I normally use Google Keyboard US with Swype enable to write my text messages.
But sometimes I need to input Chinese characters, therefore I switch from my (main) google keyboard (in which I use swype) to Samsung Chinese IME.
This is simply achieved with 1 step: I simply click on the keyboard icon showing a world-globe (left from space bar and right from "," and I select Samsung Chinese IME.
Doing so the Samsung Chinese IME automatically becomes the default keyboard.
In order to switch back, since the world-globe icon is NOT ANYMORE there, under Samsung IME, I need to:
1. go to settings
2. clinck on My Device
3. click on Language and input > here I see that the default keyboard is NOT Samsunch Chinese IME
4. Select English (US) Google Keyboard
Only after 4 steps I am able to revert back to my google swype keyboard!
Is there a shortcut?
I am trialing SlideIT, but it seems that it does NOT contain Chinese IME.
Same goes for Google IME: it has many languages, bit NOT Chinese...at least on my version.
Thank you!
Saulo
saulo866 said:
I am trialing SlideIT, but it seems that it does NOT contain Chinese IME.
Same goes for Google IME: it has many languages, bit NOT Chinese...at least on my version.
Thank you!
Saulo
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If you know a way to add Chinese to my Google Keyboard, than I would have solved my problems..
Thank you
Saulo
I am trying another IME, called SwiftKey, but it does NOT offer Chinese input...
So I still need to switch back and forth from google keyboard to Samsung Chinese IME...
Please any idea?
No ideas on how to make the switching among IME Keyboards?
saulo866 said:
No ideas on how to make the switching among IME Keyboards?
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I haven't get any more replies, so let me ask a different question: does anybody know a SWYPE style keyboard capable to input Chinese in addition to English and French?
Thank you!
Saulo
I think Google keyboard supports Chinese, just google it, or take a look at the play store...
For other keyboards, try Swype keyboard or Xperia keyboard (this one you can find here in xda).
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Hi everyone. I have an "English version" (not Chinese) HD2 purchased in Hong Kong, but the keyboard is not a US alyout and its nearly impossible to use.
It has too many buttons and stuff not needed including PinYin input support making all too crammed up and all buttons smaller. I have big fingers and typing here is a nightmare.
Is there a mod or application to get rid of this and install a simpler and basic US layout? Also, is there a way to get rid of the XT9 input button? I keep hitting it by mistake and its ON by default every time the keyboard is started despite I configured it under options to be always OFF.
Thank you so much in advance
IME
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Hi everyone. I have an "English version" (not Chinese) HD2 purchased in Hong Kong, but the keyboard is not a US alyout and its nearly impossible to use.
It has too many buttons and stuff not needed including PinYin input support making all too crammed up and all buttons smaller. I have big fingers and typing here is a nightmare.
Is there a mod or application to get rid of this and install a simpler and basic US layout? Also, is there a way to get rid of the XT9 input button? I keep hitting it by mistake and its ON by default every time the keyboard is started despite I configured it under options to be always OFF.
Thank you so much in advance
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I have the same issue. I would like to know the answer. IME might be a clue.
How can i change my keyboard language from english to greek . I go to menu , settings , language and keyboard , touch input , settings and the default language is only english and nothing else .I want to put there the greek language so i could write with greek with my hardware keyboard . Thank you
I want to know too
I want Thai landuage on Europe Fw.
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I'm also interesting in changing my languages. For this purpose, I tryied to change it by using morelocales. The result is that now, I'm well localised on websites (i.e, youtube from the good country). But I don't have the good language predictive feature.
In the keyboard parameter, I have configured a foreign language but I don't see any difference.
How can I solve this?
Thanks for your help.
I forget. I tried by using swype. It works with the virtual keyboard but I lost the predictive feature with the physical keyboard.
bump.
i would also like to be able to use Chinese pinyin on the hardware keyboard.
Using google pinyin works, but i have to change the input everytime because the english sucks.
Hi,
I use Samsung Keyboard with two input languages - English (US) and Czech. Problem is that the Czech language has qwertz layout which doesn't fit me, but I need to write Czech characters sometimes. Is there a way how to change Czech layout to qwerty? My GT 7.7 is rooted so I could possibly edit any config file if it was necessary.
Thanks.
Try hackers keyboard. You can download from the market. You'll have to install both language packs and adjust some settings, but it's my favorite keyboard. I primarily type in portrait mode.
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Thanks, it looks really great. Mainly special characters typing without switching keyboard between letters and special characters mode And QWERTY layout is exactly what I need.
The only thing I don't understand is why does the keyboard try to read my contact list? Does it steal my contacts or something like that? I use LBE Privacy Guard so I denied access to my contact list.
that's in the keyboard settings menu, would have to dig around and see, but I'm glad you like it! I set the keyboard labeling to 50% and you can check what all you want the suggestir to pull feom. I like it having access to my contacts personally.
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Hello folks, thanks for taking the time to read or help with my problem.
I just received my galaxy s4 Im very happy with it, now im encountering a problem with my keyboard. I rooted the phone and installed the Android 5.0.2 | Optimized CyanogenMod 12 builds [STABLE] I love it thank you .
Okay so I basically would like to Use multiple language on my Keyboard, I come from an iphone 4s and it was very easy to change languages I had a little icon and I could add unlimited amounts of languages and switch without trouble. Now Im having really a bad time, the stock keyboard let me select only 1 input language, I tried Swiftkey even bough a theme similar to ios, but I find Horrendous I hate that the numbers and special icons are all together, and even after adding my languages, I cant slide or select by pressing the space bar. On top of that is crashing . I Need actually to have 4 Languages Input and be able to switch easy and nice. If any one could help me out that would be awesome Thank you very much
There should be some options in the Language & input settings.
GDReaper said:
There should be some options in the Language & input settings.
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Hey GDReaper. Thx But there isnt nothing, the stock keyboard doesnt even support 2 languages
lleresche said:
Hey GDReaper. Thx But there isnt nothing, the stock keyboard doesnt even support 2 languages
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Then download google keyboard. It's basically the same, but I know it supports multiple lanaguages..after they have been downloaded.
Or, they keyboard thst I'm using, multiling keyboard. Attention as there also is a multiling O keyboard. They are both by the same developer. They're both very lightweight.
Man you rock, in using Google keyboard exactly how I wanted thanks again.
I just activated a Blackberry Priv. However, i now notice that the lovely hardware keyboard is QWERTZ layout instead of QWERTY.
How do you switch the language/layout of the hardware keyboard? I cant find any information on this with google - only information on other blackberry devices. I don't get it, since I have the keyboard set to US English in the settings panel. There doesn't seem to be any other option regarding the layout?
DrAzzy said:
I just activated a Blackberry Priv. However, i now notice that the lovely hardware keyboard is QWERTZ layout instead of QWERTY.
How do you switch the language/layout of the hardware keyboard? I cant find any information on this with google - only information on other blackberry devices. I don't get it, since I have the keyboard set to US English in the settings panel. There doesn't seem to be any other option regarding the layout?
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My keyboard is QWERTY as it should be.
1) Did you update Blackberry apps from the Play store? If blackberry apps don't show in play store, then just search for "blackberry" in the play store and all needed apps will appear and update button will show.
If you have already done the first step, then go to settings>language & input>blackberry keyboard settings>input languages and here might be an update to the specific language.
I've updated the blackberry software, but still no options seem to effect the hardware keyboard. I can change the layout of the software keyboard, but it only seems to apply to the software keyboard.
DrAzzy said:
I've updated the blackberry software, but still no options seem to effect the hardware keyboard. I can change the layout of the software keyboard, but it only seems to apply to the software keyboard.
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By the way, do you see the on-screen keyboard when physical one is open?
No, I don't see software keyboard on screen when the hardware keyboard is out. Am I supposed to? That seems like it would be undesirable. I see just three suggested words along the bottom of the screen.
any luck with this? i would love to change freom qwerty to qwertz and have actuallz physically changed the keyboard already... but the setting to change it is missing
Same here. Just bought BlackBerry Priv with psysical qwertz and found that there is no tweak keys for that. I would like to change these letters virtualy, to press z and get y and opposite. How to do this. Help!
This will help solving it, install and swap y and z https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=innerlife.keyboard.multilanguagekeymapredefiner
just wanted to comment and say this helped me a ton with my key2 thanks so much @Mr.PeterAmgad!!
fraunhofer777 said:
just wanted to comment and say this helped me a ton with my key2 thanks so much @Mr.PeterAmgad!!
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I would like to use it with keyone.
any side effects?
can you still use the shortcuts?
google play says this is for older android versions, did you find a newer version?
thx...
Mr.PeterAmgad said:
This will help solving it, install and swap y and z https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=innerlife.keyboard.multilanguagekeymapredefiner
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Thanks, this worked! But now the number 7 is mapped to the Z key (alt + z), and alt + y brings out parenthesis. It's not a huge issue, but it seems there is not way remap alt + y so it will output 7 as it is in the original layout.
Also it seems there is no autocorrect available at all when using this keyboard? I was relying on autocorrect to put the right accents in Spanish, I can't seem to be able to enable this again even if I switch the language to Spanish.
In the end I created a custom QWERTZ to QWERTY keyboard for AnySoftKeyboard. It solves the issue of having Y mapped to parenthesis and Z to number 7 I mentioned above.
I made them for both English and Spanish (the Spanish one lets you write "ñ" by pressing "n" three times).
I also made a custom build of AnySoftKeyboard that make predictions work with the Key2 hardware keyboard. But if you just want the remapping, it works the fine with the official AnySoftKeyboard, just predictions don't work unless you use the on-screen keyboard.
Only tested with the BB Key2.
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In the end I created a custom QWERTZ to QWERTY keyboard for . It solves the issue of having Y mapped to parenthesis and Z to number 7 I mentioned above.
I made them for both English and Spanish (the Spanish one lets you write "ñ" by pressing "n" three times).
I also made a custom build of AnySoftKeyboard that make predictions work with the Key2 hardware keyboard. But if you just want the remapping, it works the fine with the official AnySoftKeyboard, just predictions don't work unless you use the on-screen keyboard.
Only tested with the BB Key2.
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Hello raymccoy,
i tryed your workaround, but its not working on my Key2. I installt the Anysoftkeyboad from Your attachments and your languages apks. But my physical Keyboard does not change the layout. Can you tell me the steps to install?
Thanks
Marc
it does not work for me either. it does not remap anything, furthermore it crashes
I have to correct myself! it works, but it's necessary to install the last version of the app (from Playstore) to prevent it from crashing... AND it's necessary to show the virtual keyboard, otherwise physical keyboard remapping will not take place. Thankfully, the virtual keyboard can be made really tinyn so it will not be too invasive on the screen (see screenshot). Tested on BB Key2.