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How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III

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How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III
A somewhat limited version of the Swype text input method is included with the Samsung Galaxy S III, but the method for turning it on is a bit convoluted. If you love typing by sliding your fingers across the keyboard, instead of tapping like an woodpecker, you'd surely want it on for your Galaxy S III.

Unlike the Galaxy S II with ICS, however, where the Swype text input method switch appears in the notification bar, or is easily accessible from the keyboard settings, on the Galaxy S III it does not appear as an input choice.

Therefore to turn this version of Swype on Samsung's greatest you have to:

1. Either press the cog on Samsung's keyboard or press Menu->Settings->Language and Input
2. Under the second category there - "Keyboards and input methods" - choose the cog next to the "Samsung keyboard" option
3. You need the "Continuous input" option here, which is grayed out by default, not the "Keyboard swipe" option, so you have to turn on the "Predictive text" slider first
4. Check the "Continuous input" option

Bear in mind that this "Continuous input" method is not a full-fledged Swype Beta for Android, more like a combo of the Samsung keyboard and Swype, but that's what you will have to deal with in the stock firmware. It only works in some apps and text boxes, like Messages, while others like the browser resort to the default on-screen keyboard.

How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III
How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III
How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III
How to turn on Swype text input method on your Samsung Galaxy S III

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1. Non_Sequitur posted on 13 Jun 2012, 09:28 2

WOODPECKERS FTW

2. justme posted on 13 Jun 2012, 09:35 2

This sucks.

4. Nikonmorous posted on 13 Jun 2012, 12:50

Oh my! Did I just hear an advid Android huumper say something sucked? Let me call Google and tell them they failed altogether. Seriosuly, I'm tired of the fact everybody on here is against Apple. It's not the fact they have quality products, it's the fact no Android phone can ever make the impact the iPhone has. Goodbye PhoneArena. It's been nice knowing you, but the ignorance of your users is sadening. Now, excuse me while I find a tech website that doesn't have users, and doesn't have comments.

5. iamcc posted on 13 Jun 2012, 13:48 2

This iswww.phonearena.com, notwww.drphil.com

Good bye!

6. Nikonmorous posted on 13 Jun 2012, 14:02 1

Funny! I was checking out Dr. Phil's website and it said you were his top patient of the month. The problems he listed for you were horrendous. I'm sorry, I would say I could feel your pain, but I always manage to put spaces with my URLs.

7. mthoren68 posted on 13 Jun 2012, 15:53 2

So you always put spaces with your URLs? Do you always also misspell "avid" and "humper" and "saddening?" If you are going to criticize people, have your own stuff straight.

And why do you talk about the iPhone like you actually had something to do with it? It's a flippin' phone.

And BTW, your "I was checking Dr. Phil's website" crack is dumber than George's "jerkstore" quip on Seinfeld.

8. MrNobodyWTB posted on 13 Jun 2012, 17:49 2

LOL.

Also. I fail to see where Apple was even mentioned. "justme" mentioned "this sucks." (I'm assuming because of this very slight additional hoops you have to jump through to enable swype).

It was "Nikonmorous" who started freaking out about how he's "tired of the fact everybody on here is against Apple."

Where was Apple mentioned to begin with? Don't complain when there's nothing to complain about. It makes one appear ignorant.

3. ivanko34 posted on 13 Jun 2012, 09:49 2

I use only swype on the galaxy note.
Is it possible to manually install swype?

9. AmritD posted on 06 Feb 2013, 05:40

If it still doesn't work after this tutorial and the Continuous Input is stil grayed out.
Just delete LightFlow. This because the latest updates of both integrated Swype and LightFlow don't work together 'yet'.

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