Swype

Tip: Solution for Samsung Galaxy S II Android 2.3.5 Update Causing Swype Problems

I was browsing the interwebs looking for some interesting Galaxy S II tips when I came across a thread relating to the latest Android 2.3.5 update causing problems with the default Swype keyboard. According to the OP (original poster), it looks like the update causes Swype to auto-insert words even when it is not intended: [...]

Read the full article → February 1, 2012 How To

CareAce’s 2011-2012 Top 10 Android Keyboard Power Ranking

It was around spring of 2008 that I got my grubby hands on my G1. It wasn’t exactly a speed demon, but it’s hardware keyboard (nearly as nice as my Sidekick ID’s) allowed for magnificent typing speed. Upon hearing that cupcake would feature an onscreen keyboard as well, I got excited that I could finally [...]

Read the full article → January 17, 2012 Applications

Application: Swiftkey X, the Fastest, Most Accurate keyboard for your Galaxy S II

Swiftkey X by TouchType LTD 4.6 Stars (38,541) Editor’s choice $3.99 Forgive me for sounding biased–but I am. This keyboard ended all of my typing woes. After using numerous keyboards over the years, I finally hopped onto the Swiftkey X bandwagon when I saw it on sale for a mere .99 cents during the [...]

Read the full article → January 13, 2012 Applications

CareAce Survey: Which Android Keyboard is the Most Popular?

I remember when Android 1.5, Cupcake brought the soft keyboard to my G1 and from that day on I stopped using hardware keyboards for I knew that eventually, there would be one soft-keyboard to rule them all. According to our users, that one keyboard is none other than Swype. This month we polled our readers on which of [...]

Read the full article → January 5, 2012 Polls & Surveys

Tip: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Keyboard Quick Switch

Back before Honeycomb came around, we used to switch keyboards by long pressing a text box. However, you guys may have noticed that the same functionality is not initially apparent on Honeycomb. In actuality, Honeycomb’s solution for keyboard switching is even clearer; their is a dedicated button for switching input methods right next to the clock! To [...]

Read the full article → September 7, 2011 How To

Tip: Delete Misspelled Words from Swype

For a while I used the Swype keyboard without “Swyping” because I just liked the keyboard layout (long press for numbers, design, etc.). What I didn’t realize was that Swype’s dictionary was also learning all my standard touch-type typos. Once I converted to full time Swypage, I noticed a lot of N’s being replaces with [...]

Read the full article → April 29, 2011 How To

Ultimate Android Keyboard Showdown: 14 different keyboards pitted against each other

So this has been a long time coming, and I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been patient for this release. Its only me in the office doing all of these guides and the last month has been hectic to say the least. With that out of the way I’ve compiled the 13 14 best (and possibly only? let me know in the comments if there are more) keyboards for the Android OS. For each keyboard I’ve listed:

Read the full article → January 28, 2011 Reviews

How to restore supported languages in Swype manually if you lose them through rooting or updating on your Galaxy S device

We found this little gem of a tip in the XDA Forums while following the recent JPU Froyo release for the Galaxy S I9000.

Read the full article → December 9, 2010 How To

Swype to leave Beta and go public soon??

Take this news with a grain of salt, even though its been a long time in the works.

Read the full article → October 27, 2010 News

The 6 best/free PRODUCTIVITY apps available on the Android Market. [2/10]

For this edition we will be covering Productivity apps. This will cover different methods of attacking your homescreen layout and design plus different keyboards, file management, and much much more.

Read the full article → September 28, 2010 Reviews

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