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HTC IME keyboard please

I really hope this is possbile. The HTC IME keyboard is absolutely indispensible to me. It in my experience has by far the best spell correction out of any keyboard I've tried. No other keyboard can I mess a word up so bad, add in a few extra letters than the word has, and it will still figure out what I'm trying to say.
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The only thing I hate about the keyboard is that after putting a period to write down my email, it always puts a space after it. Errr....
If the HTC keyboard can be ported to the Galaxy S and Nexus One phones, then I'm sure it can for the Nexus S.

It'll be ported, no worries. In the mean time try Smart Keyboard Pro with HTC Skin.. very very similar. I actually prefer that to HTC_IME, but both are damn similar.

I had switched a while back to HTC_ime as well. I recently got tired of it's myriad bugs and switched back to stock and am loving it! Can't wait to see how much better the Gingerbread version will be.
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Superfrag said:
It'll be ported, no worries. In the mean time try Smart Keyboard Pro with HTC Skin.. very very similar. I actually prefer that to HTC_IME, but both are damn similar.
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i just switched to smart keyboard pro from the HTC IME and i will never go back. it's amazing, and the dev is very nice as well

Smart keyboard is great, and I would use it over stock keyboard for sure...
But I re-iterate, in my personal experience, no keyboard comes close to the spell correction offered by the HTC IME. It is VERY forgiving to typing mistakes. I mean you can completely misspell every letter of a word, add way too many letters, and it will still pick up what you're saying.

Then you gotta learn to make less mistakes!

DKYang said:
The only thing I hate about the keyboard is that after putting a period to write down my email, it always puts a space after it. Errr....
If the HTC keyboard can be ported to the Galaxy S and Nexus One phones, then I'm sure it can for the Nexus S.
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Check the options you can turn off auto spacing after entering a period.
I personally use Smart Keyboard. I would like to use the new Gingerbread keyboard because of the multi-touch, but don't like that the keyboard TICK sound is not adjustable and it's very loud if I have my ringer/notification volume at full.
Smart Keyboard doesn't offer multi-touch, neither does HTC IME.
I will switch to Ultra Keyboard when I get the Nexus S because it is multi-touch.

Huh? AFAIK both Smart Keyboard and HTC IME have multitouch. Smart Keyboard even has an option for Multitouch AFAIK.

I'd try this kitchen, should work and you can customize it completely, check it out Great way to have nice, working HTC IMEs

nxt said:
Check the options you can turn off auto spacing after entering a period.
I personally use Smart Keyboard. I would like to use the new Gingerbread keyboard because of the multi-touch, but don't like that the keyboard TICK sound is not adjustable and it's very loud if I have my ringer/notification volume at full.
Smart Keyboard doesn't offer multi-touch, neither does HTC IME.
I will switch to Ultra Keyboard when I get the Nexus S because it is multi-touch.
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smart keyboard has full multitouch, you have to enable it in the settings, though i think it's on by default.
Also depending on your phone it may not work too good, i've noticed on my nexus one the multitouch on smart keyboard has never worked good, but it works alright in apps like maps and the gallery.

nxt said:
Check the options you can turn off auto spacing after entering a period.
I personally use Smart Keyboard. I would like to use the new Gingerbread keyboard because of the multi-touch, but don't like that the keyboard TICK sound is not adjustable and it's very loud if I have my ringer/notification volume at full.
Smart Keyboard doesn't offer multi-touch, neither does HTC IME.
I will switch to Ultra Keyboard when I get the Nexus S because it is multi-touch.
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I believe they both have multitouch.....

Can anyone tell me if it really exists HTC_IME for Nexus S?

There is one . But it doesent handle multi touch as good... i had it for a while....ill look for it and mabey post it
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Swype ftw. I have yet to find a keyboard as good. My next choice would be ics keyboard and the sounds can be turned off
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i am also interested in that if anyone can find a working one..i have tried many others but all force closed everytime i selected a word

MrDrumngun said:
Swype ftw. I have yet to find a keyboard as good. My next choice would be ics keyboard and the sounds can be turned off
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For sure, Swype is far superior if you can actually master typing on it. It's a skill that's worth learning

Holy thread necro... Just realized how old this is
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HTC_ime is aviable on applanet
search "HTC_ime"download it and use
i use htc ime on my nexus s
i think its the greates keyboard
only work on gb
not work on ics

Any iPhone-like keyboards out there?

I'm struggling to type accurately with both the stock keyboard and the Swype beta. Somehow the iPhone keyboard seems to be much more accurate for my typing style - possibly because the keys are smaller and have larger spaces between them?
Is there an iPhone-style keyboard available for the Desire Z?

You can do a Google search and find some things like what you're looking for, or you can just go to the Market theres an app called iPhone keyboard emulator

If you haven't used Swype for very long, try to give it a chance for a while. It takes some getting used to. But once you do, its far faster than hunt-and-peck typing. I can't stand the iPhone keyboard, very inaccurate, and results in many many typos for me. My wife has an iPhone, and she prefers my Swype keyboard.
Have you tried recalibrating the keyboard? This might help. Go to Settings>Language & keyboard>Touch input>Text input>Calibration tool.
Otherwise, there are a ton of alternative keyboards on the Market (some with free trials), one of them must satisfy your needs.

There are acouple paid apps on the market that emulate the iPhone keyboard while throwing in their own predictive AI. The apps that come to my mind are "Better Keyboard", "Smart Keyboard PRO", and "SwiftKey Keyboard".
All of the above are paid apps and should suit your style more than the stock android keyboard, HTC keyboard or the physical keyboard. I understand what you mean about the apple keyboard though, I found I had WAY less mistakes typing on my ex-gf's iPhone 3G than on my HTC keyboard on my old Hero, even after calibration. Swype does take alittle getting used to, I would have to admit as well.
For me, the physical keyboard beats out anything out there. I don't think i'll ever get another phone without a physical keyboard anymore!

smart keyboard its paid though, like 2 dollars? it has an iphone theme on it and looks just like it

If you want an iPhone keyboard you need to download "Better Keyboard 8" and download the skin "iPhone Better Keyboard Skin" For It. It won't be free unless you download "Applanet Market". But the skin should be. Good luck finding another method other than this one!

I AM VS4 said:
If you want an iPhone keyboard you need to download "Better Keyboard 8" and download the skin "iPhone Better Keyboard Skin" For It. It won't be free unless you download "Applanet Market". But the skin should be. Good luck finding another method other than this one!
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Let's stay away from talking about Applanet. They steal from devs... If you want an app buy it because those devs worked hard.
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Itap is a replica of iphone KB

smart keyboard pro is the best keyboard IMO. It has all the features and performance you can ask for from a virtual keyboard and love that it also has hardware suggesting. Better keyboard is also a viable choice.

ilostchild said:
Itap is a replica of iphone KB
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Above poster is correct. Itap looks and feels like a iphone keyboard. works really well.

The physical keyboard is by far the quickest.
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Best keyboards

Best one I have found so far is thumb keyboard...it splits very well and allows you to use just your thumbs instead of pecking away...
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tablet keyboard is also split and very fast

erica_renee said:
tablet keyboard is also split and very fast
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+1 here typeing from it right now

theorangeguy said:
Best one I have found so far is thumb keyboard...it splits very well and allows you to use just your thumbs instead of pecking away...
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Just got the keyboard last night and I'm very happy with it.

How do you change keyboards?

rog152 said:
How do you change keyboards?
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While the keyboard is showing there's a little keyboard icon in tray

I love swype on my nexus one, but it doesn't work on the a500. A close second is slideIT also on the market.

technojunkie said:
I love swype on my nexus one, but it doesn't work on the a500. A close second is slideIT also on the market.
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I got Tswype Pro (but I would like find a free version or maybe I will pay 100THB) but it's really nice and support Thai language so I am happy works on A500

Thumb keyboard is pretty nice, but I find myself switching it off with stock every now and then because I want to type home-row periodically. The other great keyboard is the Hacker Keyboard because of the directional arrows. I miss those on stock. I just wish they would clean it up visually so that it looks as simple and clean as stock.
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I've been switching between thumb keyboard and flext9 keyboard. The voice to text feature works great on flext9 as does the handwriting feature. Thumb keyboard is still my favorite straight typing keyboard though.

I bought flext9 to use with my stylus but thats not working out so well. Ended up back to using stock. Will try those suggestions.

waiting for swyft to release thier tablet version. I think its in beta right now.
Love it on my phone. very intuitive.

Stock really isn't bad at all. It's just about as good as a touch screen keyboard can get.
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i'm in love with thumb keyboard 4 smack smack smack at my new kb!!!

+1 for the Hacker's Keyboard. I like having the numbers and symbols in the standard location rather than like a phone. I have to have the arrow keys since the HTC Evo's Sense KB has them and I've gotten used to them. That being said, I have moved on to Swype on my Evo.

Loving the thumb board
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Just downloaded the hackers keyboard its awesome! Thanks for the find.

rorytmeadows said:
... The other great keyboard is the Hacker Keyboard because of the directional arrows. I miss those on stock. I just wish they would clean it up visually so that it looks as simple and clean as stock.
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Thanks FYI, recent versions (including the current Market release) have a config setting controlling the on-key hint display for the alternate characters, you can turn them off entirely if you want an uncluttered keyboard. The prerelease builds (v1.14rc5 or later) at the project page have additional layouts and plug-in language-specific completion dictionaries. Please let me know if you have feedback.

I use the Swiftkey Keyboard for tablets. Here it is to try out

I love thumb keyboard, many different layouts and custom "macros" are awesome.

Keyboards?

I've been using the stock keyboard for awhile but I just downloaded swiftkeyx keyboard but do you guys have any suggestions for keyboards if solemme know? I used the ipad keyboard today I really liked that if anyone knows one similar to that lemme know.

Well I use Hakers keyboard, got many languages and basically is the same keyboard that you use in your PC and the best, is free, you can download it from the market.

Swype is a little piece of terrific. You have to sideload from their website, since they're not in the market. I have it on my tablet and my phone.

Swype FTW
https://beta.swype.com/android/get/

I use thumb keyboard on my tablet. the splait layout works real well for me when I am holding the tablet. I will switch to swype when using a stylus, but I generally don't care for it on the tablet.

yep I only use hackers keyboard ,has everything you need!

Thumb keyboard all the way.... different layouts programmable keys etc....

I use FloarNSplit tablet keyboard which visually has the best look. Functionally it has an extra row for numbers as well as full cursor keys at the bottom. Another good one is Touchpal keyboard. Both have free versions.
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Hacker keyboard all the way.

Swype is amazing!
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[Q] What's your favorite custom keyboard?

Hey everyone, I was wondering for those of you who use a different keyboard other than LG's gay keyboard what is your favorite keyboard? I have been using Go Keyboard it's the only one I like so far.

I used swype on my old phone but using the gay keyboard for now. It isn't as intuitive as swype but handles my needs.

SwiftKey all the way!
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Swiftkey, although I've never used the predictive function so it's pretty much the same as swype or vanilla to me.

Yup, I used Swiftkey since it launched in beta and loved it. I never thought I'd ever use anything else, but I have found the stock LG/"gay" keyboard to be quite functional. It has a dedicated number row so I don't have to switch between numbers and alphabet (like I did on Swiftkey). It also comes with some great emojis that works with iOS so I don't have to download anything extra, like I did with Swiftkey. The swype feature has been almost 100% accurate for me, so has the voice dictation. It also tries to predict my next words, though that's not as good as Swiftkey.
The choice is yours to make, but I've been sold.

I love swype! I've used it for years! I'm coming around to SwiftKey with all of the new features they've been adding, but I love the swiping function and swype still has the edge for that particular feature in my opinion.

I can't live without SwiftKey. I've given others a chance in the past but always end up coming back.

Just leave this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482026 here

I am probably on the short list but I like the stock keyboard. I do not care for swype, and I have tried SwiftKey and I did not care for that. I like the numbers on the top of the main keyboard. Like many people I too have hit the Home key on the bottom, and then have to go back into where I was, but I still keep the stock keyboard.

I actually prefer smart keyboard pro. With the Droid X skin installed. It rocks and has 100's of options!
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Fleksy
Fleksy is amazing. Best feature is the invisible typing and the fact that I don't have to be looking at the keyboard

I like Google's, its nice and simple, it just got updated with KitKat, sideload it from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...0-from-android-4-4-with-space-aware-gestures/

Sywpe. Used the stock one for a week or so just for fun, but went back to Swype, my favorite.

Stock google keyboard is awesome
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CleverUsername13 said:
Fleksy is amazing. Best feature is the invisible typing and the fact that I don't have to be looking at the keyboard
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Thanks. Just tried this keyboard and it's amazing. Just what I have been looking for.

has anyone noticed google's keyboard is slightly more spaced out then on say a nexus? a lot more blank area too

Swiftkey Flow. I like how you can make it smaller for one handed use.

I used SwiftKey as well but since moving to this device I personally love the LG keyboard... works great and had emoji built in
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Like a Baws!

Same here. Tried Google keyboard and swiftkey. Went back to stock and have not looked back.
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I would love to use the Google keyboard, but the ONE thing that I need is to be able to adjust the long press time to get the secondary character. Whenever I have a few numbers to type I long press for a short time to get the number, the default long press time is way too long to be convenient IMO.
This one reason is why I continue to use SwiftKey.