XDA Developers is reporting that the Swype Keyboard with Dragon Dictation has been discontinued. The developer Nuance made a post on reddit announcing that they will no longer be updating Swype+Dragon keyboard for Android or iOS. Swype was founded in 2002, and the public beta started on Android in 2010, being the first to introduce sliding between letters to type.
I must say I'm a little bummed, but not surprised by this. Swype was the first paid app I ever got after moving to Android, and I used it for years before switching to SwiftKey after several Swype updates had very undesirable results.
Nuance will no longer be updating the Swype+Dragon keyboard for Android. We’re sorry to leave the direct-to-consumer keyboard business, but this change is necessary to allow us to concentrate on developing our AI solutions for sale directly to businesses.
I must say I'm a little bummed, but not surprised by this. Swype was the first paid app I ever got after moving to Android, and I used it for years before switching to SwiftKey after several Swype updates had very undesirable results.
Nuance will no longer be updating the Swype+Dragon keyboard for Android. We’re sorry to leave the direct-to-consumer keyboard business, but this change is necessary to allow us to concentrate on developing our AI solutions for sale directly to businesses.