Keyboards... Samsung or GBoard or other?

[mustang7757]

That's only if you can actually decipher what you wrote. Samsung needs to add a stang translator option.

We in 2020 got everything covered


How many of you use the spen in Samsung keyboard?

 

[msm0511]

How many of you use the spen in Samsung keyboard?

I never do. I honestly forget that it's an option.

 

[mustang7757]

I never do. I honestly forget that it's an option.

I use it sometimes, it's not bad.

 

[bhatech]

We in 2020 got everything covered


How many of you use the spen in Samsung keyboard?

I never do. I honestly forget that it's an option.

I just use the spen sometimes to swipe on the keyboard instead of using the finger.

Don't use it to write using Samsung keyboard, also I'm Gboard user.

 

[Mike Dee]

That's only if you can actually decipher what you wrote. Samsung needs to add a stang translator option.

That's an impressive response

 

[Mike Dee]

I use it sometimes, it's not bad.

If I already have the Spen out is when I'm most likely to use it on the keyboard.
The Spen makes me sometimes feel like I'm using a Palm Pilot. Remember the crazy shorthand you had to learn if you had one?

 

[mustang7757]

That's an impressive response

You get impressed easily!

If I already have the Spen out is when I'm most likely to use it on the keyboard.
The Spen makes me sometimes feel like I'm using a Palm Pilot. Remember the crazy shorthand you had to learn if you had one?

Good point while having it out!
Never had palm pilot

 

[lindajm22]

I didn't even know the Samsung keyboard had that handwriting feature. I would use that. But I can't seem to pull away from my Blackberry keyboard long enough! I need Samsung to offer swipe word delete (up to four words at a time) and long press letters for capitals. I just can't seem to give those two things up.

 

[mustang7757]

I didn't even know the Samsung keyboard had that handwriting feature. I would use that. But I can't seem to pull away from my Blackberry keyboard long enough! I need Samsung to offer swipe word delete (up to four words at a time) and long press letters for capitals. I just can't seem to give those two things up.

Yeah, it's pretty cool!

 

[Talderon]

Oh man, I am LOVING this thread.

Well, I tell people that I chat with on my phone that I have a PhD in Typonese, so I can pretty much get away with anything.

 

[donm527]

I felt that I was inevitably going to go with Swipe but still setting up my phone little by little since I got it. but reading this thread I took a little time to go through the settings and noticed the handwriting feature and tried is and surprised how accurate it was.

customized the toolbar to put in the shortcuts I wanted... I like Swiftkey because I always modify the keyboard to put the dictaction on the lower left but with the Samsung keyboard I put it to the left of the toolbar so it's still accessible one handed so that's not bad.

Besides the handwritinig feature I see the keyboard has the cursor control like on my iPad where you hold down the space bar and can move the cursor to where ever you want to on the text you are writing. Nice.

I'll hold off on SwiftKey and give this Samsung Keyboard a longer try. It's got the other things like swipe typing and such. As far as customizing I am ok with the few choices but couldn't one download a custom keyboard with a custom theme?

I didn't even know the Samsung keyboard had that handwriting feature. I would use that. But I can't seem to pull away from my Blackberry keyboard long enough! I need Samsung to offer swipe word delete (up to four words at a time) and long press letters for capitals. I just can't seem to give those two things up.

 

[novice97]

How do you install the Blackberry keyboard? I can't find it in the Playstore.

 

[mustang7757]

How do you install the Blackberry keyboard? I can't find it in the Playstore.

I think you have to sideload it

 

[msm0511]

I think you have to sideload it

Think it's part of Blackberry Hub app as well.

 

[mustang7757]

Think it's part of Blackberry Hub app as well.

You know any links?

 

[msm0511]

You know any links?

It's in the Play Store. Requires a subscription to Blackberry services if I remember correctly.

 

[mustang7757]

It's in the Play Store. Requires a subscription to Blackberry services if I remember correctly.

I remember reading from some members here that it was some type of sideload you had to do, was little obstacle to go through.

 

[msm0511]

I remember reading from some members here that it was some type of sideload you had to do, was little obstacle to go through.

I think it can be sideloaded. I sorta remember it being available officially if you have a subscription to Services+ as well. It's been a while though, so I could be remembering all wrong. You know my brain doesn't work sometimes.

 

[lindajm22]

How do you install the Blackberry keyboard? I can't find it in the Playstore.

Download the BlackBerry Manager app here for free: http://cobalt232.github.io/blackberrymanager/

Then open the app and you can download any or all of the apps from in there, including the keyboard. They are regularly updated from within that app.

If you download from the Playstore you have to pay. This way it is free.

 

[lindajm22]

The BlackBerry keyboard is not anything fancy, but it has some features that I can't find on any other keyboard, and I love the size and position of everything. Swipe to delete words - swipe with one finger, delete one word. Swipe with two fingers, delete two words. Up to four fingers to delete four words. Also, long press on any letter to capitalize that letter. I find that sooo much easier than using the shift key to capitalize. I just can't give these things up!

I also use the BlackBerry Password Keeper, Notes and Tasks. Notable is also a great app.