Swype avail for Eris

[charklos]

OMG! I can now wait for 2.1 and be happy while I wait!! This is the best news to hear, that we got Swype for our Eris' now! Dude thank you for sharing, you are THE man!!

 

[bpk116]

Thank you.Now I won't hesitate at responding to the multiple "what are you doing" texts I get during the day. Now Captain obvious can respond with a Swype of the finger "working".

 

[cmerrtt]

I've found that using my index finger works best. If I try and use my thumb (like I would with the regular keyboard) I have a hard time seeing where I'm going.

That is the best suggestion and improved typing speed immensely - thank you!

 

[lisadawn]

okay......I had to crack under the peer pressure Downloaded on my phone.....playing with it now. So far so good.

 

[dfine06]

i got the same meesage as someone on the first page saying it was a different size. i downloaded the link directly and did everything else to the tea. any thoughts?

 

[Slug]

Don't know if this is allowed to be posted

No it isn't.

Here's an abridged quote from the Swype developers (full text here)

Swype has only released its

 

[skybax22]

Having a bit of trouble. When I connect and mount my Eris, it comes up as a Removable Device. I don't know where to copy the .apk file to. I tried copying it to multiple places, but Astro cannot find it anywhere. Please help.

 

[Pitamakan]

It's completely appropriate and understandable, of course, that the mod would remove the link to this download. And it's also understandable that Swype would make a blog post like the one it did ... a necessity to legally protect its intellectual property. Still, I suspect that off the record they're not too distressed about the leaked beta -- it gave them a lot of buzz, which is certainly something they want right now.

It'll be interesting to see if they do follow through and put Swype in the Android Market, and how much they'll charge for it. Clearly, their business plan is counting on most of their revenue coming from royalties paid by device makers, and if they put the app in the Market it might make it less likely that the device makers will sign such agreements. I just hope that those of us who already have smartphones won't end up getting left out in the cold ...

 

[bagged00]

well shit how do i download it if the link has been removed?

 

[Pitamakan]

well shit how do i download it if the link has been removed?

Heh ... you'll just have to dig a little harder now.

 

[bagged00]

ahh shit lol...i guess ill go to xda forums and maybe find it

 

[bagged00]

just installed and getting same message another user got.

The Swype package you installed does not match the screen size of the device. Please contact Swype about this issue. Screen size:320x480

the site im using only has one link to download any ideas whats wrong?

 

[bagged00]

finallly got it...took me 2 hrs lol still kinda new with all this. for any one that has a problem with when the install it they dont have the screen error come up but they try to pop the keyboard up and it doesnt come up, for me it was because the file was still in zip and not apk. so if u installed and get no keyboard, check to make sure you got apk and not zip

 

[jbdan]

Thanks for this everyone! A breeze to dnld and install and works like a dream. Has made txting a most pleasurable experience and allowed me to use one hand to hold the phone and the same hand/thumb to text with. It's super fast as well! Good stuff!

 

[alprazolam]

For those of you who love swype...just curious..were you using word prediction with the stock keyboard or did you have that feature turned off?

 

[jbdan]

I was using word prediction. The eris keyboard imo is excellent. Much better than Better Keyboard. Accurate. Swype just makes everything faster, is very accurate, can still type custom words in old school "tap" style, and it's made txting more fun if that's a feasible assertion. The biggest advan with swype for me is being able to hold the Eris in one hand and text with that same hand with my thumb....convenient.

 

[L0stS0ul]

I agree with the poster above. The eris keyboard is quite good but I like swype a lot better.

 

[superchaos]

I was having to change to landscape mode with the eris kb because my thumbs would hit the wrong letters quite often. This swype thing lets me text and write emails a lot faster.

 

[BoulderAndroidFan]

I used word prediction on the stock keyboard before Swype. FYI--Had a bad issue prop up. Not sure if it was due to Swype or Task Manager which I downloaded and started using both in the past few days. Got the dreaded Android processes error and force close message. Long story short--had to do the hard reset and reconfigure phone. I'm reloading Swype again hoping it wasn't due to loading this beta app.

 

[Rossco_Pee]

Can I still download it? Does anyone know where to look or what to search for? Thanks.

 

[50chendt]

just go to google and search "swype for eris xda" it will give you a link on xda's forum and it might take a little bit of searching but i found it that way.

 

[Pitamakan]

I'm still really loving Swype. The only issue that's even slightly frustrating is that there's not always a consistent way to dismiss the keyboard when you're through with it. Depending on the app, sometimes there'll be a "go" key or similar that will do the job, sometimes hitting the menu button will work, sometimes the "back" button ... and sometimes I can't figure out what the hell to to. But it's still good.

 

[boleap]

Swype rocks! So much more responsive than the standard keyboard! Thanks!

 

[40_LTDShooter]

OMG! I can now wait for 2.1 and be happy while I wait!! This is the best news to hear, that we got Swype for our Eris' now! Dude thank you for sharing, you are THE man!!

Thats exactly what I thought when I first tried it. I actually laughed and giggled when I first got it to work.

 

[Rossco_Pee]

This thing his awesome. Thanks a lot.