Droids have gotten a minor facelift.

[adrynalyne]

Haha, yeah, the Omnia killed virtual keyboards for me. All I have is contempt for them now.

 

[Corinacakes]

i got my droid november 6th and the keyboard was/is flat as a pancake

 

[Matth3w]

Can you explain "bubbling"?

 

[AnneDroid]

i got my droid november 6th and the keyboard was/is flat as a pancake

And I got mine in December - same here, still flat as a board.

 

[CorvetteAustin24]

Can you explain "bubbling"?

Slight upward curvature for each individual physical key, at least the ones used often, upon closer inspection. I vaguely remember my keyboard being very flat when I first received it.

 

[SSHGuru]

I've been using it more lately and while it's not at the point of bubbling up the keys seem to be getting easier to hit and more separate.

I think the more you use it to break it in the more the keys form and it makes it easier to type.

 

[Nicely Toasted]

O.K., I got my Droid on December 31, and have hardly used my keyboard at all (in fact, less than this post). My Droid was built in November.. My keyboard LOOKS flat when you look at it. But if you open the keyboard and look at it from the right side, you can see an ever-so slight curve on the top of the keys against the flat sides of the d-pad.
You have to look close to see it, but it IS there... and it is absolutely NOT the "bubbling" that others have talked about in these forums..
I know its NOT that, because I took a steel straight-edge,and all the keys are even with each other... Just thought I would toss-in my observations on that.. (that And $20.00 will get you a cup of coffee from Starbucks)
On a side note, I would think that if your keys are "bubbling" on your phone after only a couple months or so, what will they look and feel like in a year??.. I hope that doesn't cause problems for people in the future.. It has been my experience over the years, that when (almost) anything "wears-in" quickly, it tends wear-out" rather quickly too... Again, I really hope this is NOT the case, because I love my phone as much as any of you..

 

[samsung rogue user]

Nov. 11th Droid. Flat as my ex girlfriend. No pimple bumps... just flat.

 

[Matth3w]

Can you explain "bubbling"?

Slight upward curvature for each individual physical key, at least the ones used often, upon closer inspection. I vaguely remember my keyboard being very flat when I first received it.

Hmmm, none of that here. Do your bottom row keys ever so slightly tilt up towards the rest of the keys though?

 

[billyk]

Humans love to see patterns where none exist.

Nonsense!

But, I have noticed some bubbling in the shape of the Virgin Mary on my keyboard.

 

[dezymond]

my keyboard is pretty flat. launch day droid.

 

[DigiK]

My buddy and I purchased our Droids the Friday of the initial release. From the get-go, both of units had slightly raised keys which enhanced tactility. After swapping mine due to a hardware issue about a month later, I received a Droid that has the flat, useless keyboard. There was DEFINITELY a revision after the earlier manufacturing runs that I speculate eliminated the higher quality keyboard due to slider clearance concern or value engineering.

 

[sherylhs]

Humans love to see patterns where none exist.

Nonsense!

But, I have noticed some bubbling in the shape of the Virgin Mary on my keyboard.

Quick, list it on ebay and see how much you can get for it!!

 

[rjax]

I've got a release week Droid that as far as I remember has always had bubbled keys. I really can't imagine typing on a completely flat keyboard like some of you have described; no wonder I like my keyboard much better than I would have thought from the reviews.

 

[TimChgo9]

My Droid is labeled 40/09

Keyboard appears flat, and I use my keyboard exclusively. I dislike virtual keyboards.