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5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by luigiajah(m): 2:39pm On Jul 15, 2014
Swype
Swype is a popular keyboard
which employs the swipe (or
"glide"wink method for character input. You
slide your finger across the letters of the
word you wish to type, and then let go
once it’s finished (you can learn more in
our article on swiping verses typing ).
It's a common feature on a most
keyboards now, but nowhere is it better
implemented than in Swype.
Swype learns from your
messaging habits, automatically
updating its dictionary with new
phrases
that you type. It creates automatic
spaces between words to speed up
your workflow and adapts to
common mistakes you make. Only when
you’re swiping very fast do you
encounter problems, but it’s silky
smooth for the vast majority of the time
and highly responsive. I’m a long-time
fan of Swype, though I recognize the
swiping technique is an acquired taste.
If you want the best example of it,
however, then look no further than
Swype - the autospace feature alone
means faster typing.
SwiftKey
Possibly the most well known keyboard
app on the Google Play Store, SwiftKey
has one of the finest typing interfaces
available on Android. Like Swype, you
can type in the traditional manner or
use swiping (which SwiftKey calls
"flow"wink, and both methods function
equally well.
Swiftkey isn’t the only keyboard that
offers predictive sentence creating but it
might be most useful here. Based on
past messages you have typed,
SwiftKey is able to guess what the next
words in your sentence will be. For
example, if you normally follow the
word
“how” with “are you,” then you can be
sure that when you type "how" in future
it will offer "are" as the next word. It's
an attribute that often allows you to type
common sentences in seconds.
There are some great options for
keyboard size and layout to suit most
preferences, including an intriguing
“thumb” mode which creates a space
between the left and right half of the
keyboard. I don’t know exactly how this
improves functionality when using your
thumb, but it certainly didn't harm the
experience in my tests. It's a convenient
keyboard and is the only completely
free
product on our list. Download it and see
what you think.
Adaptxt
Adaptxt utilizes the standard input
method or swipe, but swiping definitely
works best. It comes with a number of
unique features, like enabling you to
post straight to Twitter or Facebook
once you’ve typed a message, and it
can even use your GPS to give word
suggestions, like street names or
landmarks, based on your current
location.
Adaptxt also contains the ability to put
your keyboard in “private mode”,
meaning it won’t learn any of the terms
or phrases you use while its enabled.
It's something I'd like to see in other
keyboards, though maybe it’s a function
that’s of more use to me than most
other people.
I find it annoying that pressing
backspace deletes the whole word, not
just individual letters, when trying to
make quick edits, and overall it doesn’t
seem quite as responsive as
Swype. However, Adaptxt beats most
other keyboards on features
and customization options, so it's well
worth checking out.
Fleksy
The first keyboard on the list which
doesn't employ swiping, Fleksy
nonetheless focuses on speed and
accuracy, with large buttons and
brilliant autocorrect. It's extremely
user-
friendly but also houses additionally
features like keyboard shrink and even
the ability to make the
keyboard invisible. Typing with
the invisible
keyboard actually worked surprisingly
well (I was surprised it worked at all, to
be honest) but I can’t really see a
practical application for it, except to
show others how quirky your keyboard
can be.
I find the default button size a bit large
for my personal tastes but I can’t deny
its efficiency. It delivers accurate typing,
and the simple swipe up and swipe
down functions for correcting / adding
new words to the dictionary are great.
Pressing a button or swiping to make a
space does seem slow when other
keyboards come with automatic
spacing, but for those not yet onboard
with how swiping handles, this is my
top recommendation for standard
typing.
Minuum
This is an intriguing little number. The
Minuum keyboard isn’t strictly
QWERTY-
based, but is capable of shrinking in
size
to allow the alphabet to sit on one line.
With such small keyboard, Minuum’s
autocorrect function needed to be
extremely tight to
compensate for mistakes, but somehow
I was able to type with relative ease and
I quickly became proficient.
It’s a unique interface and I hope it
becomes a success as it genuinely
offers something new and credible. I
don't usually feel a need to minimize
my
keyboard, personally, but if it is
something you want to do I don’t think
you could find a smaller or more
efficient solution. Will it speed things up
for regular users? I'm not sure. Try it
for
yourself.
And the winner is...
My personal favorite is Swype. It looks
the best and feels the smoothest - each
glide is like a brush stroke across a
canvas. SwiftKey is a close second with
a significant improvement over stock
Android keyboards at no cost, so maybe
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Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by missdebs(f): 4:37pm On Jul 15, 2014
me love swype!
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by cypherz: 5:13pm On Jul 15, 2014
Incomplete review w/o screenshots
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by kazzonline: 6:38pm On Jul 15, 2014
Me love flesky..its da bomb!!!
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by adeezko(m): 6:46pm On Jul 15, 2014
whr can dis be downloaded or post d link for download
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Nobody: 7:05pm On Jul 15, 2014
#teamAndroidLkeyboard
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Nobody: 7:12pm On Jul 15, 2014
Flesky keyboard is the best for fast typing.
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by luigiajah(m): 9:05pm On Jul 15, 2014
To Get the download links of all the keyboards click HERE
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Ay92(m): 11:31pm On Jul 15, 2014
Try TouchPal keyboard and your life will never remain the same

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Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Nobody: 11:35pm On Jul 15, 2014
adeezko: whr can dis be downloaded or post d link for download
undecided

check ya store na
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Nobody: 11:49pm On Jul 15, 2014
Team Swiftkey!!!!!!!!!

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Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Neduzze5(m): 9:32pm On Jul 17, 2014
This list is verily incomplete without: Kii Keyboard!!

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Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by brightnelly(f): 11:32pm On Jul 17, 2014
what about go keyboard?
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by luigiajah(m): 11:39am On Jul 18, 2014
brightnelly: what about go keyboard?
.. Though it's a good keyboard I'd rather stick to my default keyboard than using that
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by brightnelly(f): 12:49am On Jul 19, 2014
luigiajah: .. Though it's a good keyboard I'd rather stick to my default keyboard than using that

any special reason?
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by luigiajah(m): 6:25am On Jul 19, 2014
brightnelly:

any special reason?
the keys are too jam-packed
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by omoalajah(m): 8:31am On Jul 19, 2014
Download Kii Keyboard... It just combines all of swiftkey, swype and all in one app... Thank me later grin
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by washburn(m): 9:12am On Jul 19, 2014
I use super keyboard pro.....its d best for me after trying swift,swype,kii,flesky,touchpal......etc
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by chinkichun: 4:03pm On Sep 22, 2014
Ay92: Try TouchPal keyboard and your life will never remain the same

bro, please help me with the cracked full version link of TouchPal . Thanks
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Adeyemi0(m): 5:01pm On Sep 22, 2014
Please can i have alphanumeric on android?
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Ay92(m): 8:13pm On Sep 22, 2014
chinkichun:

bro, please help me with the cracked full version link of TouchPal . Thanks

I downloaded it from the play store, I'm not sure there's a cracked version
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by chinkichun: 8:44am On Sep 23, 2014
Ay92:

I downloaded it from the play store, I'm not sure there's a cracked version

After some time, the free version loses its predictive and auto correct function. Mine stopped yesterday sad
Re: 5 Best Android Keyboard Apps For Faster Typing by Ay92(m): 1:32pm On Sep 23, 2014
chinkichun:

After some time, the free version loses its predictive and auto correct function. Mine stopped yesterday sad
.
I think you're right

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