Atnafu, Solomon(PhD)Shiferaw, Michael2018-06-212023-11-042018-06-212023-11-042010-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/2624At present day, the computing paradigm is shifting towards hand held devices. Many companies are working together to accelerate innovation in mobile technology and offer customers a richer less expensive and better mobile experience. These handheld devices are becoming widely used in our country. Nevertheless many users were not able to efficiently utilize their devices due to lack of language support. The desire for Ethiopic text entry on mobile devices increased with the advent of the mobile technology in our country. The objective of this project is to design and implement a phonetic input method for Ethiopic scripts for the widely accepted Android mobile OS. Android OS is selected by considering its current popularity and its open facilities for developing an input method. This work proposes a language neutral and application independent phonetic Ethiopic input method that supports both soft and hard keys of the phones. For this purpose the system is designed based on the Ethiopic symbol mapping principles that is identified from the Ge’ez Frontier Foundation’s specification. The system design is implemented using the Android Development Tools (ADT) plug-in with Eclipse integrated development Environment (IDE). The system is also implemented in such a way that Ethiopic and Latin scripts can be switched to enable multi-script text entry. It was possible to integrate the implemented system with basic mobile application such as messaging and phonebook applications. Keywords:- Ethiopic input method, Phonetic Ethiopic input method, Android Ethiopic, Ethiopic for Smart Phones.enEthiopic in put Method; Phonetic Ethiopic in put Method ;Android Ethiopic; Ethiopic for Smart Phones.Thesis