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Eyes

Swype.

It disappeared from my phone this week and I'm in shambles.

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Isn't this integrated in all modern keyboards?

At least Google keyboard does it now!

Swiping input yes, but the implementation of Swype was superior to the others like Swiftkey.

I can't really describe, but it was better at capturing the words I swiped and also handled multiple languages better.

Multiple languages with Google Swype is indeed awful.

If I use the default keyboard instead of swiftkey on my iphone I can't swipe for words and have to peck at the screen like its 1860. So unless there's a setting I'm missing somewhere, no.

What phone is it, I use gboard (even though my Huawei has a Swype keyboard), Settings > Language & Input > gboard > glide > enable glide input.

But if it's an Android just use settings search?

It's an iphone not android. I was letting the commenter know that it's not integrated in to apples keyboard, at least as far as I can tell.

If it's gboard, you might have to enable it in settings.

Gboard is pretty weak in comparison. Much worse spelling and its custom dictionary may or may not work, I have no idea.

Along the same lines is Fleksy. They had a completely unique approach to typing.

It was abandoned and later bought out by Pintrest.

Man, I was just this week thinking about reinstalling it. It's the only phone software I've ever bought. They took some features away a couple years ago so I uninstalled it in a snit, but I've been using gboard for gestural spelling and it's just crap. Over 50% needs respelling and/or returns nonsuggestions.

That’s too bad, years ago I switched from Android to iPhone and the only thing I missed was Swype. I still miss it. Later Swype became available on iOS but it was never as good as the Android one.

If it’s gone that’s one less reason to switch back to Android.

Was Swype really that good?

http://www.wastedtalent.ca/comic/text-what-i-mean-not-what-i...

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