Swype Beta for Android to release tomorrow
So, on the same day that I FINALLY get an official beta invite for the Swype beta, I read on Twitter that they are going to be releasing the public beta tomorrow. Here is the link:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/15/want-swype-yes-you-do-get-it-tomorrow-for-android-phones/
I wonder if it's the same beta that was just released a couple of days back? What does everyone think?
Probably the same but I hope it's better
ya but will this be a timed beta again?
adamhlj said:
ya but will this be a timed beta again?
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They are saying that this one is not going to time out according to another source. I guess we will find out more details tomorrow.
THATTON said:
So, on the same day that I FINALLY get an official beta invite for the Swype beta, I read on Twitter that they are going to be releasing the public beta tomorrow. Here is the link:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/15/want-swype-yes-you-do-get-it-tomorrow-for-android-phones/
I wonder if it's the same beta that was just released a couple of days back? What does everyone think?
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LOL. I got that beta invite this morning as well. Awesome.
I'm part of the beta and just installed the newest version but it doesnt work. When i "swype" i see the tracing but no words are ever inputted. I remember having this problem before but I dont remember how I fixed it...Any ideas? Thanks.
torchedlh said:
I'm part of the beta and just installed the newest version but it doesnt work. When i "swype" i see the tracing but no words are ever inputted. I remember having this problem before but I dont remember how I fixed it...Any ideas? Thanks.
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Long press the input field, select input method from the context method, switch to Android Keyboard, then do this again and switch back to Swype.
Not yet. <(
torchedlh said:
I'm part of the beta and just installed the newest version but it doesnt work. When i "swype" i see the tracing but no words are ever inputted. I remember having this problem before but I dont remember how I fixed it...Any ideas? Thanks.
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Did you uninstall both the old installer and the program? Then download the new installer and apk? I recall that this process should be followed for the new version to work.
Just installed it, I think Swype is one of the best things on Android. Installed without any problems.
i registered late last night...got my invite about 10 minutes ago.
back up and running with swype. one of my favorite apps (and most useful) on my nexus.
Looks like it's up now. For anyone that doesn't have the beta already, now is the time to get it!
Can someone tell me if double tapping in portrait mode works to bring up the spell check box in this version?
Check out
http://www.androidspin.com/2010/06/...a-is-open-again/comment-page-1/#comment-21074
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Has all of the info!
krazichinaman said:
Did you uninstall both the old installer and the program? Then download the new installer and apk? I recall that this process should be followed for the new version to work.
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I didnt have the old installer/apk as i just upgraded to a nexus one from a G1. however, I reinstalled it and it works now. Hard to decide whether I like swype or HTC IME better. I guess time will tell. If only HTC IME had multi touch, I'd be so happy!!
Re: Swype Beta for Android to release tomorrow
Double tapping doesn't work for me..i just installed the official beta and it's the same as the one I installed a couple of days back.
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djeezes, even when using the keyboard to tap instead of swype it's better than the standard keyboard app. very nice.
is the site down or what?? wtf?
given that they're slashdotted but have opened it up, could use mod clarification on posting links..
epic fail. i think their servers are overloaded so they resetted everything. my account seems to be gone. can't register for a new acct.
Sorry, this is more fail than the Apple iPhone Pre-Order and yet they don't want us posting the APK.. sigh.
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So my "trial" period is over. I've tried deleting and installing different apk's and it still says I need to upgrade. Does this mean I can't ever use swype again? Really liked it.
Same thing happened to me. I need this!
how do we go about buying it?
Can't post links but check out the thread in this section "SKN] - Droid Does Swype". Works for me. My old one expired today, but that one works.
the one u posted above, doesn't work for me, says trial has expired as well
worked for me when i installed it yesterday, and still working on my phone now. i use shapewriter but i just switched to swype after seeing this thread, and mine works.
Check it the N1 forums, the newest beta is posted there and works fine on my incredible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644536 here is the link... I just had to uninstall the old... reinstall the new then restart my phone... it forced closed the first time I opened it but works fine now that I did a reboot...
Worked great, thanks! Haven't even had to reboot yet.
So I've uninstalled the old swype, and put in the new version. I went to keyboard settings and changed it from android and back to swype, but for some reason when opening up my handcent sms or the stock message app it still uses the default keyboard. I've messed with the menu and can't find an input method option. Just wondering if there is something I'm forgetting to do to get it to work.
Thanks
did you do a long hold on your message
bjw1979 said:
So I've uninstalled the old swype, and put in the new version. I went to keyboard settings and changed it from android and back to swype, but for some reason when opening up my handcent sms or the stock message app it still uses the default keyboard. I've messed with the menu and can't find an input method option. Just wondering if there is something I'm forgetting to do to get it to work.
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having the same problem, even rebooted. uninstalled, installed new version. checked swype in keyboard settings .. but stock keyboard is coming up
bjw1979 said:
So I've uninstalled the old swype, and put in the new version. I went to keyboard settings and changed it from android and back to swype, but for some reason when opening up my handcent sms or the stock message app it still uses the default keyboard. I've messed with the menu and can't find an input method option. Just wondering if there is something I'm forgetting to do to get it to work.
Thanks
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start to write a new text message, and where it says "compose" or something, do a long press. then input method > swype
it took me 5 annoyed minutes to find that on my phone, hope that helps
This is a problem we will continue to have with Swype. They have no intent to sell Swype on the market. Instead they are selling it to OEM's so it can be preloaded on new phones. After it stopped functioning when I switched to the Seidio 1750 battery (It said my hardware ID had changed and to contact Swype support), I switched to Shapewriter and never looked back. I actually like it better than Swype after using it for a bit.
Edit: SlideIt is another alternative to Swype.
Why would they have a beta sign up and then not put it on market, that makes no sense to me.
they will do whatever makes them money, if there are phones that cant get swype they will most likely offer an app pretty much like they are doing now. The expired trial was a previous beta. The new swype is out and works fine, and supposedly will have an official release tomorrow. There is already a thread with the link in the first post.
swype...
I can't get any of those links to work to get swype back if i don't my wife will kill me...loves swype and i need her to have it... LINK PLEASE
Mine expired today as well and then I got an invite to the beta about 20 minutes later...
GMK83 said:
Mine expired today as well and then I got an invite to the beta about 20 minutes later...
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Hope I get that lucky.. I just registered today.
i just got accepted to be swype beta tester.
About 6 days sgo swype stopped working. I can still type but not swype. It said my trial had expired. I had side loaded it from an apk i found here on xda. Does anyone know of a way to get swype working again? I would gladly pay for it but its not in the app store yet.
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Swyped From My Evo 4G
Daugusta12 said:
About 6 days sgo swype stopped working. I can still type but not swype. It said my trial had expired. I had side loaded it from an apk i found here on xda. Does anyone know of a way to get swype working again? I would gladly pay for it but its not in the app store yet.
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Swyped From My Evo 4G
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Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788608&highlight=swype
Get in to the beta ... swype is no longer allowed to be posted here
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Daugusta12 said:
About 6 days sgo swype stopped working. I can still type but not swype. It said my trial had expired. I had side loaded it from an apk i found here on xda. Does anyone know of a way to get swype working again? I would gladly pay for it but its not in the app store yet.
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Swyped From My Evo 4G
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HERE YOU GO
Beta is closed
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Beta is closed
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yea untill they open it again
I had swype since the first beta came out. Then updated in september with the new beta. And in the last 5 days or so it kicked me out. I flashed several new roms and on each one i try to reinstall swype and it says the id of my phone does not match the one registered at swype.com. Anybody know of a fix?
You're getting these messages running the swype installer, or the swype apk?
If you haven't gotten the email for the swype release to download the installer, you should be able to access it from their webpage if you have a login.
Google
Just Google Swype Download. It's "warez." But google will hook you up.
There are still pleanty of ways to get Swype, but asking for it on here out in the open on this site is not a very good idea anymore.
Im getting the message running the swype installer. I download the .apk file from the website straight to my phone. Then after I enter email and password in the installer it gives me the message- this phone does not match the id used at registration.
dan.kels.r said:
Im getting the message running the swype installer. I download the .apk file from the website straight to my phone. Then after I enter email and password in the installer it gives me the message- this phone does not match the id used at registration.
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request a new email from swype, they will send you the newest installer and you can then install swype. I'm officially in the beta and have to do this from time to time.
Tuffgong4 said:
request a new email from swype, they will send you the newest installer and you can then install swype. I'm officially in the beta and have to do this from time to time.
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I also have the same problem. Where do you request for a new email. In their support forums?
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Tuffgong4 said:
request a new email from swype, they will send you the newest installer and you can then install swype. I'm officially in the beta and have to do this from time to time.
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thanks alot Tuffgong4, im heading to swype.com right now to see if i can find an email addy to request a new download. Freakin love this site.
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Much appreciated.
The latest beta of Swype SUCKS! Stupid pop-up constantly of "This word was replaced with this word, if you don't want this hilight the word and press Swype button to delete" OVER and OVER again. It was actually slower to type than the actual keyboard. I hope they do something about this.
Does anyone have issues with it working? Sometimes it works, then other times it completely stops doing anything. It will popup and ill start swyping but it wont register anything.
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Does anyone have issues with it working? Sometimes it works, then other times it completely stops doing anything. It will popup and ill start swyping but it wont register anything.
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I've seen other people say that when they have issues with swype, just switch input (long press on a text field and change input to keyboard), then switch back and it should be OK
homeslice976 said:
I've seen other people say that when they have issues with swype, just switch input (long press on a text field and change input to keyboard), then switch back and it should be OK
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Yeah thats just annoying though... Swiftkey did the same thing.
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Yeah thats just annoying though... Swiftkey did the same thing.
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Haha.. I understand. It is just a beta though isn't it? Give it time to grow
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Does anyone have issues with it working? Sometimes it works, then other times it completely stops doing anything. It will popup and ill start swyping but it wont register anything.
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I stopped using it for this reason. Having to switch text input was irritating me. I just use the stock keyboard, works fine.
I stopped using it because of this issue until I flashed CM7. Figured i would give it another try. It has not stopped working in the 3 days that I have been using CM7, so maybe it had something to do with AR?
Does it come on all the roms? Can't find swype on mine.
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I have the same issues with Swype on AR 3, and now RCMix HD 4.1... But since there's an easy workaround, I'll keep using it as I like Swyping so much.
It works fine on my stock, un-rooted Inspire. I just simply downloaded the latest Swype apk file, and side loaded it through SWM. Simple, clean and easy. It works flawlessly, and has been for weeks now.
I just started having this problem today actually. I have been using it for a week and a half now. Don't know why it just happened today. I had to reset it twice earlier but fine now.
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colbur87 said:
Does it come on all the roms? Can't find swype on mine.
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you have to sign up for the beta here where they send you a download link. At which point in your browser it may tell you that you are not using an android device. If you encounter this change your settings to show as a mobile and then you should be able to download and load it the way they show there
link as follows
http://beta.swype.com/
happy hunting
After reading the terms of service on XDA regarding swype, I removed this post. The post linked to another member who linked the apk file. In the future, anyone considering posting a swype apk file should read this...
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/official-stance-from-swype-inc-regarding-its-distribution/
Thanks to member phil.W for the heads up!
Cheers.
JDM9499 said:
Screw the beta version. Use the verified Swype. Maybe since it's a beta, that is why folks here are having problems. Just download the apk (non-beta version) and simply sideload the file with 'Sideload Wonder Machine'. Quick and easy.
You can get the real Swype version here in XDA. You could have done the search, or I'll just post the link here because I'm nice!
http://bit.ly/fhfgEa
There, on the last page, member cmeyer3 gives the download link.
Happy Swype(ing)!
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How do you know this is the "Real" version and not just the apk someone got from the beta? Cause this (http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-inspire-4g/60295-guide-installing-swype-beta-htc-inspire-4g.html - which is referenced in that thread) shows you how to pull the .apk out of the beta, which is what I believe is being shared
JDM9499 said:
Screw the beta version. Use the verified Swype. Maybe since it's a beta, that is why folks here are having problems. Just download the apk (non-beta version) and simply sideload the file with 'Sideload Wonder Machine'. Quick and easy.
You can get the real Swype version here in XDA. You could have done the search, or I'll just post the link here because I'm nice!
http://bit.ly/fhfgEa
There, on the last page, member cmeyer3 gives the download link.
Happy Swype(ing)!
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How do you know this is the "Real" version and not just the apk someone got from the beta? Cause this (http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-inspire-4g/60295-guide-installing-swype-beta-htc-inspire-4g.html) shows you how to pull the .apk out of the beta, which is what I believe is being shared. So although you don't need to sign up for the beta doing it this way, I *think* it's still the beta
not to mention of course that SWYPE does not want its apk being shared as such, and wants all copies to be properly licensed which even XDA is observing and removing links to the downloads when they see them to observe swypes request that they have proper copies and/or have permission to install it in their roms or on their own devices.
with link to corroborate the story from what I read yesterday
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/official-stance-from-swype-inc-regarding-its-distribution/
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not to mention of course that SWYPE does not want its apk being shared as such, and wants all copies to be properly licensed which even XDA is observing and removing links to the downloads when they see them to observe swypes request that they have proper copies and/or have permission to install it in their roms or on their own devices.
with link to corroborate the story from what I read yesterday
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/official-stance-from-swype-inc-regarding-its-distribution/
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Someone should let cmeyer3 know
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not to mention of course that SWYPE does not want its apk being shared as such, and wants all copies to be properly licensed which even XDA is observing and removing links to the downloads when they see them to observe swypes request that they have proper copies and/or have permission to install it in their roms or on their own devices.
with link to corroborate the story from what I read yesterday
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/official-stance-from-swype-inc-regarding-its-distribution/
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Thanks phil.W for the the heads up. I removed my post on that matter upon reading those terms of service from the link you provided. And yes, someone should let the other member, who is linking to the apk file, know about that as well. No reason to step on anyone's foot over at Swype and cause any problems for developers here on XDA.
Thanks again.
I got the email notification that there was a new beta.
I uninstalled my Swype to get the new installer. The servers were overloaded and crashed, and now I have NO SWYPE.
Did anyone get the new beta before the servers went down? And more importantly, how do I get any version on Swype on my phone until I can get the new beta?
No luck here
The swype installer is an app that downloads the actual swype. So getting the swype installer wouldn't help because they are no longer pushing out the new beta.
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The swype installer is an app that downloads the actual swype. So getting the swype installer wouldn't help because they are no longer pushing out the new beta.
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uh - oh...
So how do I get the OLD new beta back on my G2X?
Find the latest swype.apk and push it where swype would usually go (I don't know where that is.. presumably where regular apps go?)
TADA! http://www.droid-life.com/2010/03/08/swype-beta-apk-file-for-those-who-missed-it/
EDIT: might not work on the g2x, is it just for droid? I'm trying anyways.
EDIT: DAMIT got me excited that's from 2010...
Mr. Hat
Crossing my fingers... Here we go.
Its an old one. from 2010. Haha it may work.
Here's a link to the swype installer : http://db.tt/cD8HXlI
im trying it right now.
EDIT: doesn't work. Need newer version.
Hey i got it working fine... Download the swype installer beta.swype.com/android/get
and install "prerelease"
Has anyone checked this out yet?
http://allthingsd.com/20120620/swype-gets-first-update-since-selling-to-nuance/
I downloaded it this morning only been using it about an hour but seems more responsive and accurate, also the keys seem bigger especially the spacebar great for non Swype typing and the word prediction is great so far I'm really liking it.
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It's different, so far pretty decent. The keys are indeed bigger but I can't tell if that's making it easier to Swype or not. Two handed typing is definitely better than it used to be. Dragon dictation is definitely an improvement as well
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Ive been using it for the last couple of hours and so far Im also impressed. I seem to be making less mistakes and the predictive text works well.
I also have not had any of the old Swype idiosyncratic problems - "our" coming out as "pyotr", "weeks" always being corrected to "Weeks", etc.
Also, the new version lets you edit the dictionary and remove words - which I wanted to do many times in the past when Swype was suggesting words that I would never use (such as Pyotr). So as I spend more time with it, I expect that to come in handy.
So far it seems like a lot of good improvements in usability...
How did you download it?
I'm swype beta user and requested to send me a link to download form swype beta website. It never come. Also swype connect on device which usually alerts me of new version is not pickuping up new version either.
artisticcheese said:
I'm swype beta user and requested to send me a link to download form swype beta website. It never come. Also swype connect on device which usually alerts me of new version is not pickuping up new version either.
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same here. I tried to uninstall swype (with Titanium backup) and reinstall the beta with swype installer. But it didn't want to log me in (error network).
Maybe too many people are downloading the new version
artisticcheese said:
I'm swype beta user and requested to send me a link to download form swype beta website. It never come. Also swype connect on device which usually alerts me of new version is not pickuping up new version either.
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Uninstall Swype from your phone and then use the installer app again. It should download the newest version.
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floppy__ said:
same here. I tried to uninstall swype (with Titanium backup) and reinstall the beta with swype installer. But it didn't want to log me in (error network).
Maybe too many people are downloading the new version
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Hmmm...Can you login at http://beta.swype.com? If so, maybe try uninstalling both apps and re-downloading the installer app again. That's what I did, as I hadn't re-installed Swype the last time I flashed and it worked just fine.
http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?6373-Can-t-login-Swype-Installer
Just got it. So far I'm liking it.
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Question guys... I installed the new swype Beta on my atrix 2....
I tried touch typing with it, but when I start to type so fast it starts to think I'm trying to swype and starts to mess up my words.
Is there anyway to turn off the swyping so one can only touch type? - I know kinda defeats the purpose of swype but I was just curious!
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Question guys... I installed the new swype Beta on my atrix 2....
I tried touch typing with it, but when I start to type so fast it starts to think I'm trying to swype and starts to mess up my words.
Is there anyway to turn off the swyping so one can only touch type? - I know kinda defeats the purpose of swype but I was just curious!
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Sounds like an Atrix problem to me.
I haven't seen that issue on mine, and I type pretty quickly. I know of no way to turn off swyping, seeing as that is the primary purpose of the swype keyboard, aside from switching back to the stock keyboard which sounds like what you want to do anyway.