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[Q] Auto-Complete with keyboard

Is there a way to turn on auto-complete with the hardware keyboard?

There may not be a way to do it with the stock Android keyboard but I know that both Better Keyboard and SwiftKey have that option. I prefer SwiftKey

sixcoronas said:
Is there a way to turn on auto-complete with the hardware keyboard?
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It has a limited auto-complete in the sense that it will insert apostrophes and other punctuation as it's appropriate, but I don't recall that it will actually correct spelling or give you auto-complete functionality.

gravis86 said:
There may not be a way to do it with the stock Android keyboard but I know that both Better Keyboard and SwiftKey have that option. I prefer SwiftKey
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They were asking about the HARDWARE keyboard, not the stock android virtual keyboard.
I wish there was auto complete for the hardware keyboard too, but I haven't seen that option anywhere.
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seancneal said:
They were asking about the HARDWARE keyboard, not the stock android virtual keyboard.
I wish there was auto complete for the hardware keyboard too, but I haven't seen that option anywhere.
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Swiftkey allows for the hardware keyboard to have prediction. Check out its description in the market.

seancneal said:
They were asking about the HARDWARE keyboard, not the stock android virtual keyboard.
I wish there was auto complete for the hardware keyboard too, but I haven't seen that option anywhere.
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I know he's talking about the hardware keyboard. And as I said SwiftKey has an option to add support for it...

gravis86 said:
I know he's talking about the hardware keyboard. And as I said SwiftKey has an option to add support for it...
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I stand corrected. However, I must admit $4 to add autocorrect is a bit steep IMOH. The was a nice touch.
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Yeah $4 is a bit steep I didn't realize it was that much! I got it for 99 cents a while ago. I guess they must have raised it since then.

I was just going to search for this. Looks like the swift KB is the way to go.
Oh well. Can't have it all I guess. Root will solve that problem.
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Search for jonas's HTC IME mod on the forums. The high res version works with the G2 and has hardware kb word prediction.

cyricc said:
Search for jonas's HTC IME mod on the forums. The high res version works with the G2 and has hardware kb word prediction.
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Thanks. The Jonas IME Mod was just what I was looking for. I tried the SwifKey but uninstalled.
Thanks.
Here is a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663608

Full Emoji Support

So no one's happy that the G2 has full Emoji support? I'm talking in every app. First android phone that I know off that has it.
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Well we're definitely not fanboys butt hell yeah..? ? ?
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Fidelio_o said:
So no one's happy that the G2 has full Emoji support? I'm talking in every app. First android phone that I know off that has it.
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I was wondering about that! I noticed emoji's in instagram but didn't really think twice, that's awesome!

very excited this phone has full emoji support. didnt notice until now. wont get my g2 until thursday. my gf has an AT&t version tho

Yeah I was excited, so was the GF lol ???
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Is there any way to send Emoji in the stock messaging app?

jmilacek said:
Is there any way to send Emoji in the stock messaging app?
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The stock keyboard has emoji on it. Hit the symbols button in bottom left, then smiley button on the bottom and it takes you to the emojis

zwieblekopf said:
The stock keyboard has emoji on it. Hit the symbols button in bottom left, then smiley button on the bottom and it takes you to the emojis
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damn if only swiftkey had that

Upgrading from a N4 is seeming easier and easier each passing day... ?

only issue I've had was with Google Voice.. I can send emoji's just fine, but receiving them they appear as diamond question marks. Strange - but probably just an issue with Google Voice.

MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
damn if only swiftkey had that
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Seems like a lot of people have been waiting a long time for that, myself included.

Does anyone know what happened to the actual android heads? I used to use google keyboard along with wnn keyboard. Now wnn keyboard doesn't have the android faces.

My GF is extremely happy?
Sent from Verizon logo plastered G2 bastard

Does it only work with the LG keyboard?

Don't give a (emoji of rodent's backside).

darabo said:
Does it only work with the LG keyboard?
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It seems like it is only through the stock keyboard. I installed the Google keyboard as I think it is better at gesture typing, and installed the Emoji Add-on Dictionary, but can't seem to be able to add them anymore. On my Rezound with the Google keyboard, You could hit menu in the text box and choose Insert Emoji, but I don't have that option on my G2.

Interestingly, to me anyway, is that when I send teh stock LG emojis from the stock LG keyboard to a friend who uses Handcent he can see them, but when he sends them to me I can't see his. I just get something akin to ASCII code in place of the image. Seems there is more than one emoji standard...

npgauth said:
only issue I've had was with Google Voice.. I can send emoji's just fine, but receiving them they appear as diamond question marks. Strange - but probably just an issue with Google Voice.
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I've noticed the same thing. Did you try disabling Google Voice to see if that fixes it? If not, I'll probably give it a try.
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TumTum101 said:
I've noticed the same thing. Did you try disabling Google Voice to see if that fixes it? If not, I'll probably give it a try.
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Well, just to update...disabling Google Voice fixed the issues with receiving Emoji's.

TumTum101 said:
Well, just to update...disabling Google Voice fixed the issues with receiving Emoji's.
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wait, what? disable google voice and re-enable it or what? emoji in gv would be great... :crying:

benanon said:
wait, what? disable google voice and re-enable it or what? emoji in gv would be great... :crying:
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You have to disable Google Voice integration if you're on Sprint, otherwise only a handful of Emoji's will work.

IPhone style emojis in kit Kat?

Does anyone know if there is a current mod available to flash the emojis from iOS onto Android? I just personally prefer the look of the iPhone ones. I would do it myself but my computer has been dead for roughly 2 months now.
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Theres an Xposed module for replacing SMS smilies, but it only works in the text app. I can't remember if its just for AOSP or not

JRJ442 said:
Theres an Xposed module for replacing SMS smilies, but it only works in the text app. I can't remember if its just for AOSP or not
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Unfortunately that won't work for me as I use hangouts as my primary texting app.. Thanks though!
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An old thread I know but maybe this will help anyone who stumbles across:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563757

Ghstudent said:
Does anyone know if there is a current mod available to flash the emojis from iOS onto Android? I just personally prefer the look of the iPhone ones. I would do it myself but my computer has been dead for roughly 2 months now.
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If youre not a fan of the stock messaging app(like me) simply download Textra SMS from the playstore, which is far better in my opinion, and also Textra SMS emoji plugin and voila! you have all ios emojis! just go to the "+" symbol next to the input box and click the smiley at the bottom. See attached screenshot.

What keyboard do you use?

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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Samsung App Themes

Anybody else disgusted with the lack of options in the Samsung keyboard and messages apps? Off to the theme store, I guess!

Seriously, look at these background choices! Chat bubble selections seem to have completely vanished on the Note 8! Who was this app designed for?

Look at this keyboard crap! Am I missing something?

RaymondPJR said:
Look at this keyboard crap! Am I missing something?
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Android keyboards are an interesting handicap for me. I have an iPhone 6 for work and NEVER have a problem typing on it. Android, not so much. I'm not sure if it is the way auto-correct works or just something about the layout but I can't seem to type a word on my Note (or the LG V20 before that) without messing up at least one letter. I keep thinking about trying different keyboards but then I get lazy and just deal with it.
Maybe I will give it another go with the 8.
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Try mood messenger for messages, lots of things to customize, try swype keyboard lots of things to customize too. Since htc hd2 days i never typed, i just swyped on my keyboard, even my 13 year old used swype since i gave her my note 2 5 years ago, now on her note 5. Its just my wife is stubborn to learn how to swype. ?

Craniotomy said:
Try mood messenger for messages, lots of things to customize, try swype keyboard lots of things to customize too. Since htc hd2 days i never typed, i just swyped on my keyboard, even my 13 year old used swype since i gave her my note 2 5 years ago, now on her note 5. Its just my wife is stubborn to learn how to swype. ?
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Edit
Here's the swype keyboard.
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Craniotomy said:
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Here's the swype keyboard.
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I really wanted to stay with the Samsung keyboard, but if I can't figure out how to add symbols to the keys, in going with Swype again.
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G board for the win
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I hate them as well. Went right to the theme store and downloaded some pretty decent themes.

Sucks that Samsung hasn't figured out hour to them third party apps yet and system stuff a bit better
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Warrior1975 said:
I hate them as well. Went right to the theme store and downloaded some pretty decent themes.
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That's another thing, I'm having trouble finding just the right theme.
EDIT: Can you use a theme already purchase for the Note 7? I've been happy with that one, don't know Samsung's policy on that. It's showing up on the My Themes page in the 7 but not on the 8. Maybe when I do SmartSwitch.
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RaymondPJR said:
That's another thing, I'm having trouble finding just the right theme.
EDIT: Can you use a theme already purchase for the Note 7? I've been happy with that one, don't know Samsung's policy on that. It's showing up on the My Themes page in the 7 but not on the 8. Maybe when I do SmartSwitch.
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Yes all themes purchased can buy used from the theme store. The theme does need to be updated for a few differences. You'll just get a message some stuff won't work.
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Tidbits said:
Yes all themes purchased can buy used from the theme store. The theme does need to be updated for a few differences. You'll just get a message some stuff won't work.
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This is what I got when I had the S6. It's been updated
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dmunz said:
Android keyboards are an interesting handicap for me. I have an iPhone 6 for work and NEVER have a problem typing on it. Android, not so much. I'm not sure if it is the way auto-correct works or just something about the layout but I can't seem to type a word on my Note (or the LG V20 before that) without messing up at least one letter. I keep thinking about trying different keyboards but then I get lazy and just deal with it.
Maybe I will give it another go with the 8.
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Finally someone who actually has same issues as me! My last iPhone device was 5 years ago . I've always had issues with no matter what android keyboard I use . Typos were rare as hens teeth on the iPhone for me.
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Tidbits said:
Yes all themes purchased can buy used from the theme store. The theme does need to be updated for a few differences. You'll just get a message some stuff won't work.
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This is what I got when I had the S6. It's been updated
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I looked on my Note 7 to get the exact name and searched it. I was able to download it without paying again which is good. I just thought all this was seamless and what I bought before would show up once I signed into my Sammy account.

RaymondPJR said:
I looked on my Note 7 to get the exact name and searched it. I was able to download it without paying again which is good. I just thought all this was seamless and what I bought before would show up once I signed into my Sammy account.
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All you need to do it hit the menu in the upper left tap on my page and lastly tap on purchased items.
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Substratum has some good theme/overlays that cover most of the Google and Samsung apps.

Here is what I use.

RaymondPJR said:
I really wanted to stay with the Samsung keyboard, but if I can't figure out how to add symbols to the keys, in going with Swype again.
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Settings>General Management>Language and Input>On-Screen Keyboard>Samsung Keyboard>Keyboard Size and Layout>Alternative Characters (This will add more symbols to keys.Also to get rid of the ugly yellow high contrast color you can go back to the Samsung Keyboard setting and uncheck the "High Contrast Keyboard".)
Hope that helps.:good:

josh1276 said:
Settings>General Management>Language and Input>On-Screen Keyboard>Samsung Keyboard>Keyboard Size and Layout>Alternative Characters (This will add more symbols to keys.Also to get rid of the ugly yellow high contrast color you can go back to the Samsung Keyboard setting and uncheck the "High Contrast Keyboard".)
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I went back to Sammy keyboard because of scaling issues on Swype. An update placed the symbols there by default on the Sammy keyboard. As for the theme, my gripe was that there was only that ugly 'high contrast as an option! I'm using a theme from the theme store to covet that up.

RaymondPJR said:
I went back to Sammy keyboard because of scaling issues on Swype. An update placed the symbols there by default on the Sammy keyboard. As for the theme, my gripe was that there was only that ugly 'high contrast as an option! I'm using a theme from the theme store to covet that up.
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Sammy keyboard, but fail on the small space bar. Which tursn to a period. Rubbish.
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