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keyboard..hate it.

Is there any way to.get swype anymore? I hate the streaks keyboard. JusT makes mistakes constantly. Iv never had this problem with other touch screens.
Couldnt we get a better landscape keyboard and maybe a short style keyboard in potrait like on the storm?
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try better keyboard. i love it

PM me with your info and I'll email you the apk.
Joe
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Done..
Hope its good as the hype

I've gotta admit I'm liking the keyboard! I know most people hate the numeric keypad but I actually find it handy. It's far more responsive and acurate than my HTC hero ever was. The only thing I miss is the whole predictive word thingy were you can select the word you want after typing in a couple of the letters, that and auto correct.

The Dell Streak keyboard (holding the device horizontal) is awesome. Holding vertical is a little bit tricky... would it be possible to use swype in vertical and normal in horizontal?
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Link to swype if any one needs it
http://hotfile.com/dl/53625035/d463ee3/swype.android.inputmethod.v1.56.30.7625.WVGA.apk.html

bloody AMAZING! Couldnt have asked for better. Even if you dont like the whole tracing idea just the normal keys are much faster to type on than dells tiny keyboard

You can turn on word suggestion and auto-correct in the input settings, they're pretty effective too. Don't know why they weren't on as default.
eagleman said:
I've gotta admit I'm liking the keyboard! I know most people hate the numeric keypad but I actually find it handy. It's far more responsive and acurate than my HTC hero ever was. The only thing I miss is the whole predictive word thingy were you can select the word you want after typing in a couple of the letters, that and auto correct.
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Don't link to swype, they treat it as warez, and it will get xda-dev in trouble.

i must be the only person who HATES swype...dont get it..takes me longer to txt.
I would love the droid x/evo/any htc kyboard haha...anybody ever get any of these working?
Tried better keyboard, but prefer one of the above!

I just tried swipe - wow its pretty good, even if you don't use the tracing (which is very impressive) the larger keyboard works great for big fingers like mine.
Just wish I could work out how to get a new line.

Well, here's my two pennies worth on the keyboard issue: being a bit old fashioned, I didn't fancy the idea of swype. I'd rather have waited for a decent tap-style keyboard but out of boredom I tried it out, I love it! Even using it as a tap keyboard its miles better than the stock one, but after trying out the swype method I'm really impressed with how quickly I got accustomed to it. I'm making far fewer mistakes than I used to on the stock kb. I'm sure it'll take some time to get used to where some of the symbols are, but I'm more than happy to persevere with it as basic typing really is outstandingly easy. Often I think there's no way it's going to get this word straight away, but it does even if my swyping is not that accurate. I'd go a far as saying it's almost revolutionary! Ok, maybe I'm getting a bit carried away, but I've got really big hands and was struggling to use the old keyboard.
Only wish is that there was a close button for the keyboard as sometimes I can't see where I'm typing, especially on web pages, doesn't happen often enough to bother me though.

I find the swype method a bit redundant on the streak as the keys are big enough to type quite accurately
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Polish keyboard
Hello Everybody.
If I get Streak from UK is it possible to change kb for polish one or use polish letters?
Edit: of course I mean on screen keyboard!
Regards
Peter

Guest69 said:
Only wish is that there was a close button for the keyboard as sometimes I can't see where I'm typing, especially on web pages, doesn't happen often enough to bother me though.
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when the keyboard gets in my way I can usually hit the "go back" button to make it disappear.

shEEEsh said:
when the keyboard gets in my way I can usually hit the "go back" button to make it disappear.
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Aargh! I can't believe I didn't try that!! Thankyou shEEEsh!

Guest69 said:
Aargh! I can't believe I didn't try that!! Thankyou shEEEsh!
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You can also hold down 'Menu' to make it disappear (and also appear anywhere, for some reason). AND if you have the default Streak keyboard in landscape mode, there's a blue arrow in the top left that closes it. You're spoilt for choice on the Streak!
Also, a great keyboard replacement is Swiftkey beta (free until at least 13 Sept). It's in the Market. It uses some pretty advanced prediction techniques that works and learns really well (it even reads your SMS history to teach itself!) The Streak isn't on the list of compatible devices but I can confirm it works great and fills the screen properly (unlike some other keyboard replacements I've tried).

Hey,
Try swiftkey, it is so much better, using the standard keyboard I was making some many mistakes and activating the caps lock all the time, the only thing I miss is the left and right keys
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Android and Atrix Problems

Hey guys, I just bought an atrix the other day, and so far the hardware impresses me, but other than that I'm kind of annoyed. I switched from my 3Gs hoping for an awesome android experience and didn't really get it. You guys might know how to fix some of these issues so here I go:
1) The keyboard is awful. Like someone on another thread said, it has a tendency to ignore the first letters of words. Switching from an iPhone, I'm extremely disappointed in how bad it is. Sometimes I feel that I have to press the screen harder for it to work.
2) My email accounts are annoying to access. On my iPhone I could access all my emails in one unified inbox, or application at the least. On the atrix I have to use the email app and the gmail app to check my mail and its kind of annoying.
3) Overall organization is not so hot. I googled some stuff about folders and plan to try it out along with the adw ex or launcher pro, so this isn't as big of a problem.
If anything I really need help with #1, because not being able to type properly defeats the purpose of the software keyboard. Oh and by the way, I rooted the phone.

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Hey guys, I just bought an atrix the other day, and so far the hardware impresses me, but other than that I'm kind of annoyed. I switched from my 3Gs hoping for an awesome android experience and didn't really get it. You guys might know how to fix some of these issues so here I go:
2) My email accounts are annoying to access. On my iPhone I could access all my emails in one unified inbox, or application at the least. On the atrix I have to use the email app and the gmail app to check my mail and its kind of annoying.
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Have you tried the messaging application? Not the text messaging application! It has a unified box for all emails.

Cool, it works, thanks. Sorry, I'm a bit of an android newbie, but I just got really good with the iphone and got extremely tired of apple's bs "lock everything down" method, so I switched, thinking it would be easy peasy.

1) The keyboard is awful. Like someone on another thread said, it has a tendency to ignore the first letters of words. Switching from an iPhone, I'm extremely disappointed in how bad it is. Sometimes I feel that I have to press the screen harder for it to work.
Google Gingerbread Keyboard, install that and switch to it in settings. Its much better.
2) My email accounts are annoying to access. On my iPhone I could access all my emails in one unified inbox, or application at the least. On the atrix I have to use the email app and the gmail app to check my mail and its kind of annoying.
Yes try universal messaging app. Or if you want you can run your gmail account through the Email app not Gmail to have them all there.
3) Overall organization is not so hot. I googled some stuff about folders and plan to try it out along with the adw ex or launcher pro, so this isn't as big of a problem.
Try Go Launcher and its ability to have iOS folders in the App drawer. You may appreciate this.

Well, I got the Gingerbread keyboard from the market and it was tiny. It was waay smaller than the original keyboard, but I'll search some more to see if I can find a bigger one.

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1) The keyboard is awful. Like someone on another thread said, it has a tendency to ignore the first letters of words. Switching from an iPhone, I'm extremely disappointed in how bad it is. Sometimes I feel that I have to press the screen harder for it to work.
2) My email accounts are annoying to access. On my iPhone I could access all my emails in one unified inbox, or application at the least. On the atrix I have to use the email app and the gmail app to check my mail and its kind of annoying.
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1). Ive had the same experience. I found the device's screen responsiveness to be sub par. I noticed it missed registered touches, not only on the keyboard, but in general, when I tried to move throughout tasks and the phone quickly. A 3rd party keyboard made it a little better (smart keyboard) but the phone still didn't feel fluid in my ability to move quickly and smoothly.
2). If you go into Gmail (on a computer) and go to settings, you can set up gmail to pull email from other accounts. It fetches mail the same way any mail client does. The great thing though, is that this pulling doesn't occur on the device. In this, you don't have to set up fetch frequency and battery use is minimal. The device is pushed mail from Gmail as it is received. You'll receive them with labels of which email account it came from.

Yeah, I'm not sure if I want this phone after I realized how unresponsive the screen is, but the customization and open structure is irresistible. I'm hoping motorola updates it and fixes the bugs.

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I'm also coming from an iphone 3gs and this is my first android device. I'm not having the same problems as you though so perhaps your screen is bad? Or, another thought... did you switch to the swype keyboard at some point and not realize it? Swype is painful to type on if you are trying to use it like a regular keyboard (though I'm really starting to dig using it as intended). I found the default keyboard to be pretty decent, I think I actually liked it better than the iPhones (though probably more for the screen size than the keyboard itself), but then I switched to swype, which is way different. And of course, if you aren't using swype, maybe give it a try? It takes some getting used to, but if your screen is responding to presses maybe it will handle swipes better.

I mean its not that big of a deal. I think it is just glitchy sometimes. For some reason its a lot smoother now that I switched to launcher pro (doesn't really make sense), but its still a problem for those with larger thumbs. I've tried it, swype, and about 3 other keyboards, but the others haven't quite been fitted and swype is somewhat painful as you say.

Oh I'm not saying swype is painful, I mean, it is painful to use swype as though it is a regular tap and type style keyboard. I am actually really starting to like swype, but there is definitely a bit of a learning curve.

Yeah, when I messed around with other android phones, I though swype was awesome, but now I realize its easier to just thumb type for me. To each his own.

I too came from a 3gs, def give swype a try. I've been if using it a day and its not bad, and my thumbs are the size of shaq's
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This is a problem many of us switching from an iPhone are having. I also hate how locked down the iPhone is; but it is the best in a few categories: keyboard, screen responsiveness, battery, and browser. I've tried a ton of phones and not one can beat the iPhone in any of those categories. It's sad buy it's the truth. Still debating between atrix, inspire, or staying with the iPhone. I've been waiting patiently for a solid android phone that works with AT&T 3G.

If I made the change it would be from an i4.
I hatttttte my iPhone 4. I was stranded last night, my iPhone 4 locked up, froze, couldn't restart it. I seriously debating shooting my .45 through it. I was pissed.
However, it seems like the Atrix isn't perfect either.

I agree on the screen. With battery, Some of the ROMs out there definitely beat the iphone on battery life. As to the browser, Android browsers are much more feature rich. Same with the keyboard. Swiftkey and the gingerbread keyboard are much better than the iOS keyboard in my opinion. I came from an iPhone 4 and couldn't be happier besides the signed bootloader.

Those of you wondering if you got the best Android option for ATT I gotta say I am thoroughly satisfied with my inspire 4g. I came from the iPhone 3gs like a year ago to the captivate and android took some getting used to but I could never go back now. What I realized while using my captivate is that most companies are not going to give you the support you want or are used to coming from Apple. Samsungs updates and lack of care to fix the gps was literally appalling. I did a lot of research and found that most HTC owners were as happy or maybe happier than Apple owners. They are the fastest at updates and the most developmentally supported on xda. also the build quality on the inspire is so solid. Feels great in the hand. This is just my .02 so please don't flame just trying to share my experience.
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krad54 said:
Hey guys, I just bought an atrix the other day, and so far the hardware impresses me, but other than that I'm kind of annoyed. I switched from my 3Gs hoping for an awesome android experience and didn't really get it. You guys might know how to fix some of these issues so here I go:
1) The keyboard is awful. Like someone on another thread said, it has a tendency to ignore the first letters of words. Switching from an iPhone, I'm extremely disappointed in how bad it is. Sometimes I feel that I have to press the screen harder for it to work.
If anything I really need help with #1, because not being able to type properly defeats the purpose of the software keyboard. Oh and by the way, I rooted the phone.
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i have this issue it's irritation because i dont hit that space bar properly so a lot of my texts are just stringed together but only if i type fast. I downloaded an installed gingerbread keyboard free and i seem to have a better luck with typing and entering the space bar properly

krad54 said:
Yeah, I'm not sure if I want this phone after I realized how unresponsive the screen is, but the customization and open structure is irresistible. I'm hoping motorola updates it and fixes the bugs.
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i switched from a captivate (gps issues dont get me started) my keyboard and screen are very responsive and accurate. i think you should go back and check it at the store. PS GPS locks in 2 seconds and is very accurate even orks in the house near the window.

Just to let everyone know, my keyboard works fine now. For some reason, launcher pro fixed it, either that or motoblur was just making the phone super laggy. So far I think the phone is awesome. I just wish android had some more developers for apps, but its just a minor complaint. I guess I'm too used to playing mindless games on my iphone that I can't play on android. The only game I really am a bit ticked about is monopoly. Why does android not have monopoly??

Both my keyboard and screen are top notch. Not to say I don't have complaints, just not those.

SWYPE 3.0 beta released. Honeycomb/Transformer optimized!

Honeycomb optimized! Got it and it looks great. A bit laggy however (using it right now). Had trouble getting it to recognize my Transformer as a Android device. I had to dropbox the swype installer via my Evo 4G to get it on my Transformer. Anyone else got it on their Transformer? Thoughts?

I am having the same problem. What did you do?

Sweet, just installed it. It isn't laggy on mine.

PaulHBK said:
Honeycomb optimized! Got it and it looks great. A bit laggy however (using it right now). Had trouble getting it to recognize my Transformer as a Android device. I had to dropbox the swype installer via my Evo 4G to get it on my Transformer. Anyone else got it on their Transformer? Thoughts?
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Lol your user agent string is set to desktop..change it to tablet
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branshaw09 said:
I am having the same problem. What did you do?
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Used the dropbox app and transferred the installer from my Evo to Transformer that way. Worked perfectly to get installed on the TF...
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I gave it a try as well. Not sure it'll replace Thumb Keyboard anytime soon, though. Kind of weird trying to Swype on the TF.

wynand32 said:
I gave it a try as well. Not sure it'll replace Thumb Keyboard anytime soon, though. Kind of weird trying to Swype on the TF.
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To each, their own. I can't get my head around split thumb keyboards, probably because I spend many hours every day typing on real ones. (My day job involves a *lot* of writing.)
I find Asus' built-in Swype-knockoff keyboard far easier than a thumb keyboard, and am looking forward to giving the real deal a go, so long as it doesn't cause issues with the real keyboard.

Just installed it.
Pretty cool, you can press the button on the far right and make the keyboard smaller so it's easier to swype around on a tablet screen!
Everyone was saying Swype would be pointless on a 10 inch screen but looks like they found a workaround.
Now if only the browser typing lag was fixed I could actually fall in love with my Transformer.

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To each, their own. I can't get my head around split thumb keyboards, probably because I spend many hours every day typing on real ones. (My day job involves a *lot* of writing.)
I find Asus' built-in Swype-knockoff keyboard far easier than a thumb keyboard, and am looking forward to giving the real deal a go, so long as it doesn't cause issues with the real keyboard.
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I hear you. I'm in marketing and also write for a living. However, that's why I got the keyboard dock. I've yet to find ANY virtual keyboard where I can even approach the 80 words a minute I can type on a physical keyboard (and I get pretty close to that on the keyboard dock).
The split keyboard JUST works on the TF--the tablet's almost too wide for it. But even so I can get decent enough speed with it. I found that to use Swype, even with the small version to the right or left, I still had to hold with one hand and swipe with the other. So, I haven't found it so different from Thumb Keyboard in split mode, in that respect.
I'll probably give it another try, though.

testing swype in the default browser now. installed fine in my transformer. works fast and great in other apps. it's really too bad the default browser lags so much. I can type faster than the words are appearing on this reply.
sent via swype

I know the swype team reads these forums, so if you do:
Add the numberpad/arrow keys on the sides of the smaller keyboards, that would be awesome.
I think it's an Android limitation, but if you could make the non keyboard areas transparent, that would be killer. (like on the ipad split keyboard)
The grips need to be removed on the left and right sides when aligned left and right.
Awesome modifications for the keyboard btw, worked better than expected.

Installed on mine, zero issues. It's about time, Swype!

wynand32 said:
I hear you. I'm in marketing and also write for a living. However, that's why I got the keyboard dock. I've yet to find ANY virtual keyboard where I can even approach the 80 words a minute I can type on a physical keyboard (and I get pretty close to that on the keyboard dock).
The split keyboard JUST works on the TF--the tablet's almost too wide for it. But even so I can get decent enough speed with it. I found that to use Swype, even with the small version to the right or left, I still had to hold with one hand and swipe with the other. So, I haven't found it so different from Thumb Keyboard in split mode, in that respect.
I'll probably give it another try, though.
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I got the keyboard dock for the exact same reason. Well, that and the extra battery life. But without the keyboard (which I don't keep attached all the time, or I wouldn't have gotten a tablet in the first place), the Swype-knockoff keyboard just works for me. I can two-finger type pretty darned fast with the pad in my lap, or Swype at plenty good enough speed with one hand while holding the tab with the other hand. Surprisingly well, to me anyway, but this is my first Swype-like device.

Not sure if any one has mentioned this:
The stock thumb keyboard has the swype feature!
Go to setting->language&input->keyboard settings->configure input methods->asus keyboard->settings->trace input settings->enable trace input tick this option.
Then you have swype.
But Swype seems to have better prediction.

I grabbed the installer via Dolphin HD set as a desktop browser without any problems

pehkblui said:
Not sure if any one has mentioned this:
The stock thumb keyboard has the swype feature!
Go to setting->language&input->keyboard settings->configure input methods->asus keyboard->settings->trace input settings->enable trace input tick this option.
Then you have swype.
But Swype seems to have better prediction.
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I was using the stock "swype like" feature and it was horrible...

Too laggy. Sticking with Thumb Keyboard for the time being.

pehkblui said:
Not sure if any one has mentioned this:
The stock thumb keyboard has the swype feature!
Go to setting->language&input->keyboard settings->configure input methods->asus keyboard->settings->trace input settings->enable trace input tick this option.
Then you have swype.
But Swype seems to have better prediction.
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Swype is in a different league as the Asus keyboard won't punctuate or make the wild leap of understanding that my swype needs to with my poor typing ability

How do you install this swype? I love swype on my phone, but the stock "swype" on the Asus is worthless. I tried looking for Swype 3.0 on both my phone and TF, no luck funding anything... Is this method applicable to rooted TF's only? Mine is not rooted.

Not bad but I dont think anything beats the Swiftkey for Tablet keyboard.

Alternative Keyboards To Stock Samsung

Hi guys,
So if you've used the Stock Samsung Keyboard, I'm guessing you have worked out it's even worse than the iOS keyboard, actually no it's not that bad, but still. It's missing key features and for some reason on each reboot of the phone it seems to forget words I've told it to remember. Coming from a One X, this keyboard is extremely hard to adopt, as the Sense keyboard is absolutely beautiful.
Does anyone know any good, free, alternative keyboards that I could use, maybe even a Sense keyboard? To date I have used the following keyboards, and hate them!:
AOSP Gingerbread
AOSP Ice Cream Sandwich
GO Keyboard (HATED THIS!!)
I can't think of any alternative, however if you guys take the time to make some suggestions I would really really appreciate it! I don't mind installing applications that aren't in the Play Store, I just reeaaaaaly want something better than this!
Thanks guys, you da bomb

I use Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard by johntanmi
I used to use Smart Keyboard PRO when I was on my GS2 with Gingerbread.
I actually found the Sense keyboard very hard to use and have always been a fan of the iOS keyboard. I really wish there was a ripoff for it for Android that came close. I can use an iOS keyboard on a 3.5" screen as well as I use the ICS keyboard on my 4.8" GS3 screen.

I highly recommend SwiftKey X. It's excellent.

There is a free version of SwiftKeyX, though I would honestly suggest buying it, and eventually Swiftkey3 when it comes out of beta. I don't have an S3 (yet), so I don't know the compatibility it'll have with the phone, but unless you're looking for something similar to Swype, Swiftkey is the way to go.
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anthropolyte said:
I highly recommend SwiftKey X. It's excellent.
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Or even better, the SwiftKey 3 beta.

Was using ics keyboard donation version for a while but siwftkey keyboard blows it out of the water.
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I'm also a +1 for Swiftkey 3 beta (using it now on my Galaxy Nexus)
here's the link (download at bottom of the page):
http://www.swiftkey.net/swiftkey-3-beta-smart-space-ui-themes
I've used SwiftkeyX before (and personally wasnt a huge fan), but I find the changes in Swiftkey 3 have been amazing so far. Especially the new themes, Swiftkey 3 makes the whole thing look much more professional.
Tinker around with the Swiftkey3 settings (I like setting the spacebar action to complete the current word)
I only have a few issues (which im sure they'll work out in the future) - such as their voice input (its not like ICS keyboard where it will dynamically populate your words as you speak , but instead will LIST out options of what it thinks you said)
anyways - Swiftkey3 ! DO IT

I have tried over 10 different keyboards and I keep coming back to Swiftkey. The auto-correction and prediction algorithm is second-to-none. It also handles up to 3 languages simultaneously, so it makes it simple to type in multiple languages (in my case, English and Portuguese). The beta also looks very promising, so it will keep getting better.

Thanks for the replies guys! I'm going to try SwiftKey X and SwiftKey 3, means a lot to me the replies I have had. Support on this seems to be buzzing a hella lot more than over on the One X forums

+ 1000 with SwiftKey... it's just the best! You won't be disappointed of wasting some bucks on it!

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I highly recommend SwiftKey X. It's excellent.
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What i really love about Swiftkey X is that this keyboard learns my "typing habits" from my SMS, gmail, facebook or twitter. The text prediction become almost perfect.
On the GS3 (coming from a HTC Desire), i tried the samsung keyboard, and installed Swiftkey again after 5 minutes of hating this stock keyboard.

Yeah, I must recommend SwiftKey also, the beta is amazing, I type almost as fast as I do on my desktop... Sometimes it feels impossible to mistype lol. It reads my mind :s
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I can recommend slideit keyboard. I used it on my sgs2 and now on the s3. Try it, you may like it
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I've tried just about everything but I keep coming back to FlexT9. I wish I didn't as it's uglier than everything else IMO, but in terms of functionality and usability I can't find anything that beats it.

You might try out Thumb Keyboard. I wrote this especially for devices with large screens. Besides a standard layout it has split layouts for landscape and portrait. Although I'm pretty objective when it comes to keyboards, I still find myself typing the most fast on this one.

+ for the SwiftKey. Really really nice, both in visual terms and functionality.

swiftkey X (first app i bought ^^) very nice and useful keyboard

Better keyboard 8. On the S2 gingerbread keyboard.
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If you get a stylus and screen protector, I would recommend swype. That setup rules.
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There is a free version of SwiftKeyX, though I would honestly suggest buying it, and eventually Swiftkey3 when it comes out of beta.
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Slightly off-topic: are they not the same?

Why Is The Autocorrect And Keyboard So Bad On The Note 4?

came over from an old HTC and just took the keyboard for granted, used swype and the autocorrect was pretty ok, helpful, close enough most of the time
been on the note 4 for months now and the keyboard is just horrible, it takes me more time fixing brutal autocorrects and spaces and just messed up text all the time
what is everyone doing to get good usable keyboarding on this thing? is a new rom necessary?

Just download Google keyboard ...like everyone

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Just download Google keyboard ...like everyone
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thanks, did that now, huge improvement
the native keyboard on my HTC was great, so never even thought about it not being something Samsung would do right, appreciate the tip

I've had the opposite experience - I find the note 4 keyboard to be way more accurate than other keyboards in both typing accuracy and word predictions.
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Never really noticed, but auto-correct and word prediction is literally the first thing I turn off on any keyboard. Hate 'em, especially as someone who doesn't want to end up as the next post on damnyouautocorrect.com and all.
In all other respects, I don't mind the stock Samsung keyboard, and I actually like the "swipe to move cursor" feature, even if the sensitivity on that could still use a bit of tuning to feel as good as one of those BlackBerry trackballs or trackpads. I also like the hold for symbols and accents and the dedicated number row, things that I hate not having on AOSP and Google keyboards.
At least Android lets you choose from any sort of soft input panel that you want. Even Palm OS-era Graffiti is an option, and I'd probably use it if the cut/copy/paste strokes worked and I could customize the strokes...