Which third party keyboard has the long press subcharacters?

Apr 16th, 2016 1:15 pm

#1

TruBrush [OP]: Deal Addict; Aug 15, 2013; 1504 posts; 314 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 16th, 2016 1:15 pm

Which third party keyboard has the long press subcharacters?

Some ROMs and skins like CM and LG G5 have this by default. A feature so incredibly simple but absolutely effective that I refuse to live without it, it boggles my mind how this is not a standard. The volume rocker for a cursor is another must.
I just want to find a go to keyboard in a Play Store, so I'm not dependant on device.

This is an example of a clean look and functionality from CyanogenMod. The question is for Android but iOS variants would help too.

UPDATE:

Install Google keyboard and enable "Long press for symbols"

Every other keyboard sucks.

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Apr 16th, 2016 1:32 pm

#2

notfromqc: Deal Addict; Feb 18, 2016; 1808 posts; 522 upvotes

Apr 16th, 2016 1:32 pm

Hmmm. I have CM7.2 on a Nexus One, I get the numbers above the QWERTYUIOP line, but I don't have the rest, now I'm jealous! Some of the letters have some long press variants (eg 'a' gives you 'a' with accents), but I don't have the @#$% etc. Is that only in newer Android?

Apr 16th, 2016 4:03 pm

#3

TruBrush [OP]: Deal Addict; Aug 15, 2013; 1504 posts; 314 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 16th, 2016 4:03 pm

Which one is Linus using? This is exactly what I need.

Apr 16th, 2016 5:53 pm

#4

phrozenphury: Member; Aug 8, 2003; 427 posts; 61 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 16th, 2016 5:53 pm

i use Swiftkey - has the long press function that you are looking for:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... tkey&hl=en

should also be the one Linus is using as well.

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Apr 17th, 2016 2:37 am

#5

golden_m: Deal Addict; Apr 30, 2009; 2502 posts; 665 upvotes; Ottawa

Apr 17th, 2016 2:37 am

phrozenphury wrote: ↑i use Swiftkey - has the long press function that you are looking for:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... tkey&hl=en

should also be the one Linus is using as well.

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Apr 17th, 2016 10:42 am

#6

will888: Deal Expert; Dec 12, 2009; 19644 posts; 7761 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 17th, 2016 10:42 am

Swype has this feature.

Apr 17th, 2016 2:42 pm

#7

TruBrush [OP]: Deal Addict; Aug 15, 2013; 1504 posts; 314 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 17th, 2016 2:42 pm

Thanks, trying out these ones so far

Swiftkey
Fleksy
Swype

Apr 17th, 2016 4:21 pm

#8

rahzel: Deal Fanatic; Apr 1, 2004; 5131 posts; 1204 upvotes

Apr 17th, 2016 4:21 pm

Swiftkey is good. Personally I like CM keyboard as it is more lightweight, but less customizable.

Apr 17th, 2016 10:45 pm

#9

Psykopathik: Deal Addict; Jan 14, 2013; 2455 posts; 1004 upvotes; Burnaby

Apr 17th, 2016 10:45 pm

my google keyboard has the long ppress options. get like 6-7 characters to choose from. using a Asus Zenfone 2 if that matters

Apr 18th, 2016 9:45 am

#10

robertz: Deal Addict; Nov 21, 2008; 1342 posts; 234 upvotes; North Vancouver, BC

Apr 18th, 2016 9:45 am

Psykopathik wrote: ↑my google keyboard has the long ppress options. get like 6-7 characters to choose from. using a Asus Zenfone 2 if that matters

Me too.

Apr 18th, 2016 1:54 pm

#11

death_hawk: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2006; 27311 posts; 12991 upvotes

Apr 18th, 2016 1:54 pm

TruBrush wrote: ↑Which one is Linus using? This is exactly what I need.

Looks like swiftkey to me.

I still can't believe those idiots STILL haven't put in an option to remove the automatic space after a period though.
It's almost the perfect keyboard but that feature still annoys the crap out of me.

Apr 18th, 2016 4:11 pm

#12

notfromqc: Deal Addict; Feb 18, 2016; 1808 posts; 522 upvotes

Apr 18th, 2016 4:11 pm

Swiftkey is nice I just tried it but it doesn't have accents for the vowels

Apr 28th, 2016 6:29 pm

#13

jr!: Sr. Member; Dec 12, 2005; 823 posts; 85 upvotes; The 905

Apr 28th, 2016 6:29 pm

Sure it does.
Like this?
Özil

Apr 28th, 2016 7:30 pm

#14

notfromqc: Deal Addict; Feb 18, 2016; 1808 posts; 522 upvotes

Apr 28th, 2016 7:30 pm

Yeah, that'd be one example. For 'e' there would be 3 é è ê ë. I get those with the built-in keyboard, but didn't get them with Swiftkey. My device is a Nexus One, does that matter?

Apr 28th, 2016 8:29 pm

#15

shinku: Sr. Member; Oct 28, 2006; 605 posts; 313 upvotes; Alberta

Apr 28th, 2016 8:29 pm

notfromqc wrote: ↑Swiftkey is nice I just tried it but it doesn't have accents for the vowels

I've been using Swype since forever before swiftkey even came out. It has the accent letters on long press.Try it and see if you like it

Apr 28th, 2016 11:01 pm

#16

notfromqc: Deal Addict; Feb 18, 2016; 1808 posts; 522 upvotes

Apr 28th, 2016 11:01 pm

shinku wrote: ↑I've been using Swype since forever before swiftkey even came out. It has the accent letters on long press.Try it and see if you like it

Not compatible with device. I guess since 'It's 2016' and a phone from 2010 has no business hanging around with the cooler, younger phones.

Jun 17th, 2016 8:59 pm

#17

TruBrush [OP]: Deal Addict; Aug 15, 2013; 1504 posts; 314 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 17th, 2016 8:59 pm

The answer to this is:

Install Google keyboard and enable "Long press for symbols"

Every other keyboard sucks.

Nov 7th, 2018 5:25 pm

#18

rolomonster: Deal Addict; Oct 7, 2016; 1802 posts; 938 upvotes

Nov 7th, 2018 5:25 pm

Can this be done on iOS 12 on an iPhone? I can’t seem to figure it out. I have G board and swift downloaded onto my phone

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