Replaced Stock GN Keyboard With SwiftKey-X

[PsychDoc]

I know many of the reviews touted how great the newly revised stock keyboard was but after trying it a while I wasn't loving it. Word prediction was good, but no better than the SwiftKey-X and there was no way to access special symbols (think: !@#$%, etc) without transitioning to the number/symbol screen. Also there were no arrow keys to move the cursor left/right/up/down. So I just downloaded SwiftKey-X from the Amazon app store (free) and I'm much happier. I find it to be a far more flexible, intuitive way of inputting text than the stock keyboard.

 

[jcastag]

i did the same thing plus if you use the neon theme it matches the theme of ics much better

Coming from htc products i think the stock keyboard was garbage on the nexus

 

[Vance14]

The problem is if you can't use the continuous voice entry that comes with ice cream sandwich. The stock keyboard allows this, but SwiftKey uses the traditional voice entry.

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[FredBassett]

I'm using FlexT9, its better than Swype. Got it free at Amazon as app of the day. Love it

 

[gabbott]

The problem is if you can't use the continuous voice entry that comes with ice cream sandwich. The stock keyboard allows this, but SwiftKey uses the traditional voice entry.

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It isn't as quick as just pushing the voice button, but when a 3rd party keyboard is active in ICS you can pull down the notification screen and there is a keyboard settings you can select and then change right to the continuous voice entry input.

 

[PsychDoc]

I'm using FlexT9, its better than Swype. Got it free at Amazon as app of the day. Love it

I have both on my phone and I chose the SwiftKey-X over the T9 keyboard.

I guess a lot of it is just personal preference.

 

[DCoy82]

I'm using FlexT9, its better than Swype. Got it free at Amazon as app of the day. Love it

+1

 

[evperry]

Swiftkey for me.

 

[Jdm4292]

I used to have better keyboard 8, then I took an arrow.... then the developer got his apps pulled from the Google market and im sure it won't work with Android 4 but I miss the larger keys they keys are small

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