Xperia keyboard issues

[LordFarkward]

Hi there,

I've been having some issues with the keyboard. I've tried repairing and the issue stays.

1) It seems that Google voice typing keeps automatically enabling itself after a while no matter how many times I've unticked the box. I don't like it because I prefer having the full stop button there instead as I use it a lot more often. The only work-around I've found so far is to go to settings, have the box unchecked, and directly leave the page with it running in the background. As long as I press menu (?) button and I see the settings page still there, the voice button doesn't come back on, it seems. Any proper ways to get it to disable for good?

2) I can't get the numbers/symbol keyboard to 'unlock' itself for good. Currently, when the keyboard is 'unlocked' (next to space), it switches itself back to letters keyboard after I press the space button. However, the keyboard is set to 'lock' by default and it keeps getting back to 'locked' after a while. Can't seem to find a setting to keep it as 'unlocked' as default.

3) I can't seem to be able to get rid of the smiley key on the keyboard (next to the numbers/symbols button). I have the smiley key unchecked already (under settings -> language & input -> xperia keybaord -> keyboard appearance -> additional keys), but it doesn't seem to work.

4) Similarly to #3, I can't seem to get it to change the keyboard skins neither, always just stuck on black&grey no matter what I choose (grey only, black only)

Please help, thanks!

[Edison1]

Lol didn't I help you on XDA? Did SEUS or PCC with full wipe work at all?

If not, you may want to flash an FTF file.

[LordFarkward]

Sorry didn't check that post until now. You are indeed resourceful so thanks

I did do a full wipe with PCC to no avail. Issues all remained.

So you really have none of the above issues at all? I guess I will have to try flashing... which FTF file should I flash with? And any tutorials on how to flash? Thanks again mate.

[Edison1]

Do backup first: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/39967
Under stock firmwares (List may not be updated, can find more over at the other sections): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38637922&postcount=2
Find the right one for your phone and your location.
Doomlord's Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38122503&postcount=3

PS: Give SEUS a try before doing the above.

NP

[LordFarkward]

Oh ok. SUS is much better than PCC, I take it? Will do that as well then

[LordFarkward · Accepted solution]

So, I sat down and played around with all settings, and guess what, I've finally managed to get it fixed.

You see, my phone was bought in HK and so its default keyboard was the Chinese keyboard (despite having selected "English" as default language...", so whenever I've changed any settings, it for some reason didn't work.

Once I've changed the default keyboard back to Xperia English, though, all my saved settings (no Google, no smiley etc) are now there. Furthermore, it also automatically switches back to the letters layout after I press on "space" after a punctuation or number.

Wonder why the settings didn't work when default wasn't English though... weird...

Anyway, just for any future references. Hope this will help other n00bs out there in case they run into the same problem.

[GeoffH]

mine is also from HK - same problem as you

I had it sorted after 20 mins out of the box - am I fast or what lol and my very first Android device

Just winding you up - glad you got it sorted, I wish I could delete that china keyboard - I did delete the Japan one

there seems to be a way to root the EZ now without touching the bootloader - going to wait for next update before doing it