One of the main interface options for the Android OS is the soft keyboard. One of the community’s favorite soft keyboards is Swype. For those that don’t know, they revolutionized touchscreen typing by allowing individuals to trace their “path” along a set of keys to form words. This, as demoed in videos, was a quick and efficient process. Well,… Read more
The third-party keyboard replacement Swype is one of the most popular user-replaceable keyboards out there, and it’s one of the selling points for some phones out there, including plenty of new devices from Motorola. But while Swype is great in its current state, the newest Beta for the software now includes a new feature: speech-to-text, which should add… Read more
Swype, a community favorite, has launched a new update for their ever-popular keyboard app. So for all of you that are participating in the Swype beta, go ahead and update your device in the Swype Connect section of Swype Settings. Well, if you want to take advantage of the plethora of features that have been released with the update. The biggest… Read more
One of the most popular keyboards out there is Swype. With the ability to actually just use your finger to swipe between letters and form words, fans of the keyboard may be upset by this morning’s news. Unfortunately it looks like the developers behind Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich changed things up this time around, and it is causing the makers of Swype a… Read more
When all things are taken into consideration, and some Android devices are stuck with around 200MB internal storage, one virtual keyboard taking up 10MB can be a pain. Thankfully, Swype recognizes that and has a solution. Available now through the Swype Beta Installer, is a new “micro” version of the keyboard that comes with a lot less language support,… Read more
I’ll keep this short and sweet to ensure as many of you grab this while you can. Swype has announced through Gizmodo.com that for the holidays, the Swype beta is open again for a limited time. This doesn’t happen too often so if you aren’t already using the revolutionary keyboard, jump on it. Beta link. Via… Read more
Fans of the popular Android virtual keyboard Swype will be happy to know that the company has made a new Beta apk available for download for registered Beta testers. The update includes a number of device-specific and universal bug fixes, as well as a great deal of improvement in regards to issues caused by international support. The company sent out an… Read more
It’s been a whole since I themed a keyboard using MetaMorph, but I remember the process being fairly painless. Regardless, I know there are a number of hackers out there that will be ready to dive into this, experienced or not. @MotorJonny has developed a set of Swype themes for the Samsung Vibrant that range in flavor from wood panelling to hard light… Read more
Just in case you aren’t familiar with Swype, this quick explanation should help. Swype is a keyboard replacement that works in an innovative way. Instead of just typing on the keyboard, you use your finger to trace through words. Once you lift your finger, an algorithm built into Swype determines what word you are trying to use based on the letters your… Read more
Making things easy for our readers is something we strive for here at DroidDog, and in that vein, we wanted to give you a quick heads up about getting the Swype keyboard for your Nexus One. By now, you’ve probably at least heard about Swype in some way or another, but just in case you haven’t, we’ll give you a quick rundown of the features. First and… Read more
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