What keyboard do you use? - Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Googly keyboard isn't cutting it for me. Does anyone know of any better keyboards? Is there a port for the Samsung keyboard?

I use SwiftKey

Swiftkey lags a bit and predict service not great. Google is the fastest for me. Samsung keyboard is worse than swift.

I'm considering a change to Swiftkey but does it support international languages?

abraxo said:
I'm considering a change to Swiftkey but does it support international languages?
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I use Swiftkey and yes, it does support international language (depends on what it is)

abraxo said:
Googly keyboard isn't cutting it for me. Does anyone know of any better keyboards? Is there a port for the Samsung keyboard?
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You may want to try Swype if you like swiping, if you don't and are only interested in typing Flesky is fairly good. Having said that I always end up back using the Google keyboard after trying out any of the alternatives after a few days...

I too always end up back at Google keyboard. Tried majority of them. Swiftkey is OK but for some reason I always end up back to Google
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Yep, Google keyboard is my dd.

abraxo said:
Googly keyboard isn't cutting it for me. Does anyone know of any better keyboards? Is there a port for the Samsung keyboard?
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SwiftKey, it learns as you just it, awesome

Team BlackOut Super SwiftKey...one of the first apps I install. It's fast, accurate and has a fantastic batch of themes from which to choose.
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+1 for SwiftKey
The very first app to install. Easy to use and reliable. Also I like the fact that I can sync learned words over multiple devices.

google by far is the best and I have tried them all literally.

The one it ships with
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kaoss_11 said:
google by far is the best and I have tried them all literally.
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No, Swype is better than the Google KB.

Swype allows keyboard shortcuts for copying pasting and changing case. Thus I prefer it over any other.
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Fleksy. Been using it for a while and love it!

Google autocorrect is always spot on I don't know how they do it!!!!
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I love Google keyboard but wish we could resize to make smaller. Is that possible?
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[Q]Better than Swype?

I just want to know is there any keyboard which is better than Swype in matter of recognition and word deletion/correction?
ICS keyboard is the best one I've seen so far for android, as I'm a really fast typer coming from IOS (vest keyboard over all), I installed ICS keyboard from the play store and set the auto correct to aggressive so as I type every few words my eyes just look to the screen to see if the keyboard auto correct wrong any words then I correct it manually or just continue talking.
PS. ALWAYS READ WHAT YOU TYPE BEFORE HITTING THAT ENTER BUTTON, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T, WE GOT SITES LIKE DAMNYOUAUTOCORRECT.COM.
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ICS keyboard is the best one I've seen so far for android, as I'm a really fast typer coming from IOS (vest keyboard over all), I installed ICS keyboard from the play store and set the auto correct to aggressive so as I type every few words my eyes just look to the screen to see if the keyboard auto correct wrong any words then I correct it manually or just continue talking.
PS. ALWAYS READ WHAT YOU TYPE BEFORE HITTING THAT ENTER BUTTON, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T, WE GOT SITES LIKE DAMNYOUAUTOCORRECT.COM.
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I beg your pardon but ICS Keyboard doesn't support Swype/Swipe input.
SwiftKey 3, is good.
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Djoudi said:
SwiftKey 3, is good.
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Swiftkey is da best!
+1 for swiftkey
Swiftkey 3
Swiftkey or swype
SwiftKey 3 rocks
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Swiftkey 3 has the best word prediction and correction that I've seen.
But the current Swype beta is close to it.
Both will get better the longer you use them
I can enter in text faster using Swype beta than Swiftkey.
Even faster again if I use the S Pen.
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Swift key is one of the best in terms of prediction. But sometimes I find it a bit laggy.
I'd liked Swift Key 3 but it does not support swyping input on keyboard guys.
I liked the way it recognizes and corrects words.
I used to love Ultra Keyboard...but it doesn't work properly now on ICS....gets force closes...
I prefer Swiftkey 3. My flatmate prefers swype.
Pretty much everyone I know uses either swiftkey or swype.
new swype beta also has word prediction.
I have found that the standard ICS keyboard is best primarily, in addition to it being very accurate, It allows for speech recognition where you do not have to speak all at once- you can take breaks between words without any problem, whereas swype does not. Be sure to enble personalized recognition in settings as it does not do this manually. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND I DONT EVEN HAVE A WEIRD ACCENT.
SandeepEmekar said:
I beg your pardon but ICS Keyboard doesn't support Swype/Swipe input.
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I meant alternative keyboard other than swipe, I never did get used to swype, but that's just my opinion.
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fabu09 said:
ICS keyboard is the best one I've seen so far for android, as I'm a really fast typer coming from IOS (vest keyboard over all), I installed ICS keyboard from the play store and set the auto correct to aggressive so as I type every few words my eyes just look to the screen to see if the keyboard auto correct wrong any words then I correct it manually or just continue talking.
PS. ALWAYS READ WHAT YOU TYPE BEFORE HITTING THAT ENTER BUTTON, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T, WE GOT SITES LIKE DAMNYOUAUTOCORRECT.COM.
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Can you put a link on the post because there are a few there on the play store. XD thanks. Hehe.
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+1 for Swiftkey.
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+1 for Swiftkey.
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+1 great keyboard
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After so much suggestions towards "Swift Key 3", I am on it now.
I'll try to get used to it.
But I am now really fast with "Swype".
Don't know which to use for a long time yet.

Swype on nexus 7

Hi everyone,
I just preordered my nexus 7, but was wondering if out comes with Swype. I'm pretty sure it doesn't, but just wanted to check. If it isn't already there, can someone check to see if the free beta works?
I know the Toshiba excite 7.7 has Swype, so maybe out would be possible to rip it from there? I love this keyboard, looking for solutions, thanks
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Did you try signing up for Swype Beta?
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No swype beta preinstalled, but swype beta installed just fine... and is my preferred input method on this 7 inch form factor.
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jdavet said:
No swype beta preinstalled, but swype beta installed just fine... and is my preferred input method on this 7 inch form factor.
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That's great. I used to have an Acer A100 and it didn't work with it, I'm guessing the resolution was incompatible.
Now we just have to figure out how to keep Swype on there after the beta days are over...
The beta now supports all resolutions. Using it right now on my Kindle Fire.
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yes as pointed out before the new beta supports all screen sizes and resolutions....got it working on my hp touchpad before selling it, so swype just need to update their app to support jellybean
it worked good on kindle fire not the greatest but it worked. I just hope it works better on the nexus 7 then it did on the kindlefire
movieaddict said:
it worked good on kindle fire not the greatest but it worked. I just hope it works better on the nexus 7 then it did on the kindlefire
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I agree. I get frustrated with it on the kf and often flext9 instead. But on my phone, Swype is awesome.
I may try the new monk keyboard as well...it is weird, but i think it will be lighting fast once you get over the learning curve.
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brizey said:
I agree. I get frustrated with it on the kf and often flext9 instead. But on my phone, Swype is awesome.
I may try the new monk keyboard as well...it is weird, but i think it will be lighting fast once you get over the learning curve.
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What is this monk keyboard?
I'm guessing this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxU6Y4Vki78
holy cow though, that looks like a huge learning curve.
Swiftkey?
Just wondering if anyone had tried Swiftkey 3 on this device and if it works well/even supported? And also do you prefer it over Swype (I currently use this)
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Just wondering if anyone had tried Swiftkey 3 on this device and if it works well/even supported? And also do you prefer it over Swype (I currently use this)
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I know switkey 3 has a tablet version of the app not sure what the difference between the two is and if the regular one would work?
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smt8544 said:
Just wondering if anyone had tried Swiftkey 3 on this device and if it works well/even supported? And also do you prefer it over Swype (I currently use this)
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I have both keyboards, and much prefer Swype. I find it to be much faster since your not going key by key, but rather creating whole words. There is a slight learning curve for Swype, but as long as you give it a chance for a few days, you'd probably get used to it. The latest beta really makes it useable, although I only use Swype in portrait mode. Fyi - I have a hardware keyboard on my phone, so if I enter landscape mode, it's probably less work for me just to flip open the keypad and get my typing done. I tried Swyping in landscape mode yesterday and found it quite awkward, maybe I'm just not used to it.
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Thanks for the reply! I will probably try Swype first because its input method is just amazing! But who knows how well it will work on a tablet.
Swift key and swype beta and thumb keyboard all are compatible and work great with the N7.
I change it up every so often, they are all good. Stock jelly keyboard is also real good too...
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The million-dollar question is, does it recognize the tablet-ness and give you the resizeable keyboard button? Or does it give you the phone version?
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cmstlist said:
The million-dollar question is, does it recognize the tablet-ness and give you the resizeable keyboard button? Or does it give you the phone version?
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i agree does swype have the option to re-size for tablets im guessing no but i agree its a good question
has anyone tried Swype on the nexus 7? does the tablet mode work?
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nolook said:
has anyone tried Swype on the nexus 7? does the tablet mode work?
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If you are rooted and set dpi to 160 Swype will operate in resizable tablet mode otherwise it will be in phone mode
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ah so this won't work with the native dpi?
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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.
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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.
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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

what KEYBOARD are you using?

guys i just want to ask which keyboard is better the samsung or the google keyboard? or are there any other keyboard better than those 2?
also is it possible to integrate emoji on these 2 keyboards?
darkilong said:
guys i just want to ask which keyboard is better the samsung or the google keyboard? or are there any other keyboard better than those 2?
also is it possible to integrate emoji on these 2 keyboards?
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Swift key is one of the best and fast too try that
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I use google pinyin keyboard:laugh: it feel very smooth.
SwiftKey x is definitely the best IMHO. It supports 3 languages at the same time
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SwiftKey x is definitely the best IMHO. It supports 3 languages at the same time
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I`am using Swype (paid version), also have Swiftkey on the phone but haven`t used it anymore since Swype.
thanks for the input, will try those you mentioned

[Q] Which swipe keyboard is better?

Which you prefer most?
Swift key hands down is the best. You won't use any other keyboard. :thumbup:
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bigox said:
Swift key hands down is the best. You won't use any other keyboard. :thumbup:
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Couldn't agree more. I've been using it since the original beta. I have tried other keyboards on and off, just to see what they offer, and always go back to SwiftKey.
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bigox said:
Swift key hands down is the best. You won't use any other keyboard. :thumbup:
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I rather like Google's keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en_GB
Billy Madison said:
Which you prefer most?
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If you are the person who is a tap to type and swipes occasionally, then Swift Key hands down or TouchPal X which has been recently updated and is now a contender
If you prefer to swype and have the most forgiving swype experience, then I would go swype & dragon all the way.
FYI.... I've bought them all and tried all them. Ultra Keyboard, Swype, Swiftkey, Kii Keyboard, TouchPal, SlideIt, google keyboard, Etc.
Good luck
Just wish swift key had a dedicated number row.
Touchpal FTW
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tried all, for swiping, swype reigns
I never tap to text anymore and have been using the swipe method for texting and typing on my smartphone for sometime now, and I have tried all the major and most minor keyboards out there including buying the paid version of several. After testing and comparing them all, and still doing so, my opinion is swype is still the best keyboard for swipers. it intergrates everything better and just works. It's by far the most accurate and easy to edit if it does get it wrong. Though the others are good keyboards, for me, I always lose functionality when I don't use swype.
I keep trying the others though.
Currently using Google keyboard, free and it works well, will try swype keyboard and a couple of others..
I personally prefer Swype, I like the way you can copy and paste with just gestures. Swiftkey is not bad I suppose, however it does not support Chinese input which I use on a daily basis.
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Stock Google one or swiftkey are the ones I fall back to
I have to say the Google Keyboard is my favourite.
I used to use Swype back in the day, but when Google brought out their swipe keyboard, I found it much more friendly. I recently tried the Swiftkey swipe keyboard, which I like to some degree, but the one drawback is when it incorrectly guesses the word you swiped, you have to hit the backspace, then it only gives you 3 options, none of which ever seem to be the correct word. I prefer the feature of the Google keyboard where you can long press on the central word it suggests and then it gives you a grid of like 20 words it thinks you typed. That is the best feature for me.
I really like the stock Google keyboard.
TouchPal X is the best no doubt.
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Kii keyboard. Like aosp keyboard, but with many more features.
Ascertion said:
Kii keyboard. Like aosp keyboard, but with many more features.
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Kii? Is it best? Does it have swipe?
dnorthington said:
Just wish swift key had a dedicated number row.
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Something for you....Enjoy
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