Help I don't get on with the S3's keyboard. What alternatives have you tried?

buythismobile · Sep 6, 2012

BIG BUTTON KEYBOARD is a lot better but it seems that it doesn't work on Samsung Galaxy S3 ?

CuBz · Sep 6, 2012

SwiftKey is the best Android keyboard no doubt. It learns how to write like you by looking at how you type on your facebook, twitter, Gmail, and sms messages, it learns to spell the exact same way you do even for those that shorten their words. I could never use another keyboard lol

It's well worth the money but there's a free trial you can get on Google Play

Flumme · Sep 6, 2012

I'm oscillating between SlideIT and Swift Key 3. The predictive text in swiftkey is awesome, but o find that I keep looking at it for suggestions, rather than typing, and that slows me down a lot.

SlideIT is actually faster, plus it's really easy to switch between the Swedish and English language settings. One trap and you are away. The only thing I don't like is the way they handle the , . ! ? I find myself searching for them constantly...

RobF353 · Sep 6, 2012

I was using the Samsung keyboard until I read this thread.

I went ahead and bought SwiftKey 3 and so far I like it. I still have to get used to selecting popular words but since I text a lot, I should be able to get used to it quickly.

laptopquestion · Sep 7, 2012

moonlitday said:
I use SwiftKey. Love it. First app I ever paid for too.

snilloconator said:
SwiftKey 3 ftw

dennygreen said:
Yeah, SwiftKey

locoandroid said:
Swiftkey

Syphon said:
I have used Swiftkey on both my EVO and Tablet for awhile now. Getting the S3, I tried the stock keyboard, then tried Swiftkey 3 and must stay, I will stick with Swiftkey 3. If you do not care for the Swype function, go with Swiftkey. You will love it, I promise. Get the trial to make sure you like it first, and play with the settings to get it right.

Rolo42 said:
Wife and I are stuck on Swiftkey. One day she asked me if she was that much of a predictable person because she rarely has to type letters anymore!

With its full-version trial, you've got nothing to lose.

gkf9 said:
SwiftKey 3.....75% discount special offer on the play store at the moment. Making it 69p in the UK.

CuBz said:
SwiftKey is the best Android keyboard no doubt. It learns how to write like you by looking at how you type on your facebook, twitter, Gmail, and sms messages, it learns to spell the exact same way you do even for those that shorten their words. I could never use another keyboard lol

It's well worth the money but there's a free trial you can get on Google Play

SwiftKey 3 is still $0.99 USD, but have no idea how long....

At that price, I suggest you jump on it if you are on the fence

PrayingMantis · Sep 8, 2012

3rd day after purchasing my S3, noticed had trouble txting. I researched on SwiftKey. Works great for me. Still on trial version . Will purchase after the month

SUroot · Sep 8, 2012

I'm really confused as to why everyone loves swiftkey. I hated it. It was much better than Samsung but I still found it a displeasure to use. Urrrrgly too, even themed

kurtyyyyyy · Sep 8, 2012

I tried swiftkey and loved it. But i hate relying on auto correct.

I now have jellybean keyboard with nice big keys and i rarely make mistakes now.

Screenshot:

Wisheezy · Sep 8, 2012

kurtyyyyyy said:
I tried swiftkey and loved it. But i hate relying on auto correct.

I now have jellybean keyboard with nice big keys and i rarely make mistakes now.

Screenshot:

You know you could turn off that feature in SwiftKey so that a space bar is just a space and not a predicition?

kurtyyyyyy · Sep 8, 2012

I guess i forgot to mention that i prefer large keys which i dont think you could do in swiftkey, if im correct..

seethesvt · Sep 9, 2012

I had the og droid, then the x2, then the bionic. I can't stand this keyboard. I want Kyle comma on the left of the space bar and I want it to go automatically back to the abc keyboard after the 123 keyboard automatically. The predictive text pisses me off too... is there a Motorola keyboard app for this phone?

hgxzro · Sep 9, 2012

Like others have already mentioned, I also use SwiftKey. I liked it so much that right after I tried the trial for a couple of days, I purchased the full version. I don't know how much it usually costs but I got mine when it said "sale" and was $. 99. Totally worth it. Great predictions, support for other languages, and great design. I also like that you can make the key length either small, medium, or large. I've tried slideit and that's also a good keyboard, but definitely do prefer SwiftKey.

gregg1100 · Dec 28, 2012

I hated the stock Samsung keyboard, -didn't like swiftkey much either . As I came to Android from iphone4, I found an iphone keyboard in Playstore, so downloaded that. A whole lot better than Samsungs effort.

jetski · Jul 30, 2013

Samsung Keyboard: I think that predictive text for the Samsung keyboard is provided by Swiftkey. Why? checkout the privacy policy at:

Settings > Language & Input > Samsung Keyboard settings > Predictive text (don't use slider, click on words) > privacy policy

StandingCow · Jul 31, 2013

Swype... but it drives me nuts that anytime you restart your phone you have to reinstall it because of some issues with the 4.1.1 version.

Knightmare69 · Aug 1, 2013

I tried swiftkey, wasn't a big fan, seemed to make more mistakes on that than other keyboards. I settled for gingerbread keyboard and used it for a long time, I actually have no problems with the OEM keyboard, just wasn't fast enough to keep up with this ex-BB user. Lately I've settled on the google keyboard, much better than gingerbread imo.

RA_BH · Aug 1, 2013

I've used the MessagEase keyboard for years,
starting on Palm PDAs; takes a bit of getting used to,
but it's really slick, imho. Image attached, and available
on the playstore; multi-language support, too.

arparaspolo · Aug 1, 2013

Swype and Swiftkey. I go back and forth. Both are great.

Marty_Since87 · Aug 1, 2013

Swift key

AndroidUserOne · Aug 1, 2013

I use Kii Keyboard. Very nice for gesture typing. I never liked swift key. Before that I used Jelly Bean 4.2 keyboard, until I found out Kii gives most of jelly bean keyboard features for free

meemoo752 · Aug 1, 2013

Internaut said:
I'm really not enjoying the S3's keyboard and much prefer the one that came with my 3GS. However, I understand there are alternatives and Swiftkey is often recommended. Is anyone happily using this on their S3?

Also, is there any way to get the vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard onto the S3 - I'm told this too is better than Samsung's efforts.

Thanks,
J

I love Swiftkey on my GS3. The problem with Swiftkey is that it shuts off and the stock keyboard reappears after the phone is restarted or turned off. Talk about annoying, and no one seems to be coming up with a solution for it.

rbheromax · Aug 1, 2013

meemoo752 said:
I love Swiftkey on my GS3. The problem with Swiftkey is that it shuts off and the stock keyboard reappears after the phone is restarted or turned off. Talk about annoying, and no one seems to be coming up with a solution for it.

Lol I just heard about that today

lilC · Aug 2, 2013

Siine keyboard its nice because it has a calendar on the keyboard

mikes1 · Aug 2, 2013

Just get the stock Google keyboard in the market. Free and gives your phone a nice look. Good colors as well. I've tried a bunch, including swype and swiftkey and I really prefer the Google keyboard. I'm picky. The layout is more like an actual keyboard and the keypress sound isn't unbearable like many of the others. Try it. It's free and Google official

josborne6 · Aug 2, 2013

Google keyboard

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