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Swype Keyboard
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Armen
macrumors 604
Let me be clear on a few things:
- The Swype input method is very fast and efficient
- It is not available on the 2 other most popular platforms like Windows Mobile and iOS
- There are indeed clones out there like Swiftkey but there is no multi-platform standard. (this being the reason why I didn't invest time learning it)
The day Apple comes up with their own input method similiar to it all the Android fanboys are going to cry "they copied Swype!!!.."
Sounds like all pros for Swype for the most part. And the one con point about it not being available on 2 popular platforms, well, for iOS we know it's because Apple has restrictions, so it has nothing to do with Swype somehow dropping the ball, and for Windows Phone (not Mobile I'm assuming, which is quite dated and not really used much at this point) there might be similar restrictions on keyboards in place there like in iOS, plus Nokia has mentioned they would be working on including it in their Windows phones.
So, based on everything it seems like it would be a good thing to have--a good option to have--and hopefully it will find a way to make its way onto more platforms.
LOL, yeah, i'm "insecure" about this hahahahaha.
Exactly what you said, you answer you own... comment.
Android gives lots of customizations, Apple does not since the beginning, so yeah, giving people lots of options to customize or change stuff is not Apple like, it's more Android like.
And guess what, I'm ok with the little options of customizations that Apple gives me in iOS and OS X, keep it simple, if I wasn't happy, I would just move to Android and Windows and my forum would be something like AndroidRumors.com
Dontazemebro
macrumors 68020
Or the fact that you can't even long press any key to get to the most basic alpha numeric symbols. The iOS keyboard is seriously lacking in basic features one should come to expect from an OS.
You can long press on quite a few keys to get additional ones on the iOS keyboard.
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The iOS keyboard changes the shift key color to show what mode you are in. Not quite as good as changing the actual key labels, but not completely bad (even though it can definitely be better).
Dontazemebro
macrumors 68020
Except that those are useless phonetic symbols nobody ever uses. Most standard keyboards have double set features. I shouldn't have to go back n forth with an alt button to access numbers and alpha numerical symbols. Should be as simple as long press Q=1, W=2, E=3 etc.
Dontazemebro
macrumors 68020
Well it depends on what you're typing. If it's a long numerical sequence then of course it would be easier to leave it tabbed/alternated on the number row but in the course of an email for example and you want to just add a few numbers or a parenthesis here and a semicolon there, it's very handy and uber fast. You never have to stray to the "alt" button to turn on the number row and then back to turn it off.
Even still most standard keyboards give you both options.
You can swipe from the "123" button to any of the numbers or symbols. When you let go, it will pop back to the qwerty keyboard. It's faster than long pressing.
Dontazemebro
macrumors 68020
The pop back only seems to work when using an apostrophe but nothing else unless you press the space bar but then that's if you actually intend to use a space. Also I always have to tab just to get to the numbers. It's definitely not faster for me.
It doesn't sound like you're doing it right. You have to tap, hold and drag your finger from the "123" button and don't lift your finger from the screen until you hit your desired number or symbol.
why you came back? I just couldn't leave the apps on android suck... at least that's what my mind told me on the very last minute
SwiftKey and Swype are for 13 year old little girls! I don't want the bloat ware on my iPhone. I applaud Apple for not bloating iOS and not allowing companies like Verizon to add their bloat and crap ware, thanks Apple!!
boshii
macrumors 68040
Obviously you never used it.
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The apps do suck compared to the iOS versions. It just seems like developers take more time developing for iOS. The fragmentation also made it a confusing mess to use. Every app has its own settings as opposed to iOS, where the settings are unified.
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