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Keyboard Help - Going Crazy

I know there are many keyboard topics, but I just can't find a one that works well on my Play.
-Smart Keyboard (Trial)
*Best keyboard for my needs, but it seriously slows the phone down after a day or two. As soon as I uninstall, everything starts working perfectly again.
-Stock Xperia Play
*Terrible. Doesn't remember contractions and doesn't have the mic button.
-Keyboard from Android 2.3 (free)
*Okay, but has a stupid emoticons symbol where the 'Enter' button should be during sms composition. I dislike the way it handles punctuation after typing out words.
I'm honestly starting to hate this phone because it's such a pain to enter data, no matter what I try. Never had issues on my old iPhone.
What is everyone using? And no, I don't want to use swype.
Thanks!

The_Newtype said:
-Keyboard from Android 2.3 (free)
*Okay, but has a stupid emoticons symbol where the 'Enter' button should be during sms composition. I dislike the way it handles punctuation after typing out words.
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I use this one. Never noticed before about the emoticons button instead of enter until you mentioned it.
Doesnt bother me though. I dont see a reason to use enter for sms anyway. If you are going to write a novel, make an email

Swype its free on their site
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Better keyboard 8 is pretty good. Best for predictions and has an unfussy interface.
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replicant101 said:
Swype its free on their site
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Not a fan of moving my finger around the screen like that.
dsswoosh said:
I use this one. Never noticed before about the emoticons button instead of enter until you mentioned it.
Doesnt bother me though. I dont see a reason to use enter for sms anyway. If you are going to write a novel, make an email
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Haha, yeah...I just have a bad habit of writing multiple thoughts in texts messages.
nelly_boy said:
Better keyboard 8 is pretty good. Best for predictions and has an unfussy interface.
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Thanks for the suggestion..I'll try this one next.

The_Newtype said:
Not a fan of moving my finger around the screen like that.
Haha, yeah...I just have a bad habit of writing multiple thoughts in texts messages.
Thanks for the suggestion..I'll try this one next.
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Go to gimpsta.com use the kitchen to create yourself a htc_ime mod, best keboard imo
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Swype ftw
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Check out the 8pen
http://www.the8pen.com/

Definitely Swype. So much faster than any other method of text input on phones.

SwiftKey x beta ftw

nelly_boy said:
Better keyboard 8 is pretty good. Best for predictions and has an unfussy interface.
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Another vote for Better Keyboard 8

The_Newtype said:
Not a fan of moving my finger around the screen like that.
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Did you know that you dont have to swype your finger to type? You can also just type normally without having to change anything. Even normal typing is much better using swype than the stock keyboard. First few days swype pissed me off but now i swear by it

aitmanga said:
Another vote for Better Keyboard 8
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hello bro, any new for flash r800a mexico?? saludos...

Slide it keyboard works great too
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Keyboard and typing problem

I was having a problem with my tablet that I thought a update might sort so I rooted it and tried a few different roms but am still getting the same problem when am typing something. You know when you make a mistake and you can touch the area you want to fix by either deleting or changing a letter well when i do that the the line wont stay on that spot it just shoots of somewhere else every time

I have the same problem!!!!!

M_Shaaban said:
I have the same problem!!!!!
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Its doing my head in now scared to make a mistake as it takes about 5 minutes to fix it

Same here, it's really annoying. I have to admit it's somehow better after the latest update but not completely fixed!
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That's why keyboard with arrow keys is useful.

Which keyboard as the arrows I've downloaded a few but never found one like that

thumb keyboard has arrows keys.

Swiftkey x tablet
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Hacker Keyboard (free)
this keyboard layout is same as ur laptop keyboard...

norpan111 said:
Swiftkey x tablet
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swiftkey x tablet does not have arrow keys as far as i know.

Vlad_z said:
swiftkey x tablet does not have arrow keys as far as i know.
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just dig in settings it should be there
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There
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that link didnt work for me

I use Hackers keyboard,for me the best.

+1 for hacker keyboard .... love the arrows and numbers showing
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Same issue
freddy0000 said:
Its doing my head in now scared to make a mistake as it takes about 5 minutes to fix it
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Indeed, sometimes becomes useless...pity.

International s4 keyboard

Anyway we can load it on to our US versions so we can have auto correction ?
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Guess not
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ratchetjaw said:
Guess not
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im wondering the same thing . please help
in the meantime can install jellybean keyboard with auto correct from play store

starrscream22 said:
im wondering the same thing . please help
in the meantime can install jellybean keyboard with auto correct from play store
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Yeah I have been looking for the apk to try and can't find it. Yes you can. Lots of nice ones in the market just not a lot with dedicated number row and swype. Swift key is nice
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ratchetjaw said:
Yeah I have been looking for the apk to try and can't find it. Yes you can. Lots of nice ones in the market just not a lot with dedicated number row and swype. Swift key is nice
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thats true, does swiftkey have auto-correct and dedicated number row?
im using one which has autocorrect but not dedicated number row
what was the samsung thinking with no autocorrect lol

No numbers row but auto correct works well. I had heard Samsung removed it on US versions cause of Apple. Kii has a paid one with numbers row and autocorrect with swype feature but the swype freezes some

Touch Wiz Samsung keyboard autocorrect

Any idea why it doesn't even work with an international ROM?
Still doesn't automatically autocorrect for me.
EDIT: Oops this was supposed to be in Q&A sorry.

It doesn't auto correct period. Download smart keyboard pro or root and flash Xperia keyboard which has the best auto correct ever.
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Has anyone tried flashing the international keyboard?
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TechSilver13 said:
It doesn't auto correct period. Download smart keyboard pro or root and flash Xperia keyboard which has the best auto correct ever.
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Thanks for suggestion. Loving the Xperia keyboard

morbidz said:
Thanks for suggestion. Loving the Xperia keyboard
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Yeah it is the best keyboard I have used since my iPhone. It is way better though.

TechSilver13 said:
It doesn't auto correct period. Download smart keyboard pro or root and flash Xperia keyboard which has the best auto correct ever.
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Link? Thanks!
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Blue1k said:
Link? Thanks!
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I think this is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2196653.
I was going to install it but it has to be flashed and I don't have custom recovery installed yet.
I didn't read up on it so I'm not sure if its 100% compatible with the sg4 bit it is under general android forum.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818442

I installed the xperia one, honestly it was as good as I thought. I just stick to swift key. There was a guy a while back who said his Samsung keyboard had auto correct maybe ill see if he can put it up

Found it. Not that good. Auto correct is crap compared to swift key
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I bought swiftkey a long time ago and try it after every update but never use it. I would use stock Sammy keyboard over that.
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Blue1k said:
Found it. Not that good. Auto correct is crap compared to swift key
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I agree. But hey to each his own right.

The Samsung keyboard, even though it's a version of SwiftKey, is crippled without autocorrect so I just use the normal SwiftKey which is amazingly awesome. I thought I really wanted the always-there number row on the Samsung keyboard, but adjusting the key hold duration to ~200ms on SwiftKey makes inserting numbers nearly as good while taking up less screen space.

jetlitheone said:
I agree. But hey to each his own right.
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Lol. I sounded ungrateful. My bad.
Thanks to those that suggested it though.
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i find my autocorrect tooo slow :/
I have to wait before i can press the space bar, kinda crappy

There is a guy in the VZW section who got the international S4 keyboard working with autocorrect. But the autocorrect lags.

GTRagnarok said:
The Samsung keyboard, even though it's a version of SwiftKey, is crippled without autocorrect so I just use the normal SwiftKey which is amazingly awesome. I thought I really wanted the always-there number row on the Samsung keyboard, but adjusting the key hold duration to ~200ms on SwiftKey makes inserting numbers nearly as good while taking up less screen space.
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That is a great suggestion for the SwiftKey keyboard. I have multiple keyboards loaded and find myself constantly switching back and forth. Different KBs have their pros and cons. I like the number key on the Samsung KB, but missing AC is not so nice.
Reducing the key hold duration per your suggestion makes SwiftKey much more usable for me. It's now back to my default KB.
Heh. The KBs I have on my GS4 are:
A.I. type KB free
AnySoftKB
Kii KB
MessageEase KB (never really got into this one)
Swype
Samsung (OEM)
Google voice (OEM)
TouchPal KB
SwiftKey KB

geoldr said:
There is a guy in the VZW section who got the international S4 keyboard working with autocorrect. But the autocorrect lags.
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Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300382

the new keyboard 4,3 (Y)

What do you guys think about it? I loved it and I was using swiftkey on 4,2 now im using just the default one but most of the time ending up pressing "b" or "v" instade of the "space bar"
Here's some pictures for the people who didn't update their Z yet
Btw you can only use 3 language at the same time
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I was using the T9 (12 digit keypad) for texting up until just now when I changed it to qwerty keyboard - tried to change back under keyboard settings, only to find the T9 option wasn't there anymore?
What can I do? It's driving me nuts, I can't type using qwerty properly

That keyboard is actually using SwiftKey technology under the hood. Sony added a new skin and some different options a customizations and repacked it as Xperia keyboard. So what you are using is SwiftKey "by Sony", Samsung also did that with the S4 and Note 3. It is great because we have the greatest keyboard on the market out of the box.

smash_07 said:
That keyboard is actually using SwiftKey technology under the hood. Sony added a new skin and some different options a customizations and repacked it as Xperia keyboard. So what you are using is SwiftKey "by Sony", Samsung also did that with the S4 and Note 3. It is great because we have the greatest keyboard on the market out of the box.
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I don't get it though because I had the T9 previously before the update, & after the update it was still there. I managed to untick the options several times until now, & the option to use T9 was gone. I really don't like the small keys (& I have extremely small fingers!) - is there a way to get the T9 back or is this a bug from Sony?
EDIT: Ok another weird thing is that I managed to kinda fix my problem. I CAN use T9 but not under the international keyboard (default one), but under the Chinese keyboard instead? I guess I'll have to stick with that for now.. But before the option was DEFINITELY availble under the international/default one. No idea what has happened =/

smash_07 said:
That keyboard is actually using SwiftKey technology under the hood. Sony added a new skin and some different options a customizations and repacked it as Xperia keyboard. So what you are using is SwiftKey "by Sony", Samsung also did that with the S4 and Note 3. It is great because we have the greatest keyboard on the market out of the box.
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Yes i've noticed that but this one is for free
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Zewarxx said:
Yes i've noticed that but this one is for free
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What is actually the difference? I don't really understand why it's a great keyboard NOW?

Zewarxx said:
Yes i've noticed that but this one is for free
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It's almost free, you didn't pay for the keyboard but you paid for the phone so you can consider that a gift.
SalamiQueen said:
What is actually the difference? I don't really understand why it's a great keyboard NOW?
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Because it uses SwiftKey's word prediction technology which is one of the best out there. If you ever used SwiftKey (which is a paid app) you could see how great it is.

By the way, is there a way to add other languages than English to this keyboard? I like the T9 more than full keyboard.
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Jeo_m900 said:
By the way, is there a way to add other languages than English to this keyboard? I like the T9 more than full keyboard.
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Yes read my post, swipe down from the top bar & choose a different one than xperia default. I can't find any other ways to get the T9 back on the default one so the chinese 1 will have to do for now.

I might give it a go again. I like it visually better than the google one I use, but ever since the google one came out I've found it incredible, especially how well the predictions work. I found the Sony one was just horrible when the phone came out, it would miss so many words that were just one adjacent letter out. The google one I find flawless, and on top of that, the second word prediction is just incredible.

It is a big improvement but is missing one great feature from Swift Key. I like to be able to shorten the length of time to hold down a key to use its secondary input.

SalamiQueen said:
What is actually the difference? I don't really understand why it's a great keyboard NOW?
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Yep it's way more better than the old one
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Mobe1969 said:
I might give it a go again. I like it visually better than the google one I use, but ever since the google one came out I've found it incredible, especially how well the predictions work. I found the Sony one was just horrible when the phone came out, it would miss so many words that were just one adjacent letter out. The google one I find flawless, and on top of that, the second word prediction is just incredible.
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+1 although it's great i still can't do a full sentence by juat predicting it like I used to do in swiftkey
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dirtyjeff said:
It is a big improvement but is missing one great feature from Swift Key. I like to be able to shorten the length of time to hold down a key to use its secondary input.
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+1 on that and also ive noticed a bug with the key 7 and 3 sometimes while holding down to pick the number I hold 7 and get number 3 instade and the other way around also O
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I too love the new keyboard and the only thing to say is that the spacebar is a bit too short. They should make the 12!? Key smaller cause I always end up pressing full stop inatead of space. But then again that could just be me.
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Don't normally like to moan but looks wise I think it's great but the swipe function / predictive is terrible for me. Never thought it as a problem before.
Xperia Z

lyubor said:
I too love the new keyboard and the only thing to say is that the spacebar is a bit too short. They should make the 12!? Key smaller cause I always end up pressing full stop inatead of space. But then again that could just be me.
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Me too im having problems with the space bar :3
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Yeah, would love it if we could move the smiley key to where enter is to make the space bar bigger, and to be able to reduce the time it takes to long press a key to get the symbols. It makes it almost useless