If you don’t like the default keyboard on your android phone or tablet, try Nuance FlexT9. The FlexT9 keyboard for Android phones brings a variety of input methods to the platform through one convenient app.

Also see: How To Type Faster On Your Touchscreen Smartphone

Here are the four main input methods:

• Speak: leverages the power of Dragon Dictation to easily – and reliably – turn talk into text
• Trace: continuous touch input – just glide your finger from one letter to the next
• Write: use your finger to quickly draw anything you would want to type
• Tap: tap, tap, tap on the keyboard old school!

How to use FlexT9 on Your Android Mobile

Once FlexT9 downloaded, to enable it as your default keyboard follow these steps:

• Go to ‘Settings’ and choose the ‘Language & Keyboard’ tab then enable ‘FlexT9’ input
• Once complete, open a new text message and push and hold on the text input field (i.e. the body of a text message) and select ‘Input Type’
• From the ‘Select Input’ list, select FlexT9
• FlexT9 is now the default keyboard across the device.

Now that its set up you can see now that it is a very clear keyboard.  The buttons are nicely rounded and easy to read.  Tap to type is the first thing you’ll probably do, and this will bring up the word suggestions while typing.  This is most similar to the stock Android keyboard but has word prediction that is nearly on par with Swiftkey.

Also see: How to Get Location-based Reminders on your Android Phone 

FlexT9 costs $4.99 and will be available today in the Android Market. It works with all phones running Android 2.0 or above.