Android 4.0 Keyboard Ported to Android 2.2+

The developer behind the Perfect Keyboard application’s at it again. He’s ported the well-reviewed keyboard from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to other devices running Android 2.2 Froyo and above. Along with that classic Ice Cream Sandwich style, the new keyboard offers an excellent typing experience with additional customizations and a better auto-correct feature.

You can download the application over at the Android Market. If it doesn’t seem to work on your device, rooted users can follow the instructions after the break to get it working.

1. Download the keyboard from the Android Market. It will deposit the .apk file in the “/data/app” folder on your device.
2. Open the .apk file with Root Explorer, another root-required file manager, or an advanced zip application like 7-Zip or WinRAR.
3. Inside of the .apk file, navigate to “/lib/armeabi/libjni_latinime_moded.so”
4. Extract the “libjni_latinime_moded.so” file.
5. Place the .so file in your “/system/lib” folder.
6. Change the permissions of the .so file to “rw-r–r–”
7. Place the .apk file for the keyboard in the “/system/app” folder.
• If it’s not already set to “rw-r–r–” permissions-wise, then set these permissions now.
8. Delete the “libjni_latinime.so” file from “/system/lib” – do not delete the “moded” labeled file.
9. Delete the “LatinIME.apk” file from “/system/app” – do not delete any other .apk files.
10. Reboot your device. The keyboard should install correctly.