But it's also not smart enough to discern context. "Period," I believe, will always give you a period, and not the word "period."
The bold is my biggest issue so far. Why a question mark isn't one of the easiest symbols to insert is beyond me.zenter said:Yeah, one day in and I'm a little annoyed at the prediction. Hopefully it's a habituation thing. Flow is nice and snappier than Swype, though. My screen ain't big enough (4.27") for the smaller keyboard, but I do appreciate that. I used that feature on my HP Touchpad
Two things I miss from Swype: 1) I had come to depend on is having common punctuation like "?" and "!" as a long-press under letters. I mean, who uses "/" or "_" or "$" more than end of sentence punctuation? Hiding them with the period (and needing to hold, then drag to the right punctuation) makes less sense than having them separate to me. 2) When the word is incorrectly predicted at the end of a trace, a single backspace will delete the whole word in Swype - that sped my typing considerably, and would be especially useful given SwiftKey's worse prediction.
zenter said:Yeah, one day in and I'm a little annoyed at the prediction. Hopefully it's a habituation thing. Flow is nice and snappier than Swype, though. My screen ain't big enough (4.27") for the smaller keyboard, but I do appreciate that. I used that feature on my HP Touchpad
Two things I miss from Swype: 1) I had come to depend on is having common punctuation like "?" and "!" as a long-press under letters. I mean, who uses "/" or "_" or "$" more than end of sentence punctuation? Hiding them with the period (and needing to hold, then drag to the right punctuation) makes less sense than having them separate to me. 2) When the word is incorrectly predicted at the end of a trace, a single backspace will delete the whole word in Swype - that sped my typing considerably, and would be especially useful given SwiftKey's worse prediction.
smastroyin said:Swype has been terrible with JellyBean and has really opened the door for SwiftKey. I prefer Swype still (despite recommend SwiftKey to many others) but any time I first need the keyboard in an app it takes a good 10-20 seconds to pop up. I'm surprised they haven't been all over this.
Hextall said:You don't need to hold the period key to get the "!" or "?"... swipe left and right on the period key, respectively. It's actually faster than long pressing them.
Hextall said:You don't need to hold the period key to get the "!" or "?"... swipe left and right on the period key, respectively. It's actually faster than long pressing them.
zenter said:Cool. Good to know.
johnmd20 said:Sweet tip, thanks. I am loving SwiftKey.
I've had this same exact experience. Right now I'm running BAMF Paradigm 3.1 (JB 4.2.2) on a Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. I've had the same experience with CM 10.1 (I think), whatever the 4.2.2 version of AOKP is, and at least one other ROM. It drives me insane. It doesn't seem to matter whether I enable Swiftkey (which is what I use all the time), Swype, or Thumb Keyboard. It's a noticeable difference from the default keyboard to any other keyboard.smastroyin said:Swype has been terrible with JellyBean and has really opened the door for SwiftKey. I prefer Swype still (despite recommend SwiftKey to many others) but any time I first need the keyboard in an app it takes a good 10-20 seconds to pop up. I'm surprised they haven't been all over this.
Turrable said::colbert:
Obviously, replace "get milk" with whatever your note is. By default, the "note to self" action sends you an email with your transcribed note in the body, but if you have Evernote, Catch, orGoogle Keep installed, you'll get the option to put the transcription in your note taking app of choice instead! It's insanely fast, so you can jot down your note and get back to whatever you were doing.I never loved voice search, but if there's one thing I'd use it for, it's making quick notes or reminders. Google actually has this built right into Voice Actions: just start up Google Now and say something like:
Note to self: get milk, eggs, and bread
jayhoz said:Since this is the tip sharing thread....I just came accross this one. I see myself using this quite a bit.
http://lifehacker.com/5992572/save-a-quick-note-to-evernote-gmail-and-other-apps-with-androids-voice-actions
* My first sentence would mean something entirely different had this been in P&G.
Does this work for other people? It always sends the email for me, and doesn't give the option to choose evernote (and i can't find the setting for it).jayhoz said:Since this is the tip sharing thread....I just came accross this one. I see myself using this quite a bit.
http://lifehacker.com/5992572/save-a-quick-note-to-evernote-gmail-and-other-apps-with-androids-voice-actions
* My first sentence would mean something entirely different had this been in P&G.
It asked me what I wanted to use the first time I tried it. I selected Evernote and always.Spelunker said:Does this work for other people? It always sends the email for me, and doesn't give the option to choose evernote (and i can't find the setting for it).
That's kind of my problem: it didn't ask me, and i can't figure out how to clear any preference to get it to re-ask me.jayhoz said:It asked me what I wanted to use the first time I tried it. I selected Evernote and always.
GS3 running just the latest Verizon. It's annoying as hell.zenter said:
I hadn't had this experience with Swype on a CM-based JellyBean ROM myself. I guess it's a YMMV situation. What device are you on and what ROM?
jayhoz said:It asked me what I wanted to use the first time I tried it. I selected Evernote and always.
Soxy Brown said:I tried a bunch of different weather apps/widgets before settling on 1Weather. I really like the aesthetic and design, and their "Compact" widget displays pretty much all the info I want in an attractive looking 4x1 package.
Turrable said:Anybody use radio apps to set alarms? I like to wake up to TSH in the morning and I originally used Radio.com, but sometimes it just wouldn't go off, so I switched to Tunein and I'm having the same problem. I set it to go off Monday-Friday at a set time and sometimes it just doesn't. Is there a better app for this kind of thing or am I just doing something stupid that's preventing the alarm from going off? (Samsung GS3)
pantsparty said:I use AlarmDroid for alarms and it has the option of an internet stream as an alarm, although you have to find the full URL of whatever you want yourself.
Use Burner temporary phone numbers just as you would your regular phone number. All burners include:
✓ One free Burner
✓ Incoming and outgoing voice calls
✓ Incoming and outgoing text messages
✓ Voicemail
✓ Earn free credits for inviting your friends
Burner is perfect for any time you want to keep in touch, but may not want to give out your personal, private phone number.
It has potential. The only thing I don't like is that it stays on top of everything at all times (even the keyboard). I'm constantly having to move it, but most of the time I just send it away. If they let me chose which apps it can override I think it would have more use, but for now it just too damn annoyingto stay on my screen.Foulkey Reese said:The chat head aspect of FB messenger is actually pretty cool though.
JakeRae said:Is Touchdown worth the $20?
Tweetdeck is dead as of this month. https://blog.twitter.com/2013/update-tweetdecksteeplechase3k said:(I had tweetdeck, but don't see it in the store)
To continue to offer a great product that addresses your unique needs, were going to focus our development efforts on our modern, web-based versions of TweetDeck. To that end, we are discontinuing support for our older apps: TweetDeck AIR, TweetDeck for Android and TweetDeck for iPhone. They will be removed from their respective app stores in early May and will stop functioning shortly thereafter. Well also discontinue support for our Facebook integration.