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Gingerbread keyboard ported to Android 2.2 devices (root only)
December 7, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson
Android, Android Apps, Android Hacks
Developers of custom ROMs are already working hard on bringing Android 2.3 to a number of devices, and it’s a safe bet that they’ll deliver the latest Android an awful lot faster than the carriers and smartphone manufacturers.
It may take a few weeks until the first stable Android 2.3 ROMs are released, but those rocking rooted Froyo phones can already enjoy a taste of Gingerbread: its new and improved keyboard. Here’s how to install it. You need a rooted Froyo device and the Voice Search app from the Market to get it running.
Update: Some people are unfortunately experiencing problems after installing the keyboard (see the comments below), and it might be wise to wait until the port is more refined. If you’ve run into trouble, you can head to Droid-Life via the source link at the bottom of this post and check the many comments there for possible solutions.
- Download the compressed .zip-archive containing the keyboard.
- Copy the .zip-file to the root of your memory card.
- Boot into Recovery mode (easiest way to do that is via ROM Manager).
- Select to install the .zip-file from the menu, like you would install a theme, etc.
- Reboot your device and select Android Keyboard as your input method by longpressing on a text area.
- Enjoy your new Gingerbread keyboard!
Via [Droid-Life]
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anyone tested this? Will I be able to revert back to the Froyo keyboard if I don't like it?
You'll be able to revert if you backup the froyo keyboard first.
Any details on how to backup just the keyboard?
Easy way: use Titanium. In fact, if you already use Titanium and are running scheduled backups, it may already be backed up.
Still not hard way: use Root Explorer or similar to find the .apk file and just rename it (e.g. add .bak at the end of the filename or something like that)
Verification Failed coming when i try to install this. Have tried and downloaded the file manytimes with same result. ?
system/app_store_Latin_IME.orig.apk
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted
Turn off signature verification from the recovery mode menu. I have to do it all the time when flashing ROMs.
Works great on my HTC Hero running elelinux ROM.
But is there a possibility to change the language?
Really like the keyboard but I need German…
How long did your phone take to reboot after installing the update?
It just booted as usual. Did not recognize any delay.
My phone went from a splash screen that read "Droid Incredible" to one that now reads "HTC Incredible." After 20 minutes, my phone has still not started. Bricked?
That's strange and unfortunate. The keyboard shouldn't be able to brick your phone. Did you get your Incredible running again?
i installed this on my htc evo and am stuck on the htc evo 4g screen for well over 10 minutes. I rebooted the phone into recovery mode and tried wiping cache and tried looking up the answer but couldn't find one.
Please help…I didn't think I needed to do a backup since I was only flashing a keyboard but looks like I was wrong. I don't know what to do. I don't have any backups to go back too.
Such a nice keyboard. this has replaced SwiftKey.