I had been using the stock froyo keyboard on my Evo and loved it, but there isn't one available for the Tab (at least, unrooted), so I used Swype and tried to get into it. I liked it at first, but it was ultimately not my cup of tea. After reading the editors of this site recommending SwiftKey, I decided to give it another shot.
IT IS MIND-BLOWING.
Okay, text prediction aside, the keyboard is remarkably responsive. On the Galaxy Tab, typing is ridiculously fast, comparable to a Blackberry keyboard. Whatever WPM you pulled off on a BB keyboard could be pulled off on the Galaxy Tab with Swiftkey without breaking a sweat.
But the text prediction is wild. Not only does it predict words by the letters you input, but it also guesses words by the context of your sentence. There are many words that just pop up as suggested without even entering a letter. And unlike other predictive keyboards that make it tough to type words that aren't in the dictionary, Swiftkey will always allow you to pick the odd word you're typing and without bothering you about entering it into the dictionary. I tried Swiftkey a while ago and dumped it because it only suggested three words instead of the four or five you get with stock froyo. But what I didn't realize back then was that it really only gives you two choices since the left choice is exactly what you are typing and not a suggestion -- however, there is a better chance that those two words are the ones that you're looking for than the four or five stock froyo gives you.
But in the end, it's the speed of the keyboard that impresses me the most. I could probably get by without the word suggestion because the typing is so fast. And with the roomy Galaxy Tab screen, it's very easy to hit every key you're pecking at.
Oh, and I was so impressed, I installed it on my Evo as well.
IT IS MIND-BLOWING.
Okay, text prediction aside, the keyboard is remarkably responsive. On the Galaxy Tab, typing is ridiculously fast, comparable to a Blackberry keyboard. Whatever WPM you pulled off on a BB keyboard could be pulled off on the Galaxy Tab with Swiftkey without breaking a sweat.
But the text prediction is wild. Not only does it predict words by the letters you input, but it also guesses words by the context of your sentence. There are many words that just pop up as suggested without even entering a letter. And unlike other predictive keyboards that make it tough to type words that aren't in the dictionary, Swiftkey will always allow you to pick the odd word you're typing and without bothering you about entering it into the dictionary. I tried Swiftkey a while ago and dumped it because it only suggested three words instead of the four or five you get with stock froyo. But what I didn't realize back then was that it really only gives you two choices since the left choice is exactly what you are typing and not a suggestion -- however, there is a better chance that those two words are the ones that you're looking for than the four or five stock froyo gives you.
But in the end, it's the speed of the keyboard that impresses me the most. I could probably get by without the word suggestion because the typing is so fast. And with the roomy Galaxy Tab screen, it's very easy to hit every key you're pecking at.
Oh, and I was so impressed, I installed it on my Evo as well.
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