jkOnTheRun Video: Swype on the HTC EVO 4G
Swype is an alternative keyboard for the Android platform that with just a little practice can be the fastest keyboard on the small screen. Text is entered with Swype by “spelling” words by swiping the letters on the keyboard. Swype tracks the movement and determines with eery accuracy the correct word.
In this video demonstration I show a small amount of text being entered with Swype on the HTC EVO 4G. To provide an unobstructed view of the process, I was standing behind and over the camera with the EVO sitting on the table in front of me. The text entry was still accurate and fast, but is even better when used in a normal position holding the phone.
Swype has only been available to very few due to a closed beta, but the company is making it available freely for a few days. Vist the Swype beta web site and get it. You won’t regret it.
Having installed this onto my Desire to see what all the fuss is about, all I can say is that this is some kind of voodoo!!!
No matter how inaccurate I am, what I am thinking appears on the screen even though my finger seems to be moving randomly around the screen.
Everybody.
You have to try this. It really is like magic.
No kidding… as you can see in my post below, I feel like I can just scribble with my finger and have it magically know what I’m thinking! Way more revolutionary that certain other technology I can think of…
I love Swype… Swype is remarkably accurate even if you’re just “close” to the right letters… I have just started and ended on the right letters and haphazardly skimmed over the other letters and had it pick up words like “sweetheart” (which felt like I was scribbling, lol) and “technology” (a series of loops) with near perfect results.
I’ve waited for some time for another public beta release for Swype, and it doesn’t disappoint!
Oh well. I guess my HTC EVO 4G is lesser than James’s unit. After all the song and dance the second download install tool proclaimed that the install failed. No error code, nothing in the FAQ for my failure. Just don’t install.
Thank goodness it was free or I’d want my money back! :-)
The first time failed for me but then it went through. A bit of an involved process, that’s for sure.
how easy is it to go back & correct mistakes?
swypes momentum really seems to be picking up steam, hopefully more people will preach it to the masses. they alone have done more for text input that Apple ever has.
Double tap the incorrect word and reswipe. That simple.
I tried swype when it was first released to the market months ago, I loved it. Then it expired and was taken off the market. So I searched for other swiping keyboards and came across ShapeWriter. Now that Swype is back, I’m prefering ShapeWriter more. I’ll give Swype a few more days just so I can get used to it. But check out ShapeWriter too.
JK, did you root your EVO 4G and install Froyo???
Nevermind. I got excited because of the wallpaper. But realized after that HTC Sense was still running. I’ve been debating on whether or not to root and thought you would have some good advice (want to get rid of all the bloatware).
I like the Sense stuff so I don’t plan on rooting my EVO. YMMV.
I just downloaded Swype to my EVO and it’s amazing. After the beta, how much do you think it will cost to purchase it, or will it be a free add-on?
So far it has only been available through OEM preloading and not for purchase. I hope this changes in the future.
Finally managed to get this to work after 3 reboots and an uninstall in between.
23 screenshots of instructions just to install the thing is a bit much.
BUT, boy is it worth it in the end?
Boom! Swype is truely magical and wonderful….. ;-P
I had some errors installing it on my HTC EVO at first. After uninstalling Swype stuff, rebooting phone, and trying again, it worked! It’s quite amazing. I was able to spell the oddest of names, products, and much more without any issues.