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SWYPE alternative apps

imnotnotbrandon

Aug 25, 2010, 7:27 PM
I've been doing a lot of digging, tried slideIT, tried to get ahold of a WORKING swype beta, all of these with no success.

Anyone know of one I haven't seen? Or have any information on when the beta may re-open?
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Dread_99

Aug 26, 2010, 12:31 PM
What kind of phone do you have? I have the licensed version for the HTC hero HVGA (different versions are available dependent on screen resolution). I got mine through XDA developers forum if that helps (it came built into a ROM).
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 26, 2010, 3:28 PM
I've got the HTC Hero liscensed through Sprint as well, bought it about a month ago.
After seeing the Samsung Epic at a device fair I decided I really needed to get swype.

How exactly do the ROM's work? I'm trying to avoid getting into any rooting or anything that may void the warrenty.
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Dread_99

Aug 26, 2010, 3:37 PM
Installing and using Swype doesn't require any rooting. I have the APK on my SDcard. All you have to to under your settings is change allow non market apps. Then install the APK using Linda file explorer (or something similar).

Also if you download from the market tattachAPK (try a search for tattach to find it) this will allow you to receive an APK from someone's Gmail account and install it to the phone. Once installed you're good to go.

None of this requires root (superuser) access.
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Dread_99

Aug 26, 2010, 4:14 PM
After you follow those instructions send me a PM.
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 26, 2010, 4:23 PM
Okay! Thank you. I'll have to do this once I get home, I just clocked in to work.. ha :/
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 9:11 AM
PM'd you as requested Sir! ..or Ma'am!..
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 9:57 AM
I'ts sir and check your email 🙂
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 9:59 AM
my gmail is different than the address I used to signup for my PS account.
I'll PM you the correct one, sir.

Thanks again!
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 10:10 AM
No problem - just need the Gmail in a PM
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 10:16 AM
Alrighty then. And now, I wait.
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 10:27 AM
You got mail
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 10:33 AM
Booo I haven't received it yet. Maybe it's just not coming into my inbox automatically.. I'll log into the actual gmail website and maybe check my junk mail on my breakk.
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 10:39 AM
Maybe refresh your gmail? You need to receive it on the phone to install it.
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 10:40 AM
I've been refreshing it forr like 10 minutes ☚ī¸ haha
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 10:42 AM
I resent it (sometimes takes a moment).
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 11:01 AM
I checked again, nothing there :/
I also checked the hotmail account I had listed for my PS account, and there was nothing there either.

So I'm not sure what exactly is going on!
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 11:03 AM
You sent the right gmail?
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 11:04 AM
I believe soo. I'll send it again.. and type it twice! haha.
gahh sorry for the troubles.
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 11:18 AM
DUUUDE. you have NO IDEA how great you just made my day.

THANK YOU!!
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 11:38 AM
I take it you got it? lol
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 11:41 AM
Yes! as soon as it popped up into my inbox I was like *CLOCK BREAK!!!11 hahah.

Now I don't even want to do overtime today... I just wan't to text and email all day! hahah
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 11:46 AM
haha nice!
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imnotnotbrandon

Aug 27, 2010, 11:50 AM
Yeeeayuh. Thanks again man, I've seriously been trying to find a working version of that APK for like.. 2 weeks now.
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Dread_99

Aug 27, 2010, 11:58 AM
No problem, I was lucky enough to get it in a ROM lol
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dopeygirl

Sep 26, 2010, 4:37 PM
want to know how this worked for you. Hav ebeen looking at doing this but wanted to hear from someone else how it worked.
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