Keyboard/typing revolution

[Guest GriZlore]

My Streak is now so much better...

The Streak keyboard gets a little getting used to... until I tried Swype

I am absolutely amazed how easy it is and how it has revolutionised my use of a keyboard

It is absolutely fantastic

I am not one to write reviews nor pay for software, however I would have happily have paid £25 for this... however luckily it can be obtained free here --> Swype (Text Input Screens)

If you haven't tried it, then do... you'll thanks me.

The Streak is my first Android phone and Swype is quite simply the best feature I have seen.

ps - I do not work for swype, I am just bowled over on what a quality app this is! So, I thought I would share.

Those who already know about it will have to excuse me, however I am sure they know what I mean

Enjoy

GriZlore

[Guest streak dan]

Seconded. Swype is officially awesome.

[Guest craigdabbs]

i totally agree, there is a bit of a learning curve but once your there its brilliant.

For tips look at a few of these tips http://www.swypeinc.com/tips-tricks.html

a couple i use often are: swype key ---> sym = cursors and cut,copy,paste ect

swype key ---> f = number pad

[Guest GriZlore]

Knew I wasn't the only one

[Guest vinokirk]

Doesn't work for me, gives some error about the resoulution, could anyone give me a link for a streak version?

[Guest maskaler]

Yeh - Swype is fantastic.

[Guest fracmo2000]

thanks for posting, good to see this part of the forum getting busier!

I must be the only person who doesnt like swype....I just like the good ol' htc keyboard. But im insure how to install this on the streak (im new to android, came from WM6.5.5). Got better keyboard, but again its no HTC kb

[Guest fards]

looks like the beta has ended unfortunately.

[Guest mobiholic]

I tried swype on the Galaxy S (comes preinstalled) and I was blown away by the speed and the accuracy of it, it's simply mind boggling that it works! That said I found it actually slowed me down when I was trying to enter text into the address bar of the browser and since I spend a lot of time browsing I reverted back to the already excellent samsung keypad.

Very, very good while I was using it, just couldn't get on with it when inputting non-standard words such as domain names.

[Guest GriZlore]

Oh, I am really quick adding in the address bar. When you enter "www. " which it recognises... as does it hhtp:// and .com etc. If I am adding non-standard words like "modoco" it just type it on the keyboard as I would on a normal keyboard, then next time it remembers it. There is a tips video on that somewhere.

Anyway, just my preferrence

Edited July 4, 2010 by GriZlore

[Guest ajw107]

Hi

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong here,but when I go to the Swype Beta area of the website I can't download. I register,which tells me the beta is closed, but I try to log in anyway, and no go. No activation email or anything is my inbox or junk mails? Anyone able to post the beta on here?

Thanks

[Guest squidgyb]

Hi

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong here,but when I go to the Swype Beta area of the website I can't download. I register,which tells me the beta is closed, but I try to log in anyway, and no go. No activation email or anything is my inbox or junk mails? Anyone able to post the beta on here?

Thanks

I'd say "google it" sarcastically but it'd take as much effort posting that as it did for me to link the .apk I found doing just that myself:

e: Link removed

:)

e; My bad, doesn't look like that .apk is happy on a 800x480 screen. Searching for a more up to date version...

Edited July 4, 2010 by squidgyb

[Guest jdouce]

dont do that your not allowd to post swype links

[Guest squidgyb]

dont do that your not allowd to post swype links

Oh right, my bad... I'll get rid of it pronto.

[Guest StarLog]

Swype was amazing on my G1, so I am hoping it will work just as good on my Streak when they are on sale in USA.

My wife, will not use the standard keyboard, she swares by the swype. What a wonderful world we live in.

[Guest jdouce]

i want it now but cant get the newest beta

[Guest GriZlore]

i want it now but cant get the newest beta

Google it

[Guest deekarma]

I have come to enjoy using swype but not its input method, it is the layout and button sizr I like. Only thing that bugs me is that you cant type "inline" in landscape. It always opens a new text box window. Anyone got a fix for this?

Edited July 22, 2010 by deekarma