Questions tagged [swiftkey]
SwiftKey is a third-party keyboard for Android which is noted for its impressive prediction engine. It runs on Android Eclair 2.1 and higher.
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customize swiftkey layout
The title sums it up: how can we customize swiftkey layouts?
To ensure I don't do Y-X problem, my intention is to put an apostrophe (single quote) and median point on the main layout (abc keys, no ...
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Spellchecker not working with dual language with SwiftKey on a OnePlus Nord 2
I've just got a Nord 2.
I've installed MS Swiftkey and setup both English and Italian.
While the input itself works with both languages, all Italian works are underlined in red.
This doesn't happen ...
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How can I get the arrow keys back in the centre of the SwiftKey keyboard?
Until yesterday my SwiftKey keyboard showed arrow keys in the middle of the keyboard. I had switched on the thumb layout and the arrow keys for a compact yet functional layout.
Since yesterday (...
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Google Speech recognition doesn't consistently enter the speech into app text field
I cannot figure out the whole pattern but much of the time these days if I use Google Speech to recognise some text to put into a text field eg Facebook's or Messenger's, it successfully recognises ...
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Where does Swiftkey store its data?
Does anyone know where Swiftkey stores its data for:
1.) the heatmap
2.) user custom word dictionary
Or even better, how would one go about finding this out (on a non-rooted device)?
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Swiftkey backup & sync not working
I am using Swiftkey 7.4.0.18 on Android 9 (before that, on Android 7). I got a new phone and installed Swiftkey on it, logged in and enabled backup & sync. My personal dictionary had been ...
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SwiftKey: Keyboard completely gone after update!
To all SwiftKey users who stumble accross this post: Do not update your SwirftKey app at the moment!
Hello everyone
Today I updated several apps on my Android 9 Huawei Mate 20 Pro (non-rooted), ...
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Swiftkey Keyboard uses too much space
Keyboard application uses 845 MB of my phone data which is really too much.
I want to delete data, but I am afraid that I will delete words predictions too.
Is there any solutions for me? Maybe ...
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How do I get the "Change keyboard" notification to go away for more than an hour?
I have Swiftkey installed.
I get a notification all the time about choosing my keyboard. I can get it to go away for a short time by selecting
Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> Current ...
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Trouble installing SwiftKey via APKPure
I don't have a Google account and use APKPure (and F-Droid) to get most apps I need. Now, there are a few apps which, after download, refuse to install - they give me the "App not installed" error ...
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SwiftKey Select/Copy/Cut/Paste/other shortcuts
Swype has a great feature of sliding between the Swype key and:
a - Select all
c - Copy
x - Cut
v - Paste
m - Open selection in Google Maps
g - Google for selection
It's much quicker than long-...
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Why Swiftkey not visible in OxygenOS 3.1 Search?
I have installed Swiftkey in my system. However, search does not show it. Going to play store, I see it is installed, and only there, I can open it.
Fig. 1 Search successful,
Fig. 2 Swiftkey ...
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Uninstalled app coming up in update list in play store
I uninstalled an app using a long tap shortcut that comes on One plus two mainscreen, which I guess is also the time when there is an update waiting for this app because the next time I opened the ...
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"Insufficient storage - The device does not have enough space to download…" error only when downloading a language pack in Swiftkey
I'm always getting this error message when trying to download another language pack in SwiftKey:
Insufficient storage - The device does not have enough space to
download [language]. Consider ...
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Can I feed SwiftKey (or other keyboard) with a large body of text to train it?
I find SwiftKey to be not that great in terms of prediction regarding technical language, both in English and Polish (which seems to be trained on news articles, so double useless). Is there an easy ...
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Factory reset a rooted 4.4.4 and lost the keyboard
I factory-reset my Android 4.4.4 phone and lost my Swiftkey keyboard, which upon installing originally, I erased the standard Samsung keypad.
Now only only voice is available, and I cannot get into ...
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Multiple layouts with SwiftKey and physical keyboard?
I use SwiftKey with external Bluetooth and OTG keyboards. SwiftKey is designed for this.
However, SwiftKey only gives me the English keyboard layout. When using the soft keyboard, my layout is ...
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Prevent stock keyboard app from being activated while/after connecting physical keyboard?
I have a Samsung I9305 with rooted stock 4.4.4.. I have Xposed framework.
I use SwiftKey.
When I use a Bluetooth or OTG keyboard, SwiftKey is automatically disabled and the stock keyboard is ...
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Am having multiple issues with Android 4.4.2 tablet
This is a fairly new tablet. First, I couldn't get page reload to stop coming up while using Chrome and stock (google) keyboard. The manufacturer, Prestige, advised me to use the stock browser ...
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Grey on black 'suggestion' text?
My Solution: turn off autocomplete and autocorrect completely, and use a different keyboard.
What option will help me turn off this
strange text that doesn't want to go away in the text boxes of ...
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Is my device vulnerable to the SwiftKey update bug? (June 2015)
Quoth The Independent:
There are usually protections in place that stop hackers from performing what is called a “man in the middle attack”, by encrypting communication with the server, as well as ...
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Swiftkey (or other app/system?) slowness. How to find the cause?
Since the last 2 months, my SwiftKey keyboard has been at times almost unusable: keystrokes are lost and taps are understood as swipes. This doesn't always happen, and together with the fact that its ...
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Swiftkey - How to handle Auto Capitalization with URL and Email Strings
I like a lot about Swiftkey. But after a few years of using it, some of the annoyances haven't been fixed and I haven't "eventually got used to" the nuances of it like I thought I might.
This one has ...
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How to update or remove pre-installed Swiftkey from Alcatel One Touch 2 Mini S
My girlfriend's new smartphone comes with preinstalled Swiftkey 4.1.
She installed 5.0 (so she can download her dictionary from cloud), but the old version still exists. How can we uninstall, or ...
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SwiftKey gets removed as input method after every update
Every time SwiftKey gets updated it is removed from the list of input methods. I don't remember having this problem before Android 4.4, but in the last few days SwiftKey had some updates and it just ...
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Associating a particular input method with a specific app
Is there a way to associate a particular input method with a specific app? For example, I'd like to always use the Hacker's Keyboard with the Terminal Emulator, while using SwiftKey for most other ...
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Undo removed prediction in swiftkey android app
I have by mistakenly removed some predicted texts and confused how can i get them back ? this has happened without my awareness when the phone was in pocket without display lock.
I have lost many of ...
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Determining how particular SwiftKey suggestions are generated
Is there a way to determine how a particular SwiftKey suggestion got added to SwiftKey's dictionary of words? I'm seeing some weird suggestions pop up, and I'm pretty sure they're not words I've ever ...
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How to quickly write an apostrophe with Swiftkey keyboard
In Swiftkey how do you right an apostrophe (') for words like "can't", "hasn't", or "the dog's bone"? Is there a way to do it without taking your finger off the keyboard and going to another menu?
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Is it possible to use Emoji language with Swiftkey 3?
I have and LOVE swiftkey. Is there anyway I type emoji icons with my swiftkey keyboard?
I've tried going to my keyboard settings and adding the Emoji language, but the swiftkey keyboard still doesn't ...
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Disabling SwiftKey autocompletion on Asus Transformer Pad
is there any way to disable completely the autocompletion (guess it's called SwiftKey) ?
Especially with the Gmail/Email apps the 'intelligent' autocompletion ends up slowing me down!
Many thanks ...
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Can SwiftKey be moved to the system partition?
I want to move the SwiftKey app from my standard user partition to the system partition (I have root). I am able to use Titanium Backup or Link2SD to turn an app into a system app, but anytime I try ...
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SwiftKey 3 randomly quits giving suggestions?
I just downloaded the new version of SwiftKey (3) on my HTC EVO running Cyanogenmod 7.1 (supersonic). I use GOSms for texting, and it gives me a popup whenever I receive a text, so I do not have to ...
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SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard?
Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.
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What is the difference between swiftkey and swiftkey x?
Using the Amazon Appstore I have "Swiftkey" and "Swiftkey X". When I install one there is an update for the other. It's getting confusing. What is the difference and which one should I install?
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