How to Install HTC Keyboard on Your Nexus One and How to Install any .APK Files on your Android Phone!
For those of you who want a “better” keyboard than what the stock Nexus One provides you with (or any other Android phone), you can try the HTC keyboard. By the way, these instructions can be used on any kind of Android phone whether you have the Droid or others.
Also, these steps basically show you how to install any .apk files on your Android phone, meaning you can follow the same steps to install any other apps you find online. (Do a search for .apk files on Google, you will find plenty of apps!)
1) To install it, you will need to download this HTC_IME.apk file here. (For some reason if it’s not there anymore, try a search for “HTC_IME.apk” on Google, I am sure you can find it easily.)
2) Connect your Nexus One(Android phone) to your computer via a USB cable.
3) Press on “USB connected” on your Nexus One(Android) phone.
4) Press on “Mount”.
5) Copy over the HTC_IME.apk file you downloaded earlier to anywhere inside the SD card. For organization, I made a directory called “apps” on my SD card and copied my .apk file there.
6) Next, go to the Android Market on your Nexus One(Android phone) and search for “apk”, you should find the apkInstaller as seen below:
7) Open up the apkInstaller, which will allow you to browse your SD card. Find the HTC_IME.apk file you copied over to your SD card earlier then install it.
Go to Settings->Language & keyboard and select the “Touch Input”.
9) Open up your keyboard then press on the ?123 key at the bottom left and you should see a message pop-up.
10) Select “Input method”.
11) Select “Touch Input”.
12) Press the back key then open up your keyboard again, you should see the new HTC keyboard!
Voila! enjoy the HTC IME keyboard.
Also, you can use similar steps to install any other keyboard. I know this is simple stuff but it took me a long time to get it because no one told me I can switch the keyboard by pressing on the ?123 key! (and hence why I wrote this blog post)
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March 24th, 2010 at 1:09 am
I have been debating about rooting my new nexus 1 but scared too.
Read and saw your awesome tutorial on applying HTC Keyboard
Have followed directions closely and change over to Touch Input…
Get Sorry!
The application touch input (process com.htc.android.htcime)
has stopped unexpectedly.Please try again.
I have reinsyaled the keybord from your link X3, and retried to install with the same results..
Any thoughts…
Thanks
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Nexus One Hacks Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Oh I am an idiot, you need to install Clicker.apk, which is for the HTC Keyboard also, download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?3lknn5evymj
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March 25th, 2010 at 6:09 am
I had the same problem as N1 newby .. tried installing the Click.spk …. but the problem continue .. any hint ?
I tried to calibrate also … but in the end .. it crashes!
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March 25th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Oh.. I managed to install it… But not with the files liked from here …
I used the ones from Cyanogen website … Download/apps area …
Worked perfectly.
= )
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Nexus One Hacks Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 1:45 am
Great, glad you got it workin!
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March 27th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Guys, i think i need some help. i’ve followed all of the above steps…downloaded and installed both the click and htc_ime apk files … i still get the force close message.. what am i doing wrong? i’ve tried apk files from many sources. i will be VERY thankful if any of you for whom it has worked, send me their apk files at shehzadliaqat@gmail.com
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