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Swype?

I have tried an swype apk...but it does not work.
CAN anyone help me to get swype on my phone?
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http://beta.swype.com/

I don't know about you, but I can type a lot faster the hole words with 2 fingers compared to swiping.

Thanks Guy's
I will download swype when i figure out to flash a custom recovery on this phone.
(Its soo hard) Compared to my other samsung phone
It's so confusing with all the drivers and stuff. I wish i could just use ODIN because that's 100% easier.

I've never used swype, I don't know what features it offers, apart from ummmmm, swyping(?) but I'm using this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartinputv5&hl=en
Has the same type of thing, sliding your finger to write, and other features. I like it, find it good, but as i say I've never used swype, so can't compare. Sliding does take a bit of getting used to though...

fayosi said:
I have tried an swype apk...but it does not work.
CAN anyone help me to get swype on my phone?
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Just go to http://beta.swype.com/ and follow their directions.

TECK said:
I don't know about you, but I can type a lot faster the hole words with 2 fingers compared to swiping.
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you just have to practice. If you try and be super precise with Swype, you wind up losing a lot of time compared to just tapping everything out and letting the spell check handle it. Swype is certainly not perfect but I've been using it for about a year now and the only reason I go back to the aosp keyboard is the terminal, Swype acts weird on it...
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TECK said:
I don't know about you, but I can type a lot faster the hole words with 2 fingers compared to swiping.
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Dude, swype is much faster than regular keyboard. Also it is really handy to type fast with only one finger
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true....i very used to it now

Swiftkey 3 is much better?

I find Swype to be the best for me. Register at Swype.com and they will send you the download link. The various apks that I downloaded over the internet did not work for me.
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Ryu234 said:
Swiftkey 3 is much better?
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Ok, how?
It would be personal preference if you ask me. I've tried all the ones that are offered on the Android store and still keep going back to Swype. The keyboard is great but the best feature that I find is that you can totally mess up a word and 9 times out of 10 Swype will pick the correct word or give you a choice of words with the word you were trying to type being 1st or in the first row of choices.
Installation is easy, just go to the website and follow there instructions, its a total walk through. :good:

Had Swype on my old Epic and my wife's LG Optimus S when she had it. Tried it again last night on my GNex and I can honestly say I like the stock keyboard better.
Like the previous poster stated......persoal preference.
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I have used swype for a few months now, and i just cant use the normal keyboard again!!! Once when I was installing a custom ROM, i faced a problem with the installation of swype, and I just stopped msging or chatting with anyone that day!!
and I can even swype without even looking at the screen now!!
But in my opinion, u can't do the same on a normal keyboard coz u cant feel the keys!!

mrtraveler said:
Ok, how?
It would be personal preference if you ask me. I've tried all the ones that are offered on the Android store and still keep going back to Swype. The keyboard is great but the best feature that I find is that you can totally mess up a word and 9 times out of 10 Swype will pick the correct word or give you a choice of words with the word you were trying to type being 1st or in the first row of choices.
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Swype is good at spell correct but Swiftkey does predictions better than anyone. So while you are swyping all your letters, I just type one or two and hit space

The select all, copy, paste short cut in Skype wins hands down!
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i must have different Swype because mines all jacked up...had been for a while. Basically since flashed jb. Anyone have a better apk than the Swype site
*This Jedi master be a Ninj-ESS*

+1 Swipping! I've been using it since the Windows Mobile 6 ages (HTC Touch Pro) and I can't use no other keyboard since then.

All about preference. I used to use swype beta, but have been using SwiftKey 3 for months and haven't looked back. That said, swiping is great, but I rarely type more than two letters before SwiftKey predicts my word.
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Newest Swype beta worked fine for me on 4.1 but I got rid of it as I'm actually more use to the stock keyboard now.
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Auto correct in keyboard

My wife misses the auto correct of the iPhone. Does Android have something as comparable, besides the predictive text? The predictive text was just totally messing up her sentences. It doesn't seem to work as good as iPhone. So I assume I'm missing something.

The default keyboard with predictive text is pretty bad. Download SwiftKey 3 Keyboard from the Google Play Store. It will cost you, but trust me, it's worth it.
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Vanillamarble said:
The default keyboard with predictive text is pretty bad. Download SwiftKey 3 Keyboard from the Google Play Store. It will cost you, but trust me, it's worth it.
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+1
Used stock for 5 minutes on this phone before getting SwiftKey.
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Agree with above. SwiftKey is a must.

Are you guys talking about the Samsung keyboard?
That is terrible, but the jellybean keyboard is really good in predicting your words, so I'd recommend trying to get that.
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Another recommendation for SwiftKey. You can type a whole book without ever using the space bar. they let you try it before you buy. 30 day trial I think. Good stuff.

Redundant by now, but yeah, go SwiftKey. You could literally mess up every letter of every word and you would never know lol.
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I downloaded SwiftKey for the auto correction feature but still run into issues where (even) SwiftKey knows I spelled a word wrong but will not auto append it to the correct word its predicting. Is there a setting that I am not seeing somewhere as I've been through all the menu's (both native and 3rd party input settings)?

Thanks, she was immediately impressed with the new one.

Thank you guys, she was impressed with the new one.

proplayer44 said:
Thank you guys, she was impressed with the new one.
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No problem, that's what we are here for!!

Try Swype beta from the Swype web site.It's not available in the app market. It's predictive text is spot on most of the time and its easy to fix the mistake if it made one.
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Any favorite alternative keyboards out there?

laser03251 said:
Any favorite alternative keyboards out there?
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:what:^^^^^^^^see above. :thumbup:

Swype beta update with themes!

Just letting you guys know Swype beta had an update.they include new themes!
http://beta.swype.com/
-get Swype here
http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?6389
-For the official Swype change logs

http://beta.swype.com/

Nice find! Looks like they fixed the over powered vibration too!
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Kinda nice they finally implemented themes, but they need more variety which i'm sure will come in versions to come. Definitely agree with the vibration fix!

Very neat. Thanks for the update.
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Deleted my dictionary, have to add back all my bad words
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I like the previous version better than this one..
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You guys think swype is better that SwiftKey? I like the original Samsung, but auto correct don't work after the update.
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I didn't know there were gestures or is this something new?

afbengochea said:
I didn't know there were gestures or is this something new?
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i think gestures were always there - nice to have some theme options though!
updated - still like this better than any kb i've used so far

g2uzer said:
You guys think swype is better that SwiftKey? I like the original Samsung, but auto correct don't work after the update.
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Swift key is also nice but I prefer to Swype when I get lazy hehe
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Anyone else experiencing problems with getting the installer for Swype? I am already registered on their website and I have been for nearly 2 years. I haven't used Swype in a while since I switched to Swift Key. I want to try Swype again but they are not sending me the email with the installer link. Has anyone else ran into this issue?

I haven't used swype for a while, but I noticed it ask for a lot more permissions .Im about to give it another try,
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jrwingate6 said:
Anyone else experiencing problems with getting the installer for Swype? I am already registered on their website and I have been for nearly 2 years. I haven't used Swype in a while since I switched to Swift Key. I want to try Swype again but they are not sending me the email with the installer link. Has anyone else ran into this issue?
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I am having the same issues. Didn't recognize my password, so I did the reset. Changed it, and it still will not let me in. I think they are having some issues.

jrwingate6 said:
Anyone else experiencing problems with getting the installer for Swype? I am already registered on their website and I have been for nearly 2 years. I haven't used Swype in a while since I switched to Swift Key. I want to try Swype again but they are not sending me the email with the installer link. Has anyone else ran into this issue?
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Yeah same thing happened to me I had to re register my email.so try re registering
-(hit thanks if I helped :])-

I think they were just having some major issues with their servers.
I tried to create a new account with my same e-mail. Told me an account already existed, so I went to log-in instead, and now it lets me sign in finally.
Went back to the installer on my phone, and now I can sign in and download beta 1.3.

Swiftkey Flow Beta JUST RELEASED

Get it now, sickest keyboard ever!
Will post APK since it's public so shouldn't be a problem.
This beta literally just dropped, I've been a long time Swiftkey user and have long awaited it!
After swyping through a word slide to the space key and keep going!
POST ANY TIPS YOU HAVE THAT MAY HELP OTHERS
Thanks and enjoy
http://db.tt/TN4Eflh1
Link^^^^
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Just downloaded it and I am loving it.!!!!!!
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I know, Swiftkey 3 was already my keyboard of choice so this is extremely exciting for me lol. I am trying to figure out if they have any new gestures on here so I can post for others
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dotson817 said:
Get it now, sickest keyboard ever!
Will post APK since it's public so shouldn't be a problem.
This beta literally just dropped, I've been a long time Swiftkey user and have long awaited it!
After swyping through a word slide to the space key and keep going!
POST ANY TIPS YOU HAVE THAT MAY HELP OTHERS
Thanks and enjoy
http://db.tt/TN4Eflh1
Link^^^^
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which is the installation? thank you.:good:

Just got it and it's pretty awesome. Took a while to download though. The language pack was a real pain.
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It is a good keyboard so far but swipe typing doesn't seem to work in Google search boxes or in the url box.
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mth785 said:
It is a good keyboard so far but swipe typing doesn't seem to work in Google search boxes or in the url box.
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Yeah I'm finding the swiping doesn't work in calendar boxes either.

Ehhh.. I've been using Keymonk Free for months now. Has two finger swype'ing which makes texting even faster, and pretty good prediction as well.
Free version though doesn't allow you to add to dictionary :\

Can't wait to try this! I can't get the language file to download though. :banghead:
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mth785 said:
It is a good keyboard so far but swipe typing doesn't seem to work in Google search boxes or in the url box.
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I believe they did this on purpose which I really like. A lot of things you enter in those type of boxes are normally not normal, ex: dotson817
I remember swype when I'd try to type a username too fast it'd think I was swyping and it would get it wrong. Just a thought
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Yeah I'm finding the swiping doesn't work in calendar boxes either.
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I imagine the download servers are probably being hammered right now ^_^
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shr33kant said:
I imagine the download servers are probably being hammered right now ^_^
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Oh no doubt lol everyone waking up for school and work is trying to jump on it. I forgot the number but I know there was 70000+ people that want to test this beast out lol.
I almost can't wait to text people today lol
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To all the people pointing out that flow doesn't work in Google Search (or similar areas) and claim it's okay, let me remind you that with the 4.2 keyboard, swiping is available everywhere, even where predictions aren't. Just because some searches are not standard (e.g. dotson817), the vast majority of my searches are with English words.
Either the API for swiping anywhere is locked, or SwiftKey dropped the ball. Seeing as to how long this beta took to drop, I'm guessing the latter.

aznxk3vi17 said:
To all the people pointing out that flow doesn't work in Google Search (or similar areas) and claim it's okay, let me remind you that with the 4.2 keyboard, swiping is available everywhere, even where predictions aren't. Just because some searches are not standard (e.g. dotson817), the vast majority of my searches are with English words.
Either the API for swiping anywhere is locked, or SwiftKey dropped the ball. Seeing as to how long this beta took to drop, I'm guessing the latter.
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Yeah I'm thinking that is the way it is going to stay unless they add an update to 'flow' anywhere but I don't see that happening soon
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When I tried it swiping seemed to work, but the line trail didn't show up. Does anyone else have this problem?

dotson817 said:
I believe they did this on purpose which I really like. A lot of things you enter in those type of boxes are normally not normal, ex: dotson817
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I like your Apple style thinking, it's not broke it's a feature
Not working in form fields is one thing. But it doesn't work in comment boxes too, so replying to online forums is a pain.

jhericurls said:
I like your Apple style thinking, it's not broke it's a feature
Not working in form fields is one thing. But it doesn't work in comment boxes too, so replying to online forums is a pain.
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gesture typing works for me in comment boxes, i just tried on a facebook comment box withing dolphin browser.

My problem with this beta is that it appears to be draining a lot of battery. It doesn't help that Flow is full of bugs (you simply cannot write the words "its" or "it's").
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I find the stock 4.2 keyboard to be much more accurate and efficient.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
I find the stock 4.2 keyboard to be much more accurate and efficient.
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I find the complete opposite.
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New Google Maps APK !

awesome new update 7.0 guys it looks incredible !
don't forget to hit the thanks button! :good:

Wiow version 7.!
Still waiting in play store for change log.
Btw, thx for share :beer:
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Thanks for the update. It looks so much better

Feels more fluid and things render faster. Way better UI. Thanks bud
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yep it looks so clean!

Thanks for this much cleaner look. Looks similar to the iOS Google maps
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This in deed looks incredible
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donutkidd said:
This in deed looks incredible
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How do you navigate with this?

All you do is type in your destination, select the car at the bottom right then choose which route you want to take. The navigate button should also pop up at the bottom right
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Love the new look! Thanks
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I think this is something of what we gonna see in next android os
My S4 is on steroids!!!

Thanks, some good improvements, but with no simple way to cache maps and no way at all (that I can find) to add the Zoom Buttons, I've reverted back to the previous version. Hopefully these issues will be addressed.

Im pretty sure this is common knowledge at this point... but disable location aware and location history in google location settings and get much much better battery life.

This new update is junk
They removed my places, which gives a lot of useful info. Some stuff is still in app, but only some, and it's spread all over.
Removed offline maps feature. If course you can still somewhat save what you see on screen, but come on guys, the real feature us gone. Once you save you screen maps for offline use, there's no way to pick and choose to delete them later.
Plus removed a lot of other useful things.
Navigation has been changed, and not for the better. It's not separate app, but it's within maps now.
Some part are indeed better and more fluid,
BUT OVERALL, IT'S LIKE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, WHILE TAKING THREE STEPS BACK IN GOOGLE MAPS DEVELOPMENT !!!
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vlad2277 said:
This new update is junk
They removed my places, which gives a lot of useful info. Some stuff is still in app, but only some, and it's spread all over.
Removed offline maps feature. If course you can still somewhat save what you see on screen, but come on guys, the real feature us gone. Once you save you screen maps for offline use, there's no way to pick and choose to delete them later.
Plus removed a lot of other useful things.
Navigation has been changed, and not for the better. It's not separate app, but it's within maps now.
Some part are indeed better and more fluid,
BUT OVERALL, IT'S LIKE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, WHILE TAKING THREE STEPS BACK IN GOOGLE MAPS DEVELOPMENT !!!
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This is beta yo. You can't even get this version on the play store.
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For those of you who are missing the zoom buttons. Double tap the screen, but hold the second tap and slide finger up or down. One handed zoom!
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elesbb said:
This is beta yo. You can't even get this version on the play store.
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Obviously you don't understand what I've said, or just didn't read
This version is all over the web.
I know exactly what I'm talking about.
It was available on aptoid, almost after it was released into the wild
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Soldier 2.0 said:
For those of you who are missing the zoom buttons. Double tap the screen, but hold the second tap and slide finger up or down. One handed zoom!
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This feature was there for very long time, nothing new
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vlad2277 said:
Obviously you don't understand what I've said, or just didn't read
This version is all over the web.
I know exactly what I'm talking about.
It was available on aptoid, almost after it was released into the wild
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This feature was there for very long time, nothing new
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You are complaining about a beta.. something that everyone knows is clearly not perfect. So by writing in all caps that this release was three steps backwards, was nothing but pointless. Im just trying to let you know that this isnt how its gonna be forever. In my eyes, this was a great step forward and a very promising lead in the right direction.

elesbb said:
You are complaining about a beta.. something that everyone knows is clearly not perfect. So by writing in all caps that this release was three steps backwards, was nothing but pointless. Im just trying to let you know that this isnt how its gonna be forever. In my eyes, this was a great step forward and a very promising lead in the right direction.
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No, that's not entirely true
I was not complaining, but constitutional the facts.
I've tried nothing apps, old & new version, side by side on 2 phones.
And according to official Google post in blog about this new release, Google itself clearly states that things I've "complained" about, are gone from app.
And as soon as version 7 came out, majority of reviews on play store, reflect the same very negative opinion.
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I keep getting the "problem parsing" error. Little help?
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