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    Accessing learned words in Samsung Galaxy keyboard

    Hi! I'm currently sharing a phone with someone who's being pretty shifty and I just need some help. I was typing an email address in the search bar of a browser on the Samsung Galaxy a12 we share when a whole bunch of suggestions popped up. They were all usernames ( @username ) in the...
  2. E

    Cell phone stops/freezes

    Hello Android friends, I have the problem that my phone stops frequently. When I have music on (Spotify) it closes completely. If I have the keyboard open, it also closes (even when typing)Then I can no longer go to the keyboard for half a minute. Messages sometimes don't appear without going to...
  3. M

    Copy content

    Hello, when I use an app and writging something there above the keyboard some suggestions to use... Through time and usage these suggestions change... Do you know how can I find these suggestions and copy them so I can save and use them to another phone? Thanks!!!
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    Android head unit stuck after enabling "simulate secondary display"

    Got an Android head unit with no physical buttons (has 1 tiny reset hole only). I was playing around with developer settings and enabled Simulate Secondary Displays with 4K option. Unfortunately this lead to the simulated display overlay taking over the entire screen with no way to get rid of it...
  5. Milo Williamson

    What is an excellent way how to clean off keys off a keyboard?

    Without someone saying "You should bang it on the surface" IMHO the keys will be hurt that way and you cannot possibly know when the last letter going to punch, in and just have it either raised up way too high, or even seeking out debris in each key, sure I do eat by my p.c. but rule of thumb...
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    Custom keyboard searching for keywords

    Hi, I am pretty much new to coding. I am trying to build an android keyboard that will search for specific words and appropriately show a message information. I've managed to successfully build the AOSP keyboard but unsure how I am supposed to get my keyboard to search for typed keywords. Any hints?
  7. L

    Android Studio hexagon shaped keyboard keys

    Hi, I am trying to make a keyboard with hexagon shaped keys. I made hexagon shaped Drawable. Can I change the shape of the keyboard key to a hexagon shape or make a keyboard where keys are ImageViewws? I am using Keyboard class. Best regards, Leo
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    activity restart due to Configuration Change

    My activity is getting restarted, to avoid this I have added the possible configuration changes in my Android manifest still activity getting restarted. The android manifest as below <activity...
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    Help How to manually force open the keyboard

    Hi guys, I'm having difficulty signing into an app I've downloaded on my Google Pixel 4A. When I tap on either the Email Address or Password box, the keyboard doesn't open. So my question is simple. Is there any way of manually opening the keyboard, or perhaps jolting the phone into action...
  10. M

    Bluetooth keypad with touchpad?

    I can cast phone to TV for photo and video editing, Microsfot Office stuff. It would be much easier if I could hook a keyboard with an integrated touchpad to the phone via bluetooth (so I can keep phone charged). Or failing that hook a bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mouse to phone. Anyone done...
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    Help How do I use Vietnamese Keyboard on ZALO

    Hi all. I have a problem using physical keyboard which is Vietnamese language on ZALO Instant Messaging. I have tried some keyboards but it cannot work such as TS Keyboard, Viet telex keyboard, Guobi Vietnamese keyboard, IQQI, Redraw keyboard, viet fast keyboard, vietname keyboard, vietnamese...
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    Help support

    I am use Gionee p2s i want write anything but his keyboard do not open what i am doing please hlp
  13. Android News

    SwiftKey's email and phone predictions have returned to its stable release

    After a bug led to personalized suggestions from other users, SwiftKey temporarily shut down its sync servers. When it came back, it only provided predictions for regular words. Now a final fix has been pushed to the stable release of SwiftKey and phone number and email predictions are back in...
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    Help Can't add words to Google keyboard while typing on my galaxy s5

    My Google keyboard doesn't seem to have an option to add words to the dictionary as i type. If i type a new word and backspace there is no option to add that word to the dictionary i even uninstalled it and reinstalled it and they didn't help. anyone knows what I'm missing I'm using a galaxy s5 att
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    Help Android with real keyboard - Keyboard Layout/Buttons?

    Hey there, I am using a Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) from Samsung and Android 6.0.1. I use it with different keyboards (mostly Microsoft keyboards, wired/wireless with the USB Connector) and wanted to know more about the keyboard layout or which button on the keyboard does what on the actual phone...
  16. Android News

    If you're looking for a Gboard alternative for Android, check out Slash on the Play Store

    Earlier in the week, Google released an iOS-only keyboard named Gboard. Those in the Android community weren't too happy about this, but it seems there's already an app on the Play Store that gives users the same functionality. Slash Keyboard is a third-party keyboard app that allows you to...
  17. Android News

    Chrooma Keyboard is now free, updated new features

    Chrooma Keyboard, one of the best keyboard apps available, is now completely free. The app was originally priced at $1.49. Along with the new price comes a host of new features. The settings have been completely revamped, multi-language support has been added, a bunch of new colors options, new...
  18. Android News

    SwiftKey's latest keyboard helps you learn how to speak like Shakespeare

    SwiftKey is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's with none other than a Shakespeare keyboard. The keyboard can suggest ways to change your sentence to be more like what the revered writer would do. SwiftKey also gives some good starting points on how to construct a sentence like...
  19. Android News

    SwiftKey update adds missing emoji and accessibility features

    The newest version of the popular SwiftKey keyboard has been updated with a few important features. Accessibility has been improved greatly. TalkBack will now read out letters instead of "ABC" for the key and will announce when the emoji panel has been opened or closed. TalkBack can also...
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    Help getting the cursor to start typing from the right in browsers

    As some of you might know, unlike English, typing in Arabic should start from the right. Now in browser apps like FireFox and UC browser, the cursor resides on the left no matter which language you're typing in. When typing in Arabic, letters accumulate backwards (I mean like English letters)...
  21. Joe

    How To How to change the keyboard on the Huawei Mate 8

    The Mate 8 comes with a version of the Swype Keyboard specifically for Huawei phones. It's a really nice keyboard, but you may want to change it. There are dozens of great keyboard apps to choose from. We recommend SwiftKey from the Play Store. Most keyboard apps will guide you through the...