Briefing App in Indonesian

Just couple of hours ago, 90% of articles in the Briefing app are in Indonesian. This also happened on wife's S6 Edge. Very bizarre. Has Flipboard been hacked?

"Briefing" page in Indonesian???!

I just bought a 9.7" Galaxy Tab S2 at our local BestBuy (San Jose, CA). Brought it home, turned it on, entered my Google account email and password. Everything went fine except for that leftmost swipe screen that Samsung calls "Briefing" and uses to display various aggregated news. 95% of that page is in Indonesian language! When I activated my tablet, I selected "English (United States)" as the language. Everything is "English" in my Google account. All my language and location settings are US English, US English and only US English. Yet the Briefing page articles are in Indonesian. Maybe 5% of them are in English, but the overwhelming majority is not.

I contacted Samsung Support and they connected to my tablet with their "Tutor" app. They couldn't fix it. That page is still in Indonesian.

I did two factory resets, trying no to enter my Google account info. No change. "Briefing" page articles are in Indonesian. There's was a brief moment after one of the factory resets when "Briefing" page refreshed to US-specific articles in English for a short period of time. But after another refresh it switched back to Indonesian again.

In the end Samsung support gave up and said that the device is apparently defective. I'll try to exchange it at BestBuy tomorrow (being almost sure that the next device will suffer from the same problem).

Has anyone experienced anything like that? Maybe I'm missing something easy?

[TUTORIAL] [4.0+] Google Keyboard – With Indonesian language dictionary

Taking Advantage of Google Keyboard – The Best Keyboard for Sliding
With secondary language dictionary, INDONESIAN: for Rooted Phones

There are two types of people; those who prefer typing, and those who like sliding/gesturing on the keyboard. Quite probably those type 1 persons are not aware of the advantage of sliding, or they do not have the facility to turn their keyboards into something very easy and smooth, particularly those who opt for foreign language dictionary.
I will share mine, an Indonesian dictionary, with words carefully chosen; the result of my years of work. I have gained a lot from XDA and other forums; now is my turn to give back. As this is for Indonesians, I will provide a Indonesian translation below.

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INDONESIAN - Ada dua jenis orang; mereka yang memilih mengetik, dan yang memilih sistem geser pada keyboard. Mungkin sekali orang tipe 1 itu tidak sadar akan keuntungan sistem geser, atau mereka tidak punya fasilitas utk memodifikasi keyboardnya sehingga sangat mudah dipakai dan lancar, terutama mereka yang memilih kamus bahasa asing (dalam hal ini Indonesia) Saya akan berbagi karya saya, kamus bahasa Indonesia, dengan kata-kata yang dipilih secara cermat; hasil kerja saya selama bertahun2. Saya sudah memperoleh banyak keuntungan dari forum XDA dan forum lain; sekarang saatnya saya balik berbagi.

It is clear that Google Keyboard for Android 4 has most advantage over other keyboards for those who choose sliding. This advantage can be further boosted by providing a double dictionary (point #1 above table) that I will give to you. Point #5 can be overcome by using the wonderful Shaftamle’s keyboard (see below) that he modified from Google Keyboard so as to be able to be installed as normal application. So, of all the 7 points I describe above, only #6, arrows, that is missing from the keyboard. Shame to Google engineers who does not seem to notice the importance of arrows in keyboards. Also for (1) making unacceptable changes in Lollipop keyboard that causes it not to recognize previous version’s personal dictionary, and (2) eliminating one of the most important features, that is point #4.

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INDONESIAN - Jelaslah bahwa Google Keyboard untuk Android 4 punya banyak kelebihan dibanding keyboard lain bagi mereka yg suka sliding. Keunggulan ini dapat ditingkatkan lagi dengan menyediakan kamus dwibahasa (butir #1 di tabel atas) yang akan saya sediakan bagi Anda. Butir #5 dapat diatasi dengan memakai keyboard Shatamle yang mengagumkan itu (lihat bawah), yang dimodifikasinya dari Google Keybboard sehingga dapat di-install sbg aplikasi normal. Jadi, dari semua 7 butir di atas, hanya butir #6, panah, yang tidak ada pada keyboard. Sungguh memalukan, ahli IT Google tampaknya tidak sadar akan pentingnya keberadaan “panah” pada keyboard. Dia juga (1) membuat perubahan yang tidak dapat diterima pada keyboard Lollipop yang menyebabkannya tidak mengenal kamus pribadi dari versi sebelumnya, dan (2) menghapus salah satu fasilitas terpenting, yakni butir #4.

What do I mean by “Show expansion in ONE stroke” in point #4? It mean, I slide over the keyboard, and suddenly the expanded word or sentence is shown in the text. I do not have to choose it again from the list above the keyboard as the case in Lollipop keyboard (in Redmi Note 2) or SlideIt. This saves hundreds of typing (or choosing) each day. What if one gets the wrong sentence? With one back-space, the whole sentence will be deleted. Easy…

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INDONESIAN - Apa yang saya maksud dengan “Show expansion in ONE stroke” pada butir #4? Artinya, jari saya digeser pada keyboard dan tiba2 kata atau kalimat panjang muncul di teks. Saya tidak perlu memilih lagi dari list di atas keyboard, seperti terjadi pada keyboard Lollipop (pada Redmi Note 2) atau SlideIt. Ini menghemat ratusan ketikan (atau pilihan) tiap hari. Bagaimana kalau kalimat tadi salah? Dengan satu back-space, seluruh kalimat terhapus. Mudah…

Principles:

• The Google personal dictionary is kept under User Dictionary application and not LatinIME.apk or Google keyboard.apk


• The file name of the user dictionary is userdict.db.


• This is a SQL database that can be opened by most SQL database editors. It can be send to PC, and easily modified there.

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Prinsip: Kamus pribadi Google disimpan oleh aplikasi User Dictionary dan bukan LatinIME.apk atau Google keyboard.apk Nama file dari kamus pribadi (bahasa Indonesia) itu adalah userdict.db. Ini adalah SQL database yang dapat dibuka oleh kebanyakan editor SQL database. Dia dapat ditransfer ke PC, dan dengan mudah dimodifikasi di situ.

Installation Requirements:

• You must be rooted.


• You must be on Android 4.0 or higher. Further requirements can be read from Shaftamle page (Read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/andr...-root-t2910268)


• Download Shaftamle Lollipop+123+keyboard.apk (Version 1.1) (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95855108297850885). You can choose other themes if you wish.


• Download SQL Debugger from Google Play


• Download userdict.db from here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...TlaeUwwSVNubUE).


• If you intent to make extensive modification to the user dictionary, download SQLite editor to the PC; most easily, use Portable Apps (http://portableapps.com/apps/develop...owser_portable). If not, don’t download.


• For learning shortcuts, the file can be downloaded here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...E94V2hrSjBmbTQ).

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Syarat untuk Instal: HP harus sudah di- root. Android versi 4.0 atau lebih tinggi. Syarat lain dapat dibaca pada halaman Shaftamle (Baca di sini http://forum.xda-developers.com/andr...-root-t2910268) Download Shaftamle Lollipop+123+keyboard.apk (Versi 1.1) (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95855108297850885). Anda dapat memilih tema lain kalau mau. Download SQL Debugger dari Google Play Download userdict.db dari sini (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...TlaeUwwSVNubUE). Kalau Anda berniat banyak memodifikasi kamus yang ada, download SQLite editor di PC; paling mudah, pakai Portable Apps (http://portableapps.com/apps/develop...owser_portable). Kalau tidak, tidak perlu download. Untuk mempelajari shortcuts, file dapat di-download di sini (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...E94V2hrSjBmbTQ).

Installation

• Install Shaftamle keyboard.apk normally


• Put the userdict.db in Sdcard and remember its location (e.g. I choose sdcard1)


• Install SQL Debugger on phone


• Open SQL Debugger --> App --> User Dictionary --> userdict.db. This will be displayed. Click that.


• (Remember, the old userdict.db will be erased and overwritten! Backup with Titanium if you will.)


• Choose “Restore from File”.


• Browse and find the downloaded userdict.db. Click, and …


• Done… You have a Google keyboard with 123 number row above plus double language dictionary.

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Instalasi Instal Shaftamle keyboard.apk seperti biasa Taruh userdict.db pada Sdcard dan ingat2 lokasinya (misalnya, saya pilih sdcard1) Instal SQL Debugger pada HP Buka SQL Debugger --> App --> User Dictionary --> userdict.db. Ini akan ditampilkan. Klik saja itu. (Ingat, file userdict.db lama akan dihapus dan ditimpa! Backup dengan Titanium kalau perlu) Pilih “Restore from File”. Browse dan cari file userdict.db yang tadi di-download. Klik, dan … Selesai… Anda sudah punya Google keyboard dengan angka 123 di atas keyboard serta kamus dwibahasa, Inggris dan Indonesia.

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How to modify the personal dictionary:

1. The simplest: modify straight from Google keyboard settings in your phone: See here later


2. Use the SQLite Debugger application in phone: see here later


3. Use portable SQLite Database Browser in PC: see here later

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Cara mengubah kamus pribadi: Paling mudah: ubah langsung dari setting Google keyboard di HP: lihat sini nanti Gunakan aplikasi SQLite Debugger pada HP: lihat sini nanti Gunakan SQLite Database Browser portable pada PC: lihat sini nanti

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How to modify shortcuts:

1. Any word or letter combination can be used as shortcut, for instance for “President Obama” you can use “ APQKH” for the shortcut, but will you remember that?


2. Use shortcuts that you quite probably will remember (certainly you can not remember ALL of them).


3. “PRESO” might work, but may be complicated by other similar shortcuts. I guess “PRESOB” would be better. Just try and try until you can find a shortcut that work most of the time.


4. Choose neighboring letters if you can, or letters that are in line with the finger stroke


5. If a shortcut fail you 50% of the time, you may want to change that shortcut. 80% success rate should be the target (i.e. the gesture fails only one in five attempts).

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Cara ubah shortcut: Setiap kata atau kombinasi huruf dapat dipakai sbg shortcut, misalnya untuk “President Obama” dapat dipakai “APQKH” untuk shortcut, tapi apa Anda akan ingat? Gunakan shortcut yang mungkin sekali akan Anda ingat (pasti Anda tidak bisa ingat SEMUA). “PRESO” mungkin bisa, tapi mungkin akan terganggu oleh shortcut lain yang serupa. Saya duga “PRESOB” mungkin lebih baik. Coba dan coba lagi sampai Anda menemukan shortcut yang dapat kerja bagus. Pilih huruf2 yang berdekatan kalau mungkin, atau huruf yang berada pada satu garis dengan geseran jari Anda Kalau shortcut gagal pada 50% percobaan, mungkin itu perlu diubah. Targetkan angka keberhasilan 80% (artinya tiap kali geser, hanya satu dari lima geseran yang gagal).

Big thanks to @Shaftamle !!! without his work, this will not work in Lollipop