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How to use the new Swype version 3.0!

Hi all,
here's how to use the new Swype beta v3.0 with awesome new features:
1. Backup your existing Swype version with Titanium Backup.
2. Uninstall your existing Swype with Titanium Backup.
3. Go to http://beta.swype.com/ , sign up and complete all the steps.
4. Complete!
That was easy
(Even though the Swype website states, that it isn't possible to use this new version on devices that came preinstalled with Swype...)

downloaded and working fine

But it only lasts 6 months before dying completely (I'm an old Archos original swype beta man) - so perhaps best to wait for "official" upgrade.

thank you js...i tried it before i read your post and somehow missed the warning about not installing...anyway thanks to your post, i tried it and it is AWESOME!! by the way, what was major c meaning when he said it would be only for 6 months? do it get disabled automatically? if so, can we go back to the old version cause we had saved it in titanium? kindly guide.

What changes it includes from the old swype??

Yeah if you read the beta sign up agreement biff it expires after 6 months. There will likely be an update before that happens though, so it's a rolling thing.
Is the update that much better than what we have on galaxy sii stock though? I.e. is it worth it?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App

OMG!! trust me guys...this is just awesome...no! really unbelievably A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!
the keyboard has been upgraded in the landscape version...the space bar is made a bit small so that it fits comfortably for the thumb (if need be)...the word replacement is excellent and its just like the android stock keyboard word suggestor (no pop up windows). the accuracy is wonderfull...i had started out only recently and i could do a fair but of speed too...all in all it is a must have
HOWEVER!! (isnt that always so)
i had to go back to the stock swype cause i have having problems...like it just stopped working...but when i had it it was a world of fun...its certainly worth a try and going back to the stock is very easy with titanium please do yourselves a favour and try it

I try to uninstall swype using Titanium Backup but I get "Cannot Mount" error. I am uninstalling it wrong by using the bottom option on the long hold?
Nevermind, just used Root Explorer and did it manually.

Zethmir said:
I try to uninstall swype using Titanium Backup but I get "Cannot Mount" error. I am uninstalling it wrong by using the bottom option on the long hold?
Nevermind, just used Root Explorer and did it manually.
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yes you did it wrong, just click apps once, quickly, then choose un-install.
The long press stuff is not needed.

The new Swype is AMAZING. I love that the suggestions do not pop up on the screen any more. There is just a suggestion bar like the default keyboard
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App

Thanks for figuring this out! Works great.
Sent from my GT-I9100 running Cog S2 using XDA App

would it be possible to repackage swype so that it is installable next to the older swype?

js931 said:
Hi all,
here's how to use the new Swype beta v3.0 with awesome new features:
1. Backup your existing Swype version with Titanium Backup.
2. Uninstall your existing Swype with Titanium Backup.
3. Go to http://beta.swype.com/ , sign up and complete all the steps.
4. Complete!
That was easy
(Even though the Swype website states, that it isn't possible to use this new version on devices that came preinstalled with Swype...)
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I followed the instructions, but still cannot install new swype.
so I rooted the phone, installed titanium backup pro...
did backup of existing swype, uninstalled it, tried installing new version it does not installs....
and accidently i deleted the current backup of swype from titanium backup pro
now i have no swype....
how do i get this resolved, any help please?
about my phone:
KF2, by Vodafone Australia,
rooted following this guide :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
still have yellow triangle at booting, but did not bothered to get rid of it.
was trying to install SWYPE following version : Swype_ENUK_WVGA.3.5.83.26516_flat_black_v3_signed.apk
sorry, i was using an already existing swype apk file on my sdcard to install it was not working... so i signed up and that worked....
but the existing file has black background, that looks so good than the buttons, any help to install that version would be great !!!

latest swype beta
installed and working !!!

But how about the languages? Is there a way to get danish to Swype 3 beta?

This Keyboard is great, damn good find.
Thank you very much!

So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.

braedenws said:
So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.
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yep, same problem here :-/

braedenws said:
So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.
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I had the same problem.
So I ran the swype installer again, and it said it needed to be re-licensed. I did all it wanted, and it still didn't work.
So I then used titanium pro to uninstall the swype app (not the installer) and THEN used the installer to download and install swype AGAIN.
That worked.
But what was different now is that I turned my phone OFF, and restarted it - and swype is still licensed!
Villain rom 1.4, tegrak overclock.
Maybe using the reboot option stuffs up the license on some roms; try turning the phone OFF and restarting it.

silk_nz said:
I had the same problem.
So I ran the swype installer again, and it said it needed to be re-licensed. I did all it wanted, and it still didn't work.
So I then used titanium pro to uninstall the swype app (not the installer) and THEN used the installer to download and install swype AGAIN.
That worked.
But what was different now is that I turned my phone OFF, and restarted it - and swype is still licensed!
Villain rom 1.4, tegrak overclock.
Maybe using the reboot option stuffs up the license on some roms; try turning the phone OFF and restarting it.
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Interesting point. Restart may use some kind of warm boot so it's quick?

Titanium Backup keeps crashing, am i alone?

Woke up today just to see that Titanium Backup had crashed during the scheduled backup tonight. Since then i haven't been able to do anything with it!
Sometimes it crashes right off the start, sometimes i can start a backup and have it crash about ~12-14% in. I tried going in to the settings and checking the "AUTO, indirect" setting that they recommend if you're having problems, but that didn't help either. (And it took me 3 tries to get in to the settings without it crashing!)
I've tried wiping all the app data, re-installing it, installing an older version (that they suggest on their website if having issues). I also tried re-setting the super user permissions for it. None of which helps!
I haven't found any information on it yet, so i assume i'm alone with this? Have anyone else been having the same issue?
Just emailed the support, but i imagine it will take at least a week for them to reply (if they do).
So, any suggestions?
EDIT: I just timed it and it appears to crash after approx 30 seconds, no matter what i do in the application. I Hope the developers sees this.
DOUBLE EDIT: It appears to be working again after updating to v4.9.0.1.

I don't do scheduled backups but the app hasn't failed me yet doing it manually.

well id suggest connecting to your pc and backup the titaniumbackup folder (that way you know all your backups are safe)
then making a nandroid backup
then flashing another ROM or just wiping and reflashing the same ROM you're using

nonione said:
well id suggest connecting to your pc and backup the titaniumbackup folder (that way you know all your backups are safe)
then making a nandroid backup
then flashing another ROM or just wiping and reflashing the same ROM you're using
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The backups i have stored are outdated now, i've changed a lot since the last update. The plan all along was to do a titanium backup, sync it to dropbox, flash this rom, and then restore all my apps etc. So i'm really kind of out of options now, unless i download everything manually and set everything up again. Doesn't sound very fun tbh. I might just try to find an alternative to titanium, but i'd really like to get it working again. Nothing seems to help.

You are not alone!
Hi, just to say you are not alone. Your case 99% similar to mine.
Just encountered this freeze after the app update on 18/19 Mar and the app will freeze even when I do nothing in the app. And yes, what a coincidence, the app when backup under schedule has stopped (with screen save off) at 14% completion.
Tried the method of deleting the app data and reinstall the app and even worse, now the app stops right when launching after a moment of black screen.
Already filed email and log file to support hopefully there will be an answer...

Hi, I'm also having exactly the same problem with TBU. Am on the pro version.
This has been a problem for about a week now. Not sure if it doesn't play nicely with CM9 or the kernel i'm running. What are you guys running? I may re-flash stock ICS and see if it still gives me problems. Quick question, does reflashing stock ICS remove root? I read somewhere it does and just want to get some different opinons.
Am running a CM9 nightly with Franco Kernal on GMS Galaxy Nexus.

gardy09 said:
Hi, I'm also having exactly the same problem with TBU. Am on the pro version.
This has been a problem for about a week now. Not sure if it doesn't play nicely with CM9 or the kernel i'm running. What are you guys running? I may re-flash stock ICS and see if it still gives me problems. Quick question, does reflashing stock ICS remove root? I read somewhere it does and just want to get some different opinons.
Am running a CM9 nightly with Franco Kernal on GMS Galaxy Nexus.
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I am also on pro version. Mine is at stock 4.0.2.
And yes, if you re-flash stock you lose root and have to re-root.
I am very very suspecting the crash is something related to the license checking of pro-key so that will explain why the program will crash in 20-30 sec without any special action doing or launching in the app. Just my guess... Hope the support will answer back shortly...

Thanks for the help, have uninstalled for now, will you post if the dev gets back to you?
Interesting that it's happening across a range of different setups.

Anybody hove a solution yet?

Dqm56 said:
Anybody hove a solution yet?
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@Dqm56, you have same problem too? Very frustrating ... Still no reply from titanium backup developer... But I know tehy are busy ...

i read somewhere that clear play store data and cache solve the issue with titanium

morphlinghk said:
@Dqm56, you have same problem too? Very frustrating ... Still no reply from titanium backup developer... But I know tehy are busy ...
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Yes I have exact same problem it is very frustrating

andQlimax said:
i read somewhere that clear play store data and cache solve the issue with titanium
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Oh my god! It works!!!!! I love you @andQlimax!
To all: Yes, the problem solved after I clear the cache and data of the play store. Beware that I also cleared out data of titanium backup before that when tackling the problem, but you may not need to...

IT WORKS!!!!!!!

Thanks, been without backups since play came. I had tried to clear Google Play Store cache but not data and that fixed it.

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i read somewhere that clear play store data and cache solve the issue with titanium
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Finally my issue got solved

Thank you very much, guys!
After a few days of desperate waiting for an update of TB, you made my day. Clearing caches and data of Titanium and Google Play solved the problem.

I would've never solved this big distress without you guys, you r my saaaaaaaviors, my superheroes

froze touchwiz with Titanium backup now my phone wont boot past android is updating

I accidentally froze touchwiz with Titanium backup and now my phone wont boot past android is updating....starting apps screen. I the thought that if I reloaded the latest jelly bean through odin that it would fix the problem but it didn't as I am still stuck on the boot screen after re installing.
anyone have any ideas?

Go into Recovery by using button combos and factory reset it....

viny2cool said:
Go into Recovery by using button combos and factory reset it....
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Yeah that's what I was thinking but was hoping that there was another way to get back into Titanium and unfreeze touchwiz. I was just playing around with Titanium and froze touchwiz and forgot to unfreeze before rebooting.

You could try to install full firmware package using ODIN. It should over-write everything (i.e. unfreeze touchwiz).

ndy4eva said:
You could try to install full firmware package using ODIN. It should over-write everything (i.e. unfreeze touchwiz).
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That's a good idea but I already did a factory reset.
I would have preferred to try your method first but its not the end of the world as I have stuff backed up it was more about getting everything set up again which is a pain but again not the end of the world. Thanks for the idea though I will keep that in mind if I ever do something stupid like this again

On the future, keep a second launcher installed and this will never happen again. Unless you freeze both launchers

I just went through this. And maybe this will help the next person searching for a solution.
I froze touch wiz in Titanium and could not boot. So I went to Google Play on my desktpop and logged in. Then installed "Smart Launcher". I had no idea if it was installing or not but on Google Play on my desktop it said "installed" so i did a battery pull and restarted into Smart Launcher. Then rebooted again to get the prompt which launcher Iwanted to use and I chose "touch wiz" and "don't ask me again"

thanks
Tahoedan said:
I just went through this. And maybe this will help the next person searching for a solution.
I froze touch wiz in Titanium and could not boot. So I went to Google Play on my desktpop and logged in. Then installed "Smart Launcher". I had no idea if it was installing or not but on Google Play on my desktop it said "installed" so i did a battery pull and restarted into Smart Launcher. Then rebooted again to get the prompt which launcher Iwanted to use and I chose "touch wiz" and "don't ask me again"
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Worked for me exactly how you said many thanks

Error - Unfortunately, S Note has stopped working

using a non-rooted factory default Galaxy Note 2.
I booted it today, then the msg appeared.
i've tried uninstalling the app that i have recently installed thinking that there is conflict.
but still not helping.
anyway to solve this error?

Try clearing data and cache..It should fix
Sent from my AweSoMe ☆♥Note2♥☆

hope what @mannyvinny said helps, I've had this problem once and tried everything (my device was rooted, and restores with TB didn't solve it)
the final solution was a factory reset, then restoring apps from titanium one by one (except for S-note) and then it worked
also, I removed all my notes from the Snotes folder on the sdcard, started snote once, then put the files back in and started it again
(it's 5am here, so if I don't make any sense, I blame life)

As @tmils said he is using factory non-rooted stock, clearing data and cache from app manager is the only way..but if It was rooted,then it would've been fixed using few clicks(using titanium backup)
Titanium Backup is boon for rooted users!
Sent from my AweSoMe ☆♥Note2♥☆

I had the same issue, reloaded firmware, clear data and cache with no fix. I thought about to do a factory reset, but just b4 I was going to do it. I suddenly have an idea just flashed in my mind. This is what I did.... go to setting > my device > S pen > put a check mark on the "Open Popup Note when the pen is detached". Then back to the home screen, pull out the S pen and a mini S note will open. Close it and now you should be able to open the regular S Note. It works on my Note 2. Good luck guys.

It helps but not for long. After a little while problem coming back. For me problem started right after I upgraded to 4.3.
I don't feel like removing everything and cleaning cache as I have notes I don't want to delete. Is samsung planning to release fix for this I'm wondering.

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ectlo said:
I had the same issue, reloaded firmware, clear data and cache with no fix. I thought about to do a factory reset, but just b4 I was going to do it. I suddenly have an idea just flashed in my mind. This is what I did.... go to setting > my device > S pen > put a check mark on the "Open Popup Note when the pen is detached". Then back to the home screen, pull out the S pen and a mini S note will open. Close it and now you should be able to open the regular S Note. It works on my Note 2. Good luck guys.
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Thx!!! That seems to have fixed it for me. Now if they would put back the ability to take pictures from video, I'd be set...

s note error solution
I had the same when I bought a second hand note e2.
The solutiin was to go into settings.. language and select English
tmils said:
using a non-rooted factory default Galaxy Note 2.
I booted it today, then the msg appeared.
i've tried uninstalling the app that i have recently installed thinking that there is conflict.
but still not helping.
anyway to solve this error?
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[Q] Unfortunately Samsung Keyboard has stopped

I got the message from AT&T to update my Galaxy Note II to 4.4.2 I tried to do the update. But since I rooted, after it downloaded it wouldn't install correctly. After much trying, my phone would not boot up. Would always fail. What I then did was downloaded 4.4.2 from here. I used Odin to install it and everything is fine. I have rooted again and everything works except the Samsung Keyboard (which I happen to like since it lets me use the SPen to do things).
Is there anyway to get the app and reinstall it?
Thanks.
-- Charley

Well, I went to my wife's phone which was not rooted and for which the update to 4.4.2 from AT&T worked just fine. Her Samsung Keyboard works. So I used the application APK Extractor to extract her Samsung Keyboard APK. Then on my phone I tried to install it. After it went through all the screens showing me what it would do I touched "install". But after it tried, it came up with "X App not installed".
I uninstalled the old Samsung Keyboard app (since it didn't work anyway) using Titanium Backup. It gave me a bunch of warnings but I said to go ahead. Then I tried installed the Samsung Keyboard again but no matter what I did I get "X App not installed".
Anyone have any ideas?
I want this keyboard because it works properly with the S pen.

charley000 said:
Well, I went to my wife's phone which was not rooted and for which the update to 4.4.2 from AT&T worked just fine. Her Samsung Keyboard works. So I used the application APK Extractor to extract her Samsung Keyboard APK. Then on my phone I tried to install it. After it went through all the screens showing me what it would do I touched "install". But after it tried, it came up with "X App not installed".
I uninstalled the old Samsung Keyboard app (since it didn't work anyway) using Titanium Backup. It gave me a bunch of warnings but I said to go ahead. Then I tried installed the Samsung Keyboard again but no matter what I did I get "X App not installed".
Anyone have any ideas?
I want this keyboard because it works properly with the S pen.
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Do you have a custom recovery loaded?
Or download a file manager app that can mount the /system directory as read/write.
Like here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clearvisions.explorer&hl=en
here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en
or here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
(pretty sure this one does)
I use the second one. I have paid version......
After you have a file manager installed, copy the SamsungIME.apk you got from your wife's phone to /system/app.
Then change permissions on the file to rw r r

Thanks a lot. I will try that. Hopefully that will solve my problem. I was surprised that when I installed the 4.4.2 from the download here that the keyboard didn't work. The ROM I installed on my phone is http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189 (Odin version).

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Thanks a lot. I will try that. Hopefully that will solve my problem. I was surprised that when I installed the 4.4.2 from the download here that the keyboard didn't work. The ROM I installed on my phone is http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189 (Odin version).
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No worries.
That's is surprising... It should have
So do you have custom recovery? Its very good to have.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1981198
If you do install it you can try my ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../rom-ds-ne5v1-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-t2803363
It's based on Zen's with some of the Samsung and ATT crap removed.

No I don't have a custom recovery. I kept the standard one so I could get AT&T updates. But once I rooted and did a couple of other things, that stopped working. It would download the updates but would fail during install. Even unrooting wouldn't fix it.
So I now I will go to a custom recovery. CWM? TWRP? Do you have a preference? It seems that TWRP seems to be the preferred one by most people.
I guess it is time to start playing with ROMs. Other than writing a couple of apps, I mostly use the phone just to surf the web, pick up email (and occasional phone calls, but not too many). I am one of those that has the grandfathered unlimited data plan although I don't really need it since I am mostly on WiFi.
AT&T signal is really good where I am. I usually get about 30 megabits down and 20 megabits via LTE at my house in Silicon Valley. The phone seems to be faster using LTE than WiFI even though my WiFi gets me (via my computer) about 55 megabits down and 15 up. I see you are also in California. Where?
Thanks a lot for your help.
-- Charley

Well, I installed the SamsungIME.apk in the /system/app folder. Rebooted. No keyboard. So I thought maybe I need to run the install of the Samsung keyboard app. I ran that but when it got to the point where it said installing, it came back again with "X App not installed".
Do I need the odex file or anything else?
Anything else I need to do? Any other ideas?

charley000 said:
Well, I installed the SamsungIME.apk in the /system/app folder. Rebooted. No keyboard. So I thought maybe I need to run the install of the Samsung keyboard app. I ran that but when it got to the point where it said installing, it came back again with "X App not installed".
Do I need the odex file or anything else?
Anything else I need to do? Any other ideas?
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Do a back up and do a factory reset and just restore everything

Is KNOX preventing you from installing?