G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Is anyone else having issues with Google keyboard and 4.3? Is running Shiny on my VZW Nexus and it was really bad. I decided to try Pure and an having the same issues, just not as bad. What happens is that I'll be typing and suddenly thy keyboard will close and reopen. When it comes back up, it deletes the last word and seems to start a new sentence. And it's not always as easy as deleting and retyping. Just curious if anyone else has had the same issues and how yo you've gotten around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Santos Cardona Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 No I use SwiftKey. Btw. Totally worth it as cloud predictions work over my 4 devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 I don't live in a place where I can rely on the cloud. How well does it work when not connected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Rasmussen Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I have a Galaxy Nexus with 4.3 unlocked GSM phone and I don't have a problem with the default keyboard. I do sometime see the keyboard disappear in some applications but it seems more related to the App taking away the keyboard focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Scholes Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Swift key doesn't need internet connections, just gets updates if it has them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Jeff Rasmussen - I wish that was an option for me. Verizon is the only carrier that covers my house. AT&T claims to but any visitor has a very difficult time with anything other then Verizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Mark Scholes - Thanks for the info. Will have to consider it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Russ Clark Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Have you tried a different GApps package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Didn't even think of that. I'll have to look around. Was considering going back to Shiny since I see he did an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Erik Huntoon Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I recently updated my GNex on VZW to 4.3 and am using the Shiny 'ota-like ROM'. It has been about 6 weeks since I updated to give you a sense of how recently.. so far, working great with no trouble at all with the Google keyboard. In fact I would say my phone works better now than it did new, especially in terms of GPS reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Russ Clark Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I tend to use Paranoid Androids GApps, they are on top of keeping them up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 This wasn't the only reason I switched. I noticed issues when switching between 3g and 4g. To the point that on a recent trip from NY to SC I frequently had no data connection. Since I was using All Access for my music, it meant a lot of repeats. Switched to this whole I was down there and had no repeats on the way back. Now my only issue is the keyboard. Erik Huntoon did you do anything special for the install? I did a clean install, perhaps I restored the keyboard with Titanium backup without realizing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Erik Huntoon Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Derek McAllister I just followed the directions posted in the thread for the ROM on Rootzwiki and installed all the files listed. I did do a titanium backup but I didn't restore any of my apps from it. Instead I manually installed them from the Play Store and used this as an opportunity to clean up the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Russ Clark Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Derek McAllister You may want to check out a 4.3.1 ROM, Vanir has updated and it is said that the data handoffs are a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Russ Clark - I just saw today that Shiny has been updated to 4.3.1. I'm thinking that may be this weekend's project. Erik Huntoon - I followed the instruction as well. Perhaps the issue was the restore. Thanks for all the help and suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_R.C. Curtright Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Just a note here, running 4.3 on an original Note. The keyboard was unusable. Had to text my self my Google credentials to get set up. Went to Play, downloaded Googles keyboard app, basically a stock clone, and set it as default. As stock "Android keyboard" kept crashing even after that and throwing a pop up window, I went into settings and turned it off completely.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek McAllister Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 That's what I'm using. Never had an issue until 4.3. But I've got to go without restoring before I bite the bullet and pay for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dwight Brooks Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Having different issues... types multiple characters with one tap. Sometimes one tap will type two nonsense short words. Tried both the Swype and SwiftKey. Both have same issues. Could be a user problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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