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Its Googleapps.apk that adds the mic key, if anyone is interested.

Ok, got it. The keyboard apk may not have been touched, but it lost the voice recognition (mic) button when some other apk was removed. A long press on the A/ button just to the left of the spacebar (variously labeled T/, A/ or 1/, the / being a picture of the s-pen) pops up a few choices, one of which is the keyboard, but not the mic which is the default in the stock keyboard. Also, pulling out the s-pen while in a text composing screen automatically changes the keyboard to text recognition mode, but putting it back doesn't reverse the process. You need to long press that A/ button and select the keyboard icon. Also, to do voice to text texting, for instance, you need to load the Skype apk and switch to that keyboard, or install Touchpal which also works. I installed the s-voice apk back in to see if that did it, but that's not the missing apk. As either the swype keyboard or the touchpal keyboard is perfectly fine for me, I'm probably not going to hunt for the apk that would 'fix' the samsung keyboard, but if anyone finds it, please let me know. Thanks.

I just looked at a Sprint Note 2 with a stock ROM. The keyboard doesn't have the A/ key left of the spacebar. The mic key is there. Is this keyboard layout taken from another carrier's version of the Note? Or another Samsung product entirely? Maybe that's why its glitching?

Also, I've since installed the Touchpal keyboard, which works fine. And the icon now appears in the notification bar and shade allowing you to switch input methods, but even switching back and forth between Samsung and Touchpal doesn't reset the Samsung keyboard to the keyboard mode from the handwriting mode. It still requires rebooting. its a workaround, but kludgy. Help?

Okay, not sure why we don't talk about things on a non-affiliated forum, but your sandbox, your rules. Anyway, I flashed the ROM and am liking it except for one issue. When I switch to handwriting recognition in messages or gmail (haven't tried it elsewhere yet), the input area won't switch back to the keyboard without rebooting. . I thought that was the function of the A/ - 1/ button on the bar above the handwriting field, but that doesn't do it. Changing apps won't work. I don't see the little icon in the notification bar, or anything else that would allow me to switch it back. Have I missed a switch or setting or something?

Digi First of all, thanks for the work, and the thought, put into the ROM. It sounds great. I've recently upgraded from an EVO 4G, and am looking for a ROM for the Note 2. Your philosophy is remarkably similar to mine, put in the minimum and allow users to add what they need/want. One question. Did you unlock the hot spot and/or is there a teather? If not, can I reasonably easily get them?