I would like to get Swype on my Kindle Fire, but I haven't seen it listed.

The Fire is, I must say, not a good option for anyone used to customizing their own machines: you don't get direct file directory access, and a lot of apps available aren't designed to work on the Fire specifically (so they don't work, or not very well).

For instance, I have a great, and simple, clock alarm app on my phone, but I can't find a similar one for the Fire through the Amazon shop. The ones I have found don't ring, or don't allow me to set an alarm just on weekdays, and so forth. Annoying.

Liese, I may have to look into Tasker. You and ita ! are uniformly in praise of it. I am still discovering so much about the Android OS. I don't think I've scratched the surface.

Jon, none that I've found. It's a shame too. That would fix my biggest complaint with the iPhone.

I wonder if the Apple SDK allows access to the iPhone keyboard in the integrated way that would be necessary for a robust Swype-type app?

How is it y'all know about the Droid 4 and I don't? I'm disappointed in the corporate intranet.

MFNLaw, also look at Locale. They perform similar functions, but Locale has a lower barrier to entry/learning curve.

It might be useful to find out if your requirements exceed that before diving into Tasker, which is pretty much a programming environment.

aka, I was happy with Locale for a while, but then got really picky. I think I'd prefer if I could do what I want in Locale, because it's way easier to use.

HTC was where I first used Swype. I don't know what version you're on, and what I have running on my Tab is better (and what's on the Nexus is fine too, I'm just resentful that the @ key and the .com key aren't there), but it was certainly representative of the Swype experience.

I would like to get Swype on my Kindle Fire, but I haven't seen it listed.

Does the Fire permit loading of externally sourced APKs? Swype's not in the Android market either--you have to go to the Swype site and sign up for a beta to get it if it's not included on your device automatically. Which...confused me.

Does iOS have alternative keyboards at all? I might want to look at that for my Touch.

Maria, i bought this for my brother's gf for Christmas and was surprised that it wasn't at all bulky and worked really well. [link]

there's also this one, but i don't know anything about it. [link]

And I still can't find the way to retract the keyboard any other way than changing orientation.

The back button on the bar should do it.

Does the Fire permit loading of externally sourced APKs?

I don't know. I need to find a Fire forum, I think.

Hmm. Astrid will let you look at tasks for "Today" but there isn't a way to look at tasks for a specific date in the future? Or, like, "Tomorrow"?

The back button on the bar should do it.

Someone's not complying to development standards, then, because on that app (which I've currently blanked on--I've been banging at the phone all morning) that took me back a screen. On some apps (like Google Voice) it does what you say, but on that one I kept losing what I'd typed.

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there isn't a way to look at tasks for a specific date in the future? Or, like, "Tomorrow"?

Huh. Apparently not. I guess sorting by date is supposed to be enough? Searching would be nice.