1. DavideaNY's Avatar
    With the new BlackBerry keyboard update, there is a new feature (under settings-BlackBerry keyboard) that shows you stats about how you type and in what way..

    Give it a try and post it here, I am curious to see between what is the percentage of Physical keyboard vs. Virtual keyboard usage for the Priv users

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    09-08-16 05:04 PM
  2. Naeemsana's Avatar
    This is cool feature.

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    09-08-16 05:51 PM
  3. Mirko935's Avatar
    It's only been a day, but here it is...
    Post your typing habits!-screenshot_20160909-005229.jpg
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    09-08-16 05:53 PM
  4. FF22's Avatar
    Hmmm.... I wonder if the keyboard app is calling home and reporting these statistics, particularly the use of the physical keyboard???
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    09-08-16 08:50 PM
  5. Ursus Rufus's Avatar
    Hi everyone

    Sorry if this isn't the right forum for this, but since the subject is TYPING habits, it's a "habit" or rather inclination of mine, to not really enjoy VKBs that constantly flicker between upper & lowercase, ie, QWERTY to qwerty. This is because fundamentally I'm one of those totally PKB-crazy weirdos you've probably heard about ;-P

    So to my question:

    IS there a setting so that the updated BB VKB stays in all uppercase keys, all the time? I know that in the Play Store there are several keyboards available for download that have this as one of the settings (and indeed iPhones & earlier BlackBerry VKB's were like that by default) but I'm wondering if this is currently an option?

    Appreciate any input. Thanks.
    09-08-16 09:08 PM
  6. Ursus Rufus's Avatar
    Hmmm.... I wonder if the keyboard app is calling home and reporting these statistics, particularly the use of the physical keyboard???
    Makes me remember the first time I downloaded SwiftKey on my old Samsung Galaxy S2, with heat mapping and "calling home" & crude swipe, & everything. :P
    09-08-16 09:11 PM
  7. DavideaNY's Avatar
    Hmmm.... I wonder if the keyboard app is calling home and reporting these statistics, particularly the use of the physical keyboard???
    Most likely yes.. But I think it can be really useful for BlackBerry to improve even further the experience on both virtual and physical keyboards..

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    09-08-16 10:23 PM
  8. DavideaNY's Avatar
    It's only been a day, but here it is...
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    I wonder what they define as "gesture" I tried some swipe and other transition but my count does not increase..

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    09-08-16 10:25 PM
  9. DavideaNY's Avatar
    Because several people have asked.. The exact path for getting the stats is:

    Settings - - > Language & input --> BlackBerry Keyboard settings --> Statistics

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    09-08-16 10:28 PM
  10. Mirko935's Avatar
    Hmmm.... I wonder if the keyboard app is calling home and reporting these statistics, particularly the use of the physical keyboard???
    I hope it does. And I hope they see there are people like me who use the PKB all the time.

    I wonder what they define as "gesture" I tried some swipe and other transition but my count does not increase..

    Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
    Swipe left to delete mostly in my case. I think I have such a large count because I was replying to some posts on another forum so I was deleting parts of the quotes using that gesture. Such a great feature on a PKB, I must say, it speeds up the whole typing a lot.

    It will be interesting to see these statistics after a few weeks and months.
    09-09-16 02:22 AM
  11. DavideaNY's Avatar
    On another note, I am using the VKB way more than what I was thinking.. Interesting lol

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    09-09-16 07:47 AM
  12. werkregen's Avatar
    So, they didn't collect these statistics before the update?

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    09-09-16 07:54 AM
  13. mcgilcoli's Avatar
    Stats say that my PKB usage is zero

    Which is true. So far, I think I've only ever used the slider to answer the phone ...
    09-09-16 08:06 AM
  14. Mirko935's Avatar
    Stats say that my PKB usage is zero

    Which is true. So far, I think I've only ever used the slider to answer the phone ...
    You people are crazy. Why would you go through the hassle of tapping the screen when there's a beautiful real keyboard just waiting to be opened and used right underneath said screen?

    It's way faster, it's way more precise, there's no need to look at it while typing, it doesn't obscure one half of the screen...
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    09-09-16 08:41 AM
  15. DavideaNY's Avatar
    You people are crazy. Why would you go through the hassle of tapping the screen when there's a beautiful real keyboard just waiting to be opened and used right underneath said screen?

    It's way faster, it's way more precise, there's no need to look at it while typing, it doesn't obscure one half of the screen...
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    I am using the VKB when I am on the go.. One typical example is the NYC subway where you HAVE to hold on to something to avoid been killed lol..
    In that situation VKB is more feasible because I can still managing typing with one hand Vs. when I use both hands on the PKB.

    When I walk and type (disclaimer do not do this at home lol) I can only use the PKB because I can type without looking the screen.

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    09-09-16 09:28 AM
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    09-09-16 11:10 AM
  17. naeempriv's Avatar
    @DavideaNY
    How come it learned 2138 words when typed only 258 words?
    09-09-16 01:37 PM
  18. Mirko935's Avatar
    @DavideaNY
    How come it learned 2138 words when typed only 258 words?
    Word learning existed before the the last keyboard update when it started logging these Statistics. It probably counts the old learned words as well.
    09-09-16 02:05 PM
  19. oldsoul123's Avatar
    Flick typing on the vkb is my usual.

    Posted from my BlackBerry Priv on Rogers Network.
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    09-09-16 02:13 PM
  20. guizmox's Avatar
    My stats since yesterday (in french ^^). Great feature !

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    09-09-16 02:17 PM
  21. Mirko935's Avatar
    My stats since yesterday (in french ^^). Great feature !

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    That's how a PKB phone should be used!
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    09-09-16 02:31 PM
  22. Koko Pineda's Avatar
    So, they didn't collect these statistics before the update?

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    Perhaps yes? I'm having the same observation based on my stats.
    09-09-16 02:49 PM
  23. tmurphx5's Avatar
    Doesn't seem to record the use of keyboard shortcuts. I use them a lot

    Passport on ATT or Priv on Verizon
    09-09-16 03:39 PM
  24. FF22's Avatar
    I am using the VKB when I am on the go.. One typical example is the NYC subway where you HAVE to hold on to something to avoid been killed lol..
    In that situation VKB is more feasible because I can still managing typing with one hand Vs. when I use both hands on the PKB.

    When I walk and type (disclaimer do not do this at home lol) I can only use the PKB because I can type without looking the screen.

    Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
    You can really type on it without looking at the pkb? Well done.
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    09-09-16 04:04 PM
  25. thurask's Avatar
    Whatever this means:
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    09-09-16 04:12 PM
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