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The default keyboard on Android gadgets seems to get better and better with each update. Jelly Bean's keyboard is sleek, fast and even comes with SwiftKey-like predictive texting. Jelly Bean Keyboard puts that keyboard on gadgets running Donut (Android 1.6) and later. It's a seamless port, but it doesn't suddenly make the keyboard better than third-party keyboard apps.
Setting up another keyboard on Android gadgets comes with all sorts of scary disclaimers. Your phone or tablet will tell you that this app can track and log everything you type. That isn't true of this keyboard, though. The only sketchy thing it does is suddenly turn on any haptic feedback or typing sounds you've turned off. In spite of that, the app simulates the Jelly Bean keyboard incredibly well. Jelly Bean Keyboard supports the predictive text and split keyboard on Jelly Bean gadgets and works without a hitch.
If you were itching to try out Android 4.1's keyboard, this is your best bet. Any problems you might have with the Jelly Bean Keyboard app are problems with the Jelly Bean keyboard itself. If you want the best Android keyboard, go with SwiftKey. If you just want to try Jelly Bean's before you upgrade, you need to download this app.
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Alternative android keyboard. Now includes split keyboard for thumb typing!Jelly Bean Keyboard is the best port of Jelly Bean Keyboard on the market!===================================Porting android 4.1 apps to work with older devices requires quite a bit of time and effort. Please be patient regarding bugs/issues. To support my development efforts on this keyboard, you can buy the PRO version, which doesn't have ads, and allows themes and other customizations such as keyboard size adjustment. ===================================Jelly Bean Keyboard - The keyboard from Android 4.1 Jelly BeanThis is the keyboard from Android 4.1 (codename Jelly Bean). I back ported it to work with all android deivces 1.6 and up. Everything is working except Speech Recognition will require android 2.2 or higher.This essentially the same Jelly Bean Keyboard you will find in Android 4.1 but I made a few minor adjustments to it to make it work a little better. It's even better than the original Jelly Bean keyboard:- Learns from typing history, the more you type with this keyboard, the predictions will get faster and smarter!- Compatible with most android devices- Features that are incompatible with older phones were removed to make the keyboard faster- Bigger Keys!- Reduced app size by exporting non-English languages as separate downloads- More user friendlyEnjoy!++Notes++Internet access permission is for ads. It won't send any personal information to anywhere.If you are concern about this permission, you can get the PRO version, which doesn't have ads therefore it doesn't need Internet permission.+++++++++Please contact me via facebook . If you report bugs in a Market comment or emails I CAN'T help you.Supported 40+ languages layout: English, English UK, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bulgarian BDS, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French (Canada), French QWERTY, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kirghiz, Latvian, Macedonian, Norwegian Bokmal, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, VietnameseSupported dictionaries:English, English UK, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian Bokmal, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, UkrainianSwiftkey like next word prediction is English ONLY at this time!Recent changes:v1.6.6- Key press sound setting (PRO only)- Long press timeout setting (Misc Configuration)- Show suggestion in url mode (Misc Configuration), this is always on for Chinese, Japanese, and Koreanv1.6.5- Custom key color (PRO only)- New setting: Move cursor with volume key (Misc Configuration)v1.6.4- New setting: enable/disable Google voice typingv1.6.3- Custom background setting (PRO only)- Full screen setting (under Misc configurations)Content rating: Low Maturity
What's new in this version: v1.6.6- Key press sound setting (PRO only)- Long press timeout setting (Misc Configuration)- Show suggestion in url mode (Misc Configuration), this is always on for Chinese, Japanese, and Koreanv1.6.5- Custom key color (PRO only)- New setting: Move cursor with volume key (Misc Configuration)v1.6.4- New setting: enable/disable Google voice typingv1.6.3- Custom background setting (PRO only)- Full screen setting (under Misc configurations)
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