Version 0.9.1 release

Version 0.9.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. 

Bug fix

• Fixed the malfunction cursor.

Tips

• If you experience extreme lag after updating, try uninstalling and re-installing the keyboard again.
• After changing theme, try to restart the keyboard or rotate the device with the keyboard active, to make the new theme effective.
• If you experience touch difficulty, try to set the Touch sensitivity settings as High and Neutral.
• If you experience missing candidates, try enabling the 'Rarely used characters' option of 'Chinese candidates' setting.
• Simplified Chinese candidates are disabled by default. Enable it at the 'Character type' option of 'Chinese candidates' setting if required.

Known issues

• Keyboard closes itself on Contact's phone number text box of Samsung devices with Android 4.x. Will fix once we get a Samsung device on hand to check.
• Keyboard plays sound on press on LG devices, even sound is disabled in settings. Will fix once we get a LG device on hand to check.
• Candidates selection bar jumps when the height is set to S. Fix in the pipeline.
• Key size too large for tablets. Fix in the pipeline.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.9.0 apply.

Version 0.9.0 release

Version 0.9.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. 

New Features

• New 'More Candidate History' button.
• Option to disable English candidate history.
• No longer expire.

Tips

• If you experience extreme lag after updating, try uninstalling and re-installing the keyboard again.
• After changing theme, try to restart the keyboard or rotate the device with the keyboard active, to make the new theme effective.
• If you experience touch difficulty, try to set the Touch sensitivity settings as High and Neutral.
• If you experience missing candidates, try enabling the 'Rarely used characters' option of 'Chinese candidates' setting.
• Simplified Chinese candidates are disabled by default. Enable it at the 'Character type' option of 'Chinese candidates' setting if required.

Known issues

• Keyboard closes itself on Contact's phone number text box of Samsung devices with Android 4.x. Will fix once we get a Samsung device on hand to check.
• Keyboard plays sound on press on LG devices, even sound is disabled in settings. Will fix once we get a LG device on hand to check.
• Candidates selection bar jumps when the height is set to S. Fix in the pipeline.
• Key size too large for tablets. Fix in the pipeline.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.8.3 apply.

Version 0.8.3 release

Version 0.8.3 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 September 2013.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a layout defect of missing the default selection key for tablets in landscape.
• Fixed the failing to start on devices with permanent hardware keys.
• Fixed the wrongly saved candidate history that was triggered by long pressing hardkey shortcuts.

Tips:

• If you experience extreme lag after updating, try uninstalling and re-installing the keyboard again.
• After changing theme, try to restart the keyboard or rotate the device with the keyboard active, to make the new theme effective.
• If you experience touch difficulty, try to set the Touch sensitivity settings as High and Neutral.

Known issues:

• Keyboard closes itself on Contact's phone number text box of Samsung devices with Android 4.x. Will fix once we get a Samsung device on hand to check.
• Keyboard plays sound on press on LG devices, even sound is disabled in settings. Will fix once we get a LG device on hand to check.
• Candidates selection bar jumps when the height is set to S. Fix in the pipeline.
• Key size too large for tablets. Fix in the pipeline.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.8.2 apply.

Version 0.8.2 release

Version 0.8.2 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 August 2013.

Bug fix

• Fixed the key size too large for tablets.

Tips:

• If you experience extreme lag after updating, try uninstalling and re-installing the keyboard again.
• After changing theme, try to restart the keyboard or rotate the device with the keyboard active, to make the new theme effective.
• If you experience touch difficulty, try to set the Touch sensitivity settings as High and Neutral.

Known issues:

• Keyboard closes itself on Contact's phone number text box of Samsung devices with Android 4.x. Will fix once we get a Samsung device on hand to check.
• Keyboard plays sound on press on LG devices, even sound is disabled in settings. Will fix once we get a LG device on hand to check.
• Candidates selection bar jumps when the height is set to S. Fix in the pipeline.
• Key size too large for tablets. Fix in the pipeline.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.8.1 apply.

Version 0.8.1 release

Version 0.8.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 August 2013.

Bug fixes

• Fine tuned some parameters of touch sensitivity.
• Fixed some missed punctuations and HK chars.
• Disable Eng. suggestions auto completion for email & password text boxes on web pages.

Tips:

• If you experience extreme lag after updating, try uninstalling and re-installing the keyboard again.
• After changing theme, try to restart the keyboard or rotate the device with the keyboard active, to make the new theme effective.
• If you experience touch difficulty, try to set the Touch sensitivity settings as High and Neutral.

Known issues:

• Keyboard closes itself on Contact's phone number text box of Samsung devices with Android 4.x. Will fix once we get a Samsung device on hand to check.
• Keyboard plays sound on press on LG devices, even sound is disabled in settings. Will fix once we get a LG device on hand to check.
• Candidates selection bar jumps when the height is set to S. Fix in the pipeline.
• Key size too large for tablets. Fix in the pipeline.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.8.0 apply.

Version 0.8.0 release

Version 0.8.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 August 2013.

New Features

• English suggestions auto completion.
• Options to fine tuning the touch sensitivity.
• Sorting candidate history by selecting time or count.
• 8 new themes.
• Updated the holo theme.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.7.2 apply.

Version 0.7.2 release

Version 0.7.2 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 May 2013.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the missing candidates selection bar for the search field of app Hanping Chinese Dictionary.
• Fixed the sticking key code, when an candidate was selected by number hot keys of hardware keyboard.
• Regenerated the candidates database.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.7.1 apply.

Version 0.7.1 release

Version 0.7.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 May 2013.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the locked shift key.
• Fixed the Done key for the machine unlock screen.
• Regenerated the candidates database.
• Fixed the wrong action of Y and U keys of the Big keys layout.
• Fixed an on occasion crash of the back space key.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.7.0 apply.

Version 0.7.0 release

Version 0.7.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 May 2013.

New Features

• English suggestions order toggle on candidate selection bar.
• Quick entry of customizable phases by long pressing number keys.
• Addition of 'Black' theme.
• Enable 'Return' key for short message text fields.

Changes

• Bigger space bar.
• Enable space bar for URL text fields.
• Enhanced auto space.
• Various bug fix.
• Minor performance tuning.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.6.2 apply.

Version 0.6.2 release

Version 0.6.2 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Google Play Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 November 2012.

Change

• Extended the expiration date.

Installation

• Installation from Goole Play is recommended.
• Or download the APK and install manually, if Google Play is not available on your device.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.6.1 apply.

Version 0.6.1 release

Version 0.6.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 May 2012.

Change

• Rearranged the sorting order of some candidates.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.6.0 apply.

Version 0.6.0 release

Version 0.6.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 Feb 2012.

Changes

• More keyboard layouts. Total 16, including direction keys on portrait screen.
• Customizable key height.
• Option to switch off erasing whole line by hard ALT + DEL keys. 
• Reorganized settings screens.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.2 apply.

Version 0.5.2 release

Version 0.5.2 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 December 2011.

Bug fix

• Fixed the broken candidates selection bar with text edit boxes of web pages, on landscape mode.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.1 apply.

Version 0.5.1 release

Version 0.5.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 December 2011.

Change

• Reduced key height for long screen machines.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.1 apply.

Version 0.5.0 release

Version 0.5.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 December 2011.

New Features

• Press '+' sign at the tail of candidates selection bar to show rarely used characters on fly.
• New theme 'Holo' for tablets.

Change

• Resized key size for both long screen machines and tablets.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.4.1 apply.

Version 0.4.1 release

Version 0.4.1 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 October 2011.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the missing direction keys of double tap pair-key landscape layout.
• Fixed the occasional crash when clicking number keys.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.4.0 apply.

Version 0.4.0 release

Version 0.4.0 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 September 2011.

New Features

• Integrated English-Chinese Dictionary lookup.
• High resolution graphic for machines with High DPI screen.
• Choice of 3 outlook themes; Classic, Grey and Dark. (Restart the keyboard to make effective. e.g. rotate screen orientation or switch to default keyboard and back.)
• Support direction keys for soft-key landscape layout.

Change

• Minor performance tuning.

Screenshots

Grey theme

Dark theme

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.4 apply.

Version 0.3.4 release

Version 0.3.4 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 June 2011.

Change

• Enable the long press repeatable backspace key on Android 2.2.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.3 apply.

Version 0.3.3 release

Version 0.3.3 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 April 2011.


Change

• Experimental setting to improve performance for Samsung Galaxy S / I9000. Since we do not have a real machine for test, Samsung users please comment the improvement. Thank you.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.2 apply.

Version 0.3.2 release

Version 0.3.2 of the English-Chinese dictionary keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 March 2011.


Bug fixes

• Fixed the occasional messed hardware keys capitalization.
• Fixed the whole edit box deletion when long pressed the back space soft key on Android 2.2.
• Keep the shift state for the second key of double tab pair-keys.
• Clear the candidates selection bar after the selection of 'To' suggestions, for the GMail app.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.1 apply.