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ETAOI keyboard

ETAOI keyboard

ETAOI keyboard

100 - 500 downloads

Pros

  • Tutorial
  • Originality
  • Challenging

Cons

  • Too much learning curve
  • Screentouch response should be enhanced
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Expert's Review

3/5
Worthy

"The weird keyboard"

Reviewed by: Emmanuel Lund / Jun 29, 2012

ETAOI Keyboard is an original way to input based on ETAOI (internationally most used letters)

First off, we want you to know that this isn't an easy keyboard to handle, at least not in the beginning. Actually, it requires power of will, otherwise you'll drop it in the middle of the learning curve. Those who achieved it say that it's a really fast-typing keyboard. I guess I'm a conservative in this regard, but I'll stay on QWERTY.

Anyway, it's always nice discovering new keyboards with original input system. ETAOI Keyboard is made up by just 5 colored keys. Its original input system allows you to input letters, numbers, punctuation and even emojis by sliding right/left, up/down. No one can discuss that this is a native mobile keyboard. The only catch lies on most of the users are use to QWERTY or similar keyboards and are reluctant to change. This is for the bravest.

There's both a free demo version (with some punctuation and other perfomance restriction) and a paid one ($1.99). Although we encourage everyone to give it a go and accept the challenge, we cannot rate it as well as others because it doesn't makes users' life easier, not in the beginning at least. And that's matters. What's more, screentouch response should be enhanced, we had some mistypings.

Developer's original description available here
For HOW TO INSTALL: www.etaoikeyboard.com/u1.htm

DESIGNED FOR TOUCHSCREENS

ETAOI takes only a fraction of your phone's display. The keys are large and easy to reach. It can be used with just your thumb.

MECHANICS

Letters has been grouped based on the familiar, alphabet layout. The most common ones are typed using single taps. Others: using slides between two or more keys.

Which letters to tap? All underlined characters.

How to know which way to slide? Find the key with a letter you want to type. Touch it. The keyboard will show you where to next!

Results: intuitive, easy to follow characters’ order. Efficient input. Less typing errors.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Type using national characters. Languages currently supported: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish.

Edit text and issue commands: move between text input fields, highlight, copy and paste, even control your phone's ringing mode!

TRAINING:

ETAOI alphabet – learn to type with easy-to-follow, short lessons. Additional tutorials available for unique national characters.

ETAOI speed – dramatically improve your typing pace practising on the most common words and pangrams.

Recently changed in this version:

– New, easier to remember letters’ layout

– Clearer graphics

– Redesigned help screens

Existing users: please email support@etaoikeyboard.com to reverse to the original layout if preferred.

As we are now using Google Application Licensing feature, during the first use, the application will verify the licence - please keep your internet connection on. If you have any problems with the verification, please uninstall the application from the phone and install it again.


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Comments and ratings for ETAOI keyboard

  • (77)

    by Adria Nicole on 02/04/2013

    Can't beat the size! Love learning mode. Wish it had auto capitalization and word prediction. Looking forward to updates

  • (77)

    by A Google User on 30/01/2013

    new update very nice, I like especially Thumb mode, it's much better and easily to write now and a new skin. I think etaoi can easily compete with swype and swiftkey right now. Good work!

  • (77)

    by Jae on 26/06/2012

    I LIKE , WORKS WELL , GOOD DESIGN ! THX. ★★★★★

  • (77)

    by Alabastardragon on 20/06/2012

    I just wish the numbers and symbols were easier to access and it had text predictions

  • (77)

    by Jared on 23/05/2012

    will take some time to get used to, but when u do, its great. The showing of numbers would be good though.

  • (77)

    by Spencer on 18/05/2012

    Please give a contact information either here or in your webpage. Where can we ask questions or ask for support or ideas?

  • (77)

    by Midnitte on 11/05/2012

    just needs support for haptic feedback