What is Swype? Swype is a innovative input method from the co-inventor of T9, Cliff Kushler. Officially Swype is only available on Windows Mobile. Swype Inc is planning to launch Swype for Android based devices. Guys at DroidMuff got there hand on Swype’s Beta (Android).

Unfortunatley, this specific installer won’t work on every Android handset — in fact, it won’t work on most. This one’s tailored to work with WVGA phones, so it’ll work fine on the likes of the Moto Droid and the Xperia X3, but not the Droid Eris or HTC Hero.

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Warning: Please do it on your own risk. We at MacHackPC will not be responsible for any damage or breakage of your phone.

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There are two different way you can get Swype installed.

Process 1:

Step 1: Navigate to this page on your phone.

Step 2: Tap on the Download link and wait for the download to finish.

Step 3: From the Download history screen, tap SwypeReference-WVGA854-trial-release.0.35.3959.apk, then tap install.  Note: If you get an error, you need to go to Settings > Applications and enable Unknown Sources.

Step 4: Once Swype has installed, Go to Settings > Language & Keyboard.

Step 5: Deselect Android keyboard and Select Swype.

Process 2:

Step 1: Download and install the Astro file manager from the Android Marketplace

Step 2: Download Swype Trial Release.ZIP

Step 3: Unzip the download file into a folder. You will get this file – “[mfhs]Swype-SwypeReference-WVGA854-trial-release.0.35.3959.apk”

Step 4: Copy the extracted .apk file to your handset’s SD card

Step 5: Use Astro to browse for the .apk file on your SD card, install it. Note: If you get an error, you need to go to Settings > Applications and enable Unknown Sources.

Step 6: Go to Settings > Language and Keyboard.

Step 7: Deselect Android keyboard and Select Swype.

Enjoy!. If you have any challenges please let us know via comments.

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