alexalex Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Swype 3 Adds Friendlier Text Prediction to the Gesture-Based Android Keyboard, Is Available for a Limited Time The new text prediction may not seem revolutionary, since it's pretty much the same horizontal bar that's in every other Android keyboard. However, it does make a huge difference in how easy Swype is to use. In old versions of Swype, you had to double-tap a word, which would bring up a popup window from which you could choose the word you actually wanted. Not only was this kind of annoying, but didn't work great with Gingerbread's new text management features. In version 3, all you need to do is single-tap on a word and pick your correction from the top row on the keyboard. Plus, it works great for switching back and forth between tapping and swiping. If you've been frustrated with Swype in the past, you'll definitely want to check out this new version. It's so much easier to use. The new version also brings support for Android tablets, a much easier registration process, and a bunch of other enhancements. Plus, the beta is open once again... http://lifehacker.com/5811893/swype-3-for-android-adds-more-friendly-text-prediction-is-available-for-a-limited-time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 The new features look promosing. I must get myself an Android tablet any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 In old versions of Swype, you had to double-tap a word, which would bring up a popup window from which you could choose the word you actually wanted. Not only was this kind of annoying, but didn't work great with Gingerbread's new text management features. In version 3, all you need to do is single-tap on a word and pick your correction from the top row on the keyboard. So what happens if I need to put a single letter in the middle of a word which has appeared? I have to retype the whole word? Now that would be annoying. See if I can get on the Beta this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeston Veteran Posted June 25, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 25, 2011 So what happens if I need to put a single letter in the middle of a word which has appeared? I have to retype the whole word? Now that would be annoying. See if I can get on the Beta this time. To insert a letter into the middle (or anywhere) of a word, you would first click the word. This brings the cursor to the end of the word and brings up the list of alternate words to choose. You would then just drag the cursor to the position in the word where you would like to enter a letter. It's slightly annoying to do, but that doesn't happen very often, for me anyway. It is a really nice method of choosing alternate words though, so I'm happy. Also, about the tablet version... It's not great. It really seems to have a hard time getting the words I want, they don't even appear as an alternate word in the list. I've had to manually tap in several words to actually get them to come up, and even then it has a problem when I try swyping them again. There seems to be something off with it. It has some promise and I may go back to it after a future update, but I'm back to the standard Honeycomb keyboard for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The video ID in the original post is "malformed", so here's the video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hmm, read on the Swype forums, there's not that much love for Swype 3.0. Will make a backup before I change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yeah can't say I'm liking it too much tbh. Also noting quite a bit in text/whatsapp ebuddy that the words im swyping aren't even entering in the text box then having to close and reopen the window/program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I was using Swype for a while on my HTC Legend but I just couldn't get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 We are all Swype users in this household and we all agree that v3.0 is awesome. Bring on v4.0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-T- Member Posted June 27, 2011 Member Share Posted June 27, 2011 Gotta say I have love for 3.0. Seems to work better for methan the previous version on my rooted desire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Stopped taking swipes for me last time I installed it, will reinstall now that I installed a new ROM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 So on my Droid X I def have swype but reading the FAQ it appears I cannot download this new version - "If your phone came pre-installed with Swype DO NOT download this beta (it won't work)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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