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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.
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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
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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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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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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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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.
Looking for a good swype like keyboard for the Xoom. Any reccs?
So far I've tried SlideIt which is good but a bit laggy and not as polished as swype.
yesterday there was a post called "tablet keyboard".
You might want to dig it up. See if it is similar enough to suite your needs
Flext9 works. Love it on my phone and works well on my xoom.
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Flext9 works. Love it on my phone and works well on my xoom.
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Is thata swype or t9 style?
Yes, Tablet is the keyboard I use and I like it alot. It has either split screen or regular full modes. I like the split mode which is very natural for holding the xoom and typing with thumbs at the same time.
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I use SwiftKey and love it, split thumb based keyboard with an amazing auto-complete feature that almost writes emails for you, and improves as it learns your writing style.
Try Thumb Keyboard. I've optimized this keyboard for tablets by a introducing a split design. Right now I'm working on a very big update that will unleash the extra functionality of Honeycomb. For one thing it will have multi-touch, but also the ability to click and change previous typed words with suggestions and it will present different suggestions for voice input. And in the future I will also add the ability to predict the next word.
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Try Thumb Keyboard. I've optimized this keyboard for tablets by a introducing a split design. Right now I'm working on a very big update that will unleash the extra functionality of Honeycomb. For one thing it will have multi-touch, but also the ability to click and change previous typed words with suggestions and it will present different suggestions for voice input. And in the future I will also add the ability to predict the next word.
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That is great news to hear as thumb keyboard is what I use for everything. Simply love the keyboard. Can't wait for the new features.
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That is great news to hear as thumb keyboard is what I use for everything. Simply love the keyboard. Can't wait for the new features.
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Thanks.
If everything is going according to plan and the test results are positive I will upload it at the end of next week.
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Thanks.
If everything is going according to plan and the test results are positive I will upload it at the end of next week.
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Big fan on Thumb keyboard - Let me know if you need any beta testers
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Big fan on Thumb keyboard - Let me know if you need any beta testers
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madmak said:
Big fan on Thumb keyboard - Let me know if you need any beta testers
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Great! I will release a stable version begin next week. Normally I would upload it directly to the market, but because it is a rewrite of the whole core I decided to do some testing.
It's a private beta. Please PM me, or better yet, send an email to the email address in the about box so I can mail you a version begin next week.
If others respond, I'm basically looking for users who already use the keyboard because I want to do the test for current users who can also do a comparison. (Don't want to fix anything that isn't broken )
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I'd love to test it. I use it on my xoom and evo. best keyboard ever
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Thanks.
If everything is going according to plan and the test results are positive I will upload it at the end of next week.
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Also good to hear. This is my daily keyboard as well.
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another slide keyboard is TSwipe-Pro
Hi,
I tried many keyboards and am still looking for that perfect combination of layouts, features, and speed. I needed something with numbers on the top row and use Tablet Keyboard Free. I would really like to have cursor keys and the ability to use my finger and slide the word.
Ive been trying TSwipe-Pro. Of all the two dozen keyboards Ive used, this one has more features than any of them. I do not know if its because I have the trial version but sometimes it slows down, or parts of it stop working, like prediction, until I kill the task. It is a THI keyboard with english. I wonder if those letters would show here, , ๆๅภุุึคตจขชไำพะัรนยบลลฟหกดเ้่าสวงผปแอิืืทมใใฝฝ????
Thumb Keyboard is not to be overlooked. It has its strenghts that other keyboard apps don't.
-TheHoovie
If you really want a swype type keyboard you should look up slide-it keyboard. It is basically swype but as an app that can be bought and installed. i think its like 6 dollars. Its what I use and in many ways its better than swype, at least it allows a few more features.
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Big fan on Thumb keyboard - Let me know if you need any beta testers
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I've released a public beta today on thumb4beta.blogspot.com . Feedback is very much appreciated.
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I've released a public beta today on thumb4beta.blogspot.com . Feedback is very much appreciated.
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thanks got the new one installed and loving it.
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I've released a public beta today on thumb4beta.blogspot.com . Feedback is very much appreciated.
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Sweet! Thanks!
A few quick first impressions:
I love the move of the tab and .com buttons to new positions, much easier for me to get at.
Really struggling with the addition of the caps key on the right side of the keyboard in the location of the delete key on the old version. Not that this is bad, just that coming from using the older version of thumb keyboard I find myself getting a capital letter when I had been intending to delete the previous letter.
The space autocomplete with highlighted word only works from the right side space bar (and that is the only one that lights up with the notification for autocomplete). Is this by design and if so why? Have tried hitting the left side space bar a couple times expecting the autocomplete and then having to go back (see above for what usually happens next lol).
That's just a few things after a couple minutes time. This is the only keyboard I use so as I use it more will try and give more feedback.
This is looking great, thanks for all of the work you have put into this. Can't wait for the final version of this update and all of the greatness it will bring to my favorite keyboard on my xoom.
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I use SwiftKey and love it, split thumb based keyboard with an amazing auto-complete feature that almost writes emails for you, and improves as it learns your writing style.
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I love it too - bought it for my N1 and been using it ever since (like 4-5 months) ... but tried it on the XOOM and it's terrible... obviously not made for tablets since the keyboard takes up 90% of the screen
did they release a beta for tablets I'm not aware of?
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/14/flext9-keyboard-is-free-today-from-amazon-you-better-get-this-one/
FlexT9 on Android is free today (normally $4.99) from the Amazon Appstore and we’re definitely recommending that you go grab it. While it make look a little i*hone-ish, it might be one of the best keyboards you’ll ever use. Not only is it easy to type on, it also allows you to swipe words, use voice-to-text, and even write out words free-hand. And not to hate on Swype, but this keyboards seems to have a couple of swiping bonuses over it.
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Guys if you haven't signed up with with the Amazon app store, now is the time! Today this wonderful keyboard is free, and it's wonderful!
Imagine a combination of the fluid iphone multi-touch keyboard, swype, tracing, fluid word prediction and an advanced voice recognition algorithm by the prestigious company Dragon Naturally Speaking!
It's this keyboard! It's extremely awesome, and it's free today!
I was actually pleasantly surprised with this keyboard. I'll try it as a Swype replacement for a few weeks and see what comes of it.
I've been using this keyboard all day today. I like that when it gives you choices it's not a popup like Swype. The voice recognition on it is pretty good as well.
I think this definitely compares with Swype. Two downsides, though: you can't swype punctuation or single-letter words and it's just plain ugly.
Been using it for a bit now. I will try it for a while.
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i actually like it better than swype and I think I'll be sticking with this app. My only complaint is that it takes longer to replace a word that I already "swyped" but otherwise, its awesome.
i like it better than swype! Got it free with the amazon store.
One question, swiping only seems to work in the messaging app but not in browser or anything, does anyone else experience this?
Been my favorite since I bought it......
Don't use anything else. In the end purchased apps are the best. I would jump t this opportunity if I had no already had it.
Looks interesting, I might have to give this a try and see if I like it any better than swype.
Yeah, I'm still using this keyboard and I like it quite a bit. The ugliness still gets me, though.
I like it and am currently using it full time. Only gripe I have is it's a tad slower.
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i like it better than swype! Got it free with the amazon store.
One question, swiping only seems to work in the messaging app but not in browser or anything, does anyone else experience this?
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It works everywhere I use a keyboard.
After using the keyboard on an HP Touchpad for a few hours I want the same sort of thing on my Xoom, hell even one the same as the keyboard on my DHD would be nice as I find myself really not getting on with the Xoom's default one..
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After using the keyboard on an HP Touchpad for a few hours I want the same sort of thing on my Xoom, hell even one the same as the keyboard on my DHD would be nice as I find myself really not getting on with the Xoom's default one..
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Check out Hackers Keyboard. It works great on my xoom for a full qwerty kb. I haven't used the TPad (stupid best buy employees ) but I assume that's why you like it.
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Check out Hackers Keyboard. It works great on my xoom for a full qwerty kb. I haven't used the TPad (stupid best buy employees ) but I assume that's why you like it.
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yep +1 , agree with this , I've used hackers kdb since it was made available , imho its the best
nexan21 said:
yep +1 , agree with this , I've used hackers kdb since it was made available , imho its the best
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Actually, I like this the best. Thanks!
Nice one that'll do nicely, cheers..
Hackers keyboard in really nice Could use some bigger buttons though on the Xoom.
But I agree with the idea of a HP Touchpad-iike keyboard, that would be sweeeet!