[Guide] Installing Swype Beta on HTC Inspire 4G

[straightupstaticx]

post 277 like three posts up. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP?

 

[bleh bleh]

does this even work on windows 7? this is the second time i have tried something like this but i can never get it to work.i cant get passed step4.

 

[brewcrew0220]

why wont my phone connect to my PC? nowhere on either device recognizes that it is plugged in via USB. anybody know why this would be? its kind of holding up the process for me here

 

[silkaj]

Hi Hello everyone quick question. When I type cd C\AC-SWM it tell me basically it doesn't exist or can't find it. Can you guys help or know why..?

That should be an underscore "_" not a dash"-".

 

[RoboWarrior]

Just saying those who have installed swype on a rooted phone, when you overclock, you must restart the phone 3 or more times in order for swype to register your gesture.

Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

 

[erunn123]

thanks

 

[ShikyoxYaiba]

Ran into a slight problem. I did this on a friend's phone not more than a week ago, but now I'm having difficulty doing it on my own phone. Apparently Swype has updated itself sometime in between. When I run the installer after step 7, it prompts me to update my installer. But updating is blocked off just as the regular installation process is--this sort of kills everything. I can't get to log in to choose which swype language I want. Anyone know what to do? Much appreciated!

(I've already tried going through the rest of the steps anyway. It's a no-go.)

I kinda thought that the version of the installer that we download would be the new one, but I guess not...? I don't know how to pick which to download, if that's even possible.

EDIT: So after constantly going back and forth between my apps and the swype installer, it randomly decided not to check for a more recent installer and prompted me to log in. This wasn't any better though. After selecting the language, there's an error saying something's wrong with the parsing. (Forgive me, I've no idea what that means.) Again, this prevents me from getting any further...unfortunately.

 

[steeled922]

there is a new installer version now and it wont let me get past it or update

 

[ShikyoxYaiba]

Actually, nevermind, I got it to work.

To the poster above, when you registered, did they email you a code? I ended up making a second swype beta account with a different email I use... Downloaded the installer (after deleting the old ones I had previously downloaded) and ran through this process again. Everything went just fine and the new swype beta is great. ;]

 

[steeled922]

Tried with new swype account, still didn't work

 

[buerkett]

Thanks so much for this! Seriously!

 

[b00german121]

test

 

[dirkloogie]

For those who still want to install this beta, it is significantly easier on this device now.

Check the post on the forum for the Sideload Update for the Inspire.
Get the option installed for "Unknown Sources" which is located in the Settings>Applications group.
Make sure the "Unknown Sources" option is checked.
Signup for the 3.0 beta. Open the email with the link on your phone
Download the installer link on your phone
Open the file on your phone to install the apk file
It will install a new app on your App page for the Swype installer
Follow the instructions for installation of Swype.

good luck

 

[broscheanu]

Windows users get these:
1) http://forum.androidcentral.com/and...40770-ac-sideload-wonder-machine-windows.html
2) Application - HTC Sync for all HTC Android Phones

Linux/Mac users get this:
1) http://forum.androidcentral.com/and.../24362-sideload-wonder-machine-linux-mac.html

Steps:
1)
Windows: Install HTC sync, reboot afterwards to ensure the drivers are snuggled into your system. Install Sideload Wonder Machine by downloading the zip file in the link I posted, and copy the AC-SWM directory into C:\ (for simplicity)
Mac/Linux: Download the Sideload Wonder Machine zip in the link, open it and extract it somewhere. Open a terminal and type: "cd /path/to/directory", then, "chmod +x swm-install.sh", then "./swm-install.sh". On the mac, it will point you to a URL that contains the package, for linux it will install it automatically.

2) Ensure your device has USB debug mode enabled, to do this, go to Settings -> Applications -> Development, and check the "USB Debugging" option.

3) Plug your phone in to your computer, make sure you are in "Charge Only" Mode. (drag the notification bar at the top down to see what mode you're in, tap to change it, make sure you hit DONE).

4)
Windows:
Open up a command prompt (Start -> Run, type "cmd") and then type: "cd C:\AC-SWM"
Type "adb devices"
You SHOULD see an HTC device listed. If not, you either didn't enable debugging or your drivers are not correct. If you do not see a device, STOP.

Mac/Linux
Open up your favorite terminal, type "cd /path/to/where/you/extracted/it" and type "./adb devices"
You SHOULD see an HTC device listed. If not either there's a problem with your USB connection or you didn't enable USB debugging. If you do not see a device, STOP.

5) Sign up for the swype beta if you haven't already, and after you have gone through the process and they sent you your download link, DOWNLOAD the file to your device.

6)
Windows: type: "adb pull /mnt/sdcard/download/Swype-Installer.apk Swype-Installer.apk", this will download the installer to your local machine. If there's a problem it's most likely that your device is in USB disk drive mode, and your computer is mounting your filesystem. Make sure you are in charge mode.

Mac/Linux: type: "./adb pull /mnt/sdcard/download/Swype-Installer.apk ./Swype-Installer.apk", this will download the installer to your local machine. If there's a problem it's most likely that your device is in USB disk drive mode, and your computer is mounting your filesystem. Make sure you are in charge mode.

7)
Windows: type: "adb install Swype-Installer.apk"
Mac/Linux: type: "./adb install ./Swype-Installer.apk"

8) You may need to restart your phone to see the installer, but under your applications, you SHOULD see "Swype Installer". Run it.

9) During the install, you can pick either Swype Full or Swype English/Spanish, pick your version.

10) A warning will pop up saying that applications from outside the marketplace cannot be installed. DON'T WORRY, BUT DON'T CLICK ANYTHING YET.

11)
Windows: type "adb pull /data/data/com.swype.android.installer/files/mypackage.apk ./mypackage.apk"
Mac/Linux: type "./adb pull /data/data/com.swype.android.installer/files/mypackage.apk ./mypackage.apk"

12)
Windows: type "adb install mypackage.apk"
Mac/Linux: type "./adb install ./mypackage.apk"

13) Click the "Cancel" button on the warning, install should proceed as normal! If not, just run the installer again, it'll pick up the package and you are all set.

If you don't get the Swype keyboard, make sure the Swype installer was completed, you can always start it again. If it IS complete and you still don't see it, reboot your phone.

Also, to enable/disable Swype, go to Settings -> Language & keyboard and make sure "Swype" is checked.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Great step by step instructions. Thank you! I was able to get Swype installed on my HTC Inspire in no time!

 

[omidahomi]

awesomeee

 

[asdf432]

failure

Hello - thank you for the step by step clear instructions that you have given. Even though you've made it simple, I keep getting an error that says "[install_failed_update_incompatible]" right after step 12 "adb install mypackage.apk"
Does the original poster or anyone have an idea how to fix this?
Thank you.

[edit] - I would also like to mention that I am actually on a Samsung Captivate and not the HTC Inspire 4G. Does this matter?

[edit] - Okay I fixed my own problem. For reference - I noticed under settings->applications->manage applications->all, I still had com.swype.inputmethod (something like that? it's gone now so i can't remember the exact name) so I realized I had to delete that. I couldn't find it so I searched for the term swype or inputmethod in Root Explorer and found it, then got rid of it (as well as any other swype preinstalled stuff that should be deleted). It still didn't work so I rebooted my phone and then reinstalled SDK tools. I guess I didn't have to reinstall SDK, but probably could have just deleted mypackage.apk and re-do the steps. I actually made a mistake by not going to the swype installer and waiting for the error message to pop up, I just entered steps 11 and 12 into the cmd prompt right after the reboot and it worked. Hope this helps other people who might get this same error.

 

[Phouvanay]

I'm hoping this work I like Swype played with it on friends phone!

 

[matics10d]

There was a typo in my guide (which I now corrected), but put a space between pull and /, so it's

adb pull /data/data/com.swype.android.installer/files/mypackage.apk ./mypackage.apk

Still doesnt work, i get to part 7 and it said install failed file already exsits.. and then step 11 says file not found.. NEED HELP FAST... WHATS WRONG

 

[acruisingfool]

It's now telling me that there is a newer installer to update it...how do i get that now?

 

[Kronk#IM]

I got Swype installed using this method, but last night I got a message saying my trial had expired and I needed to upgrade, and now Swype doesn't work. What's up with that?