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Updating Swype

Hi guys,
I'm running my stock (but rooted) ROM, is there any way to update the included version of Swype? I love Swype but the version shipped is 2.2.42 which, from my looks online, is fairly ancient.
Since it is part of the ROM, I presume this all but rules out just installing an updated apk over the top.
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Passa91 said:
Hi guys,
I'm running my stock (but rooted) ROM, is there any way to update the included version of Swype?
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That's interesting, i would also like to know if that's possible!

I just tried this.
1. use root explorer to delete swype.apk in /system/app/
2. use root explorer to search "swype" in /system/lib/ and delete the one you find
(sorry, I forget the file name. it's like "libswype" or something~)
3. download and install the swype you need
4. use root explorer to move swype.apk from /data/app/ to /system/app/
It works.
I'm not sure what the libswype thing is, so it would be better to have a nandroid backup before trying this.

I have found a way to install the latest beta Swype on any device that comes with Swype pre-installed. Follow the directions below, originally posted on the Swype forums for the Droid X;
Originally Posted by grooves12
First, your Droid X must be rooted. There is plenty of info out there on how to accomplish this.
Get a root file manager (I use root explorer)
1. Change your default input method to anything other than Swype.
2. Mount file system as R/W
3. Delete (or move/rename) \system\app\swype.apk
4. Delete (or move/rename) \data\dalvik-cache\[email protected]@[email protected]
5. Delete (or move/rename) \system\lib\libSwypeCore.so
6. Reboot
7. Download and Run the latest Swype Beta installer
8. ENJOY!
I hold no responsibility if you screw up your system, and recommend you make a backup before attempting this, but, the above steps worked perfectly for me, and I am now running the latest Swype beta on my X.
These steps should also work on other models that come pre-installed with Swype from the factory, but I don't have another one to test, so have no way of being sure. If anyone tries it, let me know if it works for you!
(One thing. I found that after install, swyping letters wouldn't create words in the msg box. To possibly avoid this, go to tutorial in the Swype installer just after install and type any words and then finish, you should be good to go )

sooo i did as above but as soon as i click in a text input it opens the keyboard and then closes instantly...

As long as you follow every step, it should work.try un-installing the swype app and using the swype installer again, and reboot for good measure. I can tell you this has worked for me on 2.21 stock rooted rom.
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ok got it working thanks.

Many Thanks
Works like a charm!
Now it is possible to install/make a custom wordlist and use it without the complaints by swype that another word exist with the same spelling and it should be deleted popup!!
Great!

Thanks for the guide. Worked easily for me. The beta version seems better than the one that came with my defy+.
Cheers,
Nova

The beta version is a way better than the pre-installed one!
I lost mine updating to ms2ginger 3.0.
Took it back from their site
No regrets

How to use the new Swype version 3.0!

Hi all,
here's how to use the new Swype beta v3.0 with awesome new features:
1. Backup your existing Swype version with Titanium Backup.
2. Uninstall your existing Swype with Titanium Backup.
3. Go to http://beta.swype.com/ , sign up and complete all the steps.
4. Complete!
That was easy
(Even though the Swype website states, that it isn't possible to use this new version on devices that came preinstalled with Swype...)

downloaded and working fine

But it only lasts 6 months before dying completely (I'm an old Archos original swype beta man) - so perhaps best to wait for "official" upgrade.

thank you js...i tried it before i read your post and somehow missed the warning about not installing...anyway thanks to your post, i tried it and it is AWESOME!! by the way, what was major c meaning when he said it would be only for 6 months? do it get disabled automatically? if so, can we go back to the old version cause we had saved it in titanium? kindly guide.

What changes it includes from the old swype??

Yeah if you read the beta sign up agreement biff it expires after 6 months. There will likely be an update before that happens though, so it's a rolling thing.
Is the update that much better than what we have on galaxy sii stock though? I.e. is it worth it?
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OMG!! trust me guys...this is just awesome...no! really unbelievably A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!
the keyboard has been upgraded in the landscape version...the space bar is made a bit small so that it fits comfortably for the thumb (if need be)...the word replacement is excellent and its just like the android stock keyboard word suggestor (no pop up windows). the accuracy is wonderfull...i had started out only recently and i could do a fair but of speed too...all in all it is a must have
HOWEVER!! (isnt that always so)
i had to go back to the stock swype cause i have having problems...like it just stopped working...but when i had it it was a world of fun...its certainly worth a try and going back to the stock is very easy with titanium please do yourselves a favour and try it

I try to uninstall swype using Titanium Backup but I get "Cannot Mount" error. I am uninstalling it wrong by using the bottom option on the long hold?
Nevermind, just used Root Explorer and did it manually.

Zethmir said:
I try to uninstall swype using Titanium Backup but I get "Cannot Mount" error. I am uninstalling it wrong by using the bottom option on the long hold?
Nevermind, just used Root Explorer and did it manually.
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yes you did it wrong, just click apps once, quickly, then choose un-install.
The long press stuff is not needed.

The new Swype is AMAZING. I love that the suggestions do not pop up on the screen any more. There is just a suggestion bar like the default keyboard
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Thanks for figuring this out! Works great.
Sent from my GT-I9100 running Cog S2 using XDA App

would it be possible to repackage swype so that it is installable next to the older swype?

js931 said:
Hi all,
here's how to use the new Swype beta v3.0 with awesome new features:
1. Backup your existing Swype version with Titanium Backup.
2. Uninstall your existing Swype with Titanium Backup.
3. Go to http://beta.swype.com/ , sign up and complete all the steps.
4. Complete!
That was easy
(Even though the Swype website states, that it isn't possible to use this new version on devices that came preinstalled with Swype...)
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I followed the instructions, but still cannot install new swype.
so I rooted the phone, installed titanium backup pro...
did backup of existing swype, uninstalled it, tried installing new version it does not installs....
and accidently i deleted the current backup of swype from titanium backup pro
now i have no swype....
how do i get this resolved, any help please?
about my phone:
KF2, by Vodafone Australia,
rooted following this guide :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
still have yellow triangle at booting, but did not bothered to get rid of it.
was trying to install SWYPE following version : Swype_ENUK_WVGA.3.5.83.26516_flat_black_v3_signed.apk
sorry, i was using an already existing swype apk file on my sdcard to install it was not working... so i signed up and that worked....
but the existing file has black background, that looks so good than the buttons, any help to install that version would be great !!!

latest swype beta
installed and working !!!

But how about the languages? Is there a way to get danish to Swype 3 beta?

This Keyboard is great, damn good find.
Thank you very much!

So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.

braedenws said:
So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.
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yep, same problem here :-/

braedenws said:
So I backed up, uninstalled and installed perfectly, no issues. When the phone is restarted, the licensing check fails because the SGS II uses some kind of quick boot which withholds information swype needs on boot. Tried wiping data for swype and installer, the only way to get it working again was to reinstall swype (not installer) let me know if anyone else has replicated this issue. From what I have read, this is the issue with a couple of samsung and htc phones.
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I had the same problem.
So I ran the swype installer again, and it said it needed to be re-licensed. I did all it wanted, and it still didn't work.
So I then used titanium pro to uninstall the swype app (not the installer) and THEN used the installer to download and install swype AGAIN.
That worked.
But what was different now is that I turned my phone OFF, and restarted it - and swype is still licensed!
Villain rom 1.4, tegrak overclock.
Maybe using the reboot option stuffs up the license on some roms; try turning the phone OFF and restarting it.

silk_nz said:
I had the same problem.
So I ran the swype installer again, and it said it needed to be re-licensed. I did all it wanted, and it still didn't work.
So I then used titanium pro to uninstall the swype app (not the installer) and THEN used the installer to download and install swype AGAIN.
That worked.
But what was different now is that I turned my phone OFF, and restarted it - and swype is still licensed!
Villain rom 1.4, tegrak overclock.
Maybe using the reboot option stuffs up the license on some roms; try turning the phone OFF and restarting it.
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Interesting point. Restart may use some kind of warm boot so it's quick?

[Q] Swype not working on New CM7.1

Oddly, I cannot reinstall Swype how I used to. I have the lib file as well as the Swype.apk and I would usually push it through using ADB. It got pushed successfully and I could use Swype as a NORMAL keyboard but I cannot Swype. There is a blue box around the Swype keyboard after I try to swype. Ultimately, I get a message that says the Swype was installed for a device that is not the current device that I am trying to install it on. It worked just fine on all past CM7. I realize we're on 2.3.7 now but how come it doesn't work? What was the drastic change?

I'd also like to know why it's not working anymore. I followed the same procedure I always do to restore it after installing a new version of CM, but it's not letting me swipe words.

this exact same thing happened on g-lite yesterday to me had to restore to previous rom...weird!

Edit your /system/build.prop
Back to:
ro.product.model=T-Mobile G2
ro.product.brand=tmobile
reboot...profit...

that would have been helpful last night or this morning lol. Either way it was giving all kinds of weird problems and no amount of superwiping would fix the random reboots. I only flashed g-lite to overclock boo

How exactly do I edit that?
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I used Root Explorer.

mapheG2 said:
How exactly do I edit that?
Sent from my HTC Vision
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I use ES File Explorer... it's free in the Market. You just need to enable read/write in the Settings and you'll be ready to go. I edit mine in the way mentioned above after every ROM update. I like to use T-Mobile's My Account/My Device apps. Works perfectly. Reboot after you make the change.

Or you could just download the installer from sype beta and install swype. Pretty basic
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Spastic909 said:
Or you could just download the installer from sype beta and install swype. Pretty basic
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Yeah, I was wondering why you folks don't just do that, instead of messing with ADB and editing system files.

would you be able to describe the steps in detail, the above descriptions are way to vague. Any help would be appreciated, I too have swype and it is not working properly. Thanks Greg

go to the swype beta site (make sure you uninstall all traces of swype) register and in your email you get a link for your phone...it will download an installer apk install that, start it up and it will download and install the latest swype....thats it.

Sweet it works
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I contacted Swype about this issue.
They responded and said that Swype does not (and will not) support custom ROMs of any kind. Your best bet is the beta.
See: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
I'm surprised it worked on CM for as long as it did. What puzzles me, is in the statement above they say its ok for devs to include Swype in roms for phones that had Swype preinstalled (same version must be provided). I may contact Swype again based on that.
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the old version of swype that i had, 1.64.x worked with cm7.0.3, but not with cm7.1.0. i downloaded the new version of swype, 3.25.x, and it works with cm7.1.0

Thanks, everyone! Took more steps than the old Swype Restore method for the RC.
My steps:
Uninstall Swype using Titanium Backup.
Download APK from Swype website (after signing up)
Install APK
Select OPEN button
Login to my Swype beta account
Enter account code (email)
Select all languages (because there was no English only option)
Open Android keyboard
Go to keyboard settings
Select Swype
Accept EULA

I got the Swype beta and hate it . I get more wrong words than the stock Swype. I've tried different settings still getting dumb words popping up.
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Exactly why I prefer the stock Swype.
Sent from my HTC Vision

Swype Beta problem on G2?
I followed the steps above and it was working fine. Later I re-booted and now I get the
The application Swype (process.com.swype.android.inputmethod) has stopped unexpectedly
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T-Mobile G2 running CM7.1
I have Swype Beta Ver 3.25.91.31127
I also noticed that (Menu->Settings->Applications) that Swype Installer V 1.5 is also installed
Any suggestions?
Tom

w2vy said:
Any suggestions?
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I found the answer over on the Swype Beta forums...
I would suggest using THIS method for uninstalling your old swype
Go to Settings -> Language & Keyboard and UNCHECK Swype.
Go to Settings -> Applications -> Swype Press CLEAR DATA. Then press UNINSTALL.
Go to Settings -> Applications -> SwypeInstaller Press CLEAR DATA. Then press UNINSTALL. (won't have this- maybe Swype Restore?)
Delete everything from the download directory on your SDcard
Reboot your device.
Install the update latest version of Swype. (As detailed in an earlier post)
It seems the data from the old swype was causing a problem with the latest version.
Sounds like a good habit, because if you have any trouble they will want you to do
that anyway...
tom

gTalk

hi guys,
is there a way to install gtalk with voice and video on my sgw?

nobody knows?

you can download "talk 1.3 installer [root]" in market...

Link...will try TKU
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brainwashstudio.talkinstaller&hl=en
tried latest (recommended) and briso's 3rd mod.....
both FC'd,
app never ran,
the quest continues!!!

ive been looking for this myself but none of the current methods seem to work. Im hoping that samsung pull their fingers out and get it sorted.

I have gtalk with video working on my Galaxy W.
For sure I used the link provided above: talk installer 1.3
However, it could be I first removed the original system app using Titanium Backup
But it's working now...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13408651&postcount=183
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yie612 said:
you can download "talk 1.3 installer [root]" in market...
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didn't work
djc151084 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13408651&postcount=183
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didn't work too
what can i do?

djc151084 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13408651&postcount=183
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dont work me too

Thiso said:
I have gtalk with video working on my Galaxy W.
For sure I used the link provided above: talk installer 1.3
However, it could be I first removed the original system app using Titanium Backup
But it's working now...
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I can confirm using this method is working

tesna said:
I can confirm using this method is working
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i installed busybox and talk 1.3 but didn't work
can you tell me all the steps that you have done?

Didn't work for me.
I backed up and uninstalled the Talk app with TB, then ran the Talk 1.3 installer from the market, which failed (said something like "can't copy Talk.apk"). Then, to make matters worse, TB refused to reinstall the app from the backup - it just hung, even with the indirect option enabled (makes me wonder why I paid for it!).
I eventually got the talk app back by flashing the latest stock ROM (there just happened to be a new one available when I fired up Kies).
Edit: I just thought I'd try again using just the Talk 1.3 installer. However, it won't even backup the stock app - like with the attempted installation before, it says it cannot copy Talk.apk. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, since I'm not doing very much at all!
Edit2: I just checked in /system/bin and there is no "cp" symlink in there - perhaps that's the problem? (I rooted using the recovery method, which installed busybox, but it doesn't seem to have created the cp symlink...)
Edit3: I sorted the cp issue by installing a terminal emulator and running "busybox --install /system/xbin". Backing up with the Talk 1.3 Installer now works. I don't have a good data connection where I am at the moment though so I can't have another go and installing the modified Talk app until later.
Edit4: The installation of the modified Talk app now works, but it force closes whenever I try to start it. I've tried all the versions in the installer, and they all FC on startup. I could easily restore the original apk from the installer's backup though, so no damage done.

Confirmed [root] Talk 1.3 Installer works.
Requirements:
1) Rooted Phone
2) Titanium backup (root)
Steps:
1) Sign out from gTalk
2) Make backup of Talk app using Titanium
3) Wipe Data for Talk app using Titanium
4) Uninstall Talk app using Titanium
5) Download [root] Talk 1.3 Installer from Market
6) Run it .. it will ask you to backup .. Select No
7) It will ask again ... again Select No
8) Use recommended version and then let it install new Talk
9) After installing you will need to sign in again to your Google account.
10) Now you can use Talk with voice and video

Yay! The above method works. I can only assume it was force closing before because I didn't wipe the data from the old app.
The only problem I've found so far is that I don't seem to be able to start video chats with anyone - they have to "call" me. But that's not a huge issue.
Edit: I also seem to have an ongoing video chat notification that I can't get rid of, even after signing out. I have to force stop Talk to get rid of it. Annoying, but again, not a huge issue.

I went back to the stock version in the end. As far as I can tell, the modded version only works with video the first time you connect - if you want to start another video chat after you've ended the first one, you have to force close Talk and start it again. I think this may be connected to the fact that the ongoing video chat notification never disappears from the status bar.
Anyway, I've decided it's not worth the hassle - I've reinstalled the stock app and I'm just going to use Skype for video chat instead.

tievolu said:
I went back to the stock version in the end. As far as I can tell, the modded version only works with video the first time you connect - if you want to start another video chat after you've ended the first one, you have to force close Talk and start it again. I think this may be connected to the fact that the ongoing video chat notification never disappears from the status bar.
Anyway, I've decided it's not worth the hassle - I've reinstalled the stock app and I'm just going to use Skype for video chat instead.
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same issue
and the voice chat doesn't work well...
is this app so bad or it's only mine problem?

Same issue
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[Q] Need hel PLS !! SAMSUNG GS2

Hey guys im really hoping someone can help me with this. i flashed (Rom) IML74K_Ics_Perfection (Fully ICS Themed) 04.03.12 (Fixed Tweaks) posted by
hayn_pryde46. this was my third rom that i've tried. It works great. i love it but acouple roms back i noticed my Swype (text) wasn't working anymore. keeps saying it has an invalid license.
and also when im on maps i can't seem to lock on my location.
does anyone know of anything i can do to fix one if not both of them?
thx in advance

Just download swype from their website
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Darkny8 said:
Hey guys im really hoping someone can help me with this. i flashed (Rom) IML74K_Ics_Perfection (Fully ICS Themed) 04.03.12 (Fixed Tweaks) posted by
hayn_pryde46. this was my third rom that i've tried. It works great. i love it but acouple roms back i noticed my Swype (text) wasn't working anymore. keeps saying it has an invalid license.
and also when im on maps i can't seem to lock on my location.
does anyone know of anything i can do to fix one if not both of them?
thx in advance
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Have you installed them like new, or have you restored them? That could be a problem with going from Gingerbread to ICS. Also there is a GPS patch in the development thread. Why don't you give that a go? You might need to reinstall them from scratch again. If that doesn't work with Swype, then they probably haven't updated it to handle 4.0.3. I have the same ROM too. Everything is great, but the gallery and camera fc's and charging is slow as hell and the battery drains quickly.

tried that
i tried to download from the website but it needs you to uninstall swype first. and i can't uninstall cause it's preinstalled. Because im new to this i don't know how or if you can uninstall a preinstalled app.

Darkny8 said:
i tried to download from the website but it needs you to uninstall swype first. and i can't uninstall cause it's preinstalled. Because im new to this i don't know how or if you can uninstall a preinstalled app.
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You would have to use titanium backup or root explorer to erase a system app
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Darkny8 said:
i tried to download from the website but it needs you to uninstall swype first. and i can't uninstall cause it's preinstalled. Because im new to this i don't know how or if you can uninstall a preinstalled app.
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Ohhh that's why. Okay... Go into the Play Store and download Titanium Backup. I think you can do this with the free version. Open it and at the top you should see Overview, Backup/Restore, and Schedules. Hit Backup/Restore and scroll down until you see "swype........" Tap it and hit uninstall. After that, try install your new swype.

AWESOME
AWESOME. Thanks guys you were really healpful. I used the titanium backup (free) and was able to uninstall. Finally able to swipe again
So do you guys have any tips on getting my location to lock when using maps. it's not that it's is slow it just doesnt lock me in at all.

Darkny8 said:
i tried to download from the website but it needs you to uninstall swype first. and i can't uninstall cause it's preinstalled. Because im new to this i don't know how or if you can uninstall a preinstalled app.
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I personally prefer Root Uninstaller with my rooted phones to get rid of system apps and bloatware!