Iphone Keyboard?

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Hey, I've searched all over and couldn't find anything on this (maybe it was in a way older post) but I was wondering if it was at all possible to hack/port the keyboard on the iphone over to an android phone? Has anyone tried this? Is it just plain impossible, if so what are the obstacles? Any insight would help, thanks!

I don't think anyone has tried doing so. The HTC_IME keyboard is kinda close to it. Im not sure what would be the point, there is a lot of replacement keyboards out there like Better Keyboard which is skinnable. Also, the iphone has a wider screen than most android phones(I think even wider than that of the nexus one), which makes using a virtual keyboard in portrait mode easier.

Originally Posted by Zephyron

Hey, I've searched all over and couldn't find anything on this (maybe it was in a way older post) but I was wondering if it was at all possible to hack/port the keyboard on the iphone over to an android phone? Has anyone tried this? Is it just plain impossible, if so what are the obstacles? Any insight would help, thanks!

I'm not really sure what you're asking here. Do you want the look of the iPhone's keypad or the spelling correction engine? It's impossible to "port" either over, you'd have to write an IME for Android which imitates the iPhone's keypad.

To be honest I'm confused why you'd want either. Having used both iPhone OS and Android for a long time I find the iPhone's IME a pain in the ass to use over HTC's IME for Android which is excellent.

Yes the iPhone does have a slightly wider (and taller) screen than most android phones because it's screen is 3.5" compared to 3.1/3.2 used by most Android phones. The only Android phones with screens taller and wider are the DROID/Milestone and Nexus One (AFAIK).

Originally Posted by Zephyron

Hey, I've searched all over and couldn't find anything on this (maybe it was in a way older post) but I was wondering if it was at all possible to hack/port the keyboard on the iphone over to an android phone? Has anyone tried this? Is it just plain impossible, if so what are the obstacles? Any insight would help, thanks!

why iphone ? - because its nice looking ?
get toons of keboards from linux to android - eg. with spellcheckers and t9 like
or buy iphone

m32

Originally Posted by m32

why iphone ? - because its nice looking ?
get toons of keboards from linux to android - eg. with spellcheckers and t9 like
or buy iphone

m32

this annoys me. why do android fans like to get defensive when someone likes certain features of the iphone & want it on their android phone. don't tell them to buy an iphone, obviously they would have bought one of that's what they wanted. the iphone keyboard is actually much much better than the default android keyboard & everyone who's used the iphone keyboard knows that.

Originally Posted by jonesyruless

this annoys me. why do android fans like to get defensive when someone likes certain features of the iphone & want it on their android phone. don't tell them to buy an iphone, obviously they would have bought one of that's what they wanted. the iphone keyboard is actually much much better than the default android keyboard & everyone who's used the iphone keyboard knows that.

I doubt he was referring to the default keyboard. Everyone knows that the default sucks (except for the voice input, but that is available on many 3rd-party keyboards as well).

As for the initial question: No, you cannot port it over. Not without the source code and alot of time, anyways. There are a few skinnable keyboards on the market which include an iPhone skin. The HTC_IME is free and already looks alot like the iPhone keyboard. There is also a modified version which works with more languages here.