Many of you out there that have picked up the HTC Dream from Rogers Wireless have noticed one very large and very annoying problem….No Soft Keyboard!!!
For what ever reason, the on-screen (soft) keyboard has been disabled. However, some savvy users have found a method to enable the soft keyboard.
Below is a brief tutorial on how to Enable the Soft Keyboard on a Rogers Wireless HTC Dream:
Enable the Soft Keyboard on a Rogers Wireless HTC Dream
- Download Apps Installer from the Android Market
- Go to ‘4shared.com‘ and search for ‘HTC_IME.apk‘
- Download the Android package ‘HTC_IME.apk‘
- Put the .APK package onto your SD card
- Install the .APK package with Apps Installer. Note: If you need to remove the .APK package, you can do so under Manage applications. Under Manage, there is ‘Keyboard Calibration’ and ‘Touch Input’. Uninstall ‘Touch Input’ to get rid of the .APK package.
- After you install the .APK package with Apps Installer, reboot your HTC device
- After reboot, on the HTC Dream device, go to ‘Locale & Text‘ and turn on ‘Touch Input‘. From here you may adjust the settings and try the tutorial.
Note: There are two versions of the .APK Package. The first version is pictured below (regular, unskinned) and the second version (2) is a marble colored version. (Thank you to comments from “s” and “Leslie”.)
Thanks to ‘bluntegg‘ of http://www.androidforums.com and the forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com.
For all the Dream users out there, does this method work for you? Post your experiences below.
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There are 2 HTC_IME.apk files on the download site. I tried the first without success but just rebooted and will see what happens now.
Got it working but the background is a weird marble effect. I think I may have downloaded that while looking for this keyboard.
the (2) version has the marble as a skin built-in I guess, I tried it, didn’t like it.
the regular htc_ime is (or should be) unskinned. it looks like this: http://www.intogphone.com/haykuro/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/device4.png
if the one on 4shared does not work, just google “htc_ime.apk”, it is a widely available file.
The App Installer is call : eoeAppInstaller(???)
(I dont know how the chiness stuff is related)
Both version on 4shared have skin.
Goggle htc_ime without the .apk,
or use that one http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/htc_ime.zip
unzip and use usb cable to send on phone sd card.
THANK YOU!
Haha, it’s been bothering me since day one. I’ve tried both the versions from 4 shared… both seem to be skinned in some way… I’m going to look on google
One on listed file share has marbles background… avoid it. Google for alternatives. Brennanmceachran.com has it. This was typed using it… works great. Autocompletion is very nice.
Thanks Mantafloppy. This zip file works great. Another question if any one knows. When I call my voice mail I need to enter the password. Right now there is no screen keyboard to enter the password and I should use the actual keyboard and it is hard to use when you want to listen to your call at the same time. Any suggestion?
Glad there is a solution for this problem..
For those who like a wiki for developing information, please check http://wiki.zooid.org/wiki/Category:Android , eg, http://wiki.zooid.org/wiki/Rogers_Android_Problems_and_Solutions
I can extract it from my general wiki if it proves popular.
I finally got the soft keyboard working properly with the plain background. For those who might be struggling… the only thing I’d add is that it seems to be necessary to remove the “marble background” version (or any other that you didn’t like) before installing the new version. I used the one found on http://www.brennanmceachran.com . I’m a happy camper now as I only need to use the hard keyboard for longer messages.
Thanks all for your help!
Hey guys, yeah I found it and posted a similar article. Found the correct file and hosted it on my site.
http://brennanmceachran.com/2009/06/android-with-no-softkeyboard/
use this HTC_IME for a regular keyboard without the fancy marble designs:
http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/htc_ime.zip
Thanks for the advice and files! Worked like a charm. I too accidentally installed the marble one. Terrible. The clean one that Alex and the others linked to worked perfectly, and look great.
I can't figure out how to get it onto my as card?
also found 'anySoftKeyboard' which works and is Very Nice.
no reboot required, tho config a bit finicky.
key spacing and sensitivity was easy to work with.
check developers website.
The program works really well but is awkward for fatty fingers like mine.
Thanks for the help!
Ammmmmmmaaaaazing Thank you thank you, you made my day
Installed it 10 minutes ago – works great so far!
This worked for me, except in Canada there is no “Apps installer” available, so I used AppManager. Otherwise it worked perfectly
This worked for me, except in Canada there is no “Apps installer” available, so I used AppManager. Otherwise it worked perfectly
Hey good article I posted a similar one after following instructions on a forum. http://blog.navetz.com/2009/10/how-to-install-v...
I have liked it so far has anyone come into issues with it?
Works perfectly, thanks
Works perfectly, thanks
Works flawless!!!
Thanks for the detailed instructions. Very helpful.
for closes on my touch ,,help!!!
for closes on my touch ,,help!!!
worked great for me, but i had to go to mediafire for the download
heres the link
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmm3tymgdzz
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