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Anytime I try installing a 3rd party keyboard and activating it, a gray box comes up where the keyboard should be and there's no input available till I disable the 3rd party keyboard. Anyone have any ideas why this might be?
 
There seems to be a number of people on Twitter also complaining of the same issue - no keyboard appearing in any apps once Swype is installed. Swype hasn't commented on the problem whatsoever so let's assume they are just as clueless at the moment.

For those that have it up and running - Were you on the Beta then GM released earlier this week or did you download the "fresh" version today?
 
junebug1 said:
There seems to be a number of people on Twitter also complaining of the same issue - no keyboard appearing in any apps once Swype is installed. Swype hasn't commented on the problem whatsoever so let's assume they are just as clueless at the moment.

For those that have it up and running - Were you on the Beta then GM released earlier this week or did you download the "fresh" version today?
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There is no "fresh" version. They are the same. Period.
 
junebug1 said:
There seems to be a number of people on Twitter also complaining of the same issue - no keyboard appearing in any apps once Swype is installed. Swype hasn't commented on the problem whatsoever so let's assume they are just as clueless at the moment.

For those that have it up and running - Were you on the Beta then GM released earlier this week or did you download the "fresh" version today?
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I used iOS 8 since Beta 1 and did a fresh install of the GM the day it was available. Swype is working perfectly for me.
 
ddublu said:
There is no "fresh" version. They are the same. Period.
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I understand that - hence the quotations...trying to figure out if having the beta and updating to the GM is causing an issue with third party keyboards. So instead of just trying to prove you are super intelligent and I clearly don't know what I'm talking about how about you contribute something and answer the question. Did you go from iOS7 - iOS8 today or did you have the beta?
 
Uhm....how are you guys installing Swype for iOS 8? I have searched all over the app store for it, and I do not see it from my phone. What am I missing?
 
junebug1 said:
I understand that - hence the quotations...trying to figure out if having the beta and updating to the GM is causing an issue with third party keyboards. So instead of just trying to prove you are super intelligent and I clearly don't know what I'm talking about how about you contribute something and answer the question. Did you go from iOS7 - iOS8 today or did you have the beta?
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Neither. I went 7.1.2 JB to the GM.
 
Swiftkey and Swype both show up at the ITUNES link in google, but I cannot find them from my phone's appstore!?

What is going on??? Why can't I see them directly from the phone?
 
As always, the App Store has a cache or whatever that causes delays in that stuff showing up. Direct links usually allow you to get to things just released.
 
What the??? Why does iOS 8 not have swype like flow keyboard as standard? Android has. Swype layout is ugly as hell. How can I get swype with standard iOS layout?
 
Padmini said:
One of the many "features" that Android users loved to criticize Apple users about....and now that its available, hardly anyone will use it, just like on Android.
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I use it on my android devices all the time. I've just bought it for iOS now.

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It seems pretty good actually. It's a shame you can't customise the appearance like you can on Android though.


Edit I am mistaken.

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bozzykid said:
Download Swiftkey.
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I have now. None of them are offering my language yet though. Thought apple would provide a flow type keyboard like android Stock and windows. Skiftkey looks better but has crappy branding. I love minimalism.
 
Shanghaichica said:
I use it on my android devices all the time. I've just bought it for iOS now.
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;) and I hope it works well for you. My point was merely, things like this get so overblown. Maybe a million people might find this interesting or useful. That's nothing compared to the nearly 1 billion iOS users.
 
Padmini said:
;) and I hope it works well for you. My point was merely, things like this get so overblown. Maybe a million people might find this interesting or useful. That's nothing compared to the nearly 1 billion iOS users.
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Swype has 250 million users so far.
 
Padmini said:
;) and I hope it works well for you. My point was merely, things like this get so overblown. Maybe a million people might find this interesting or useful. That's nothing compared to the nearly 1 billion iOS users.
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Needs a few more themes but it's a start.
 
Are you guys able to swipe very short (in terms of distance between keys) words in SwiftKey? Such as "as"? Or german words "er" and "zu"? Can't seem to get it working.
 
Working fine on my iPhone and iPad. Both were updated to the GM last week and Swype installed today working fine, fluid and simple,p.
 
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