Of course! The Swype Keyboard is a fast, easy, and fun way to enter text on any screen. Effortlessly glide your finger from letter to letter and watch as words and phrases appear on screen.
Check out our preview video below, and stay tuned for more videos to come!
Swype is available for download on the App Store.
Activating and setting Swype as your keyboard is simple! Please follow these instructions on your device:
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Swype. Then, press and hold on the Globe key and Select “Swype” from Keyboard list.
Swype currently supports the following languages:
Arabic – العربية
English
English (AU)
English (UK)
Czech – Čeština
Danish – Dansk
Dutch – Nederlands
Farsi – فارسی
Finnish – Suomi
French – Français
French (CA) – Français (CA)
German – Deutsch
Greek – Ελληνικά
Hebrew – עברית
Hinglish – Hinglish
Hungarian – Magyar
Irish – Gaeilge
Italian – Italiano
Norwegian – Norsk
Polish – Polski
Portuguese – Português
Romanian – Română
Russian – Pyccĸий
Spanish – Español
Swedish – Svenska
Tagalog – Tagalog
Turkish – Tϋrkçe
Ukrainian – Українська
Vietnamese – Tieng Viêt
Note: You need to enable “Full Access” to download languages. You can disable “Full Access” as soon as your language download is completed.
To use the Emoji Keyboard in Swype, press the Swype key and then select “Emoji Keyboard.” Now you can choose from hundreds of Emoji, see recently used Emoji or even save favorites.
Or you can still intuitively add Emoji to your text. Simply tap or Swype the name of an Emoji character via the keyboard. Once done, you will see the Emoji displayed in the Word Choice List. Select it and you’re good to go!
Example: Tap or Swype “happy” and select the smiley face emoji from the Word Choice List.
Slide your finger from the Swype key to the Globe key to change your keyboard.
Go to the Swype App on your Home screen to preview and purchase new themes.
Premium themes are $0.99 each, or you can purchase bundles of themes for a discounted price.
To change your theme, go to Swype Settings (press and hold the Swype key and select the settings icon) > select “Themes” > choose your favorite theme.
To change your keyboard layout:
Swipe your finger from right to left in the Word Choice List to see up to twelve suggestions!
We would love to provide users the ability to use our voice dictation, but currently the microphone is not available for keyboard extensions in iOS 8.
Currently the data we collect is only stored in the Swype Keyboard on your device. When you use the Swype Keyboard, we analyze your use of language and create a personal language model to improve our recognition of your words. You can delete your personal language model (including all the the words you’ve added to your Personal Dictionary) by going to Swype Settings > Personal Dictionary > Tap the trash can icon.
No. You only need to enable “Full Access” if you would like to download more languages, or to use purchased Swype themes. You can disable “Full Access” once you have completed your language download, or you have accessed Swype Keyboard after purchasing premium themes.
Swype does not collect any additional data if you enable “Full Access”. You only need to enable “Full Access” if you would like to download more languages.
Note: Swype does not store keystrokes or sensitive data such as credit-card numbers or passwords in password fields.
If your question is not answered here, please check out our Known Issues, Forum, or contact our support team for additional help.
We are excited to announce that Swype is now available on the App Store!
