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I hope we can get swype ShapeWriter is OK but the word recognition sucks for me. It typed orgy instead of pretty. I had to tap the word out it just gave me a hard time. And still does.
 
If you want swype (before it's released tomorrow) sign up for beta and then log in to the beta site and there will be a link to download it.
 
For those who have not received the email:

Swype Beta for Android™ - We've Activated Your Swype Beta Account!

Swype is pleased to invite you to login and try our Swype Beta for Android.

You signed up to be emailed when this happened, and probably gave up on us. Well, we are (finally) pleased to activate your Swype Beta for Android account. Thanks for being patient over the last 3 months as we’ve been focused on improving the product and preparing for our launch with multiple phone manufacturers and carriers.

Here are the details:
We have a limited number of participants
In English, Spanish, and Italian - more languages to come
Limited Features - some key features of Swype require OEM integration
HVGA and WVGA Resolutions - don't worry we'll detect this automatically
Limited End User Support - mostly via our user forum
If your phone came pre-installed with Swype DO NOT download this beta (it won't work)

and for the question of what comes next:

How can I buy Swype? / When will Swype be on the Android market?

We have considered a direct-download sales model, but there are two challenges to that approach:
Customer Support. Providing Swype users with the level of professional support they deserve is a priority for us. We're still a small (but quickly growing!) company, and we don't have the resources necessary to support a full end-user sales model. It is much more efficent for us to focus on improving Swype and to partner with large organizations like Samsung and T-Mobile who already have customer support structures in place.


Device integration. Swype isn't just an app; it's a keyboard - the most widely used piece of software on a device. It interacts with nearly every single application on the phone. As such, it's more like a system component than an application. For each device release we do a tremendous amount of testing and we *always* find issues due to the varying components - the OS version, the device hardware, the OEM UI implementation, etc. In addition, some features can't be implemented without an OEM's engineering assistance. We end up doing a large amount of work on each device to be sure that you have a great experience entering text using Swype.


So, we appreciate your enthusiasm, but we are not ready to do direct-downloads at this time.
 
am i the only one that like the htc over swipe and yes ive used it for a while but with the predictiveness of the htc i think it beats swipe, plus i can customize it... not saying i dont like swipe just i like htc's more
 
yojoe600 said:
am i the only one that like the htc over swipe and yes ive used it for a while but with the predictiveness of the htc i think it beats swipe, plus i can customize it... not saying i dont like swipe just i like htc's more
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I'm right there with you on that. I use the compact qwerty and love it.

BTW, I'm going to go ahead and merge with the other swype thread in this section.
 
as an update.... the version of swype i have received to beta for the incredible is a no go... i've went through every solution i can find on any of the forums... i think they need to look at that android swype beta again.
 
I signed up for the Swype beta and just got the app. Never used it before, it truly is awesome.
BUT unless I've screwed something up, in using Swype I've lost the ability to click on the mic and speak a word. The microphone has been replaced by the swype logo.
Is this right? Is there a way to have both? And if not, which do you prefer?
 
talk said:
I signed up for the Swype beta and just got the app. Never used it before, it truly is awesome.
BUT unless I've screwed something up, in using Swype I've lost the ability to click on the mic and speak a word. The microphone has been replaced by the swype logo.
Is this right? Is there a way to have both? And if not, which do you prefer?
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You need to access the "speak" function thru the menu, there is no mic key on Swype.
 
I got the same email today. Guess I had forgotten that I requested to be added to the beta testers months ago. I could barely remember my password, but it came to me. Got it installed. Now I just have to figure out if this is going to save me time and errors. I'm a pretty fast typist (but not on a phone), so this looks like it might be fun. I wanted to grab it before the invites got taken.
 
Never got the email but I registered a couple weeks ago. Just logged in and resent the email. Installed the new beta and am now Swyping away. Pretty awesome so far. Little bit of a learning curve but still awesome.
 
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