Lack of onscreen keyboard

**Gateau Noel** · 10-10-2008, 09:42 PM

Hi Everyone,

I hope that I reach the developers on this one as it is very
important. Upon reading the first review of the g1 I found out that
there is no onscreen keyboard. An onscreen keyboard is essential for
touchscreen smartphones. With out it you are inhibiting the phone's
potential. A qwerty keyboard is wonderful to use but what about when
you dont wish to use the keyboard and want to work on only the touch
screen. I and many others prefer to have both an on screen keyboard as
well as a physical keyboard based on our daily needs. For example if i
want to quickly text someone without using my keyboard i could simply
type a quick reply on my screen, rather than opening the keyboard to
say "ok." I would rather pull my phone out of my pocket at the office
type quickly on the screen the small menial task i needed to do slide
it just as quick back in my pocket than open the phone all the way to
communicate with someone.
And how about web browsing? It seems you can start to web browse with
the phone closed but to type in the address or put in key search
information, i would have to open up the phone.

I have 2 windows mobile phones that I use and one is a pc phone and I
love switching back and forth on its "keyboards." For heavy texting,
emails webbrowsing I use the keyboard, when I dont wish to open my
phone up and type i use my on screen keyboard. This issue will come up
again and again as soon as the phone is released to the public. This
is along the same lines as the iphone not having the mms feature.
Something so small and benign yet so important to so many people.

I was looking forward to having a phone with a big screen and touch screen keyboard as well as a qwerty keyboard, that would make a very well rounded phone. the touch diamond onscreen keyboard is 10 times better than the iphone and its a much smaller screen.

Does anyone know if an onscreen keyboard app is coming soon and also
if a developer sees this would you please take my suggestion into
consideration? I found one app in the market place that is an onscreen keyboard, yet you make brushing "gestures" to type your words

There's already mild disappointment out there in
internet blogosphere that there is no onscreen keyboard. This mild
disappointment may turn into complaints.

**uga.buga** · 10-10-2008, 09:43 PM

There are many Threads about this.
But So far as far as we got with this On Screen Keyboard Is Called
Shapewriter
Search for it in the android market

**cleverandroidname** · 10-10-2008, 09:46 PM

it will be fixed, worry not. it's android we are talking about here.

**Gateau Noel** · 10-10-2008, 09:47 PM

hey uga buga where can i find these threads?

**uga.buga** · 10-10-2008, 09:48 PM

Scroll down when you look at my post, under the quick reply, it says simar threads :]

**crpage77979** · 10-10-2008, 10:05 PM

i've heard positives and negatives about SHAPEWRITER, don't think that's the answer!

**uga.buga** · 10-10-2008, 10:09 PM

I dont think its The "Best Answer" ,, YEt.
For now it will be good, but i would like to see that, along with video recording in less than 3 months lol

**RussianSolja** · 10-10-2008, 10:20 PM

we all know the android lacks a touch screen keyboard and it sucks for all of us but we are hoping that one will be programmed soon. so dont worry an app will be made in due time. just worry about all the other good stuff the android has to offer while waiting for that app