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If you were disappointed once, do you come back again?

Ok my fellow nexus one lovers... I had a Nexus one for about a month, and upon first opening the phone, there was dust, so I immediately got a replacement. I thought it was cool that next day when I show up at work, they had sent me my replacement so I was quite suprised on the service. Anyways, the phone was great, loved every aspect EXCEPT when texting, it wouldn't register my delete, and instead, a stupid smiley... in a way, I was getting pissed cause google was "smiling" at me when I was trying to do something else.
So my question is, I really want to go back, or wait for the HD2, but I feel the nexus is a better fit, especially when I use almost all the google features... but the texting/screen issue is a factor... I know people all over have this issue, and there isn't a resolution yet (that I've found) so what do I do? Wait? Suck it up and get it again? What are your suggestions???
FREE ME FROM MY BLACKBERRY!!!!!!!!!

Cheeze[iT] said:
Ok my fellow nexus one lovers... I had a Nexus one for about a month, and upon first opening the phone, there was dust, so I immediately got a replacement. I thought it was cool that next day when I show up at work, they had sent me my replacement so I was quite suprised on the service. Anyways, the phone was great, loved every aspect EXCEPT when texting, it wouldn't register my delete, and instead, a stupid smiley... in a way, I was getting pissed cause google was "smiling" at me when I was trying to do something else.
So my question is, I really want to go back, or wait for the HD2, but I feel the nexus is a better fit, especially when I use almost all the google features... but the texting/screen issue is a factor... I know people all over have this issue, and there isn't a resolution yet (that I've found) so what do I do? Wait? Suck it up and get it again? What are your suggestions???
FREE ME FROM MY BLACKBERRY!!!!!!!!!
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It took me 3 phones to get all my issues fixed. If you're worried about fast customer service, get a phone that is supported directly by a carrier (Mytouch3g, droid, etc).
I have a good friend who just got a droid after being a huge crackberry fan. He loves it.
The nexus one is a pilot program so there will be growing pains to endure.
In terms of the touch issues watch your other fingers around the edge of the touch screen. I notice whenever my screen goes wonky a finger that shouldn't be touching the screen is.
Keep in mind you can get other keyboards than the stock that are agruably better anyway.
Good luck and thanks for supporting Android.

Didnt realize you were talking about screen issues, since using Cyanogen I havent expierenced them, but I dont know if they've been fixed for regular users.

hmm I didn't pay any attention to it after I rooted/flashed cyanogen... guess I'm going to have to think about this one a little bit. but overall I loved it. Do you guys think it will be fixed.... someday?

Well its an issue that theyve been made well aware of on their support forums so I would assume theyre working on a solution, I dont know why they wouldnt be.

just curious, but are you using the stock keyboard?

No, im using better keyboard right now and use smart keyboard and swype from time to time, just like to mix things up every once in a while, I type so fast on this thing now that smart keyboard and better keyboard have pretty much made swype useless to me. Smart Keyboard is free in the market and Better Keyboard is like 2 bucks and is pretty similar but is theme-able which I like. I also dont use auto correct or suggestions or any of that stuff so I dont know how they work for those.

JoshHart said:
No, im using better keyboard right now and use smart keyboard and swype from time to time, just like to mix things up every once in a while, I type so fast on this thing now that smart keyboard and better keyboard have pretty much made swype useless to me. Smart Keyboard is free in the market and Better Keyboard is like 2 bucks and is pretty similar but is theme-able which I like. I also dont use auto correct or suggestions or any of that stuff so I dont know how they work for those.
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Smart Keyboard and Better Keyboard are really just the stock keyboard with minor differences and more customization (but nothing innovational), if you really want to enjoy your typing experience - I suggest installing the HTC_IME, the typing creation cooked up by HTC for their Sense UI phones.
Nothing really beats it, I don't see how anything could. Swype though, is lovely.

I still feel like I type faster on smart or better keyboard, it could be I just havent gotten used to HTC IME yet, i used it all the time on my mytouch but ive just gotten so use to these keyboards that I dont even have to look to type, like typing this whole thing for example. I guess in the end its all just personal preference.

whats the "htc ime" ? link? seems interesting

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416

Here's the new ICS keyboard.

Ton of feature rich keyboards I know...but I like this.
Like the huge space bar...less errors. http://www.mediafire.com/?wy2wryijxpvk7q7

Once you've had swype you don't ever go back

straxusii said:
Once you've had swype you don't ever go back
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BS. Never liked swype and don't use it. The version on the Epic Touch is buggy and slow.

rockky said:
Ton of feature rich keyboards I know...but I like this.
Like the huge space bar...less errors. http://www.mediafire.com/?wy2wryijxpvk7q7
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Thanks for sharing. But, I can't find voice recognize. Any idea?

linzgeneral said:
BS. Never liked swype and don't use it. The version on the Epic Touch is buggy and slow.
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Seriously I never tried it before the note and I find it far quicker and more accurate to type, really impressed.
And definitely wouldnt use another keyboard now that didnt work by tracing out the word.

straxusii said:
Seriously I never tried it before the note and I find it far quicker and more accurate to type, really impressed.
And definitely wouldnt use another keyboard now that didnt work by tracing out the word.
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Yea. I used swype on my HD2.
I mean I could go back, but Swype is so much quicker and easier.
I like Swype!

I've tried Swype a few times but I can't get the feel of it at all so never use it. Trying the ics keyboard now and finding it's a bit better at auto correcting spaces which is handy.

Swype rules.

S-pen toggle ICS keyboard
love this ICS keyboard layout (having such a small space bar on others just pisses me off), but is there any way to add the Pen input for it on the SGN? kinda defeats the purpose of it on this handset if you can't use it.

straxusii said:
Seriously I never tried it before the note and I find it far quicker and more accurate to type, really impressed.
And definitely wouldnt use another keyboard now that didnt work by tracing out the word.
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Swype is by far the best. It's so easy and simple and forgiving. I barely even hit my intended letters and it almost always knows what I'm typing. The idea of taping out messages or emails seems archaic now. Especially with the s-pen....it's just such an effortless pleasure.
Takes a day, max. That being said, is love to be able to use Swype on the ics keyboard.
JG
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rockky said:
Ton of feature rich keyboards I know...but I like this.
Like the huge space bar...less errors. http://www.mediafire.com/?wy2wryijxpvk7q7
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Thanks
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I tried the keyboad but have no comment as of now. Why? Because it still lags just like the previous other keyboards I've tried, if your a fast texter like myself the phone is slow & cannot catch up which leads to mistakes in EVERY word I write, it's a nightmare...
I hope they fix this issue in the next update.
Currently using ''smart keyboard pro'' which I think is one of the BEST keyboards, also being VERY customizable & comes with several great skins, all of which are great in their own way, even the colours you can change...
I think the note will be FAR superior once it gets the ice cream update and will be even smoother and faster than what it already is.

I found it initially lagged but after turning off most of the features it works OK now aside from occasional lags which I assume is due to some other application slowing it down. Its auto correct can be intermittent but I have it turned down as I don't want it too aggressive

Samsung Keyboard vs Swiftkey

So I have been having this problem as of late with Swiftkey (mainly after update to MDL) switching back to the factory Samsung keyboard. So I gave in and noticed that I actually get less lag and issues with the Samsung Keyboard. In fact my Quadrant scores have increased since I just use the Samsung keyboard.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is this just my imagination?

DarqAnshin said:
So I have been having this problem as of late with Swiftkey (mainly after update to MDL) switching back to the factory Samsung keyboard. So I gave in and noticed that I actually get less lag and issues with the Samsung Keyboard. In fact my Quadrant scores have increased since I just use the Samsung keyboard.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is this just my imagination?
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I use the release version of Swype and I've noticed it automatically switching back to the Samsung keyboard once in awhile too. Ended up finally deleting the Samsung keyboard. Never noticed any lag or issues with Swype though.

I'm using SwiftKey and haven't had any problems whatsoever.
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I use the Kii keyboard
Love the 90s Good Times.

I've been using Swiftkey since the phone came out, and on all my other devices, haven't had a single issue or loss of any performance whatsoever!
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The stock keyboard is SwiftKey but designed different for this phone. I love the stock layout but I cannot type on it whatsoever. I don't know if it's the smaller keys or what, I also have a very difficult time hitting the space bar on the stock keyboard or swype. So I use the SwiftKey keyboard from the Play Store.
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inlineboy said:
I've been using Swiftkey since the phone came out, and on all my other devices, haven't had a single issue or loss of any performance whatsoever!
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Same here
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I just noticed that with swift key I'm getting Quadrant scores of 126xx and with the stock android I'm getting Quadrant scores of 130xx. Not a huge jump or anything really writing home about I just didn't know if the Samsung keyboard was optimized for a lower memory foot print or if there was something else going on. I realize that the S4 comes with stock (based of swiftkey) and Swype, but I could download the already purchased swiftkey from the store and that had some of the features I liked (learning).
Like I said, nothing big I was just curious about that little jump in score.

Hello, Sorry if I post at the wrong place. Currently having swiftkey keyboard installed, however, even though it's setup to be the default keyboard, samsung keyboard being put back to default keyboard. anyone had this issue? thanks

vblanche said:
Hello, Sorry if I post at the wrong place. Currently having swiftkey keyboard installed, however, even though it's setup to be the default keyboard, samsung keyboard being put back to default keyboard. anyone had this issue? thanks
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Perhaps try un-installing the Samsung keyboard or install the Google keyboard as well. I have the Samsung keyboard installed as well as SwiftKey and the Google keyboard installed and SwiftKey serves as my default keyboard just fine right now. Try switching it back and forth a few times to see if that helps.

isn't Samsungs keyboard licensing SwiftKey?

apexcell said:
I use the release version of Swype and I've noticed it automatically switching back to the Samsung keyboard once in awhile too. Ended up finally deleting the Samsung keyboard. Never noticed any lag or issues with Swype though.
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Funny you said that... I had to freeze the Samsung KB in TB to keep it from constantly taking over as default from Swype.

Hari9 said:
isn't Samsungs keyboard licensing SwiftKey?
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Yes, they have a partnership going on for the GS4, but I still find Samsung's keyboard annoying as hell. Inserting common punctuations like comma or period is much longer in terms of the process. However, yes the predictive word is licensed.

What 3rd party keyboard are you using?

I'm just wondering what keyboard everyone is using. The only reason I'm curious is because my favorite keyboard which is Swift Key doesn't work to well with the Edge display. The keys that are on the edges sit on the edge part of the display making them easy to miss.

jrwingate6 said:
I'm just wondering what keyboard everyone is using. The only reason I'm curious is because my favorite keyboard which is Swift Key doesn't work to well with the Edge display. The keys that are on the edges sit on the edge part of the display making them easy to miss.
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i disagree. i use swiftkey also, and my keys on the edge work just fine. i haven't had a single problem with them. also, for some reason, swiftkey's predcitive type has really gone downhill in the last year. it use to be spot on, and now it seems to mess up many words i type. but it is still my preferred until some other keyboard can show me a reason to switch.

I'm still using Swiftkey, and have no problems with the keys that are on the Edge.

I came from a BlackBerry Z30, so I use the BlackBerry keyboard. Personally I think BlackBerry hs always had the best keyboards, and I swore I'd never use a virtual keyboard...until I used theirs. I've tried a few other VKBs, but nothing comes close to BlackBerry. I know this is a totally subjective topic, BTW.
Sent from my VZW S7 edge

stevae said:
i disagree. i use swiftkey also, and my keys on the edge work just fine. i haven't had a single problem with them. also, for some reason, swiftkey's predcitive type has really gone downhill in the last year. it use to be spot on, and now it seems to mess up many words i type. but it is still my preferred until some other keyboard can show me a reason to switch.
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Maybe I'll give it another shot. I just remember hitting the #2 every time I tried hitting the #1. Maybe it was because it was my first day with the phone and I was still getting used to the whole edge thing.

I'm using swype, works great even in the edges.

SwiftKey. Works fine for me.
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I also have the same issue with SwiftKey - keep pressing the wrong keys when they are ont he edge. Perhaps it depends on OS firmware or version? I have Exynos S7 Edge 935F, with XXU1APC8 firmware. It is very annoying and I see lots of mistakes when i type now - ive been a 2 years swiftkey user with S5 - no issues there.

Using swiftkey for now. Haven't had any issues so far with the keys on the curved edges.

lazard said:
Using swiftkey for now. Haven't had any issues so far with the keys on the curved edges.
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JasonJoel said:
SwiftKey. Works fine for me.
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meyerweb said:
I'm still using Swiftkey, and have no problems with the keys that are on the Edge.
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You guys gotta try super swiftkey. Over 100 themes. It's amazing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016053
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I'm using fleksy, been using It since my m9 and still use it, super clean, I have a question tho, do you guys know how I can change the damn emojis I don't like the Samsung ones, thanks!

I decided to give SwiftKey another shot and this time around im doing much better with it.
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Swype+ Dragon, working great, I've been using it on my Huawei devices as well, no problem with edges,btw, make sure non of your other fingers touches the edges while typing or else the letters on the edge will become unresponsive.

Those of you using a 3rd party keyboard, did you disable the package for the Samsung Keyboard? I notice that it's still running even though it's disabled and not in use.

captgeno said:
I'm using fleksy, been using It since my m9 and still use it, super clean, I have a question tho, do you guys know how I can change the damn emojis I don't like the Samsung ones, thanks!
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I've replaced them with iOS emoji's. You need root tho.

FlamingCurry said:
I've replaced them with iOS emoji's. You need root tho.
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don't want anything from ios on my phone. ios is a virus. just look how it has affected all the "i"idiots and sheep...

jrwingate6 said:
Those of you using a 3rd party keyboard, did you disable the package for the Samsung Keyboard? I notice that it's still running even though it's disabled and not in use.
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I wouldn't disable it. I'm not sure how disabling it in settings compares to freezing it in Titanium backup, but on the GS3, if the OEM keyboard frozen or deleted, you could run into problems after a reboot, because the phone looked for the OEM keyboard to enter the password or pin the first time around. I don't know that the S7 works the same way, but I doubt it's using any signficant amount of memory or battery so I wouldn't take the chance.

I prefer swiping, the default Samsung keyboard just isn't accurate enough for me so I use Swype which I've found to be the most accurate
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I decided to give SwiftKey another shot and this time around im doing much better with it.
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May as well just use stock then because that's what it is

Swiftkey for me. No issues with the edge keys. But, I did adjust the size of my keys which may help/hurt that issue.

Shipoftheline said:
I prefer swiping, the default Samsung keyboard just isn't accurate enough for me so I use Swype which I've found to be the most accurate
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May as well just use stock then because that's what it is
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Why? What do you mean it's the same?

Keyboard lag

Hi,
I seem to be experiencing keyboard lag specifically in WhatsApp.
Native as well as third party keyboards seems to display this issue. Clearing RAM also does not help.
Anyone else experiencing this?

docc said:
Hi,
I seem to be experiencing keyboard lag specifically in WhatsApp.
Native as well as third party keyboards seems to display this issue. Clearing RAM also does not help.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Yeah seems to be an issue for me as well, the keyboard animation doesn't seem to keep up with my typing speed, I am a very fast typer, but this was never an issue with my old htc one m8, I have tried the stock as well as SwiftKey. Might try the Google keyboard even though I am not a fan of it, but it might be the only keyboard that can keep up with my typing speed.
And yeah, as expected the Google keyboard doesn't lag at all when typing really fast.
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swiftfury said:
Yeah seems to be an issue for me as well, the keyboard animation doesn't seem to keep up with my typing speed, I am a very fast typer, but this was never an issue with my old htc one m8, I have tried the stock as well as SwiftKey. Might try the Google keyboard even though I am not a fan of it, but it might be the only keyboard that can keep up with my typing speed.
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Same issue with Google keyboard as well. Ridiculous considering how it's maxed out in terms of hardware.

docc said:
Same issue with Google keyboard as well. Ridiculous considering how it's maxed out in terms of hardware.
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Not for me though, Google keyboard doesn't lag at all, animations sound typing etc is all on point with my typing speed, I typically go crazy on a new keyboard and type out a sentence really fast to test this, Google keyboard is the only one that has kept up.
But yeah I agree the fact that other keyboards lag is disconcerting, but it might be a problem with the keyboards and the apps themselves rather than Samsung hardware.
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Figured it out thanks to a mac forum!
It was happening because I switched to condensed mode display. As soon as I reverted to standard display settings, the lag has disappeared.
Thanks for the input.

I have had this lag ever since I bought the device. On Google keyboard and all others that I have tried. No change when I switched over to condensed mode. When comparing it to the smoothness of my old z2, it is a joke.

the_crevis said:
I have had this lag ever since I bought the device. On Google keyboard and all others that I have tried. No change when I switched over to condensed mode. When comparing it to the smoothness of my old z2, it is a joke.
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Really? Switching back from condensed to standard display has completely solved the lag issue for me. I'm on stock Samsung keyboard now and it works great.

docc said:
Really? Switching back from condensed to standard display has completely solved the lag issue for me. I'm on stock Samsung keyboard now and it works great.
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I had lag on the Samsung keyboard from day 1. Switched to Google keyboard helped. Have noticed no difference when I switched to condensed a few weeks ago. To see the fluidity in my old z2 is frustrating. Should have listened to my own advice and never bought a cr*psung.