Swype on Archos 70 (and 101)

[rc211e]

I installed Swype on my Archos 70 and it almost works.

It's there it's installed and if I tap on the keys I get letters but nothing when I Swype even though it acts in the right way.

I have searched a few forums and others have reported this on 101

...however I am sure somewhere I saw a video where someone was using Swype on a 70

Anyone able to help on this I think I am close but just not quite there!

I am on 2.2

 

[posttal]

Same tablet here and I'v looked all over and found nothing that works so far......

 

[Gin Martini]

it won't answer to your question, but here's an alternative.

I'm using SlideIT on my 101, it's a copy of swype. It works flawless on portrait mode. in landside mode, the software buttons of android get on the way but doesn't bother much.

 

[rc211e]

it won't answer to your question, but here's an alternative.

I'm using SlideIT on my 101, it's a copy of swype. It works flawless on portrait mode. in landside mode, the software buttons of android get on the way but doesn't bother much.

Thank you will try it

 

[rc211e]

This guy says he is using Swype but doesn't say where it came from about 3 min 22 secs in. From the age of the video I think it may be 2.1 not 2.2

 

[luckyxero]

I had it working on 2.1 and it was great. After the switch to 2.2, it never worked. SlideIT works on 2.2.

 

[ArcTab10]

I'm using my HTC Incredible to write this and want to make a suggestion to the Swype programmers.
Swype is great when the keyboard is 2 to 3 inches wide. I would like to see swype appear in the bottom right or left side of a tablet and just take up a small amount of space.

 

[chiasticslide]

I found a Swype apk a few months ago--though to be honest I don't remember which device it was for or what forum I snagged it from--that worked on the 70. I only used it for a few days before going back to Thumb Keyboard, for two reasons: one, the soft buttons clip the far-right side of the keyboard, which makes for a lot of hassle; and two, swyping over the whole screen was nowhere near as efficient as pseudo-touch-typing on Thumb Keyboard. Using Swype in portrait mode was tolerable but honestly most of the time I'm typing I'm in landscape mode anyway so it's a moot point.