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I use an old APK of Swype, because it's still the unsurpassed state of the art for swipe typing. I don't know why, either, but it's not just you.
by nix0n 5y ago
I use an old APK of Swype, because it's still the unsurpassed state of the art for swipe typing. I don't know why, either, but it's not just you.
- user_7832 5y agoDo the old APKs still work? Is there no server verification that they do? I remember trying to get the APK but there were quite a few hoops to jump through and something went wrong.
- tentacleuno 5y agoDid you try getting them off APKMirror? They're pretty good.
- user_7832 5y agoThanks, I did, and it works as well! The only issue is... well... it's not very accurate in predicting words (at least this version). It's funding* and putting other words. What version of Swype do you use?
- tentacleuno 5y agoAt the time of posting, I didn't use any version, but I use APKMirror on a regular basis. I currently have the Swype+Dragon Trial on my telephone to try it out, though.
- xenomachina 5y agoI still use Swype as well. I'd installed it from the Play store prior to it being discontinued. It still works fine, but hasn't had any updates in 2 years. I've also noticed that if I open the Play store link (below) in incognito mode, it says "not found", but if I'm logged into my Google account, it brings up the app's info. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swype.dtc https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.swy... I've tried switching to Gboard a number of times, but its swipe typing is way less accurate. Swype also has a bunch of gestures that are very convenient, like one to toggle the current word between UPPER, lower, and Title case, if you swipe from apostrophe to s, it'll insert "'s", and it's trivially easy to add new words to its dictionary. Overall, I'm not looking forward to when I eventually have to give up using Swype.