http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Even if they'd consider approving a 'duplicate functionality' app like this it could never exist in the first place because iOS doesn't support changing the keyboard.]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Limited language support, limited keyboard layouts. Only one language pack installed at any time.

Nice beta, but needs to offer more support to be useful for the "rest of us" (a few dozen million of us potential users).

Also, will DL a 3MB language pack straight to phone memory (no SD-option that I can find).
]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Add "." after double space like in regular android keyboard. Add microphone option also. Otherwise I like so far. Good predictive texting. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/The iEmoji application on the iPhone App store installs as a keyboard.

You download the application, then go into your phone settings:

General > Settings > Keyboard > International

And you can configure which keyboards you want to use, and once you install the iEmoji application it appears under keyboards for you to select.

The Keyboard does not have to take the traditional layout, so i could see third party keyboard with different functionality coming to iPhone soon enough. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Bah no google voice support.... I use that for my texting!]]>Jul 14th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/It doesn't matter how much faster it is when he has no network!!]]>Jul 14th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Android doesn't waste prime real-estate telling us what network it is on.]]>Jul 14th 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Follow all their predictive messages. You don't just get i am a beautiful person. They have put in loads of different messages. Some of them are quite good, definitely clever ]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/You can install as many layouts as you like and switch between them by holding your finger on any text box. You then can select any of the installed and activated keyboards.

This keyboard sounds tempting, though I really like SlideIT. Great UI, and works better/faster than Swype IMHO (which was simply too slow on my phone. Though I did use Swype with 1.6 or Eclair and SlideIT with Froyo, so perhaps the performance gains came from Froyo rather than SlideIT). It really sucks if you swipe something and then have to wait for the phone to calculate which word you might have meant.]]>Aug 10th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
I'm still not entirely sure how multi-touch keyboards are a must, really other than shift type keys they are useless.

I would rather see a well functioning keyboard without multi-touch than one that isn't as good with.]]>Jul 14th 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Try alternatively typing two letters very quickly. For example, A and H to spell "ahahahahahaha"

On my nexus one, the keyboard just thinks that I'm sliding my finger across the screen or something and doesn't register a lot of my presses. So instead of "ahahahahahahaha" I get "aaaaaahaaahaaah"

I've tested this with the stock Android keyboard, the HTC keyboard, and better keyboard. They all have the same problem. The iphone keyboard does a much better job :|]]>Jul 14th 2010 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Just tested that...worked fine. What are you on about?]]>Jul 14th 2010 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Typed using my Nexus One as fast as humanly possible and it came out perfect. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Same here with Droid 2.2 stock keyboard. I can type hahahahahahahaha as fast as my fingers can move.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Well then, something's funky with my N1 because typing too fast will not register some key presses]]>Jul 14th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
The Droid X keyboard, which is multitouch, was ripped... Get it for free by searching through google and sideloading it on your Android phone. It's as easy as eating pie.

And Smart Keyboard Pro in the market is multitouch... it also features much more.

I use either one or Swype. They're all great.
Gotta love choice.]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
For all you guys who can type ahahahahaha fast. Do you have a screen protector on your phone?

That's the only thing I can think of that might be messing up my typing, and I really don't feel like ripping off the screen protector now and risk getting scratches :\

Maybe my phone just has a faulty screen and I need to return it...]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
The brilliant Sony Ericsson X10 copes just fine too. Though using HTC IME keyboard.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/this does not happen on my Sprint's Hero...]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
I just peeled off the screen protector on my nexus one to try this and I still can't type ahahahahahaha perfectly. It comes out as aaahaaaaghaad

WTF, does my N1 have a faulty screen? It's unrooted and running froyo. And now I don't have a screen protector on it anymore :(]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Sense, MotoBlur and other skins do not and have not ever stopped you from installing or running any app. If you were told that you were lied to.]]>Jul 14th 2010 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
A more important question is whether or not it is better than the Skinned version of the keyboard you would be replacing? For example, the Sense keyboard is better than the vanilla android one, so how does the swiftkey one compare to this?]]>Jul 14th 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
You Sir, just made my day!]]>Jul 14th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
Furthermore there *are* no gaps between the keys. It just looks like there are in the graphics.
I don't know what engadget are on about; the keys are exactly the same size.

Also the comparison video is slightly biased - you don't need to switch to punctuation mode for most punctuation. Just drag your finger up off the top of the keyboard and you get an extra panel!]]>Jul 14th 2010 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/
I am able to type with two thumbs in portrait on my N1 but it's a little more error prone then on a iPhone. I believe that's one of the main reason Apple chose that form factor.

That being said, you are totally right. Not much you can do when comparing keyboards for the same device...]]>Jul 14th 2010 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/iphone_keysuck.gif]]>Jul 14th 2010 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/swiftkey-beta-brings-new-keyboard-world-class-predictive-text-t/Jul 14th 2010 4:52AM