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Swype's temporary substitute

SlideIT keyboard, this might not be as good as Swype, at least to me Swype is better, but SlideIT is now $0.10, won't hurt to try it out I guess
Just a heads up for you guys.

thats what ive been using as well... does the job, but not as well as swype. might just take some getting used to though

I've been using the demo and it does not work for me at all. Have to swipe so slowly for it to recognise the right word that I can type much faster on a traditional keyboard. Shame.
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Hey All, just saw this on the swype site, it says that it supports HD res screens. However I tried installing it and it gave me an error.
Source: http://beta.swype.com/

ahsengah said:
Hey All, just saw this on the swype site, it says that it supports HD res screens. However I tried installing it and it gave me an error.
Source: http://beta.swype.com/
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Known.there is another thread showing that can not install
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Same probleme here. Noord support for the Galaxy Nexus screen size. Makes me sad.
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Thanks.. this is not bad for a temporary fix. It reminds me of some of the first versions of swype.
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SlideIT works great for me. I've never tried swype but it looks like everyne is waiting for it. What is so much better about swype when compared to SlideIT?

I was hoping I'd like this as much as Swype... I like the ability to skin it, but I don't think it's as accurate as Swype.

Swype is almost better in every aspect. More accurate predictions, smarter auto-capitalization, better error tolerance....etc Except you don't have the ability to theme.
It truly is disappointing with their support though, SlideIT works immediately with ICS on the first day, while Swype still suffering resolution problem which I think is rather stupid, they should know Android's fragmentation by now, it might be a good idea to re-write the entire app for future proof's sake.

I highly doubt they will fix it like that since Swype makes money by licensing to OEM to use on their phones rather than selling it to users on app stores. Don't really have to worry about making them futureproof since they just have to make separate builds for each phone. The version we are using is the free beta after all so they don't have any obligation to update it.
Makes me wonder if they really do make more money doing licensing deals than they would selling them to users. Oh well.
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I have missed using Swype, but in the meantime I've been using FlexT9 by Nuance, the people who make Dragon speech recognition software. It has a Swype-like feature which works almost as nicely as Swype, but lacks a couple of things that you get in Swype, like navigation arrows, cut and paste buttons, and the ability to swype words in password fields. The speech recognition on FlexT9 is simply phenomenal and worth the app price for that feature alone. Most speech recognition apps don't seem to like UK voices, but this one works even better than the speech recognition on my PC.
It's worth knowing that Nuance have just acquired the company that makes Swype, and indeed this is one of the reasons given by the Swype team for the delayed update for the GN. I really hope that we'll end up seeing the best features of Swype intergrated into the FlexT9 app, or vice-versa. For me, it would be a dream come true.

Go keyboard allows you to eagle and also has good theme as below
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trickhd2 said:
Go keyboard allows you to eagle and also has good theme as below
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Eagle?
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Chrono_Tata said:
Eagle?
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I know!!!! In a rush, 2 things at a time, and didn't realise the predictive text had kicked in. Wasnt even 'swyping' at the time!

[Q] Best Keyboard

What keyboard does everyone use?

Swift key
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SwiftKey 3 Paid Version.
It's starting to have bugs.
Swype is too slow.

SwiftKey is hands down the best.
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chrischoi said:
SwiftKey 3 Paid Version.
It's starting to have bugs.
Swype is too slow.
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Bugs????
What Bugs????

If your a pecker then, yeah, swiftkey it popular. I didn't like it because it took up too much screen real estate. I use AnySoftKeyboard. It's decent, free, and supports non-english keyboards.

Swift key is disgusting~ lately it can't sync to FB.
Personally hate it
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I actually use Thumb Keyboard.. on both my tablet AND my S3... I found that in landscape mode I can type extremely fast with it... it has a great little 'user defined keystroke' setting (where I can hit one button and my email address populates, or home mailing address, etc.. whatever we want). The prediction is actually pretty decent too.
Of course there's no fancy 'slide to type' , but I find that more of a gimmick , I type much faster using my thumbs

Swype beta here. Love it
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Go keyboard with neon theme = AWESOME i love the editing tools as well

I use swift keyboard and the jellybean keyboard love them both

I'm a SwiftKey 3 paid user. Haven't found anything better for me.
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I'm using jellybean from the market
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Swype FTW
If you read through this thread you'll get a good sampling of opinions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727180

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:

How to export swiftkey dictionary to the Google keyboard

Hi.
Is someone know how to export the dictionary?
Thanks

yanleites said:
Hi.
Is someone know how to export the dictionary?
Thanks
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I see that highly doubtful. I used to beta test for SwiftKey and their dictionary is pretty tightly sealed from what I recall. Plus getting it into Google Keyboard would be another obstacles. I've been using Google Keyboard exclusively as it works better on my 5X and it's pretty much learned most of my common words. I just miss the emoji and hashtag suggestions.
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EeZeEpEe said:
I see that highly doubtful. I used to beta test for SwiftKey and their dictionary is pretty tightly sealed from what I recall. Plus getting it into Google Keyboard would be another obstacles. I've been using Google Keyboard exclusively as it works better on my 5X and it's pretty much learned most of my common words. I just miss the emoji and hashtag suggestions.
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I got a lot of stuff in swiftkey, that's why I want to move everything to Google keyboard.

Yo, found a way to do this?

any luck with the dictionary transfer yet?