Chinese input plugin for iPhone

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iPhone by default supports chinese characters viewing but not the input. Here’s a plugin that allows you to input as chinese in iPhone – good news for those who wants to send short text messages in chinese characters.

Developed by Gary and IczFirz, this plugin allows both Chinese Traditional input as well as Chinese Simplified. Installation of the plugin comes in 2 easy way:

Option 1: Using iBrickr

  1. Download the plugin to your computer
  2. Send it up to Application folder using iBrickr.
  3. That’s it!

or, if you have WiFi connection you can install it directly.

Option 2: iPhone direct install

  1. Launch Safari in iPhone, surf to http://www.iphone.org.hk
  2. Click on the SMS icon at the bottom
  3. Install Chinese SMS

via iphone.org.hk

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Posted by hongkiat in Mac Tips , at 11.15.07

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Comments

  1. Tony Wu March 26th, 2008

    where can I download iBrickr?

    Reply
  2. hongkiat March 26th, 2008

    You can download it here

    Reply
  3. Ben Lee April 8th, 2008

    Having problem with the plug-in. I have installed into my iphone but it could not be keyed by pinyin. Is it because of my version is 1.1.4? Please help. Thanks

    Reply
  4. hongkiat April 8th, 2008

    Ben: I think it could be your new firmware update.

    Reply
  5. Ben Lee April 8th, 2008

    How could I get round it? or is there a newer update for the chinese input plugin?

    Reply
  6. Patrick April 10th, 2008

    I got problem of downloading the chinese sms for my iphone. I am using ver 1.1.3 andi try to use safari to download it always said Safari can’t download this file. Can you help? what happened? If i try to use using iBrickr my iphone crash. Please adviser thanks
    Patrick

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  7. Sabrina April 16th, 2008

    You need to add a new source if you don’t have chinSMS in your installer. Add http://www.iphone.org.hk/repository.plist to your installer sources, and that should appear in your Installs list.

    Reply
  8. abbe May 7th, 2008

    is it free?

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  9. hongkiat May 7th, 2008

    @abbe Yes it is.

    Reply
  10. Kevin May 18th, 2008

    I got it but it only has 五笔, so it doesnt have pinyin input?

    Reply
  11. pureheart June 15th, 2008

    I installed chinsms to my iphone but it doesn’t connect to my phone contact list, so, i can’t send the text out….can you help?

    Reply
  12. edd June 26th, 2008

    when i select ‘Add Contact’..the contact is empty..pls reply.
    Thanks..

    Reply
  13. toodles July 2nd, 2008

    is there a utility for the iphone that does the following:
    i type in a phrase in english, it translates to chinese (in script) and also repeats the phrase in chinese through the speakers?

    Reply
  14. hongkiat July 2nd, 2008

    @toodles As far as I’ve explored into the Installer 3rd party app, I have not come across this app that you mentioned. Maybe later with the firmware 2.0.

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  15. g2 August 11th, 2008

    Thank you for your tips. I managed to install it on iPhone firmware 1.1.4 ;)

    Reply
  16. ywsz2008 October 31st, 2008

  17. horleaks January 27th, 2009

    is this add-on support both simplified and traditional? and also is this pinyin input?

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  18. Elmer March 20th, 2009

    There’s a newly launched iPhone application called ThisFinger that allows Chinese and Japanese character input from iPhone to desktop. Visit it at http://thisfinger.com/.

    Reply
  19. quinn liu September 7th, 2009

    hi, i couldnt find “SMS” icon couldnt install chinese. Do i need to register your site? please help! thanks!

    Reply
  20. rigsby November 3rd, 2009

    Hi all, ive got sorry to say ipone clone,3gs model noA1246 fcc, looks good but no dock conection only usb is it poss to upload from laptop as it seems to only download from phone and any tips to make most out of bad deal thanks rigsby.

    Reply

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