14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of Swype beta for Android was made available for download for users who enjoy the benefits of this input technology on their devices, with support for more screen resolutions, and with a series of bug fixes, as well as other enhancements.
The new Swype beta for Android arrives as version 2.29.71.20084 and, according to the development team behind it, was meant to resolve some outstanding issues with the application, while also adding into the mix the said improvements.
Based on the feedback the company received from the user community, they managed to solve two major issues with the application.
“In response to the outpouring of community feedback we've received, we've resolved two critical issues that have been creating a bad user experience,” Swype notes in a recent forum post.
“First, the hidden word tip window has been all but completely removed. It will appear one time, and one time only, for the first hidden word you encounter after a new installation. After that, it's a historic event.
“Second, contact names that are automatically added to the user dictionary will now stay deleted instead of being re-added accidentally.”
At the time, they announced that the beta version of the application was offering support for more screen resolutions that before, including QVGA, WQVGA, WSVGA, and qHD.
They also note that languages such as Dutch, UK English, and Russian should be supported on these resolutions, though not all of them would be available for users.
Those who would like to learn specific info on the screen resolutions and languages that are supported on them should head to the company's website here for that.
“In response to user feedback, we dove into our prediction algorithm looking for what might be causing prediction accuracy to drop drastically as Swype was used over the long term. We identified the issue and have implemented a fix,” Swype concludes.
Before proceeding to Swype's website here to download the new version of the application, users should know that double-tap-to-edit was disabled in Android 2.3.3, as it is incompatible with some of the platform's features.
With the new release, users who update the ROM on their devices would no longer see Swype disabled afterwards, unless they move from a certain type of ROM to another.
Some other changes were also included with the new flavor of Swype:
- We fixed one of our gestures that you've all been asking for but didn't work quite right: To hide the keyboard you can trace a path from the SWYPE key to the BACKSPACE key. - The installer includes a new option when it detects Swype is already installed: Generate License. This option can be used to force Swype to delete and re-create the license file. This should make fixing license issues a lot easier for our users.