What is your favorite Android keyboard and why?

[ControlD]

Is there a keyboard that has a .com key? Also, is there one that has a period available without having to press shift, regardless of whether you are typing numbers or letters?

Both Swype and Swiftkey have the period available at all times.

*Edit: They have them when typing numbers and letters, not necessarily when typing special characters. *

 

[s44]

Swype also has a .com key when it's activated in an email/web address field.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Swiftkey just added a dedicated number row. I don't see any reason I would use another keyboard now.

 

[Apex]

Went to Swiftkey today and wow, the gesture typing is still a lot worst then Swype. Hunt & peck is better, but for swiping, Swype is still easily better to get words right.

Love the dedicated number row on Swiftkey though.

 

[cpacini]

Yeah I totally like Swype better than swiftkey for actually swyping

 

[jhu]

Google piyin input. Can write in Chinese.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Google piyin input. Can write in Chinese.

Its english typing is horrendous though.

 

[ControlD]

I reinstalled Swiftkey yesterday since it is now free. Normally I prefer swipe texting, but the prediction is so good when tapping with Swiftkey I just might have to change. I can literally type entire sentences with just a few taps on the keyboard. The split (thumb) keyboard works really well with a larger phone (Note 2 in this case) as well.

 

[jhu]

Its english typing is horrendous though.

The Japanese input's English typing is even worse!

 

[rh71]

Why is nobody using the Google Keyboard? Swype is great and since the Google Keyboard adapted that I just use the Google Keyboard. But what I've discovered is that now that I have a bigger screen with the Note 3 (bigger on-screen keyboard), I can 2-hand thumb-type paragraphs somewhat faster than swyping them. If it's a quick line, I swipe, if it's a lot of words I just thumb-type.

 

[Red Storm]

Why is nobody using the Google Keyboard? Swype is great and since the Google Keyboard adapted that I just use the Google Keyboard. But what I've discovered is that now that I have a bigger screen with the Note 3 (bigger on-screen keyboard), I can 2-hand thumb-type paragraphs somewhat faster than swyping them. If it's a quick line, I swipe, if it's a lot of words I just thumb-type.

I use the Google keyboard, works great. In my experience SwiftKey does not handle swiping very well if the word is short and made up of letters that are very close to each other (like 'lol'), and Swype I have issues with its autocorrect/suggestions. The only thing Google's keyboard needs is the option for a number row, but it's not a big deal because I can make the tap to hold setting shorter than default so getting to the numbers is basically just swiping the top letters.

 

[dbk]

The one that came with my LG G2 has a full set of numbers above the keys.. i think Note3 has the same (similar) one...