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Best thing that ever happened to the hero

Was gonna put it in the applications section but it's far too important i think: SWYPE
Says it all..the only thing I considered annoying in the handset was the keyboard and now it's perfect! Try it if you still haven't and it shall change your life
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Kazior said:
Was gonna put it in the applications section but it's far too important i think: SWYPE
Says it all..the only thing I considered annoying in the handset was the keyboard and now it's perfect! Try it if you still haven't and it shall change your life
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How did it change your life?

Well I can type faster than on a blackberry for instance
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Kazior said:
Well I can type faster than on a blackberry for instance
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So because you can type faster it... oh never mind

I used to be a Swype user, until I found Swiftkey.
Swiftkey definitely works much much faster than Swype for me because of its predictive text, which is actually smart and usable.

wywywywy said:
I used to be a Swype user, until I found Swiftkey.
Swiftkey definitely works much much faster than Swype for me because of its predictive text, which is actually smart and usable.
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Don't tell him that... his life will change forever and ever and ever..

andrewb84uk said:
Don't tell him that... his life will change forever and ever and ever..
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classic

wywywywy said:
I used to be a Swype user, until I found Swiftkey.
Swiftkey definitely works much much faster than Swype for me because of its predictive text, which is actually smart and usable.
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thanks for recommending SwiftKey, i downloaded it and it looks quite promising so i'm gonna try it out a bit more

andrewb84uk said:
Don't tell him that... his life will change forever and ever and ever..
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I appreciate your elaborate sense of humour but look up 'metaphor' mate.. I shared something on the forum which I thought was important and if you don't like it or want to take the piss go on 4chan
amen

shadders said:
thanks for recommending SwiftKey, i downloaded it and it looks quite promising so i'm gonna try it out a bit more
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thanks for the tip, will try that out definitely!

Don't forget to add it to the exception list of your task killer, if you use one.
Because this keyboard takes a little bit longer than the HTC one to start up.
EDIT: Oh and a new version is out today btw!

i've been using slideIT which is so good i haven't bothered with swype yet, but now i'm tempted to try swiftkey.

I love Swype, but the SYM layout is just terrible.
Why can't they stick to the standard QWERTY layout? This is what I'm talking about, btw:
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It also needs an option to remove the "Hint" key completely. It's wasting valuable space.

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lol wft.

apesgrapes said:
lol wft.
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Exactly my thoughts when I first opened it. It is completely illogical.

Kazior said:
I appreciate your elaborate sense of humour but look up 'metaphor' mate.. I shared something on the forum which I thought was important and if you don't like it or want to take the piss go on 4chan
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come on peeps...a little bit of humor doesn't hurt anybody
for those wanting to try Swype;
check my post on this forum for a link!
hoi,
odin

Good thing i grabbed a copy of it before the mods took down your link. been wanting to try it. Its cool and all but i find that correcting my mistakes and adding new words is a pain and takes away my speed. I type way faster on the default keyboard with auto correct on. No match. It also takes up too much space on the screen and is a ~20mb app (doesnt matter for me since i have apps2sd). Thanks for sharing though odin13.

I would love to try Swype and compare it to SlideIT and Swiftkey but I can't find a swedish version of it. Swiftkey does the job pretty well but everyone keep saying how good Swype is and I'd like to try.
But the last update of SlideIT was pretty good add well, predicts words great now, the only thing I'm missing is a fast way to reach special characters.
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Swiftkey kept crashing my browser. I had to uninstall it and went back to Swype. Then I remembered why I like Swype so much.

Android 2.3 keyboard for EXT4

I'm running Syndicate ROM and it comes with the stock Android keyboard, and I was looking for a gingerbread 2.3 keyboard to flash to it that works with the newest clockwork mod, but I can't seem to find one anywhere, does anybody know where I would be able to get one to flash to my phone?

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I'm running Syndicate ROM and it comes with the stock Android keyboard, and I was looking for a gingerbread 2.3 keyboard to flash to it that works with the newest clockwork mod, but I can't seem to find one anywhere, does anybody know where I would be able to get one to flash to my phone?
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go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875202
Install the apk like you would, then go into the locale and text settings and check the gingerbread keyboard box and vala gingerbread keyboard.
Search next time this is really easy to search for...

davidrules7778 said:
go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875202
Install the apk like you would, then go into the locale and text settings and check the gingerbread keyboard box and vala gingerbread keyboard.
Search next time this is really easy to search for...
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As stupid as it sounds I honestly forgot I could search for things haha but thank you!

WyldOne91 said:
As stupid as it sounds I honestly forgot I could search for things haha but thank you!
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no problem, don't forget to hit the thanks, if i helped you.
Btw gingerbread keyboard is awesome, i always use it, i never use anything else but the gingerbread one..

davidrules7778 said:
no problem, don't forget to hit the thanks, if i helped you.
Btw gingerbread keyboard is awesome, i always use it, i never use anything else but the gingerbread one..
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I use Swype most of the time but I really do like the gingerbread keyboard, it's really good.

Also, don't forget that these Gingerbread Keyboards are all on the Market now. No need to hack one on to your phone.

WyldOne91 said:
I'm running Syndicate ROM and it comes with the stock Android keyboard, and I was looking for a gingerbread 2.3 keyboard to flash to it that works with the newest clockwork mod, but I can't seem to find one anywhere, does anybody know where I would be able to get one to flash to my phone?
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Or you can just flash the gingerbread keyboard that comes in the midnight rom extras folder when you install the midnight rom. It works great for me.

Are u looking for the ones that are themed like this one
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or just the basic one
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Estewa_619 said:
Are u looking for the ones that are themed like this one
or just the basic one
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I was looking for just the basic one but I do really like the themed ones too actually

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I was looking for just the basic one but I do really like the themed ones too actually
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The basic one can be found on the market
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I have one from the market that is way more customizable and highly recommmend it. Just search "gingerbread"

SwiftKey X stats(and others!) (with pics!)

Posted this in the nexus forums, thought id make one at my first home, and the epic! although obviously it's a little less informative here since the hard keyboard is what most of you likely use most. But...
Thought it might be kind of cool to post your SwiftKey X stats page here to compare to others and such. And feel free to make update post in an effort to see how much you type a week or whatever. And mention on your first post how long you have been using the keyboard.
Mine are low as I just reset my stats earlier today hah.
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Edit: post Any keyboard with stats!

Awesome!...I was afraid to even bring up SwiftKey!...I love it! I bailed on swype from the beginning. Never liked it. Used The G-Bread keyboard until about two(?) months ago. IMO this keyboard kicks all sorts of a$$. Downloaded SKX from Amazon and never looked back! I updated to EH06 a couple weeks back so my stats are kinda low too.
Efficiency: 47%
Characters entered:3307
Keystrokes saved:1579
The only complaint(not really) is the lack of skins. I wish I had a red one to go with the screaming red theme for Olympus EH06.

Skins is a downfall but it's still early in its development. Also SwiftKey is currently or was yesterday free on getjar for anyone who hasn't tried it yet.
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Well,here's to hoping more people use it so the devs keep supporting it!

36% more efficient.
296249 keys entered
109094 keys saved.
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23% more efficient.
Characters entered: 98716
Keystrokes saved: 22761

I had to uninstall SwiftkeyX it kept trying to autocorrect the hardware keyboard too.

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digiblur said:
I had to uninstall SwiftkeyX it kept trying to autocorrect the hardware keyboard too.
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There's an option for that, you can turn it off so it lets you type normally on the hardware keyboard.

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41% more efficient, and nice. I I'm still at 23 hah.
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Update reset my stats
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Is there an upgrade for SwiftKey?
Anyways...
Not bad for a few days typing. Efficiency remains the same however. Anyone know exactly what 'more efficient ' means?
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touchpal is combines both swype and swift.. and its free atm!

Most of you obviously haven't used Smart Keyboard Pro.
Sent from the future.

Here are my Stats:

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hayzooos said:
There's an option for that, you can turn it off so it lets you type normally on the hardware keyboard.
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If you could turn off it's integration altogether with the hardware keyboard I would have given it more of a chance. Even if you turn off the hard keyboard autocorrect it still keeps the word suggestions and it causes all kinds of problems for me still. For example. If I move the cursor in a typed out sentence by holding one of the arrow keys it starts messing up the words already typed. Swiftkey seems like a nice onscreen keyboard, but it's attempt to take over your hard keyboard is a hot mess.

CapsLockKey said:
If you could turn off it's integration altogether with the hardware keyboard I would have given it more of a chance. Even if you turn off the hard keyboard autocorrect it still keeps the word suggestions and it causes all kinds of problems for me still. For example. If I move the cursor in a typed out sentence by holding one of the arrow keys it starts messing up the words already typed. Swiftkey seems like a nice onscreen keyboard, but it's attempt to take over your hard keyboard is a hot mess.
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LULS, hot mess. I don't use the hardware KB much, so I cannot really relate on that front.
One of the things I don't like about SwiftKey is how it handles when you go back to a word to do a correction or something. If you select a word to change it, I would think it should just replace that word...not insert the 'new' word and shove the old over.

this really sucks. they took SwiftKey off getjar ;[ i've been meaning to download it but never did since i was having issues with my phone and i finally fix it and it's gone ;[

I was using SwiftKey X until (thanks to this post) I found touchpal. It has it's bugs but its free until the 31st, anyone who gets it before then can keep the full paid version for free
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[DISCUSS] What keyboard do you use?

Hey I was just wondering what keyboard you use.
Post the keyboard you use and screenshots If possible. Also tell us why.
I use SwiftKeyx because it was 10p and its awesome.
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Smart Keyboard Pro, easily the best of the 'normal' keyboards. Gives that almost psychic correction that the iPhone has.
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Smart Keyboard Pro.
Works best with 190 dpi, and has a nice feel to it.
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Old and great Better Keyboard 8, unfortunately unavailable to get from the market now
Fast, reliable, I just can't use any other keyboard. On my previous phone - X8 it was just perfect.
I hate keyboards like swype or predict-like where you can't switch it off, because I'm very very VERY fast typer and I mistype very rarely so I don't need any help in entering text.

I just use the stock keyboard, i see no reason why it would need replacing

TouchPal. Looks like the iPhone keyboard but has swype and better options.

Swiftkey x. Best keyboard I've ever used on any phone EVER. Better than any other Android keyboard and certainly better than the autocorrect failure on IOS.

I use one of the "Ice Cream Sandwich" Keyboards and love it:
https://market.android.com/details?id=inputmethod.latin.ported
Hold Option Hardware Button for minimize the Keyboard every time...
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+1 To swift key ... Used swype and the default keyboard before but they werent as good with tap-to-type for obvious reasons + swiftkeys predictions are much better.

Been using Swype pretty much since day 1 of my Xperia Play.
I got mine themed. And it's looking gooood.

3dawg said:
Swiftkey x. Best keyboard I've ever used on any phone EVER. Better than any other Android keyboard and certainly better than the autocorrect failure on IOS.
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Assume you don't appreciate how the apple one works then, a lot of people don't.
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Sweet checking out some of the mentioned keyboards. Seems SwiftKeyx is quite popular
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b1g1an said:
Assume you don't appreciate how the apple one works then, a lot of people don't.
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There is nothing for me to "appreciate". I have used it for many hours and I struggle to type as accurately and as quickly as I can using the popular android keyboards. The auto correction is absolutely atrocious and the key calibration is garbage. Zero customisability too.

I absolutely love the stock one but it lacks the microphone feature.
So i wanted something that had microphone and swype. I ended up choosing Go Keyboard and I'm pretty satisfied with it except there is a small part at the bottom of the screen which is not reactive, hard sometimes to hit space because of that.

I use thumb keyboard
i think they took it off the market tho. have to find the apk somewhere :\
it rocks tho, so easy to use

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There is nothing for me to "appreciate". I have used it for many hours and I struggle to type as accurately and as quickly as I can using the popular android keyboards. The auto correction is absolutely atrocious and the key calibration is garbage. Zero customisability too.
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I was right then!
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Keep them coming
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I used to use swiftkey x. but found a better one (at least for me) ULTRA KEYBOARD. it has the option to use swipe or not. you can also use gestures to enter symbols or hide the keyboard or delete words etc. several dictionaries. copy/paste/delete. suggestions (on/off) replacements (if I type tkvm it writes thank you very much (and you can personalize the suggestion)). themes.every one that is in the market. translator,... lots of more things... i recommended it

I use Swype because I'm super fast with it compared to regular touch typing. In certain apps I found the auto correction to be annoying though so it's disabled.
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The official 2.3.4 R800a FW for NA has a extra configuration key that shortens my space bar compared to AT&T 2.3.3 R800at FW. How do I get rid of it or switch back to the one with a bigger space bar? I backed eveything up with Titanium Backup and loaded the keyboard backup but I don't see an option for it.

AutoCorrect not working

I have selected a default language, predictive text on but the default keyboard will not autocorrect anything. It will make suggestions but when I hit space it doesnt change anything. I have to tap the word at the top if I want it to be replaced. Anyone else having this issue? I used swiftkey before on my S3 so I am not sure if this is how the default keyboard should react. I may just go back to swiftkey but I thought this keyboard was developed by them and would work the same way.

Yeah I have noticed this. Love the set up but going to have to use a different one cause of this. Works great when swyping with it though
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Yea, I have noticed it does very well with swype. I thought this was going to be a legit swiftkey install but i dont see any options for replacing with space.

Is Swype pre-installed also?

hamzer11 said:
Is Swype pre-installed also?
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No, it's some special OEM edition of Swiftkey Flow.

TwistedMexi said:
No, it's some special OEM edition of Swiftkey Flow.
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That sucks. I could have sworn I saw a screenshot where it said Swype as a input option. Glad I bought swype now that it's in the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swype.dtc

I thought swiftkey flow was just the swype equivalent.

Mine has Swype as an input option. I saw it when I loaded up my Swiftkey.

I dont think auto correct was included for some weird reason...there is no setting to enable or disable auto correct or even to automatically input suggested words...which is annoying since I am not used to the keyboard and make TONS of spelling mistakes (hitting letters instead of space or pressing numbers instead of letters) so I find my self having to manually correct things...lame, really my only complaint on this phone...seriously samsung why the hell would you not put auto correct on a smartphone...its kind of a freaking standard...and I dont really like aftermarket keyboards
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-everything but auto correct
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Yeah wtf i thought it was just me! There is no setting to turn on auto correct. How could samsung have missed this??

hamzer11 said:
That sucks. I could have sworn I saw a screenshot where it said Swype as a input option. Glad I bought swype now that it's in the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swype.dtc
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It is...so you should try and refund that
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jdlorinser said:
Yeah wtf i thought it was just me! There is no setting to turn on auto correct. How could samsung have missed this??
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They seemed to have missed quite a bit with the phone =/. As sad as it is to say.. The S4 doesn't seem like a typical Samsung release compared to the Note 2 and S3. I'm pretty disappointed in the S4 yo be perfectly honest. Maybe if I had bought the international version things would have been different. I live in the US tho so I couldn't afford to send it overseas if there was something wrong with it.
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Samsung was unable to put the option of auto-correcting after "space" because of the many patent lawsuits with Apple.

JaeKay said:
Samsung was unable to put the option of auto-correcting after "space" because of the many patent lawsuits with Apple.
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Lol. That ruins the whole keyboard.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Lol. That ruins the whole keyboard.
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I couldn't agree more.

Well at least android has the ability to change keyboards!

Lol I never noticed this. But my phone has Swype preinstalled like the other guys screenshot.
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Download The Official Google Android 4.2 Keyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

jdlorinser said:
Yeah wtf i thought it was just me! There is no setting to turn on auto correct. How could samsung have missed this??
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Due to the current litigation between Apple and Samsung and the fact that Apple has a patent on auto correct the United States Samsung Galaxy S4 does not have auto correct in the built in Samsung keyboard. However, I believe that Google released the stock android keyboard in the play store yesterday. This keyboard has AutoCorrect built in an gives you the vanilla keyboard experience across all android phones.