Swype Android Beta!!

[SSHGuru]

Using Microsoft is further proof that you don't know what you're talking about. Computers cannot generally run without windows or it's tied in products. That's why there have been so many anti-trust suits against the company.

Now imagine Swype trying to get a meeting with Verizon. The Verizon exec is going to ask a simple question - "don't we provide a keyboard?" and of course the answer is yes..

Then the question will be "will including swype increase the number of units we sell?" and the answer will be NO. They will ask if the average person on the street even knows what swype is and the answer will be that 95% of people DONT know.

So the Verizon management will then say "let them put it in the marketplace".

Here is another version - They meet with Swype and love the product. They think it could be a great method to advertise their phones and get a few more customers. They ask Swype how much per unit and Swype says $2. After the room full of Verizon people stop laughing their asses off they ask if Swype is serious. Then they offer Swype .10 per installed copy.

Now what's the better model - .10 per copy or $5 to $10 on the market?

At $2 per licensed copy and at 2M + Droids if they had included Swype it so far would have cost them over 4 Million just to add a feature most people don't know about and won't use.

The cell phone companies DO NOT add third party software unless it will sell more phones and unless it's dirt cheap.

You need to learn more about how business works my man.

I completely disagree.

Just like every app on the marketplace it will get updated as they improve it and get the bugs out.

If they did a deal and had it as OEM they would have exactly the same cost of customer service.

It would be absolutely stupid not to offer it for $5 to Droid and Nexus One users considering there is no way they are going to get money from those devices any other way.

I'm amazed at the lack of business sense here.

Really? Perhaps you should share your "business sense" with Microsoft. That's a company that managed to become the most successful software business in history by selling the bulk of its software to manufacturers, not end users. Of course, Microsoft does provide end-user support for its software. Checked the price of that support lately?

Further, you might want to check to see how much "customer support" Swype provides to users of their software on the devices they support. Zilch. Support on the Ominia II, for example, is provided by Samsung, the phone manufacturer.

The bottom line is that there is a vast difference between a relatively simple standalone software application for a niche market, a description that fits about 99% of the apps in the Android Market, and software that is essential to the operation of a particular device such as a virtual keyboard. I can get along just fine if my particular music player is buggy. If my keyboard doesn't work as intended I can't use almost any application on my phone.

Swype may, of course, opt to make their software to end users. But if they do, the model they're likely to use is demonstrated by their beta program where they can control the individual devices and users that download the software. Not the free for all Android market where such controls are marginal at best.

 

[jcardona1]

Wow this new version is sweet! I love it even more now

 

[chatnoir]

Hi to all
great keyboard, it's best to use and very addictive.
Now .. installation via internet working ok, restart or turn off and on and empty low-key (blue) ... I proceed to disable and enable swipe again and it works again.
really annoying, I go in the fourth installation and still the same, I have no root in my "Miles".... any solution?
thanks.

 

[allikanbe]

Tried that but still getting that error. Any other ideas?

You will still get the error after a restart, but switching the input ethod then switching back to swype should still make swype work until your next restart.....

Or is it just flat out not working at all?

It's just not working at all, even without a reboot. I switch to the Droid keyboard and then back to Swype, and then I get the message again. I can type but can't swype.

Willy,
My swype worked perfectly last night. This morning, I got the same problem that I think you are having. I can type (and there is a blue line around the keyboard) but I can't swype. To fix this I went to Settings> Applications > Manage Applications > Menu > Filter > All > Scroll down to Swype and Swype Installer and tap the Force Quit button. Nothing noticeable will happen, but then you can back out of that page and Swype will swype.

 

[chatnoir]

I did a hard reset and not change anything

 

[schellbl]

Looking for some help. Running smoked glass v5.0 and having problems. I tried deleting using the steps provided by mudpro. For some reason now, I'm getting a swype trial message has expired message now. I can't seem to get the new one to install. Any thoughts?

 

[fishepa]

Works great for me!

 

[christim]

A part of me is amused with all of the rooted people who are having problems installing Swype..

Dudes, I thought rooting was foolproof and you could get anything:icon_ devil:

lol, I hear ya. I could say I didn't have 2.1 and needed something to do, but in reality I'd rather be doing something else

As for me I'm thinking I should have just left my leaked version alone.
Tried numerous things, including the posted directions here.
basically: searched with astro for all instances of swype. Then used root explorer to make them "go away".

rename system/app/swype.apk to swype.apk.bak
rename /sys/lib/libSwypeCore.so to ibSwypeCore.so.bak
rename /sdcard/apk/swypereference-WVGTA854-trail-release.0.35.3959.aspk to *.bak
uninstalled Dolphin web browser leaving just the default one installed
opened gmail, clicked swype link and visited the site with my default browser, install, log in, installed, chose as default. no keyboard comes up.
rebooted.
get msg that it is configured for another device and will operated will limited functionality. (this occurs as soon as I unlock the phone and get to the desktop).
Swype is now there, but when I swipe, no words are displayed.

conclusion: I want my leaked version back. Running on SG 5.0 and trying to get this beta is conflicting with each other. Previously I tried to reflash SG 5.0 but without wiping data I think I get to keep this messed up non-swiping Swype.

Just installed it. Seems there are still betas available. After running the leaked beta, I've gotten so hooked on swype, I was lamenting the fact that the leaked copy expired today.

Funny thing that. I try to install the beta and my leaked version expires. All on the same day. I strongly suspect something was added somewhere to make the leaked version expire. Did anyone have it expire before installing the beta?


edit: longpress of a text box and switching to default keyboard and back does nothing to change the non-swiping function. It swipes and leaves the blue trail but doesn't populate the text box

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[JonKyu]

Funny thing that. I try to install the beta and my leaked version expires. All on the same day. I strongly suspect something was added somewhere to make the leaked version expire. Did anyone have it expire before installing the beta?

What if this is just their Master plan to get all the leaked versions expired haha lol

 

[donerico]

is this actually better than the one i installed a few months ago?

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good question mets, is it?

Im confused

I sometimes talk to myself too, but usually not in forums

 

[christim]

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good question mets, is it?

Im confused

I sometimes talk to myself too, but usually not in forums

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/27654-swype-android-beta-31.html post 304

To fix this I went to Settings> Applications > Manage Applications > Menu > Filter > All > Scroll down to Swype and Swype Installer and tap the Force Quit button. Nothing noticeable will happen, but then you can back out of that page and Swype will swype.

This worked for me. I don't reboot often so if this sticks until the next reboot I can live with it.

 

[jsh1120]

Using Microsoft is further proof that you don't know what you're talking about. Computers cannot generally run without windows or it's tied in products. That's why there have been so many anti-trust suits against the company.

Now imagine Swype trying to get a meeting with Verizon. The Verizon exec is going to ask a simple question - "don't we provide a keyboard?" and of course the answer is yes..

Then the question will be "will including swype increase the number of units we sell?" and the answer will be NO. They will ask if the average person on the street even knows what swype is and the answer will be that 95% of people DONT know.

So the Verizon management will then say "let them put it in the marketplace".

Here is another version - They meet with Swype and love the product. They think it could be a great method to advertise their phones and get a few more customers. They ask Swype how much per unit and Swype says $2. After the room full of Verizon people stop laughing their asses off they ask if Swype is serious. Then they offer Swype .10 per installed copy.

Now what's the better model - .10 per copy or $5 to $10 on the market?

At $2 per licensed copy and at 2M + Droids if they had included Swype it so far would have cost them over 4 Million just to add a feature most people don't know about and won't use.

The cell phone companies DO NOT add third party software unless it will sell more phones and unless it's dirt cheap.

You need to learn more about how business works my man.

Uh, you might want to explain to Samsung and T-Mobile why they were such fools. Both have signed contracts with Swype in the last six months. Or you might consider that running a computer without an input method is just as difficult as running it without an operating system. If you knew anything about the history of personal computers you'd realize that Microsoft has always made the bulk of its money by selling directly to OEM's, not to end users.

Or you might want to rethink your insulting tone when you're talking to someone who has been in the software business for 25 years.

 

[jphccfc]

that worked for me too so thank s for that - swype is swyping again!

 

[christim]

that worked for me too so thank s for that - swype is swyping again!

For a while I though this was going to turn into one of those things like the Firefox demo for android that can't browse the web :icon_eek: Glad it worked for you too!

 

[sherylhs]

Has anyone had the old swype expire?

Mine expired, but it was coincidentally right after I installed the new beta version.