Recommend a keyboard app?

homer911

I'm using a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and would like a better keyboard than the default to give me easy access to @, /, .com, .ie, apostrophes etc

Any particular recommendations, before I download them all..

And while I'm asking, does anyone know what the dault key on the bottom right of the default keyboard does? Its got a strange character on it that looks a bit like a battery charging..

Zascar

Swiftkey is my favourite

pickarooney

Swype is still my number one choice

TPD

I use smart keyboard pro with the black theme. Has all the longpress keys, even ones on the symbols keyboard for quick access to ¥¢¿€± etc.

danniemcq

homer911 wrote: »

I'm using a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and would like a better keyboard than the default to give me easy access to @, /, .com, .ie, apostrophes etc

Any particular recommendations, before I download them all..

And while I'm asking, does anyone know what the dault key on the bottom right of the default keyboard does? Its got a strange character on it that looks a bit like a battery charging..

Kii is my personal favorite art the moment

blacknight83

swiftkey flow will be giving them my money when it comes out of beta

Sully

TPD wrote: »

I use smart keyboard pro with the black theme. Has all the longpress keys, even ones on the symbols keyboard for quick access to ¥¢¿€± etc.

+1

dulpit

I've not used swift key on a tablet, but on a phone it's lovely (and you can install Irish language pack if you so desire)

JacksonHeightsOwn

blacknight83 wrote: »

swiftkey flow will be giving them my money when it comes out of beta

Plus 1 for this.

It's absolutely amazing. I downloaded it the other week and was showing my brother, who has an iphone 5 the other day. He was blown away with it. Everybody I text in front of just keep staring.

SwiftKey in general is amazing though. The way it remembers your phrases and mannerisms is quite scary at times. It's all very "skynet"

I love it

BopNiblets

Slideit is good too, you can resize it so it takes up less screen space.

homer911 wrote: »

And while I'm asking, does anyone know what the dault key on the bottom right of the default keyboard does? Its got a strange character on it that looks a bit like a battery charging..

Press it! :pac:

Chet T16

This thread should have been locked and pinned after the first reply

Skill Magill

Do not press if its a red button :eek:

pickarooney

Has anyone done any in-depth speed/accuracy testing on the leading keyboard apps? I might give it a go myself with a few and see what the results are.

Patsy fyre

The SwiftKey application keeps accuracy efficiency and heat map data.

pickarooney

I mean more a head-to-head comparison

Zascar

I'm trying the flow version of swiftkey but not sure I like it. It's not as accurate I don't think. Also, watching the videos, I cannot get the 'swype backwards to delete' to work

tiny timy

I dont lkke th way when you download one of these keyboard apps that it says it will keep your details even credit card numbers but not you passwords. why would it do that,makes me wonder what third party is viewing your personal details.

Quazzie

danniemcq wrote: »

Kii is my personal favorite art the moment

I use it too, and I honestly don't understand why its not more popular. It's far superior and more customizable than any other keyboard out there.

ED E

Thumb Keyboard 4 is excellent IMO. Tried a few others and its been by far the best experience.

Its got tablet orientated ones but phone mode is equally awesome.


Xperia S btw.

TommyGun

I love using SwiftKey.

Professey Chin

Zascar wrote: »

I'm trying the flow version of swiftkey but not sure I like it. It's not as accurate I don't think. Also, watching the videos, I cannot get the 'swype backwards to delete' to work

The swype to delete doesn't work when flow is enabled. It picks it up as a gesture and tries to type so they disabled it