Best Keyboard for ics?

Cor-master · Apr 23, 2012

Been using swiftkey for over a year and I love it but its laggy in ics. This isn't just a vivid thing either a Google search revealed nexus owners are having lag with it too. It ran fine on my captivate and fine on the vivid before the ics update. Tried several popular android keyboards and most have lag. Any suggestions?

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slimslim · Apr 23, 2012

I use swiftkey once in a while, the paid ver doesn't seem to lag for me, but I just don't like the small letters/fonts on the keys, especially on our qhd screens are even smallaer, there's no opinion to increase them from settings. I now, use the Thumb keyboard, very flexible and many themes.

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RyTheShark · Apr 23, 2012

Thumb keyboard!!!

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Cor-master · Apr 23, 2012

I have thumb courtesy of foatd from Amazon. Tried it, still kinda slow for my tastes. Found a port of the its keyboard on the market and its very fast. Bought the paid version of it and its noticeably slower so I refunded and went back to the free one

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RyTheShark · Apr 23, 2012

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus

This is what I use its amazingly fast you can customize just about everything

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valve timing · Apr 24, 2012

I wish someone would port swype from sgs 2

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camit34 · Apr 24, 2012

The Thumbs Keyboard is fantastic...a great $2.49. Thanks for the info!

Cor-master · Apr 24, 2012

I'll give it another go soon.

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Larz_Plummer · Apr 24, 2012

valve timing said:
I wish someone would port swype from sgs 2

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You know you can get swype, yes? Sign up for the "beta" and you're good to go. No need for potentially malicious ports.

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12Fully · Apr 24, 2012

Better Keyboard works fine for me.

valve timing · Apr 25, 2012

Larz_Plummer said:
You know you can get swype, yes? Sign up for the "beta" and you're good to go. No need for potentially malicious ports.

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yeah i know that but i want swype with the nice blue trace that matches ics that orange looks like ****

Cor-master · Apr 25, 2012

I had swype on my cappy, didn't care for it. Just never could get used to drawing lines.

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valve timing · Apr 25, 2012

well i found a swype apk for the sgs 2 on droidappz stoked!!!!!

austin4913 · Apr 27, 2012

I have tried to use 3 different keyboards since upgrading to Dark Raider ROM with kernel by Kozmik...it will download and says installed but it won't come up..I have selected the keyboard in settings but when I bring up email, texts, etc...the standard keyboard comes up..I long pressed in a text area and it does nothing...I have used keyboards before flashing ROMS but this is the first time I have attempted it since flashing several different ROMS...probably something simple I am missing...thanks in advance if anyone has and guidance..

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Larz_Plummer · Apr 27, 2012

austin4913 said:
I have tried to use 3 different keyboards since upgrading to Dark Raider ROM with kernel by Kozmik...it will download and says installed but it won't come up..I have selected the keyboard in settings but when I bring up email, texts, etc...the standard keyboard comes up..I long pressed in a text area and it does nothing...I have used keyboards before flashing ROMS but this is the first time I have attempted it since flashing several different ROMS...probably something simple I am missing...thanks in advance if anyone has and guidance..

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In ICS, pressing and holding the input area is not how you change keyboards. That is done using a notification setting that appears wherever you enter a text input field.

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bigballa · Apr 29, 2012

Thumb keyboard

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Cor-master · Apr 29, 2012

I tried thumb keyboard for a whole day eventually just switched back to the ics keyboard I found in the market. Simply just too slow for my tastes. I have to say there has to be something different about the ics framework because all keyboards that were fast with gingerbread are slow on ics. I think right now the problem with ics is just not enough phones have it for developers to care

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lamebmx · Apr 29, 2012

I stumbled across this looking for a keyboard with arrow keys. so far hacker's keyboard (for free in google play) is working good for me. quick, a bit smaller keys but it has arrows, control alt etc. supposed to work well with connectbot for ppl used to ssh etc.

Brand New · Apr 30, 2012

lamebmx said:
I stumbled across this looking for a keyboard with arrow keys. so far hacker's keyboard (for free in google play) is working good for me. quick, a bit smaller keys but it has arrows, control alt etc. supposed to work well with connectbot for ppl used to ssh etc.

You can change your keyboard size in settings.

Cor-master · May 1, 2012

The stock HTC one is very nice and fast but they left out one thing: auto space after prediction selection! Only android keyboard I've ever seen that doesnt auto space

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