Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
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Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#2Swype has had iOS demos since they launched. The source of this article doesn't prove anything other than that Apple and Swype have talked in the past, which is only logical.
Sounds like they couldn't come to any agreement though. From the comments in the reddit post the VP (and probably most people at Swype) just want an Apple deal and it's Apple that won't go through with it.
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#3Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of.
As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now.
How come people are still talking about Swype?
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#4Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of. As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now. How…
Yes, it's still relevant.
It was a big deal when SwiftKey and Android 4.2 implemented its own version of "Swype" and both promoted it. I've used all three KBs and prefer Swype because it's the most accurate for me.
Not being available in Play store doesn't mean you can't get it. You just go to their website, sign for the beta, then you download the apk. ANYONE could do this.
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#5Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of. As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now. How…
Yes, it's still relevant. It was a big deal when SwiftKey and Android 4.2 implemented its own version of "Swype" and both promoted it. I've used all three KBs and prefer Swype because it's the most accurate for me. Not being available in Play store doesn't mean you can't get it. You just go to their website, sign for the beta, then you download the apk. ANYONE could do this.
Oh, that's another thing. Why have they been in beta for, what, five years now?
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, it's still relevant. It was a big deal when SwiftKey and Android 4.2 implemented its own version of "Swype" and both promoted it. I've used all three KBs and prefer Swype because it's the most accurate for me. Not being available in Play store doesn't mean you can't get it. You just go to their website, sign for the beta, then you download the apk. ANYONE could do this.
Oh, that's another thing. Why have they been in beta for, what, five years now?
Actually, they aren't in beta anymore with it being on the Play store so I guess that was their criteria for being in it for so long.
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#7Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of. As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now. How…
Firstly there are a lot of people who are using Samsung phones. Secondly, I believe other Android phones also come with keyboard that has Swype features. My nexus 4 has the feature and my friend 's HTC has it too. Thirdly, a lot of keyboard apps in Play store basically does the same thing (i.e. Slideit, SwiftKey and touchpal). Basically, almost everyone who use android phones Swype sometimes.
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#8Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of. As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now. How…
Firstly there are a lot of people who are using Samsung phones. Secondly, I believe other Android phones also come with keyboard that has Swype features. My nexus 4 has the feature and my friend 's HTC has it too. Thirdly, a lot of keyboard apps in Play store basically does the same thing (i.e. Slideit, SwiftKey and touchpal). Basically, almost everyone who use android phones Swype sometimes.
Swype features aren't the same as actual Swype, though. The stock Android keyboard just has copied swipe-typing.
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#9Never had a good experience using Swype on Android.
I much prefer SwiftKey on my samsung S3: http://www.swiftkey.net/
Re: Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology
#10Is Swype still relevant? It was great when it launched, but it wasn't available in the Play store until, what, ten days ago? It was available in Samsung phones, but nothing else that I'm aware of. As far as I can see, nobody was actually able to use Swype, apart from people who got a Samsung phone with it preinstalled. Almost every single keyboard, the stock Android keyboard included, has this technology by now. How…
My droid razr came with it preinstalled as well