Anyone know how I can set it up so it will still show predictions but not automatically use them? I only want to see them and sometimes use them. I can only get it to auto select the highlighted word when I hit space....
The Droid X keyboard does this but I seem to have a hard time typing the correct keys on that keyboard.
I know what you want to do, to have the predicted text show and give you the choice of either using it or not. AFAIK there is no setting that will allow you to do this with the stock keyboard; you can either have prediction on or off, you can not set how it works once is on.
A not so elegant work around when you want to type something that is not on the device's dictionary is to actively choose the suggested word on the left, this usually has what you actually typed rather than a dictionary suggested word. Once you do this, it will be added to the user dictionary automatically.
I am new to Android, can anyone suggest a third-party keyboard that allows for what the OP wants. I like the phone suggesting a word for me, but I want the choice to select if I want to use it rather than the word being inserted automatically when I press space.