Bluetooth Keyboard Functionality - Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I have Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, and a bluetooth keyboard I bought for it, and I am using CM13.
The keyboard works fine, and pairs nicely, but when I used the keyboard with the original OS, I was able to do more with the keyboard. I could press Tab to navigate through the icons on the screen for example, which made things much easier.
I couldn't find any advice so I opened this thread. Is there something extra I can install which restores this and other features?
Thanks

I was able to use the arrow keys on my apple bt keyboard to move through icons.

jl33 said:
I was able to use the arrow keys on my apple bt keyboard to move through icons.
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Using CM13? Did you have to do anything other than pairing it?
Cheers

Nothing at all. Every key actually works which surprised me.
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jl33 said:
Nothing at all. Every key actually works which surprised me.
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Okay thanks for your answer. I'll have to see if anyone else has had my issue though. The keyboard worked as yours does when I tested with original android OS, arrows moved to icons etc, but things were limited in CM13.
Am I allowed to post a link to my keyboard? I won't in case. It's on ebay uk, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1" T530 / T535 Bluetooth Keyboard Leather Case + Stand.

duhfux said:
Okay thanks for your answer. I'll have to see if anyone else has had my issue though. The keyboard worked as yours does when I tested with original android OS, arrows moved to icons etc, but things were limited in CM13.
Am I allowed to post a link to my keyboard? I won't in case. It's on ebay uk, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1" T530 / T535 Bluetooth Keyboard Leather Case + Stand.
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IIRC you have to be over 10(?) posts to post a link
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This is still unsolved.
I'd have to go back to regular OS so I can use the keyboard but I don't really want to. I can't afford more keyboards to see if that helps.
There must be something I've missed.
Edit: I just had another go at using it, I tried pressing the return key to see if maybe the box around the icons was invisible. It is invisible.

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[Q] How can you change the keyboard?

On fascinate, the default android keyboard does not have the option to un-check. So, even if I installed other keyboards, only the default keyboard is on. Is there any way to disable the stock keyboard and use other keyboard that I want to use?
Thanks!
jus ordered my fascinate so still wait on mine but as far as I know you cant disabled but to switch it should be the same across the board on androids just tap ur text box then long press in the text box and it should pop up with ur options
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Go to messages. Long press on input feild, go to android keyboard, press it with ur finger, WA la
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In some cases, when you install a new keyboard manually (such as one of my favorites HTC_IME http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416), you have to go to Settings > Language & Keyboard and enable the checkbox next to the keyboard you installed.
After that, the instructions ksizzle listed above still apply.
Thanks!!! I do not have the phone with me right now, but I will try that!!
Coming from an HTC device, which has a keyboard that worked quite nicely, I was utterly disgusted by the horrible keyboard on this phone. Reading around a bit, I decided that Better Keyboard was the way to go, so I decided to shell out the $2.99 for it, and also downloaded a couple of the free themes. I now have a very good looking keyboard, which works 10 times better than the stock one.
ivorycruncher said:
Coming from an HTC device, which has a keyboard that worked quite nicely, I was utterly disgusted by the horrible keyboard on this phone. Reading around a bit, I decided that Better Keyboard was the way to go, so I decided to shell out the $2.99 for it, and also downloaded a couple of the free themes. I now have a very good looking keyboard, which works 10 times better than the stock one.
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Which skin did you go with?
TheAlmightyDrew said:
Which skin did you go with?
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It's called SilverBlue AndroidandMe. It's gray/silver keys over a medium blue background. It seems to fit well with the gray/blue theme that Samsung has implemented on this phone.
this is my first touch screen so what makes the htc and better keyboard better than the stock one?
ivorycruncher said:
Coming from an HTC device, which has a keyboard that worked quite nicely, I was utterly disgusted by the horrible keyboard on this phone. Reading around a bit, I decided that Better Keyboard was the way to go, so I decided to shell out the $2.99 for it, and also downloaded a couple of the free themes. I now have a very good looking keyboard, which works 10 times better than the stock one.
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The HTC_IME keyboard link I posted is pretty much the HTC keyboard with a ton of customizable options. And its a free download.
DeezNotes said:
The HTC_IME keyboard link I posted is pretty much the HTC keyboard with a ton of customizable options. And its a free download.
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Ah darn, guess I should have hunted a little more. Oh well, I'm happy with better keyboard, and you can apply themes to it, for added value. For the record, I think it works even better than the HTC keyboard, but I'd have to actually try it on this phone to make a fair comparison. All I know is that I can type way faster on this one than I've ever been able to on a touchscreen phone before.
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DeezNotes said:
In some cases, when you install a new keyboard manually (such as one of my favorites HTC_IME http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416), you have to go to Settings > Language & Keyboard and enable the checkbox next to the keyboard you installed.
After that, the instructions ksizzle listed above still apply.
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That worked like a charm. Thanks!

[Q] will xoom bluetooth keyboard work with iconia tab

Hey people I don't know if anybody has asked this question yet but I'm very curious to know if the motorola xoom keyboard would work for the iconia A500?
it should work just fine, should work with your pc too as well and the playstation 3
Yes, it works.
Thanks for the answers I'm getting it for a really good price so I just wanted to make sure.
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The quick launch keys on the top row don't work on the Iconia FYI, that's pretty much the only incompatibility though. Otherwise it works great.
n9mtb said:
The quick launch keys on the top row don't work on the Iconia FYI, that's pretty much the only incompatibility though. Otherwise it works great.
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They do for me.
n9mtb said:
The quick launch keys on the top row don't work on the Iconia FYI, that's pretty much the only incompatibility though. Otherwise it works great.
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All of the quick launch buttons work for me except the mail button, I wrote that off as me not having the stock mail app...
The keyboard works great.
All the keys work for me, even the shortcut keys.
celltimemb said:
it should work just fine, should work with your pc too as well and the playstation 3
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my ps3? Sweet. can it pair to multiple devices or would I need to impair from my ps3 before pairing with my iconia?
Picked up the keyboard at target today. Birthday money.
all keys work for me except the apps key

[Q] Has anyone pushed swype on to the Transformer?

Has anyone pushed swype on to the Xformer ? or is there a zip that can be flashed ?
The built in ASUS keyboard has swipe typing available.
Lmao
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Gbcue said:
The built in ASUS keyboard has swipe typing available.
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The swiping on the ASUS keyboard is absolute garbage compared to Swype. It might as well not even be there.
Trying to official beta doesn't work - get an error about unsupported screen size.
I haven't tried forcing the issue.
-bZj
Too late for you now but the Amazon app store gave away flex9 keyboard which has swype functionality... in addition to voice dictation and handwriting.
swype feature is pretty good and works on the transformer.
I don't need a signature.
I have Swype and Dasur Slide it on mine and it is not a match made in heaven in the UK - as I have a conflict between the hardware keyboard and the software keyboard. It is very frustrating - as even though I have the software keyboards set to UK keyboards, this somehow alters the hardware keyboard to a US keyboard whne I re-dock. If anyone knows a way around this, I would be very grateful and the Asus trace keyboard is utter poo. I cannot use it. In fact I am not a big fan of Swype, I think Slide it is by far the best in its class.
I read a post here a few days ago showing how you could stop the dock keyboard being changed by the tab keyboard settings. Do search through the development forum. You need to move files around, etc.
I have Swype on mine but I don;t like it on the tab although it is great on my DesireHD. I use the Thumb keyboard which becomes natural very quickly.
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Here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14600447#post14600447
Have the newest beta on mine as well, works great! What I tend to do is make use of the resizable keyboard, make ik smaller, position it on the right.
This way I can hold the tablet with my left hand, and swype with the right, without moving too much across the screen.
The fail in combination with the hardware keyboard is a shame, there is a solution, but you do need root, which I haven't got around to yet.
idlefrog said:
I read a post here a few days ago showing how you could stop the dock keyboard being changed by the tab keyboard settings. Do search through the development forum. You need to move files around, etc.
I have Swype on mine but I don;t like it on the tab although it is great on my DesireHD. I use the Thumb keyboard which becomes natural very quickly.
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Here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14600447#post14600447
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Cheers pal, it's fathers day and I am finally having a day to play with my new toy, so far the launcher has been changed and now it looks like I will be rooted by the end of the day. Didn't think it would last long unrooted.
What's wrong?
Naadi900 said:
The fail in combination with the hardware keyboard is a shame, there is a solution, but you do need root, which I haven't got around to yet.
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I don't understand. I have Swype set as my software keyboard and am using the dock to type this. While I do get the annoying warning about setting the Asus keyboard when I first get things going, I haven't noticed any odd functions, or loss of capability. Am I missing something?
ad1980 said:
I don't understand. I have Swype set as my software keyboard and am using the dock to type this. While I do get the annoying warning about setting the Asus keyboard when I first get things going, I haven't noticed any odd functions, or loss of capability. Am I missing something?
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I don't have any problems either.
I think I did change something with the settings when I previously installed thumb keyboard (the @ was coming up as " with the dock keyboard) but I haven't had to do anything with swype.
Edit....I've not got round to rooting yet so I'm completely stock and using the uk layout.
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The swype for HC with re sizeable keyboard work great for tablet in landscape mode.
I use Swype on both my Android phones and love it. A perfect present for Fathers day was an email saying that Swype had released a new beta which included additional Honeycomb support!
Sign up and try it out here at beta.swype.com
After all, it's free! (at the moment)

Google Keyboard update

So I was so tired of not being able to long-press the upper row of the keyboard to input numbers, so I remember reading somewhere that Google had updated the keyboard with this feature for tablets, to my surprise, Play Store didn't notice any update, so I tried installing it from the play store website like I do pretty much always, and I got the update pushed to my phone.
I attach the link to the playstore here, even if it says INSTALLED, click on it and you will get the option to install it on the devices linked to your account.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
My keyboard gets the numbers on the top row now. Thanks!
Shame I paid for SwiftKey 1 week prior to get that feature.
Bah
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oldtimer42 said:
Shame I paid for SwiftKey 1 week prior to get that feature.
Bah
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Don't regret it: SwiftKey is far better than the "standard" Android Keyboard!
henklbr said:
Don't regret it: SwiftKey is far better than the "standard" Android Keyboard!
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Indeed. One of the best features for me is reducing "hold" time for secondary characters.
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henklbr said:
Don't regret it: SwiftKey is far better than the "standard" Android Keyboard!
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Different strokes for different folks. I prefer SwiftKey's functionality, but there's something about "stock" that's always appealing for me.
Thanks for letting us know. I'm a bit confused why keep this update hidden and not notify the users like a normal app would do, That's weird !
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Huh, the Google Keyboard update installed automatically for me just fine, right when it came out.
undercover said:
Indeed. One of the best features for me is reducing "hold" time for secondary characters.
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Google Keyboard can also do this.
Hmmmm. Didn't do anything for me. Couldn't push it from a PC, the option was grayed out for my N7. Went into apps, installed updates, forced closed, went to the play store and updated ... nada. Using Swype, so no biggie, but still...
PJ Clifford said:
Hmmmm. Didn't do anything for me. Couldn't push it from a PC, the option was grayed out for my N7. Went into apps, installed updates, forced closed, went to the play store and updated ... nada. Using Swype, so no biggie, but still...
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Try opening the play store page on the tablet, and clicking install from the webpage open in the tablet.
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Try opening the play store page on the tablet, and clicking install from the webpage open in the tablet.
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Did that and it didn't work. Ah well, as I said no big matter as I am using Swype anyway.
Guys, I've installed the last version from play store.
I have a problem that it seems to exist only on my (actually my wife's) N7II. I don't have it on other "regular" android phones...
When I press a key, I don't get that blue pop-up with the key pressed, if u know what I mean...
Does anyone get the key pressed on the blue pop-up ?!?
I searched on settings, but I haven't found nothing related to this...
Is this a bug or does it work like this on tablets (or at least on N7) ? Can also be a 4.3 bug??
Best keyboard setup with google keyboard is advanced setting, custom input styles, english (us) (pc). Gives you a pc keyboard layout. Numbers on top and symbols like your familiar qwerty pc board. Keys get small on portrait but thats what swyping is for.
onesolo said:
Guys, I've installed the last version from play store.
I have a problem that it seems to exist only on my (actually my wife's) N7II. I don't have it on other "regular" android phones...
When I press a key, I don't get that blue pop-up with the key pressed, if u know what I mean...
Does anyone get the key pressed on the blue pop-up ?!?
I searched on settings, but I haven't found nothing related to this...
Is this a bug or does it work like this on tablets (or at least on N7) ? Can also be a 4.3 bug??
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No one?!?
onesolo said:
No one?!?
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What do you mean, "blue pop-up"? Letters don't "pop up" on the stock Android keyboard unless you hold down the key to select, say, a number or symbol.
hyperspacey said:
What do you mean, "blue pop-up"? Letters don't "pop up" on the stock Android keyboard unless you hold down the key to select, say, a number or symbol.
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But on my Samsung S3, Desire HD, Huwaei X5 (and so on...) it shows the contrary ...when I touch (or hold down, it's indifferent) a key on those devices I get that blue popup
Oh, and now I went to the keyboard settings and there is an option for that: "Popup on Keypress"
If I disable it, it wont show that popup as natural.
On N7 I can't remember quite if it's there and if it's enabled or not... only at night when I came back home...
Maybe this is a phone feature, maybe it's a nexus bug, a 4.3 bug... who knows...
onesolo said:
But on my Samsung S3, Desire HD, Huwaei X5 (and so on...) it shows the contrary ...when I touch (or hold down, it's indifferent) a key on those devices I get that blue popup
Oh, and now I went to the keyboard settings and there is an option for that: "Popup on Keypress"
If I disable it, it wont show that popup as natural.
On N7 I can't remember quite if it's there and if it's enabled or not... only at night when I came back home...
Maybe this is a phone feature, maybe it's a nexus bug, a 4.3 bug... who knows...
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None of those other phones ship with the stock Android keyboard- the S3 in particular uses Samsung's keyboard app, the Desire HD uses HTC's, the X5 Huawei's own app, etc. This is the stock keyboard app that is on Nexus devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en
Edit- I've had a check, on tablets it doesn't do the pop-up because the keyboard is big enough for you to see the letters. Swiftkey does, I think. Try Swiftkey!
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Edit- I've had a check, on tablets it doesn't do the pop-up because the keyboard is big enough for you to see the letters. Swiftkey does, I think. Try Swiftkey!
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But I think this is stupid... altought the kayboard is big enough I would love to see the letters popup... sometimes I just can't see it...

Number row for stock Google Keyboard without using PC keyboard or another keyboard?

Is there any way to have a 5th number row for the stock keyboard? I had this for my Samsung Galaxy S5's stock keyboard (which I heard was just swiftkey).
The only ways I have found either involve a different keyboard installed, or it involves resizing my keyboard to a PC layout in the settings, but I don't want the extra keys on the main keyboard.
And then... there are custom roms which aren't really out yet.
Unfortunately no, I've been hoping Google would add a number row for ages.
pj1980 said:
Unfortunately no, I've been hoping Google would add a number row for ages.
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Pretty ridiculous. It feels like such a downgrade when I'm moving to a taller screen but have less keys on my keyboard...
I could lower the delay needed to hold the key before the number gets inserted but I'd rather not. I wanted to try stock google because it's supposed to not lag like Swiftkey sometimes does. But not having that number row might be a deal breaker for me.
Something like this?? And yes it's the Google one.
MrDSL said:
Something like this?? And yes it's the Google one.
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Yes, that's exactly what I wanted, works perfectly, thanks! For whatever reason, flashfire wanted to enumerate partitions forever, so I ended up flashing through TWRP.
Two questions, can I change the long press delay for symbol keys (the original has settings for this), and is there any way to make the number row half height?
Edit: The height of the keyboard as well? Only thing I could find for that was an Xposed module which is not yet available to us.
I have a Google keyboard with a 5th numbers row. When installed its actually a Google branded keyboard just like stock. I've got it stashed on my Drive. You still need it?
dontbeweakvato said:
I have a Google keyboard with a 5th numbers row. When installed its actually a Google branded keyboard just like stock. I've got it stashed on my Drive. You still need it?
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I'd like to try it!
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I'd like to try it!
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Dammit! Ive lost track of it, ive been switching around lately. From nexus 5 to g4 to nexus 6p. Ill post soon as i find it. I think its on my g4. Ive been on my 6p for two days and cant remember. Ill post asap when i find it.
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https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B79Ojey97KV7QkdmTXJPS1FKOTg&export=download try this, this is same as good one on my g4. This aint orig one i was referring to.
Try this. Its based on google keyboard 4.0 as version 4.1 cannot be modified without breaking sync functionality. There is a version with number row and a version with long press symbols.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2910268
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The first keyboard posted by MrDSL works on stock but crashes with the Pure Nexus rom, so I'll have to find a different keyboard.
Spartan117H3 said:
The first keyboard posted by MrDSL works on stock but crashes with the Pure Nexus rom, so I'll have to find a different keyboard.
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Look up. I posted a link for you. That's what your looking for.
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Why mess with modded Google Keyboard? SwiftKey app keyboards are mo betta me thinks.
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Is Marshmallow's keyboard the same as LP? I'll try it when I have time tomorrow. And I'm assuming 123 keyboards are the ones with the number rows?
Born<ICs said:
Why mess with modded Google Keyboard? SwiftKey app keyboards are mo betta me thinks.
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Swiftkey's keyboard lags horribly. Sometimes I don't even get input when I'm typing, I noticed it on my Galaxy S5 as the stock keyboard is Swiftkey.
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Is Marshmallow's keyboard the same as LP? I'll try it when I have time tomorrow.
Swiftkey's keyboard lags horribly. Sometimes I don't even get input when I'm typing, I noticed it on my Galaxy S5 as the stock keyboard is Swiftkey.
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This. Swiftkey has been completely broken and laggy since they added the theme store update and made it free. Used to be brilliant, but now it lags like hell on every device I've owned since the Note 2.
The Samsung keyboard these days is actually the best around, surprisingly. Very responsive, even though it's based on Swiftkey, it doesn't lag. Like the Swiftkey of old.
I'm sure there are plenty of others out there on the play store, but it takes a lot for a keyboard provider to become trusted.
If I revoke any dodgy permissions like network access, it should never be able to transmit any data I type out right? Or am I being way too OCD with privacy there?
@Spartan117H3 123series is the number row. Yes, they are very similar. The keyboard that comes with Marshmello equipt phones is the same one as the google keyboard available on the play store, version 4.1. The keyboard I linked is based off the last 4.0 google keyboard update. So 2 updates ago. The only 2 main differences are: 1, you can still Swype though the space bar on gestures. 2, no dictionary sync, which is also the reason I haven't updated them to 4.1. Once google added account sync, any mods requiring decompalation break sync.
You can install this one along side google keyboard if you want as well.
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@Spartan117H3 123series is the number row. Yes, they are very similar. The keyboard that comes with Marshmello equipt phones is the same one as the google keyboard available on the play store, version 4.1. The keyboard I linked is based off the last 4.0 google keyboard update. So 2 updates ago. The only 2 main differences are: 1, you can still Swype though the space bar on gestures. 2, no dictionary sync, which is also the reason I haven't updated them to 4.1. Once google added account sync, any mods requiring decompalation break sync.
You can install this one along side google keyboard if you want as well.
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Account sync meaning it will sync learned dictionary words to your Google account?
Is there any way to vertically shrink the number row/resize the keyboard in general?
Spartan117H3 said:
Account sync meaning it will sync learned dictionary words to your Google account?
Is there any way to vertically shrink the number row/resize the keyboard in general?
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Yes, that was the new feature in 4.1. And aside from decompiling and editing code there is no way to shrink it.
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Yes, that was the new feature in 4.1. And aside from decompiling and editing code there is no way to shrink it.
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I see... I might read some guides on doing that sometime, since I'd love to get some screen real estate back lol.
Edit: I forgot to mention, it does work on PureNexus rom as well.

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