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swype, or swype-like keyboard

ive been using swype for a while, but it keeps ending its trial period and says to upgrade ( or something along those lines )
is there a fully working version of this or another swype-like keyboard available that works?

Here, this version wont ever end.

SlideIT - Absolute Genius Keyboard
rd5150 said:
ive been using swype for a while, but it keeps ending its trial period and says to upgrade ( or something along those lines )
is there a fully working version of this or another swype-like keyboard available that works?
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Yes, You can try SlideIT.
Available in the Market and works very much like "Swype" - in fact, I prefer SlideIt, which seems to accommodate for the eccentricities of my texting technique better than Swype...

sorlan said:
Yes, You can try SlideIT.
Available in the Market and works very much like "Swype" - in fact, I prefer SlideIt, which seems to accommodate for the eccentricities of my texting technique better than Swype...
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Wow! That is awesome. I tried out the demo and was impressed. Bought it within 5 minutes of using the demo. Thanks!

LexusBrian400 said:
Here, this version wont ever end.
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Will it honestly never end?

exAusTiN said:
Will it honestly never end?
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Yeah, its been modded. It'll never end. I've been using it for weeks, maybe 8? It wont end.

I've tried this apk but i still get the "your trial has expired, please upgrade" dialog box. Any other leads on how to 'fix' that issue? I've already wiped my phone and reloaded Plane Jane v2 but i still get the same error. Thanks.

mia9516 said:
I've tried this apk but i still get the "your trial has expired, please upgrade" dialog box. Any other leads on how to 'fix' that issue? I've already wiped my phone and reloaded Plane Jane v2 but i still get the same error. Thanks.
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Realistically, your options are...
1. For an Eris, you want an HVGA version. Since Swype is commercial, although still beta, files/threads/posts come and go depending on content. We might as well not make the lives of the staff here more complicated by posting material that they are ultimately obligated to remove. Use google.
2. SlideIt mentioned above. Seems to get decent reviews. Like Swype, it has quirks that you will become familiar with as the system is used. If you're not in the Swype beta, and you can't locate a functioning tweaked apk floating out there, this is likely your best option at the moment.
3. The Swype beta is closed, but it appears that you can register there to get in line if it reopens. Frustrating solution I know.
None of those options are great, but some are better than others depending on your own knowledge base.
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New versions of Swype available on my blog at
Have BOTH HVGA and WVGA versions on there. Just look for the swype article

Just throwing this out there. I did not waste my time checking out ultra keyboard. It has a swipe feature as well as multi-touch. I swipe in portrait and multi-touch in landscape. Exactly what I was looking for. Lots of customizing options. You can make it look pretty much however you want. Lite and paid versions in the market. Well worth the money, IMHO.

Slideit is great but I'm having one problem and I don't know if anybody else is having the same issue and thats the voice to text. I can use it for the first time texting somebody but if I try using it again for the same person it won't work. It'll record but it won't text it out for you not unless I go to my contact list and pick the same contact again then it'll work.

jsuh said:
New versions of Swype available on my blog at
Have BOTH HVGA and WVGA versions on there. Just look for the swype article
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nice blog jsuh. i recommend everyone takes a look

i do not see the link to swype can someon help

cstone1991 said:
nice blog jsuh. i recommend everyone takes a look
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I agree. Awesome blog.

cstone1991 said:
nice blog jsuh. i recommend everyone takes a look
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tmason68 said:
I agree. Awesome blog.
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Thanks, I appreciate it Will be getting an Incredible today and leaving the Eris so that's even more exciting, but still hoping to keep making updates for the Eris on my blog. Thanks for the support.

malpracti said:
Just throwing this out there. I did not waste my time checking out ultra keyboard. It has a swipe feature as well as multi-touch. I swipe in portrait and multi-touch in landscape. Exactly what I was looking for. Lots of customizing options. You can make it look pretty much however you want. Lite and paid versions in the market. Well worth the money, IMHO.
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Decided to take a peek at Ultrakeyboard. Agreed. Well worth the cost (under $3).
If you have a hankering for trace typing, are locked out of the Swype beta or simply don't want to play the expiration dance game that they insist upon, want something supported and available in the market, this is a very nice option. Very configurable (can be a plus or minus depending on user). Dictionary management seems better on a quick look. Highly recommended by me as well.
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Ultra Keyboard has become the only keyboard I use. I have it set for trace in portrait and regular multi touch in landscape. You can even use any other Keyboard's theme or create your own.

Im also searching for the ultimate tracing style keyboard as i hate the traditional typing method.
To date i have tried Swype (very average and overated however the new version 3.5.83.26516 is much more accurate). Also there are nice skins out there too.
SlideIT: Great keyboard and i believe is faster than Swype. Can also learn custom words and phrases that you commonly type. ie/ swpe 2 letters that you teach it to replicate an entire sentence. More language support as well.
Shapewriter: no longer supported but if you find the APK floating around, it is by far the most accurate in my opinion and ive used all the ones ive mentioned for months. It looks dull but man is it accurate and fast. smile icon right on the main screen as well which i like. Easy to learn words etc, very no frills but extremely accurate.
FlexT9 Input: They have brought out shapewriter with this release. Also great keyboard in that its very accurate, moreso than Swype etc but Shapewriter has great edit word capability. ie/ just type fast and then select anywhere in the word to get the word suggestions which FlexT9 doesnt have to date.
Ultra keyboard: as others have mentioned, very customisable, not bad. I question the dictionary though and this reduces its accuracy which Shapewriter has otherwise great potential, there is nothing you cant customise.
TSwipe Pro: Only drawback is its dictionary, many words dont exist so its just not as fast as Shapewriter but excellent features, just like Ultrakeyboard. You can customise anything, looks great, great features and one of my favourites but at the end of the day it needs to be accurate and fast as well.
Can anyone else think of anyother sliding/tracing/swping style keyboards, im always on the lookout for one that just excels in every area which im yet to find (yes being picky). Wish one of the keyboards had a combination of them all

I add another vote for Ultra Keyboard. I think Swype was a bit more accurate in guessing and had a better dictionary, but I was sick of dealing with Swype not sticking.

REALLLY dumb question.... but what is swiping in terms of kbd swipes?? I get the swipe up/down and left right on screens and in apps but when typing?? Confused and want to understand.... laughing welcome .
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SwiftKey or Swype? Which do you prefer?

I am a fan of both and recommend those 2 when i find others using android . im a bit of a bigger swype fan though because of using it so long but with the new swiftkey official out for only $.99 vs $3.99 i had to get it even if i am on swype. i am just wondering how the forum feels about the 2 keyboards...

I own both. I enjoy both. I switch between them. Along with better keyboard, smart keyboard, ultra keyboard, slide it, desire keyboard, and stock.
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Smart Keyboard Pro
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Swype is number 1!
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I am using swype.. It's really awesome..

I am pretty much in love with swype.
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I use swype as my everyday keyboard, and have been looking for a replacement as I find it makes too many of the same mistakes, it needs some kind of contextual error correction. I tried SwiftKey and it found it didn't seem to register all my key presses when I typed quickly. The only reason I like swype over any other keyboard is because you can type pretty fast one handed. Coming from a blackberry, I'm still looking for a good keyboard for android.

I can't type with Swype on the go.. Therefore I couldn't care less for it. Not walking, not driving, not stopped at a light with the phone in the car dock, etc..
I really don't see how these two keyboards compare at all? Swype is intended to be a continuous swipe of the finger, SwiftKey is JAFK.
I bought SwiftKey as it's cheap, but honestly I still use HTC IME primarily. SwiftKey is still a little quirky sometimes.

I love swiftkey, I rarely type, the future predictions of swiftkey saves me a lot of time and energy. It cost only $0.99
.....I've never tried Swype before

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I own both. I enjoy both. I switch between them. Along with better keyboard, smart keyboard, ultra keyboard, slide it, desire keyboard, and stock.
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wow thats alot of keyboards...
i told a friend that got a nexus so everything i like i send to him and swype was the 1st keyboard he used. hes not able to run it at all now so he switched to swiftkey but still didnt like it. i recommended slideit and he loves it. i can see why. 2 features swype doesnt have that slideit does is the voice-to-text and the possible words on the top of the keyboard. swype does have a small pop up of possible words but that seems to waste more time. i hope swype improves because its such a popular keyboard.

Currently using Swype but I bought SwiftKey as it was on sale.
What I am really waiting for is BlindType it looks awesome that you can type without a keyboard blocking half the screen.

Well, I'm currently using the swype beta, and also bought swift key to take advantage of the sale.
So far I think that swift key has a slight advantage over swype because it can be used to write in different languages at the same time, which is really important to me because I'm constantly writing in both Spanish and English.
However, I think that my typing was a bit faster with swype, and changing the swype language isn't that much of a hassle.
So yeah, I haven't quite decided on it yet.
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Swype for the win!
I've tried everything else mentioned above!
The MAIN reason I stay with Swype is speed, English and Spanish, plus speed

OrganizedFellow said:
Swype for the win!
I've tried everything else mentioned above!
The MAIN reason I stay with Swype is speed, English and Spanish, plus speed
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Yeah.. agreed with speed.. We can type quickly with swype.

Anyone try ultra keyboard?
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I use both. Swype is great for entering a short block of words. It has a terrible unresolved UI bug where you can't disable pop up notifications of dictionary collisions, especially if they involve names from my address book. For example, typing "to" collides with "Yip" about 50% of the time.
If I'm typing many sentences, eventually this Swype bug makes want to chuck my phone out the window, so I switch to SwiftKey. I love how it predicts strings of 4-5 words at a time. But then my fingers get tired of hunting and pecking, and back to Swype I go.
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i love Swype! =)

You guys should say if you've used both before proclaiming one keyboard as #1.
I've never used Swype, but I'm really happy with Swift right now.

Hate swypes vertical word prediction box. It should be horizontal like every other keyboard. Swift is actually a more accurate. Infact...I'm kind of getting tired of swype...so I'm trying to migrate over to Swift.

After using swift for a while it is starting to piss me off it will try to auto correct me when I don't misspell things. But swype can be hard because sometime my finger won't slide very easily. I turn off the box that picks words if I misspell words I correct them when I get done.
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8pen?

Has anyone had any luck with this? When I try it, it doesn't input any text. I've chosen the correct input method, set the keyboard, etc. No luck. How about you guys?

Too bad they want money for it.

It took me like 5 while minutes to figure it out. You will get it, just read the instructions a few times
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Too bad they want money for it.
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They should've released a beta or something and then a couple months later start charging for it. This way people will get used to using the board and want to buy it. Like what SwiftKey did. I don't think the curiosity factor, alone, is enough for people to buy it. Especially since you can uninstall it in 24 hours to get a full refund.

It seems like a joke app to me. Hey lets make some ridiculous new way to enter text. People like swype, so they'll probably like anything weird and different.... but on the off chance no one likes it - lets make a pay only version - so people pay for it before they realize it actually sucks.
maybe that's just me being cynical - but swype is genuinely novel. I fail to see how this is better then the stock keyboard.

Google 8pen apk
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Google 8pen apk
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Obviously, but keep that to yourself. No one needs the trouble here from spreading that around.

So I tried 8pen. I'm actually typing this using it. I don't see it ever being as fast as swype but I can definitely see its usefullness with one hand typing and not being able to look at the screen. But the amount of time you'd have to spend memorizing all the patterns to the point you don't have to look at what you're doing would be insane.

I like it. All you have to do is memorize where the letters are, same as a normal keyboard. It seems plenty fast to me. There are a few glitches in the auto complete and some other things but overall it is a good alternative to a tiny keyboard if that is what you need or are looking for.

Any idea why I can't find this in the market? When I search there are no results. I can't find Swype in the market either.

I never can find Swype in the market either but 8pen comes up fine, maybe wait a day and look again.
I do kind of like the visible pop up it has now, but its still nowhere near as fast as my stock Sense keyboard. Then again, I can almost totally type one-handed and blind, so there you go. Now that its free, I say go get it and play with it,can't hurt.
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swype is not generally available, so it's not in the market for any phone.
its still in beta (seems perpetually), and only comes pre-installed on some phones.

I'm using 8pen now and I really like it. I have these massive dumb hands and I could never get the hang of typing with those tiny keys. It works a dream for me. Even if it is a "novelty."
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Most Responsive Keyboard?

What keyboards are you guys using on your Droid Eris? I've tried so many but none can keep up with my typing speed. I can type so fast on an iPhone but when I type on my Eris, I always have to slow down because my phone is still trying to catch up or got stuck on one error or something.
I tried Swype but I'm just not as accurate as the regular keyboards.

Since I've basically lost interest in Swype because of their lack of releases for any new users, I decided to try SwiftKey.
I noticed they were running a sale (yep, guess Android dev's do that sometimes) so I decided I would try it. The text prediction is so good most of the time you only have to type one or two letters of a word. Not sure how it keeps up with speed, since I rarely type any full words. There's a free version you can try and see if you like it, just search "SwiftKey Keyboard Free" in the market and you'll find it.

I don't think I've tried SwiftKey, but I use Ultra Keyboard (Swype-like). Before that, I had tried Swype through several beta versions, but I thought it sucked, honestly. I preferred ShapeWriter to Swype; it worked better. ShapeWriter isn't available on the market any more, but I may have a backup of the last available version in an apk if anyone needs it (it was free anyway).

SwiftKey's text prediction is what got me hooked. In terms of "learning" it's one of the best keyboards, after about a week or two of moderate use you'll barley have to type anything anymore.

+1 for SwiftKey. I hate that it's bland whute and gray, but it's definitely the smartest keyboard. I too have tried them all, but keep coming back. My routine is this: flash rom, use themed, native kb for few hours because it looks cool, then break down and swap SwiftKey into system/app. The ability to have it instantly "learn" my language from my saved text messages is a nice touch aa well. It tracks saved keystrokes and I'm always @ 25-30%.
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I'm loving the new hacked Swype that Jonsu just released. I don't plan on looking for any more keyboards.
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I've tried Swiftkey and I like the idea of it, but I find myself watching for the next word rather than just typing on through. I feel like a simple, fast keyboard would allow me to type the fastest.

I just downloaded better keyboard and it seems to be very responsive!!

I like the DroidX keyboard. Kaos has a thread on it in dev.
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edward_g said:
I'm loving the new hacked Swype that Jonsu just released. I don't plan on looking for any more keyboards.
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Why would you post something like this and not give us a URL so we can get it?

I was thinking the same thing.
I tried swiftkey and liked it but had a much better expeirence with swype seemed like I was making less mistakes which is always nice

I've been a big fan of smart keyboard pro lately. it's quite fast and accurate and it has a "dynamic key resizing feature" which helps improve it's accuracy. I think it's safe to say that it is my favorite keyboard and i've pretty much tried them all. swiftkey... swype... better keyboard... ultra keyboard... ect.
edit: Ohh and I forgot to add that it's auto correct is pretty kick ass too.

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I was thinking the same thing.
I tried swiftkey and liked it but had a much better expeirence with swype seemed like I was making less mistakes which is always nice
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http://jonsuh.com/2010/11/swype-never-tap-to-type-on-your-phone-again/

ShapeWriter is the best. its currently off the market but it can be found floating around online...

+1 to ShapeWriter. Been using it on my Eris since it was in the market. Very responsive. Im hooked on swipe keyboards now, touch typing takes to long for me.
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Gingerbread keyboard is out now. So far my experience with it has been great.
I put a flashable zip together and posted it over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867623 if you wanna pick it up.

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Gingerbread keyboard is out now. So far my experience with it has been great.
I put a flashable zip together and posted it over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867623 if you wanna pick it up.
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I agree. I've been using gingerbread keyboard for several days now and have been very happy with it so far. I also just installed the new beta swype but I just can't seem to get into swype. I guess I like typing better than sliding my finger across the screen.

Keyboard

I know there are probably a million threads about preferences of replacement keyboards but the stock keyboards on my s3, note 2, s4, and note 3 worked well so I never replaced them... however this S5 keyboard is painfully slow even with swype...
Anybody replaced their keyboard and if so, which was your preference?
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I replace every keyboard with SwiftKey. Flesky is also a great keyboard.
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I personally use SwiftKey. Been using that since the S2. It's aurocorrect is amazing and it's predictions work well. I paid for it (3 or 4 bucks I think) but the free version works fine. You can type really quick and it also includes a Swype option (they call it "flow") you can also let it scan your emails, Facebook posts, texts, etc and it'll learn how you actually type, memorize what slang you use, etc.
Lots of customization options down to the look, feel, what certain actions do (double tap space bar for period, auto caps, etc).
The straight up Google keyboard works very well too. There's also Fleksy which is still a tad new and a lot of people like it, just didn't work out that we'll for me.
Hope that gets you started!
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Well, for me..I love Google keyboard. A lot of people i mean most people use Google keyboard. Its really awesome, easy and clean. If you dont like it, You have to play with it a while until you will get use to it. You can get it at google play store and search Google keyboard.
Cheers! :good:

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and comments! I'll try some of those out!

I've actually just been using the stock Samsung keyboard this whole time. I liked the overall feel of it, plus the predictions were accurate. After reading this thread, I gave SwiftKey a try...wow, what a night/day difference. I never realized how slow Samsung's keyboard was until I tried SwiftKey, lol. I've been playing around with it for most of the day and needless to say...I'll definitely be keeping Swiftkey as the default :good:

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I've actually just been using the stock Samsung keyboard this whole time. I liked the overall feel of it, plus the predictions were accurate. After reading this thread, I gave SwiftKey a try...wow, what a night/day difference. I never realized how slow Samsung's keyboard was until I tried SwiftKey, lol. I've been playing around with it for most of the day and needless to say...I'll definitely be keeping Swiftkey as the default :good:
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Yeah the reasons I asked this questions is 1) I know for a fact my Note 3 keyboard was faster and more responsive, and 2) I have a Moto X and I know how fast a keyboard can be. Glad this was able to help someone other than myself though!

SwiftKey is great.
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SwiftKey is the best hands down. Very fluent, responsive, and smart. However it doesn't support emojis or Evernote in the official release.
Download the most up to date beta from their website, the download is located here: http://www.swiftkey.net/en/blog/new...MSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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SwiftKey is the best hands down. Very fluent, responsive, and smart. However it doesn't support emojis or Evernote in the official release.
Download the most up to date beta from their website, the download is located here: http://www.swiftkey.net/en/blog/new...ic release by decreasing the long-press time.
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