[SWYPE] Swype is now FREE for Android!

jsuh · December 21st, 2010, 11:11 AM

Woohoo! I wanted to make an announcement that although Swype is still in beta, it is now available for Free for Android owners (that meet requirements) and are accepting new beta signups!

Got the following update from the official Swype website:

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Swype is pleased to offer an (updated) Android Beta!
Here are the details:

* In English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, and introducing French and an early, *UNSTABLE* preview release of Chinese Pinyin
* Now includes support for Double-Tap-to-Edit, Cursor Restore, and Voice-to-Text (requires Google Voice Search be included in your system firmware)
* HVGA, WVGA, and WVGA854 Resolutions - don't worry we'll detect this automatically. Sorry, no QVGA
* Limited End User Support - mostly via our forum
* If your phone came pre-installed with Swype
DO NOT download this beta (it won't work)

I have an in-depth writeup of Swype at http://jonsuh.com/2010/11/swype-never-tap-to-type-on-your-phone-again/

You must still register at http://beta.swype.com/ to receive the link for the download.

lennyjew · December 21st, 2010, 11:18 AM

Yeah, they've had these beta tests going on for a long while now. Been running the swype beta's on mine for around 5 months I think now.

They don't go out of their way to openly advertise when beta groups are open for registration though.

~~3Bier~~ · December 21st, 2010, 12:30 PM

I registered yesterday and got ZILCH response!

Legin15 · December 21st, 2010, 02:01 PM

You have to make sure that your phone has one of the three screen resolutions mentioned above otherwise the beta will not work.

Sadly my phone is QVGA which is not supported at this time

~~3Bier~~ · December 21st, 2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Legin15

You have to make sure that your phone has one of the three screen resolutions mentioned above otherwise the beta will not work.

Sadly my phone is QVGA which is not supported at this time

I've got a Nexus One. Haven't a clue what screen res acronym applies.

jsuh · December 21st, 2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lennyjew

Yeah, they've had these beta tests going on for a long while now. Been running the swype beta's on mine for around 5 months I think now.

They don't go out of their way to openly advertise when beta groups are open for registration though.

Yeah, but they've made the beta officially public now. No more "waiting list" which is even nicer

Grozny · January 18th, 2011, 02:34 PM

My wife and I both have HTC Evos. She was in the menus deleting some words from the user dictionary and noticed she automatically had Swype, we assumed it was from some recent update she did. A coworker of hers had to go to a sprint store to get the update to give him Swype. I cannot find Swype anywhere on my phone and it looks like I have all available updates.

What do I need to do to get Swype on my phone? I appreciate any help!

Tre Lawrence · January 18th, 2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Grozny

My wife and I both have HTC Evos. She was in the menus deleting some words from the user dictionary and noticed she automatically had Swype, we assumed it was from some recent update she did. A coworker of hers had to go to a sprint store to get the update to give him Swype. I cannot find Swype anywhere on my phone and it looks like I have all available updates.

What do I need to do to get Swype on my phone? I appreciate any help!

Check your input options/applications and make sure it'snot there.

Are you up-to-date on your device updates? One quick way is to see if you have Blockbuster.

Check Settings --> System Updates.

Grozny · January 18th, 2011, 03:01 PM

Thank you for the fast response. I ended up doing it through the link for the beta, is it just the same as she has on her phone? I just had to do extra steps?

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Are you up-to-date on your device updates? One quick way is to see if you have Blockbuster.

What is Blockbuster?

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Check Settings --> System Updates.

Yeah I did that a little earlier and everything was up to date.

Tre Lawrence · January 20th, 2011, 01:51 AM

Blockbuster app (from the movie rental company).

thegremlin · January 20th, 2011, 02:35 AM

Awesome... been waiting for this

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