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Swype Beta for Android Gets an Update

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Apr 12, 2008
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Great news for those who were lucky enough to get into the Swype beta before open registration was closed, a new version of the swipe-to-type QWERTY software keyboard is now available. The update provides a few improvements and a slew of bug fixes that gets Swype up to date for newer Android phones. Ever since [...]Catch up on the best Android Apps at DroidAppShowcase and AndroidApplications.com!!!

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So who's installed the new version and what do you think? I installed it yesterday after removing the previous version...Had a few tense moments when I forgot my password to the Swype site and couldn't log into do the download...Thought I was going to be stuck without Swype until I managed to get my password reset.

So far I like the new version. It seems more responsive on my phone, although I think I'm finding more wrong words populating after swyping. The input for when you are not using swype and manually inputting letters seems better.
 
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I am in the beta testing and recently wiped my Droid. So I tried reinstalling it last night after I heard there was an update. Did not work. Would not swype any words. Every time I tried a blue block would light up around the whole keyboard. Uninstalled and tried again with the same results. Tried one more time tonight and now it works fine. Guess three times a charm.
 
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This is against forum rules... sorry guys. :)

The Swype apk has been requested here many times before, and the download has been linked to many times before, across multiple threads. I'm well aware of the rules, but apparently they don't apply in this situation as I find it hard to believe that it has simply been overlooked so many times.
 
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