Swype sheds beta tag, finally enters Google Play store and priced at 0.99$
From June 16, 2010 till last week, Swype was stuck in ‘public beta’ mode and out of Google Play Store even though this is one of the most widely used applications (also provided as built in onscreen keyboard on many Samsung Galaxy series phones). Yet, Swype was able to gather a user base of more than 500 million users.
Yesterday, Swype has finally made it to Google Play store and one has to pay 0.99$ to use the application. If you are not sure whether to purchase the application, there is a trial application that one can use for 30-days. The beta program will remain open for anyone who want to try and provide feedback on upcoming revisions of the application (at http://beta.swype.com).
Full feature set of Swype application:
- Crowd sourced SWYPE LIVING LANGUAGE that regularly adds latest trending words to your dictionary and can localize your dictionary
- Next word prediction
- Sync, backup and restore your personal dictionary
- Dragon Dictation
- Smart Editor. Analyze full sentence and suggest quick fixes and suggestions.
- Multi-modal: Swype, Type, Write, Speak
- Dragon Mobile Assistant
- Unique Tablet Keyboards
- Smart Touch: Quickly adapt to your typing patterns
- 60 downloadable languages and dialects
- Wide range of temes
- Voice & Text Dictionary Sync
- Quick gestures
“Swype was a game changer when first unveiled, and ever since, it has continued to set the bar for intuitive and intelligent keyboard innovation – so much so that others have tried to follow,” said Mike Thompson, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. “Based on the incredible success of our beta program and our vocal customers, we decided to extend the power of Swype to more Android users through Google Play. Android users deserve the best keyboard – settling for an alternative is no longer necessary.”
