Txtin App

power2614

Just got my iphone 3gs and I am wondering is there app that I can get to txt like a normal fone (as in tap 2 button to get abc,3 to get def and so on.

just I hate qwerty

Random

Is there not an option to turn predictive text off in the settings?

STBR

Random wrote: »

Is there not an option to turn predictive text off in the settings?

I think he's talking about the keyboard layout.


Have you tried turning your phone?

Professey Chin

Not sure if people are allowed to create their own keyboards in apps so thatd prevent a T9 being created for the iPhone

power2614

SirDarren wrote: »

I think he's talking about the keyboard layout.


Have you tried turning your phone?

I just hate qwerty and rather the layout to be like a normal fone
when txtin...

There must be something out there...

mobius42

There isn't such a thing, I'm afraid. Simple reason is that almost no one wants it, not when it has a full qwerty.

TrueDub

power2614 wrote: »

I just hate qwerty and rather the layout to be like a normal fone
when txtin...

There must be something out there...

Why did you buy it when you knew it had a querty keyboard layout?

Owen

TrueDub wrote: »

Why did you buy it when you knew it had a querty keyboard layout?

Nowhere in the OP's post did it say he had prior knowledge of the iphone having a qwerty layout. Your post is unhelpful, and off topic.

To the OP, no, there's no numeric/predictive text style texting application available for the iPhone. I came from a T9 predictive text background using Nokias since 1996, and I've got to say once you get used to the Qwerty keyboard, it's actually an awful lot faster.

power2614

TrueDub wrote: »

Why did you buy it when you knew it had a querty keyboard layout?

Cause I like it,is that good enough for you!

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Nowhere in the OP's post did it say he had prior knowledge of the iphone having a qwerty layout. Your post is unhelpful, and off topic.

To the OP, no, there's no numeric/predictive text style texting application available for the iPhone. I came from a T9 predictive text background using Nokias since 1996, and I've got to say once you get used to the Qwerty keyboard, it's actually an awful lot faster.

Thanks for you help paintdoctor,I will give it a shot and see how I go

TrueDub

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Nowhere in the OP's post did it say he had prior knowledge of the iphone having a qwerty layout. Your post is unhelpful, and off topic.

Well, that's me told, thank you for your opinion of my post. I assumed the OP might have done some research before spending the money on the iphone, I was wrong.

banquo

Had a look for you, OP.

There seems to be two apps: one is off the app store, the other you've to jailbreak your phone for.

1. One is T9app, and is available off the app store.

2. ''iKeyEx'' - more info on it here - is available off Cydia, although I couldn't find the source for you. If you want to jailbreak your phone then I'll dig deeper for you and get it. Hell if you're around Dublin someday I'll even do it for you (safe, I've done it to my ipod and a number of iphones)

*Banquo

dougs09

as the mod posts, once you start using the Qwerty keyboard, its pretty fast, and also, it has auto correct so when your in the middle of typing out a word the full spelling appears above it and if you hit space it auto fills the word for you and you can continue texting, its really handy, i just need to start getting into the habit of flipping the keyboard around cause my fingers are a tad too big for it with the smaller closer layout, but its not to bad once you get used to it, can type a message out in pretty quick time, just give it a chance and you'll adapt to it fine.

power2614

banquo wrote: »

Had a look for you, OP.

There seems to be two apps: one is off the app store, the other you've to jailbreak your phone for.

1. One is T9app, and is available off the app store.

2. ''iKeyEx'' - more info on it here - is available off Cydia, although I couldn't find the source for you. If you want to jailbreak your phone then I'll dig deeper for you and get it. Hell if you're around Dublin someday I'll even do it for you (safe, I've done it to my ipod and a number of iphones)

*Banquo

Banquo.your a legend
Can you dig away for me please.I am in waterford so wont be near dub,but thanks for the offer.

Any link to jailbreak my 3gs?

fdevine

http://www.iclarified.com/tutorials/iphone/index.php

All the tutorials are listed in that link.

It's so easy to do both jailbreak & unlock I was amazed.

purplear1n seems by far the easiest jailbreak method but has issues with Vista. Should be OK with XP.

I used Redsn0w but hit a snag with the 3.0.1 firmware restore. I ended up using the 3.0 one listed in the tutorial. Phone is now jailbroken, Cydian installed, unlocked and working on Meteor, and showing FW3.0.1.

Happy days.

power2614

banquo wrote: »

Had a look for you, OP.

There seems to be two apps: one is off the app store, the other you've to jailbreak your phone for.

1. One is T9app, and is available off the app store.

2. ''iKeyEx'' - more info on it here - is available off Cydia, although I couldn't find the source for you. If you want to jailbreak your phone then I'll dig deeper for you and get it. Hell if you're around Dublin someday I'll even do it for you (safe, I've done it to my ipod and a number of iphones)

*Banquo

Jailbroke it and installed the app,but when i go into keyboards it doesnt give the option to turn it on

banquo

Just saw this. Will have a look. PM me in a day or two (or whenever) and I'll let you know (I'll forget otherwise)

power2614

Ok,thanks...

power2614

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