial on esato or se-nse.
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Thanks bro.. it works fantastic.. i was a bit worried that m i the only one facing this issue hope SE will fix this issue soon..

Mano1982 said:
HTC keyboard.. easy & free
Smart Keyborad PRO & Swype are also good options
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any tutorial link for swipe keyboard. Can we use swipe and HTC at the same time?

lifeflayer said:
actually the true problem to this is the sluggishness of the touchscreen which you'll experience in most other applications as well. the only solution is to type slower since no matter which keyboard you try you will always experience some random unset delay after each key before it actually registers on the screen. that by itself will hinder your ability to type fast and will introduce additional typos.
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It does not matter if you type slow. it's some other issue i can't figure out the reason maybe SE know it well. you can saw a issue which can't be replicated

I guess the problems of typing are related also to the protective screen
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imugur said:
I guess the problems of typing are related also to the protective screen
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
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i don't think so. because other keyboards are working fine. the problem is with the firmware

I'm using shapewriter keyboard (free on the android market) ... perfect alternative to the swype keyboard & similar as well for those who arent able to get their hands on swype due to its limited beta release

Try ThickButton - it's pretty awesome - predicts what you want to type, and expands the size of appropriate keys, making the others smaller... You can also select how much they'll expand by (esp if you have really fat fingers, or type with your toes.)

2.1 Keyboard on 2.2

Hi..
I updated to Froyo when the stock, rooted edition was out.. Modded it a bit and added the Circle battery mod.
I have been using the 2.2 Sense keyboard for a while to sms, browsing and so on, but since I use phone-keyboard and not QWERTY or compact QWERTY, I'm missing the old keyboard where I didn't have to press and hold "1" to make "?" and "!"..
Right right, the new keyboard is nice.. But come on, how often do you actually have to change the language of the keyboard?
As I'm from Denmark I can only speak on my own behalf: "Not that often".
Is there a way that I can get the 2.1 sense keyboard back?
If yes, how, and can you guys provide the file for me?
Thanks in advance

Yes this is very easy to do but I dont have the files at hand right now so hopefully someone else can post it for you, if not i will post 2moro
Why dont you just flash HTC_IME_MOD?? Its much better than 2.1 keyboard

liamstears said:
Yes this is very easy to do but I dont have the files at hand right now so hopefully someone else can post it for you, if not i will post 2moro
Why dont you just flash HTC_IME_MOD?? Its much better than 2.1 keyboard
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But does it have phone-keyboard?
As I said, I do not like using Compact QWERTY, and rarely uses full QWERTY

Neo3000x said:
But does it have phone-keyboard?
As I said, I do not like using Compact QWERTY, and rarely uses full QWERTY
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Yes it does that's what I use :-D its basically the same as HTC 2.1 but couple extra settings :-D

liamstears said:
Yes it does that's what I use :-D its basically the same as HTC 2.1 but couple extra settings :-D
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Wow, sweet..
I have only seen screenshots of Compact QWERTY and QWERTY, that's why I just thought "well, doesn't support normal phone-mode then"..
Just installed it, and it is sweet, thx man!

I too have had the same annoyances with the 2.2 keyboard.
I just use the phone keypad style one and the thing that was really really bugging me was the exclamation mark had moved and having to press the little arrow then select it.
Just installed the htc_ime mod and it's great. Some nice settings too which make it a bit more customizable.
Phil

HD2 Swype Beta

Anyone here found a way to make the Swype Beta from www.swype.com to work correctly on an HD2?
It worked fine for months, until the new version came out, and now it says
The Swype package you installed is configured for another device and will operate with limited functionality.
Please contact Swype about this issue
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:-/
I hate the built in android keyboards, as they're crap.
I'll have to make due with the XDA keyboard, which is actually really good.

Hi,
I use SLIDE IT KEYBOARD which is essentially the same as SWYPE.
I know SWYPE was free on WM,but it just doesn't work for me on Android.
Hence, it cost a few quid,but if that's what you want......

malybru said:
Hi,
I use SLIDE IT KEYBOARD which is essentially the same as SWYPE.
I know SWYPE was free on WM,but it just doesn't work for me on Android.
Hence, it cost a few quid,but if that's what you want......
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Eww... Slide it doesn't quite have the functionality as Swype for me.
Also, I fixed Swype. I just re-opened the SWYPE INSTALLER, disabled swype, and re-enabled it and re-authorized the token/authorization.
http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?3435-Not-Swypeing-on-HTC-HD2-flashed&p=16492#post16492

malybru said:
Hi,
I use SLIDE IT KEYBOARD which is essentially the same as SWYPE.
I know SWYPE was free on WM,but it just doesn't work for me on Android.
Hence, it cost a few quid,but if that's what you want......
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Remove the swype and redownload from swype site
I am using Swype FULL version from official site , android base
works like charm

sniper3 said:
Remove the swype and redownload from swype site
I am using Swype FULL version from official site , android base
works like charm
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Thank you, but I re-bumped this thread with that exact answer to help other people who were having issues. Check the post above yours.