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Swype for HVGA phones

I just got the myTouch 1.2 and it came with Swype as the default input method. Diggin it so far.

I'm loving swype on my new 1.2. My Fender does not have it and when I did the install as stated above it came with all kinds of warnings about tracking input like Credit Card info and it scared me :eek: I feel better using it on my 1.2 since it's the default without all the warnings!!!!
 
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I'm loving swype on my new 1.2. My Fender does not have it and when I did the install as stated above it came with all kinds of warnings about tracking input like Credit Card info and it scared me :eek: I feel better using it on my 1.2 since it's the default without all the warnings!!!!

It only came without the warnings because you didn't install it. :D
 
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I'm loving swype on my new 1.2. My Fender does not have it and when I did the install as stated above it came with all kinds of warnings about tracking input like Credit Card info and it scared me :eek: I feel better using it on my 1.2 since it's the default without all the warnings!!!!


Whoa whoa whoa... it tracks credit card info? :eek: My 1.2 came pre-installed with Swype and I got no warnings about that.

Do you mean that it saves strings of text you input so it can learn to predict for you? Because that's very different than "tracking" credit card numbers.

Can someone please clarify?

Thanks
 
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Whoa whoa whoa... it tracks credit card info? :eek: My 1.2 came pre-installed with Swype and I got no warnings about that.

Do you mean that it saves strings of text you input so it can learn to predict for you? Because that's very different than "tracking" credit card numbers.

Can someone please clarify?

Thanks

The Android OS says this warning for every new keyboard apparatus that you install, it is just as a precaution just to let you know that what you type could be sent somewhere to like the developer who make the keyboard. But I would dare say any popular keyboard in the Android market or from another reliable source doesn't do this. Since Swype is the default keyboard for v1.2 and Fender it should be ok to install, of course you have to be careful with this type of information.

But if needs be, when prompted to input any passwords or credit card information or anything private long press in the input box, and input box will allow this - the Edit Text menu will come up, select Input method and switch back to the Android Keyboard default that way you'll be safe.
 
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The Android OS says this warning for every new keyboard apparatus that you install, it is just as a precaution just to let you know that what you type could be sent somewhere to like the developer who make the keyboard. But I would dare say any popular keyboard in the Android market or from another reliable source doesn't do this. Since Swype is the default keyboard for v1.2 and Fender it should be ok to install, of course you have to be careful with this type of information.

But if needs be, when prompted to input any passwords or credit card information or anything private long press in the input box, and input box will allow this - the Edit Text menu will come up, select Input method and switch back to the Android Keyboard default that way you'll be safe.

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply!
 
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