<s>
Swype	B-Language
was	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
for	O
touchscreen	B-Device
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Swype	B-Language
Inc.	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
enters	O
words	O
by	O
sliding	O
a	O
finger	O
or	O
stylus	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
letter	O
of	O
a	O
word	O
to	O
its	O
last	O
letter	O
,	O
lifting	O
only	O
between	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
error-correction	B-Error_Name
algorithms	O
and	O
a	O
language	B-Language
model	I-Language
to	O
guess	O
the	O
intended	O
word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
predictive	B-General_Concept
text	I-General_Concept
system	O
,	O
handwriting	O
and	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swype	B-Language
was	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Algorithm
Omnia	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
specific	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
Swype	B-Language
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Nuance	O
Communications	O
where	O
the	O
company	O
continued	O
its	O
development	O
and	O
implemented	O
its	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
algorithm	O
,	O
Dragon	B-General_Concept
Dictation	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	O
app	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
was	O
also	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
is	O
not	O
visible	O
anymore	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
except	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
installed	O
the	O
app	O
by	O
accessing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
installed	O
apps	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
Aptoide	B-Application
to	O
download	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swype	B-Language
consists	O
of	O
three	O
major	O
components	O
that	O
contribute	O
to	O
its	O
accuracy	O
and	O
speed	O
:	O
an	O
input	O
path	O
analyzer	O
,	O
word	O
search	O
engine	O
with	O
corresponding	O
database	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
customizable	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
predict	O
that	O
users	O
will	O
achieve	O
over	O
50	O
words	B-Device
per	I-Device
minute	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
chief	O
technical	O
officer	O
(	O
CTO	O
)	O
and	O
founder	O
Cliff	O
Kushler	O
claiming	O
to	O
have	O
reached	O
55	O
words	B-Device
per	I-Device
minute	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
Swype	B-Language
employee	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Franklin	O
Page	O
achieved	O
a	O
new	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
of	O
35.54	O
seconds	O
for	O
the	O
fastest	O
text	O
message	O
on	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
mobile	O
phone	O
using	O
Swype	B-Language
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Algorithm
i8000	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
reportedly	O
improved	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
25.94	O
using	O
a	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S	O
.	O
The	O
Guinness	O
world	O
record	O
text	O
message	O
consists	O
of	O
160	O
characters	O
in	O
25	O
words	O
and	O
was	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
typed	O
in	O
25.94	O
seconds	O
,	O
which	O
corresponds	O
to	O
a	O
speed	O
of	O
nearly	O
58	O
words	B-Device
per	I-Device
minute	I-Device
,	O
or	O
370	O
characters	B-Device
per	I-Device
minute	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
bettered	O
by	O
the	O
Fleksy	B-Device
app	O
on	O
an	O
Android	O
phone	O
to	O
18.19	O
seconds	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Swype	B-Language
supports	O
the	O
following	O
languages	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Swype	B-Language
was	O
listed	O
among	O
Time	O
magazine	O
's	O
50	O
Best	O
Android	O
Applications	O
for	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Android	O
app	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
was	O
also	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
2018	O
,	O
users	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
Aptoide	B-Application
to	O
download	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
Swype	B-Language
is	O
hidden	O
from	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Swype	B-Language
website	O
was	O
also	O
discontinued	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
redirect	O
page	O
to	O
XT9	O
Smart	O
Input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
emailed	O
to	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
Nuance	O
Communications	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Swype	B-Language
keyboard	B-Device
app	O
and	O
instead	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
core	O
technology	O
behind	O
Swype	B-Language
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
utilized	O
and	O
improved	O
upon	O
across	O
other	O
Nuance	O
offerings	O
—	O
and	O
integrated	O
into	O
our	O
broader	O
AI-powered	O
solutions	O
—	O
most	O
notably	O
in	O
Android-based	O
keyboard	B-Device
solutions	O
for	O
our	O
automotive	O
customers	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
