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[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
you can disable all the enhanced features of the keyboard, then you won't get those annoying issues

most of which seems to be bugs with the auto correction, space, period, etc.

i don't experience any typing problem people have reported, and the only difference i've noticed is that i don't like those annoying features
[Nexus S General] DumbUglyDragon:
Its fixing bugs too. They've already stated that it will address the random restart issue. I know this bug means a lot to you, but don't let it consume your life! Haha
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I'm hearing this issue is resolved in 2.3.3 based on a recent reply in the Google report: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14755

Can anyone else corroborate? It'll be a joyous day for me if true.

Nevermind. Someone say they were able to recreate still on 2.3.3.

And so, the typing woes continue...
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
A recent reply in the Google report says this issue is resolved in 2.3.3: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14755

True? Can anyone else who was able to recreate the glitch test and try? I haven't gotten the OTA yet.

I do hope it's true..
[Nexus S General] CB620:
Downloading another keyboard should fix it. I had the same problem I have 4 different keyboards I switch to
[Nexus S General] kenvan19:
Wow, clearly in the 16 pages of this thread no one has ever suggested that before.

@onthecouchagain: I haven't gotten the update yet as I'm waiting for it to come out in the CM7 nightlies before I update so I'll have to wait and see but I'll post when I do.
[Nexus S General] CB620:
Are you being sarcastic?
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I've also downloaded and tried to use many keyboards. Better Keyboard 8 has the glitch as well (they've "optimized" it for Android 2.3, which means they took on its traits, including the touch-to-correct--a very handy feature--but also including the glitch). Smart Keyboard Pro, which is a personal favorite, unfortunately doesn't seem to run smoothly with 2.3. Not coincidentally, they have not been "optimized" yet for 2.3; I'm still waiting for the day it is. In other words, Smart Keyboard Pro has its own set of issues (like missed space bar presses and letters). SKP however runs brilliantly on the Vibrant.

Alternatives fail to offer me a typing style I like. Things like Swiftkey or Swpe are novel, but not practical nor comfortable in my opinion. Swiftkey slows me down because I'm forced to make sure it predicts the next word correctly (which doesn't happen often in the first place, even after a month of "learning") and Swype is just cumbersome to use.

What keyboard have you settled on in your research?

The ideal situation would be that the stock keyboard should work the way it should work.
[Nexus S General] madfarmer:
Swype has a steep learning curve, but once you get used to it, it owns.. But this is from a guy who have spent over 10 years with t9. Swype is not replacing qwerty typing, it is the evolution of t9.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
The double letter glitch aggravates me to no end. It's infuriating. Any remotely lengthy message or email guarantees double letters somewhere along the message.

Google needs to seriously address this. I am hearing the glitch is not resolved in 2.3.3, and can still be experienced and recreated.

Please continue sharing the report: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14755
[Nexus S General] DaX05:
I'm hoping they do! I also come from the Blackberry world. I've had to slow down a bit when typing. If not the space button for some reason would never work. By the time I would loon up and read.. its all one word lol.
[Nexus S General] kenvan19:
I no longer have the issue at all in 2.3.3. As you know I couldn't reproduce it as often as you could but I did have it happen perhaps once a day if I was doing a lot of typing. Now, I can say I haven't seen it once. I've noticed a few missed space bars but I won't lie...I was a bit drunk so its very possible that was my failing and not the keyboard.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I haven't gotten the OTA yet, but I eagerly hope this is as true for me.
[Nexus S General] ctai320:
Repeating word bug in 2.3.3

If you press send (in gchat for example) immediately followed by a letter, it will repeat the last word and add the letter that you type.

For example:

"How are you" (send)

press "d" immediately after the sent message will result in "youd"

Does anyone else have this problem?
[Nexus S General] herman3101:
Yup, think it happens with stock and swiftkey keyboard as well.
[Nexus S General] aviramsegal:
I'm using MultiLing keyboard, happens there also
[Nexus S General] sagech:
Same problem here.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Regarding recent posts about keyboard issues: Unfortunately, there are a slew of different problems with the Gingerbread keyboard, and any keyboard based on the Gingerbread keyboard code (like Multiling or Better Keyboard 8 -- that's why they reproduce the same glitches as stock keyboard). I know the threads got grouped together by a moderator; just go back a few pages, and you'll see a glaring glitch regarding double-letter presses (there's even a video).

Continue starring and sharing the report: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14755
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
After manually pushing the 2.3.3 update...

Still experiencing the double-letter glitch. It hasn't increased nor decreased in frequency. It's about the same.

What's also frustrating is the double-double letter press. Sometimes words end up like "ththis" where the first two letters duplicate. It's ridiculous. Others have said they experienced this as well.

And when typing fast, I noticed more and more frequently that the keyboard misses auto corrections that it would normally get. So words like "taht" normally autocorrects to "that" but sometimes it misses it. In theory, I should never see the word "taht" in my messages unless I've specifically chosen to type "taht". But missed auto corrected words come up all the time.

Something about the keyboard just doesn't seem able to keep up with high speed typing.
[Nexus S General] zorak950:
I don't have any issues with sensitivity. In fact, if anything, sometimes it's a bit too sensitive. Because I tend to peck at the keyboard this isn't a significant issue for me, but for those who hover it could suck. My Nexus S sometimes registers presses when my finger is still a millimeter or two above the screen.
[Nexus S General] A_Flying_Fox:
I think its a samsung thing. On the epic, the keyboard misses keys sometimes, and its the first time I seen something like that happen to a hw kb lol
[Nexus S General] selectormoldy:
I'm having touchscreen issues on my latest phone as well. T and G stop responding to touch intermittently, usually for a spell after I have unlocked the phone but also sometimes after I've been using it for a few minutes. 2, 5 and 8 on the dialer also stop responding, and with Touch Test (on the Market), I can see that it's simply not registering touches all of the time. This is my fourth Nexus S, and so far every unit has had issues related to touch. Home button and back button phantom long presses and touch screen issues. Unrelated, the SAMOLED on this handset has been ghosting images over dark grey (if I pull the notification bar down I can see the ghost image of the keyboard). Another Nexus S to return (this is getting ridiculous).
[Nexus S General] csmall:
I had the same problem on my second nexus s. I was going nuts thinking it was my thumb or something. I didn't have any trouble with my first nexus s or the evolution before that.. or any touch screen phone for that matter. I exchanged the phone and got my third nexus s, no more problems. I had a nexus s with something wrong with the touch screen apparently.

My issue seemed mainly focused around the iopklm keys in portrait mode.

If you can, exchange the phone asap.
[Nexus S General] Mr.Clark:
This may be a silly question, but is that important?

I'm running the Swype beta and every day I use it, I get faster. It's awesome! I didn't get it from the market, but then, you don't have to.
[Nexus S General] mylexon20s:
Skype is the way to go for me! I hated the stock keyboard.
[Nexus S General] mylexon20s:
Swype has an open beta. Go to there site, register for free then download it.
[Nexus S General] csmall:
Doesn't sound like a keyboard problem from my experiences. It sounds like a touch screen problem.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
The keyboard is becoming ever more frustrating to use.

Thumbing out long messages, especially more serious ones (like to colleagues or coworkers or generally someone important), is an exercise in frustration.

I type very fast (habit gained from my blackberry days) and the frequency of the keyboard to miss presses and the space bar is hard to believe. I've used these examples before, but constantly words end up like ths or tis or likethis -- and these mistakes are littered throughout. Before you ask if I'm actually hitting the keys or not, I am. How am I sure? The pop up preview.

Also troublesome and equally frustrating is the opposite issue, where it'll constantly register unintentional double hits. This almost always happens with the first letter of a word. Examples would be like tthis.

So my messages end up looking like this in general: "Hey Tom I'm ggoing to belate ffor the meting. Please goahead and start withot me." You get the idea. (Those who know me know I'm not interested in starting immature flame wars, but I've never had such glaring typos and issues when typing on an iPhone, or even on an iPod Touch.)

This happens especially with the stock keyboard, but also with Better Keyboard 8, and to a lesser degree, Smart Keyboard Pro. (I'm not a fan of Swype nor Swiftkey). Also, the lack of custom auto-corrections with the stock keyboard and Better Keyboard 8 are a real shame. It makes the world of a difference having that feature as you build a library of custom corrections (like if you're prone to typing "km" instead of "I'm" you could create a custom auto correction to have every "km=I'm". Sorely missing in stock keyboard and BK8).

I know I am not alone and have read/heard others experiencing the same issue from people who also thumb out messages fast. This is growing into a great concern...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO:

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Please refer to the later pages of this thread for more in depth discussion.
[Nexus S General] kenvan19:
Not to sound harsh but you bought a device that lacked a physical keyboard. There are other options out there that you said you don't like but they are really the only alternative to a physical keyboard. Personally I live swype and gave up a real keyboard because I prefer swype. Its not the phones fault you chose to buy a device that lacked a feature you seem to need.

To put it in other terms, its like buying a car. You bought a stick shift ferrari having never driven one before and are now angry that you can't get the performance out of it that you were promised. Its not the car's fault that you lack the skill to use it effectively and its not Ferrari's.

Sent from my CM7 Nexus S!
[Nexus S General] moon-unit:
I'm a Swiftkey man myself so I can't speak for the stock keyboard, you've said you don't like Swiftkey so I don't have any help to offer other than to suggest sticking to a physical keyboard.

It sounds as though you just type to fast for the system to keep up....?
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
the next best thing is the HTC Desire Z

Z = zoom out physical keyboard

the hingez are actually Z shaped
[Nexus S General] tominater12:
You could type in landscape or get a small Bluetooth keyboard that they sell.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
The issue here isn't the fact that it lacks a keyboard. Like I said, I can type with far less problems on an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Likewise, for whatever reason, Smart Keyboard Pro seems snappier with the Vibrant -- I never have the issue of inadvertent repeated hits (like tthis), though there were a few times keys and the space bar would miss the hits, but nowhere to the extent on the Nexus S.

It's no excuse that the stock keyboard doesn't stand up to par.

You're applying a false analogy, but using it, the complaint would be the gears don't respond to my shifting, if you really wanted to use the car analogy. It wouldn't be because I chose manual shift over automatic, or that I don't know how to use a manual shift (I mean, I know how to type on a touch screen). I'm fully aware of what I got myself into by choosing not to get a phone with a physical keyboard. That is still no excuse for the screen keyboard to be less reliable and responsive than other touch keyboards (again, I refer to the iPhone/iPod Touch, and to a lesser extent, Smart Keyboard Pro on the Vibrant).

This has been discussed before, and a lot of people find the Nexus S screen to be too sensitive. Try hovering your finger over the screen, but not actually touching it. Your NS will register that as a press. I suspect this is the main cause for the double letter hits. Still, this doesn't explain nor excuse the keyboard from missing hits or missing the space bar.
[Nexus S General] jlevy73:
There are a ton of alternate keyboards out there. There is even an iphone emulator which isn't have bad. Personally my favorite is the HTC IME that I've used ever since getting the N1. But to each there own. A good friend of mine swears by the stock keyboard and he puts me to shame in both accuracy and speed.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Perhaps. If that's true, that is sorely disappointing.

As for Swiftkey. To clarify, I have given it a try. Sometimes it's quite intuitive and it's impressive when it predicts your words/sentences correctly. However, this happens very rarely (even after a month's worth of it "learning"). More often than not, the three predicted words aren't what I want to say next, and I'm left thumbing out almost every letter of the word I want anyway. In general, I feel like I have to pay so much attention to making sure it predicts the right word that in many ways, it's slower to complete a message. Ironically, I complete messages slower on Swype than I do thumbing it out.
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
The HTC IME keyboard from the N1 forums works on the NS? Sweet! That was my favorite on the N1, though I've moved on to Better Keyboard, and finally to my favorite, Swiftkey.
[Nexus S General] jlevy73:
Yep, it works very well indeed. Currently my favorite although smart keyboard and swiftkey are very good as well.
[Nexus S General] kenvan19:
As I said, I wasn't trying to be rude. My point was that I know many people who can use the stock keyboard quite accurately. Personally, I'm not a fan as I feel the keys are too small and I've gotten myself trained to use Swype but that is just preference. As for the iPhone keyboard, I have an iTouch and I've never quite understood the argument about how awesome its keyboard is as I absolutely detest it. Every time I have to manually type something into my iTouch I wish that I could be doing it on my phone. Perhaps thats just because I have fat fingers and typing on such a small device is difficult, I don't know.

I'll admit, the screen on the SNS is a little touchy (I've definitely experienced something similar to the 'hover' test while using swype however it happens so far less than other mistakes I chock it up to one grey hair in a million brown ones) but given there are so many people who use it and love it (how many threads are there about porting the Gingerbread keyboard to other devices?) it seems odd that there would be such a glaring issue.

I suppose my biggest issue is having come from an Epic, a device whose ownership base does nothing but complain (for good reason, its a fraught with issues), to a device I have so few issues with to have someone slight it based on a personal preference that could easily be remedied by just trading for a different phone either through retail or through other sources (there was even a post earlier of someone wanting to trade their G2 Desire Z for a Nexus S). Now, don't mistake my feelings for harshness, I just think that after personally dealing with a horrible phone I hated for months that everyone should be able to truly enjoy their device. If there is something it is preventing you from doing well or doing at all, coming on a forum and complaining about it does nothing to remedy the issue. There are alternatives and if you are really as unhappy about the situation as I seem to believe you are, I really recommend you try to fix it.
[Nexus S General] kenvan19:
Maybe you can help me out, I fell in love with Swype on my Epic (as you may or may not know it has the worst physical keyboard ever). I've been hearing how great swiftkey is so I used the trial for a little bit but I just didn't see the draw. Its quite possible I didn't use it long enough but what exactly is so wonderful about it? (Serious question, not sarcasm)
[Nexus S General] binaryanomaly:
I've tried quite a few keyboards, stock, htc ime, swype, swiftkey. I like the last the best, even more than the iphone keyboard. But then it is a matter of taste and my finding may only be valid for myself...

What I noticed in general is that turning off haptic feedback seems to have a positive influence on the responsiveness of the keyboard and thus reducing lags or mistypes. Maybe this helps a little bit.
[Nexus S General] baolongn:
Ummmm u can save custom words to a user dictionary. I have no problem typing on the stock keyboard. Maybe you should slow down...
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
@Kenvan, I didn't take your response or suggestions as rude or harsh. I hope you didn't take mine either.

This is an open forum and voicing opinions and complaints is part of what makes up the posts here. It's a way to share opinions and perhaps get suggestions/solutions. Like I said, I'm not hear to bash the Nexus S (there are many things about the phone I enjoy; there are reasons why I chose it over other phones including ones with keyboards) nor am I here to start immature flame wars. However, there are many things to be critical about the Nexus S (and even of the Android experience in general) and there's no better place to have that conversation than on a Nexus S forum. Not to mention, if anyone is truly that displeased about another member posting about their experiences (good or bad), there's a simple solution: just avoid these threads.

Anyway, Kenvan, I appreciate your advice.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
User dictionary and custom auto corrections are two different things which offer different functions and features.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Right. I have sound and haptic feedback off. Unfortunately, I think the unregistered hits and the oddly unintentional double-registers are issues rooted much deeper in the stock keyboard. =T
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I'll try the HTC IME keyboard... thanks for the suggestions, folks.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
you can get a legit free Swype Keyboard, by signing up to their beta program

not sure if you like Swype

but i find it the best keyboard to use for touch screens
[Nexus S General] jonjon68:
This is the first virtual keyboard I've used with ANY degree of success. N1 was horrible, though part of that was I was coming from a physical keyboard on the G1 and I wasn't much better on the vibrant or Galaxy S Euro.

This keyboard however, I type very fast with very few mistakes. I experience the things you reference so rarely that for me, they are non issues. Maybe once a text if it's long.

Sucks you're having issues, but from my seat, I have found this keyboard so good, I rarely use swype anymore. Which was the alternative to crappy onscreen keyboards for me.
[Nexus S General] n1ggyn1ce:
to the OP, what'd u expect coming from a BB txt user? Shoulda gotten an android physical keyboard.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
This isn't my first Android phone nor is it my first touch screen phone.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
the HTC IME keyboard, which shows up as "Touch Input" force closes on me when I try to use it. I installed it with the apk d/l I found online.

Help?
[Nexus S General] zen123:
Get it from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868131 works a treat on my NS
[Nexus S General] jivemaster:
If you've got spelling mistakes popping up using the gingerbread keyboard, it's because words spelt incorrectly have been accepted and then have become part of the database. You should definitely clear your database to get rid of those words.

I have been nothing but impressed with the gingerbread keyboard. I'm sorry but it's fantastic, and craps all over the htc keyboard and iphone keyboard. The htc is actually one of the hardest to use, and anyone who's used the iphone knows it gets annoying when it "corrects" your words to things you weren't even remotely saying. The gingerbread keyboard is just smooth and works.

If you're prone to mistakes and somehow they aren't being corrected, swiftkey is a powerful keyboard to use. Yes, the next word you want won't always be predicted, but it's 2-3 keys and your word is one of the 3 next available words 9/10 times. I mean, no other keyboard does this for you. It's epic.

The thing with swiftkey is, you cannot expect it to know you in a day. Use the keyboard for at least a week. The longer you use it, the more it gets to know you and in the end you hardly have to hit more than 1-2 letters to your next desired word. Also, have swiftkey scan your sms messages to learn how you type (located under settings). Soon it will be able to scan your facebook and twitter to get to know your even more. It's a great keyboard, especially for those that have issues.

Swype is ok and I used it to type this whole post. The issue with it is some days you can't get it right, as it's just not working out what you're writing. If only swype had forward thinking like swiftkey in order to narrow next word possibilities - it would make it the ultimate keyboard. The amount of times I get djung instead of going makes me so angry and frustrated. I wish you could delete words out of it's default directory.

Some people out there just have all sorts of problems with touch screen keyboards, and unfortunately, there's little that can be done if you just don't get it. You just have to practice. I have a friend who can't for the life of him use a touch screen keyboard, and has been using one for a year. I get messages from him that are completely unreadable. You need to be patient, slow down, and begin to speed up when you feel it being coming more natural to you.

Also, the nexus s screen is freaking fantastic. If you're having issues with the screen, it's because it's way sensitive.
[Nexus S General] Jayrod1980:
Couch, I'm on my 6th sns for one defect or another. This is the first one I've gotten through my warranty. Best buy gave it to me literally still shrink wrapped and its by far the best in all areas. Perfect screen finally with no touch screen problems. The colors and responsiveness are the best as well. I doubted the whole responsiveness thing could be a problem till my last exchange. It also had a nasty yellow tint to it as well. I would get the double key presses on one area of the screen and the left hand side of the phone while in portrait or bottom while in landscape would just die on me. It was frustrating to say the least! I know you've has this problem for awhile, but have you tried exchanging or trying out another sns? Yours could have some hardware issues that are causing this. I think I also might have used my phone too early after applying my ghost armor on the last one and perhaps some moisture shorted it out. Do you have a screen protector on it? This time I made sure to completely wipe out the inside of the phone and I left it powered off for 12 hours before using it. Works great but sinceci put the protector on right away on the last one and the screen problem was intermittent, I'm not positive as to whether I messed the phone up or if it was a defect.

Try another phone, like a demo model at best buy and perhaps that one is better?