FlashKeys:Big Virtual Keyboard for Windows Mobile

Jul 7, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

A big virtual keyboard that makes typing a treat

Ever since the iPhone came on the scene with its finger-based navigation, one of the constant grips of most Windows Mobile touchscreen phone users was the lack of a keyboard which was as accurate as the iPhone when it came to thumb-typing. Still heavily dependant on the stylus, a number of them asked us if there were viable alternatives to WinMob’s default keypad that would let the thumb rule.

One of the best virtual keyboard applications we have come across is FlashKeys. The keys are large, filling out the screen and providing enough room for your thumb to hit the right letters without too many errors.

Now, be aware that you will have to have Flash 7 installed on your phone to use this tool. There are three basic layouts that you get: a default QWERTY keyboard, a capitalised Qwerty keyboard (brought up by hitting Caps) and a keyboard for all sorts of special characters (accessed by hitting Shift).The background, colours and keypad skins can all be changed, providing enough customisation for those who seek it. The utility factor, though, is where the application shines.

On the bottom right of the screen, you will find a button that says ‘Copy’. This one button is what makes FlashKeys such an indispensible application. Typing out a message in this program is easy, of course, but what’s the use of it if you can’t copy-paste it into any other place on your phone? So, simply select the text on your VirtualKeys screen and hit the ‘Copy’ button to minimise the window, with a clipboard that’s ready to paste your sentence wherever you want to, be it an SMS or an email. Awesome, eh?

FlashKeys has also added the option to write out a few oft-used sentences and save them, although we would still prefer doing this in our default SMS drafts.

Quite a handy tool for typing, overall.

Platforms: Windows Mobile

Price: Free

Download: freewareppc.com/download/utilities/flashkeys.shtml

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