[Q] Swype on WP7

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Hi there, mine Omnias coming Tuesday. I was wondering if it was possible to put Swype on these Windows Phone 7 devices. I hope so because I can't imagine living without it now! Has anyone tried to put it on?

Pete

Doubt it, but hey the stock keyboard is awesome anyway so no need

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Yes, it doesn't work, I am sure someone will come up with it (or something like it) soon, The app store seems to have grown 10 fold in the last few days, stuff arriving all the time!

wwfc, Indeed the in-built keyboard is good, but IMO Swype is the next gen input method and with very little practice I can get close to normal typing speed with it. I miss it!

There are two or three variations of it out there and I have checked that at least one of them (SlideIT) is working on a WP7 version.

Pete

Originally Posted by SivEd

Yes, it doesn't work, I am sure someone will come up with it (or something like it) soon, The app store seems to have grown 10 fold in the last few days, stuff arriving all the time!

wwfc, Indeed the in-built keyboard is good, but IMO Swype is the next gen input method and with very little practice I can get close to normal typing speed with it. I miss it!

There are two or three variations of it out there and I have checked that at least one of them (SlideIT) is working on a WP7 version.

Pete

I'd like T9 for text messages. So much easier to hit a smaller number of bigger keys quickly.

Originally Posted by SivEd

There are two or three variations of it out there and I have checked that at least one of them (SlideIT) is working on a WP7 version.

Pete

Where can you get SlideIT? I can't see it on Marketplace...

You can't yet I am afraid, the author said he is working on a Windows Phone 7 version... No sign yet and the comments about how long other platforms have been waiting for updates is discouraging. Could be a while yet.

There is also ShapeWriter, but I don't know if they are doing a wp7 version.

I understand that you might prefer T9, so many people can do it with their eyes closed (and walking or on a bus, for sure). The standard keyboard tries to predict what you are trying to type, but it gets it wrong too often for me and the sheer hassle of having to concentrate on pointing exactly at the key you want and then missing and having to hit backspace - and missing that! Is a PITA.

Swype lets you be inaccurate and that, combined with the one "press" per WORD is how you can be so fast. Plus it's correction techniques are much faster than the standard keyboards.

I am sure there must be a "hook" in for other input methods.

Now I have SatNav, it's my biggest miss on WP7. That and the lack of hackability... And no iPlayer... And no copy and paste... And no multitasking... No Google maps (streetview)... Hmmm, can't wait for this Jan update!

Heppy Xmas,
Pete

I do hear the WP7 keyboard can be considered to top the iPhone's.

However, I do have a question for Swype users. What happens when you swype from o to r? I personally use both or and our extensively. On my WM6, it often prioritises one and hence I have to go back, tap the word, then select the word I want. That's grossly inefficient for inputting a two/three letter word.

There are plenty more examples where Swype has been hell to me. A 4-inch capacitive screen with full QWERTY will be a relief.

You can either hop between letters for better accuracy, or squiggle the letter to input manually. There are a list of tips on their website which makes it seem immensely more useful; though I'm not sure I would use it on WP7 as the keyboard is already excellent.