We joke that
Gmail holds the record for the most drawn-out test phase, but Swype comes close: the keyboard replacement has been considered a work in progress on various platforms since before
Android devices hit the streets, and well after it started shipping with phones.
The developers at
Nuance are a little braver as of today, as they're
launching Swype 1.5 for Android without any kind of beta label attached
-- they really, truly consider it
done. Mind you, there won't be a huge
difference versus recent betas. The 1.5 update adds a quick shortcut to Dragon Mobile Assistant for those who have it installed, expands Living Language to 20 dialects, adds two new themes and refines both Smart Touch and Smart Reselect.
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It's
where
you can get Swype 1.5 that may be the biggest change. For the first
time, Swype is launching as a straightforward
Google Play download that
should
support the same easy installs and upgrades as most Android releases.
Unfortunately, that also means a price tag for the store edition. Nuance
is charging 99 cents on Google Play for a "limited time" before a price
increase, so we'll have to shell out if we want to take the easier
path. The beta program remains intact, however -- and when Swype is at
least temporarily undercutting
SwiftKey on pricing, we'd at least consider spending some cash.
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