What is your android keyboard, best for coding?

Question

An ordinary keyboard app is not much easier in coding as there are no some keys in PC. As a example, the set of arrow keys, ctrl etc.

What is your preffered android keyboard?

Answer 1

@FlapJack, Thanks a lot for the recommendations, I'll try to find that QwickEdit and give it a try. I might also try the other keyboard apps.

There are great coders here in SoloLearn coming from Russia, I'm from Indonesia by the way (guess you already know that). I don't know Cyrillic layout as I'm most of the time uses Latin, my elder sister however, learned basic Russian language, but I know nothing about it.

@FlapJack, it's good to know you, and thanks again for the tips and recommendations.

Answer 2

I downloaded hacker's keyboard on my smartphone, but the Tab key doesn't work, I thought that I could use it for better and easier code indentation.

Answer 3

ManMan Keyboard

Answer 4

@FlapJack, does the Tab key work for you?, I've installed that too, but in my phone the Tab key doesn't work, or am I missing something? an option maybe?

Answer 5

@FlapJack, good for you, yes, you're right, typing in landscape mode gives us less room as the screen is preoccupied by the keyboard.

Anyway does the Tab key work in specific text editor, or anywhere? I'm using 920 Text Editor (freeware) or the text editor from ES Explorer, and neither one of them supports the Tab key from Hacker's Keyboard :-(.

@FlapJack where are you from? which keyboard layout you used in your country, I mean other than Latin?

Answer 6

American default keyboard

Answer 7

Gboard is very good

Answer 8

I've tried dozen keyboards and finally choose Hacker's Keyboard. Pathetic naming but it works almost perfect.

Answer 9

@Ipang, yes it's works. But there's few more issues: in portrait mode doesn't showd "/" key (pretty annoying, I must say. It forcing me to rotate phone and in specific cases switch on standart keyboard). And in portrait mode keyboard supports only Latin layout. But seriously, I can live with it :-)

Answer 10

I'm from Russia, my 2nd keyboard layout is cyrillic and I don't coding much on my phone. Anyway most importent language for me is Python, I'm using for coding QPython and Tab works pretty well.

Try this free keyboard: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ellize.progkeys
Crappy design but it has customizing Tab with few options (if I remember well).

Or this, also free: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gazlaws.codeboard

UPD: Just tried Hacker's Keyboard with free code editor QwickEdit. Funny but it works! There is "/" in portrait orientation, and Tab works, and Cyrillic layout works. Stranger things. Why don't you try this editor?

Answer 11

You're welcome! I hope you'll find proper tool.