Best Answer: How Long Has Android Had Swype Typing?
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Developer(s) Nuance
Initial release April 24, 2013
Stable release Android 1.6.20 (November 19, 2014) [±]
Operating system Android 2.2 and later, Bada, MeeGo, Symbian, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, iOS 8 and later
Type Virtual keyboard, speech recognition

Why was Swype discontinued?

“After years of leadership in the third-party keyboard and alternative text input space, Nuance made the difficult decision to discontinue our support of the Swype keyboard application as we continue to focus our efforts on AI-powered solutions for our core vertical markets,” the company wrote.

What happened to Swype for Android?

Technology website, The Verge published on 21st February 2018, that the tech giant has discontinued its Swype Keyboard app for Android and iOS. SwiftKey is a well-equipped and cool keyboard app with SwiftKey Cloud, created by SwiftKey.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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