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SlideIT Keyboard – Why Type When You Can Slide?
Tested version: 4.5
Latest version: 6.0
Requires Android: from 2.2
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Summary
Many of you know and love Swype. The name speaks for itself: Swype literally allows you to enter words by swiping your fingers across the screen. Sounds great, but the problem is that it isn't so easy to get one's hands on Swype. The good news is that there are plenty of good – and sometimes great – alternatives out there—and SlideIT Keyboard is one of them. Let's take a closer look.
Features & Use
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Test device: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Android version: 4.0.2
Mods: Root
After having downloaded the application an installation assistant guides you through the keyboard's configurations. SlideIT Keyboard supports several languages (45 language packs are currently available): download the ones you will be needing.
The assistant also explains how to activate the keyboard. Another cool option: you can add your contacts to the dictionary and then just swipe away to spell out your contacts' names.
SlideIT works quite nicely after this preliminary set-up has been taken care of, though you will of course have to develop a feel for swiping. Once you've gotten comfortable with it you will find that swiping words is a lot faster than spelling them out, provided, of course, that they are included in the application's dictionary. Words that aren't yet part of the dictionary can be typed out conventionally; they can then be incorporated into the app's glossary—to do so, simply hit the (+) on the left side of the display.
SlideIT supports speech-to-text hit the microphone symbol and start talkin'! Results are contingent on Google. For special symbols hit the '?123' symbol—you'll find four pages worth of characters here. Four buttons for the function 'Settings', 'Cut', 'Copy' and 'Insert' are located in the word suggestion bar and can be used on a word via double click.
Let's move on to the application's settings, because this keyboard application harbours quite a few of them.
Go to 'Language & Dictionary' to select a language, links and abbreviations. This is where you can also add or delete language packs. I find the abbreviations option to be especially useful—for instance, enter 'AWHFY ' which then automatically turns into 'Are We Having Fun Yet?'. The app already features a lot of abbreviations and if ever you feel that some are missing you can simply add them to the bunch manually.
You can export/import your dictionary (in case you switch devices, for instance).
The application has a generous amount of available skins—there are currently 30 available from the Android Market.
There are plenty more settings options, including automated capitalisation, the maximal length of a sentence as displayed on the screen, vibration effects, acoustic feedback...
Check out the 'On-The-Fly' option if you which to configure word suggestions.
Bottom line:
SlideIT Keyboard is a user and newbie friendly keyboard that will simultaneously satisfy power users. It has a lot of settings options for advanced users, or users who simply like to configure keyboards according to their own preferences. Overall we are very satisfied with SlideIT.
Screen & Controls
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Setting up and using SlideIT Keyboard is relatively simple. It's takes a moment to get used to, but once you've gotten a feel for swiping you will find that it it really is a time saver.
The SlideIT graphics per se won't blow your skirt up, but you can spice things up by downloading some of the skins. The Gingerbread skin has a classic Android look to it.
Speed & Stability
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SlideIT Keyboard runs very fluidly and word suggestions pop up without any delays. The app is pretty sturdy overall.
Price/Performance Ratio
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Seeing as it's our app of the week, SlideIT Keyboard is currently on sale for only EUR 1,97, which is a good deal, and one we would ordinarily award a higher rating. However, this is a limited offer—the app usually goes for EUR 4,50, which is a bit hefty.
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A Google User, Jun 18, 2013
Regret Regret buying, a waste of money in my opinion. Has not worked well on my Droid Razr.
A Google User, Jun 18, 2013
Can't set as default keyboard Stuck with android keyboard..can't set as default keyboard..love it but it sucks
A Google User, Jun 18, 2013
Great keyboard but bad update Still awesome themes The swipe ability used to be so great it just keep deteriorating more and more.. the thing in the swype you have to hit evry letter perfectly , make it so it calculate better swiping traces Request: Swype sentences ,
A Google User, Jun 17, 2013
Good, but not the best anymore... The was a time when this was my go to keyboard but with the improvements to both Swype and SwiftKey it's been left behind. If you own it, keep using it but if you're looking for "the best", if I were you I'd look elsewhere.
A Google User, Jun 15, 2013
I think DASUR TEAM is run by a bunch of infants. I never thought an app could suck and blow simultaneously. But this one does. Edit, please DASUR download Swype or SwiftKey Flow to properly get a handle on how a keyboard should be made! FYI, this keyboard sucks! Google won't allow a zero star rating. So imagine me giving you a no star rating..................... Update, Fleksy is out. Need I say more????!!!!!! Enough said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Google User, Jun 15, 2013
Annoying bit When u kill all on your task manager sometimes it stops slide it from being active. Then u have to uninstall and reinstall the app. Meh. Fix.
A Google User, Jun 15, 2013
HTC ONE V I paid 4 bucks for a top of the line keyboard. Not a super slow, glitchy piece of crap. Everything else about this keyboard is great. I will change my rating once I see the difference. It typically happens when my internet is on. The keyboard should nor be affected by the connection of the internet. It will also glitch randomly when the internet is off. Please fix!
A Google User, Jun 15, 2013
Attention WTF please fix....!!!! Everything is good but the size its way to big please fixxxxxxx please I always use this keyboard fix the size back to how it was
A Google User, Jun 14, 2013
Low memory footprint and usefull Most important factor for me is memory. I bought swype and dismayed on its memory use. Swiftkey is good but slide it use less memory, don't really need so many features. Slide it gives me exactly what I need no unnecessary features.
A Google User, Jun 13, 2013
So I buy the keyboard but then also have to purchase the word prediction plugin. Do I really need it? That aside love this keyboard, tried many, many others keep coming back to SlideIT.
A Google User, Jun 13, 2013
good keyboard good keyboard, i would give it 5 stars if it had urdu language support, please include urdu language support
A Google User, Jun 12, 2013
Some thing's missing. The ability to move the cursor in all directions, using the direction keys.
A Google User, Jun 12, 2013
Full Size Numberpad??? Is there a way to get a full size number pad for easily entering numbers?
A Google User, Jun 12, 2013
Super! The more I learn the shortcuts, the more I like it. Wild like a split-keyboard for my tablet though I've almost quit tap-typing.
A Google User, Jun 11, 2013
Bad keyboard. Edit; previously 5 stars. After using it for a couple of days, I realized the slide feature lags very very often. It is not as responsive as the other keyboards on the market that feature swype.
A Google User, Jun 11, 2013
Terrible It's got allot of glitches and the vocabulary is seriously lacking. It also doesn't space correctly or assist with punctuation, or spelling. I have to deal with more typos then I could have imagined. I would never buy it again
does buying an app make sence?
Hi Atlas,
SlideIT is our app of the week and so it's almost 60% off until midnight next Sunday! Hope this compensates for the other missed opportunity.
I want to buy it for 99 cents but it's too late :(