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[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
Okay I copied the file to my system/app folder and changed the permissions. I then installed it. The install didn't seem to recognize my exisiting Swype and just installed.

I rebooted and found I was back to the Kindle Keyboard and Swype wasn't an option for input! I installed the file again, this time it recognised the install and updated. I rebooted and Swype was back with the constant force closing. I installed it a third time and the force closing stopped. I checked the version and it was indeed your version running (showing as 3.26.92.36178.to without the extra info as per my version (3.26.92D.37556.t0.7110.ENSP).

Anyway rebooting again and it was back to the force closing messages until I reinstalled it. So in summary it didn't fix the problem :(. I've since swapped back to my version just because it's a later build(?).

Worth noting, your version was a meg larger and contained a French and Portugese keyboards, where as mine came with a Spanish keyboard. Weird.

If anyone has solved the constand force closing after installing Swype and restarting - Please let us know the solution
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
How did you install the program. what steps did you take.
[Kindle Fire General] RawRmon:
Once you install and reboot, you have to install it again to stop it from force closing. It should be fine after that. Only thing is once you reboot, you will always have to reinstall, but if takes only a few seconds. Not an issue at all!:)

It's the same with my thumb keyboard.
[Kindle Fire General] nednarb:
Its just so perplexing. I have one kindle with fully functional Swype, and one that force closes.
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
Grab the swype installer from ur phone i grabbed mine from my sgs2 and grab the swype apk from ur phone also. And follow the steps above!! MAKE SURE U FOLLOW 12-14 VERY IMPORTANT THEN REBOOT
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
I followed the instructions as posted, and have a working Swype if I reinstall on every reboot. Some users only have to reinstall on the first reboot and have a perfectly working Swype there after.

I'm trying to achieve the latter. What's really thrown a spanner in the works is that one person above reports following the exact same procedure on two Kindle's and has one that works and one that forces closes on reboots!

I've tried installing the version the installer auto downloaded to my Kindle, and also a version used by 'krelvinaz' who has it 100% working without force closing on reboot. (see above for details).

Still no closer to a solution. Other family members use my Kindle so having to reinstall on every restart is not really workable.

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Welll what a Surprise!

My Kindle finally updated itself to 6.2.1 (despite following all the instructions posted to supposedly prevent this).

On restarting I expected to have lost the Swype keyboard. But not only is it still there, it now works without force closing!! (Just as well since I've now lost root)

So an unexpected perk of 6.2.1 :D
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Any word on installing Swype post 6.2.1? I know nobody has root yet unless you.perplex before the update, but I'm hoping.
[Kindle Fire General] egonzalv:
Thanks, works on my kindle fire.

I use it on Swype and Go Keyboard (with both i have force close when try to use it), and now both works great

Thanks
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
woot!

With BurritoRoot, I was able to get Swype up on my Kindle Fire with 6.2.1.

Note: Don't trust FileExpert to move files around in root mode. It says it can do it, but doesn't seem to move the right file. Very happy with ESFileExplorer for root-mode file manipulations.
[Kindle Fire General] MadJoe:
My Swype still worked after the update to 6.2.1, so I haven't had to try. But a root method for 6.2.1 had been released.

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Grr.. I too got the constant force close after reboot... Is it solvable or not?
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
Make sure u follow step 12, 13, 14, after the fc
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
I think most people following this thread are following all the steps. I did, and like others was getting constant FC's on every reboot until re-running the installer.

Strangely mine stopped doing this after the 6.2.1 update and now works perfectly. I don't know why. Possibly the replacment of all files in /system/app? (you could try deleting out the Swype files from here and restarting). Or possibly losing root fixed the problem?
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
I'm doing that...and have to do it again reach time I reboot. Admittedly that's not frequent, but it's annoying, and one day my wife will pick up the thing and get annoyed as all heck not knowing what to do.

At the very least I need a tool that launches the Swype install with one click
[Kindle Fire General] synnyster:
I have the same issue. Installed Swype using the instructions in the first post. It will work just fine. Once you shut down and then boot back up though the force closes start coming back and you have to repeat the process.
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
Its all about steps 12-14, if it doesnt work after that then the steps werent followed properly as i had the same exact problem and couldnt figure it out, then i did 12-14 aND that should fix it
[Kindle Fire General] synnyster:
Yes, we are all retarded and don't know how to reboot it and then reinstall it because step 12-14 is so difficult. Can we get past this point as alot of folks on the thread have already stated we tried this and it still doesn't work for us.
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
i apologize if i was talking down to u!

What i did was take the swype installer from my phone which was a tmobil sgs2 and install it and then moved the swype apk with root explorer. Make sure the swype installer is ur under name and apk is too
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Please be a little more explicit: When you say "Swype installer is UR under name" what do you mean? User Read, I think i get, but what does "under name" mean? Also, let's make sure we're moving the right files: which exact APK are you talking about?
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
What i meant was dont use swype installer or swype apk from 4 shared as that didnt work for me. Grab swype installer from data/apps on ur phone and transfer it to ur kindle. use root explorer and install the swype installer and then u will get a swype apk transfer the swype apk to system/apps.

then reboot and try to use swype it will probably fc on u.

then go back into system/apps on root explorer and install it again and then try to use swype. it should work now, then reboot

make sure u follow the directions on installing swype on ur kindle on the swype installation in the swype installer, thats really important!

https://beta.swype.com/android/welcome/detailed/

because if u try to have the beta emailed to u on the kindle email it will say to u on installation this device isnt supported on the kindle, thats why u transfer the swype installer to ur kindle

Just follow the steps but skip 1-4 on the swype page
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
I also followed all of the steps but once everything is working properly a reboot causes FC'ing, I then have to go back into system/app and press install on the swype.apk to get it to stop FC'ing and working properly.
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Yup, that's exactly what I've done.

And on the

next

reboot, it FC's again and I have to install, again.

Is that's what you have then we have no difference. If yours is clean each time you boot, there's something odd happening to the rest of us, or you did something additional beyond the glorious steps 12-14.
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
That's exactly it, after everything is done any subsequent reboot results in FC'ing of Swype. We then have to go back into system/app and reinstall Swype to get it working again...until the next reboot.
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
That is strange... I reboot all the time and Swype continues to run without any futher effort.
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
Swype FC'ing Problem solved...

Once you reboot and Swype FC's reinstall the Swype app by going into system/app and pressing on the Swype.apk then delete the app from system/app. This works for me and it no longer FC's on subsequent reboots.
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Ok, I'm a little skeptical: If you delete it from system/app, where is it?

I'll try this if you'll let me know where it goes when you install.
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
I don't blame you for being skeptical but to make what I say a little more credible I will say that I am a guide on the Android Forums (doesn't mean I know everything) and the last thing I would do is BS someone. :D

It should be in data/app afterward. I did it and have rebooted 4 or 5 times without any FC'ing of Swype.
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
Ok, I went to try it and I get the message that the file can't be deleted.

I'm using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and root is turned on, ES File Explorer, set to superuser and mounted write, and no dice.

...later...

Ok got it to work. Needed to uncheck and recheck mount read/write. turned of Roy and rebooted and I think everything is fine.

Thanks.

The only weird thing is I'm not seeing the Swype word suggestions while I'm typing this
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
I actually used the link in my beta email to download the installer and then the Swype beta, maybe that is the difference. The word suggestions work for me, maybe you should try it that way.
[Kindle Fire General] :
Is there any way to move apk files unrooted? I REALLY want swype. :confused:
[Kindle Fire General] GBH2:
Without being rooted you don't have access to the Root folder and subfolders where these files need to be moved: /, /data/app, /sytem/app
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
My Swype started working when I updated to 6.2.1. It didn't make any sense at first, but part of the update was the replacement of the system/apps folder (and therefore the deletion of the Swype installer file).
[Kindle Fire General] joelfinkle:
It was a temporary thing. Everything is fine now.
[Kindle Fire General] marty331:
I was having the fc issue also, so I deleted the .APK from system/app and I've rebooted 3 times now. The first time I had to reselect Swype as my keyboard but I have not had any more fc's.
[Kindle Fire General] GBH2:
It is strange - the other day I followed the instructions exactly *all steps)and just got constant force close. I finally said screw it and deleted it. I went back and tried again earlier today and it just installed without a problem and works perfectly. Very weird.

The only problem I have is that in some cases I will finish typing and there is no way to get rid of the Swype keyboard when I am done and no access to a "back" key. I have had to resort to selecting swype settings and then I would get a back and home key. The Kindle keyboard has a button on it to make the keyboard disappear.
[Kindle Fire General] fcw89:
Hi all,

Thought I'd post something that I found helpful after finally getting Swype to work on my KF with no force closes.

After a few attempts at trying to make this work I think I figured out where some people may be making a mistake (I made this mistake twice). If you are getting the apk from the swype beta website directly to you email, the apk you download is the "installer" (full name com.swype.andriod.installer-1.apk). When you run and install this app, you must open it, login with the email and password you used at the swype beta website, and THEN you will be directed to download the actual apk or "inputmethod" (full name com.swype.android.inputmethod-2.apk) which is the app that actually gets swype to work. Install this app, and you've just done step 4 of krelvinaz method.

Now, as you keep following the steps make sure to move the "inputmethod" file from the /data/apps to the /system/apps and NOT the "installer" app, as they will both show up with the same icon looking very similar. I did this twice without realizing my mistake.

Also don't forget to go back and delete the "inputmethod" apk from the /system/apps folder to stop getting force closes after reboots, as pointed out by airmaxx23.

I hope this helps out.
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
This is just a case of RTFM. Draw a line from the Swype symbol on the bottom left of the keyboard to the back space button on the right. This will drop the keyboard off the screen.
[Kindle Fire General] GBH2:
Ha Ha, thanks that works great. I have been using Swype since the early beta and never needed to use that before. I think I will go back and RTFM.:)
[Kindle Fire General] MadJoe:
No need to read the entire manual, just read the first page of posts in this thread and I think at least two people mention it, me being one of them.

Damn you Swype!
[Kindle Fire General] GBH2:
Wow, I must really be slipping - I failed to RTFM and to read the whole thread. (You did mentioned this in the middle of page 1.) I have been using Swype since early 2010 and I never really needed this feature before. I do appreciate everyone's efforts to get this working on the Kindle Fire.

I am thoroughly chastened. :o
[Kindle Fire General] SirVilhelm:
Deleting the system app after a successful install worked great to stop the FC
[Kindle Fire General] MadJoe:
Has anyone else been getting a force close upon boot up since the latest Swype update? Happens on my phone, too. Every time I reboot, Swype force closes once immediately, them works fine. Its more annoying than anything else, just wondering if I the only one.

Damn you Swype!
[Kindle Fire General] marty331:
I get it on my phone, but not on my kindle....I have no idea why it isn't happening on both.
[Kindle Fire General] frodsteamin2:
Recently rooted my KF, last night is recent. This is how I got swype working on mines, loaded up Miui Rom, used titanium to copy/backup the preloaded working Swype. Went back into TWRP, loaded up my Cyanogen 7 Rom. Rebooted, Titaniumed swype back. Works flawlessly, no errors no nothing but swyping away. That is what worked for me. Good luck all.
[Kindle Fire General] AmanteNJ:
This method actually worked for me...thanks

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you get the fc just reinstall Swype again
[Kindle Fire General] jayman350:
worked perfectly, thanks for the info. I was getting sick of the stock kb on the kindle, i forgot how much of a pain it was to actually have to type out words instead of just swyping between letters

edit: was getting the constant fc's after reboot, deleting the apk in system/app fixed it
[Kindle Fire General] king_xerxes:
I Still get the FC, however it will work, but if I delete it from the System/app it will no longer be listed in the input, so I reinstall it and more it to the S/A folder and install it again, but it works again after that.
[Kindle Fire General] Smmoph:
Wow, Finally have it working. Was absolutely Necc. to go to the Swype beta site and register. But uninstalling my previous failed attempts was "definitely not" a walk in the park. Thankfully w/Ttitanium Backup it proceeded alot smoother with searches Wipe, uninstall, trick etc. What a trip with all the initial f/c!
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
After multiple cycles of installing, deleting the file from /system/app, I finally got Swype working with no force closes as well. I was having the multiple FC in a row problem.

One question I have ... In Order and Chaos, the old keyboard would only take up half the screen, leaving the game visible on the top half. For some reason in this app only, Swype will expand and take up the whole screen, given me a massive text entry field which is not needed for one to two sentences. It appears to be the only place it's doing this, everywhere else it stays at half the screen or so. Anyone know how to change this behavior?
[Kindle Fire General] madiaz3:
Can I assume this works the same for Swiftkey and other custom keyboards with the same installation problem?
[Kindle Fire General] Bigboij:
Worked great! Now to re learn Swype;-)
[Kindle Fire General] madiaz3:
Sorry to bump the reply, but I think others would like to know this as well!
[Kindle Fire General] Bigboij:
Seems to break every reboot requiring reinstall from system every time.

edit: nm seen the delete from system suggestion np now :D
[Kindle Fire General] MadJoe:
Got no idea, but it couldn't hurt to try.

Damn you Swype!
[Kindle Fire General] dirigo:
Thanks, OP. It works great. Rebooting is no longer an issue.

As an aside, I've only swyped before on my tiny htc incredible. Usually, I hold the unit in one hand and use my thumb. That works pretty good. Given the kindle's size and weight I have to hold the unit in the palm of my left hand and swype with my right index finger. Boy, does the big screen make swyping fast and pleasurable.
[Kindle Fire General] Serial_Noob:
Sorry, I came in late, but "nook tools"? On a Kindle? I see this in 2 different posts, it doesn't seem to be just a typo - WTF? What am I missing?
[Kindle Fire General] james01007:
Method also works for Thumb Keyboard

I installed Thumb Keyboard using this method with no problems. I also deleted the apk in system/app after the install.
[Kindle Fire General] MadJoe:
Its just the name of the app, it isn't exclusively for the nook. It just gives you access to the settings menu that the Amazon (or nook) skin hides.

Damn you Swype!
[Kindle Fire General] Serial_Noob:
Ahh. Thanks. Where can I find it?
[Kindle Fire General] Astrobrewer:
Works great on CM7. Swype keyboard resizes nicely for portrait and landscape orientations.

Tried to use it with ICS not so much. First I got an error on install about Swype not supporting my screen size. When I got past that the Swype keyboard came up awkwardly sized. I'd get the little portrait sized keyboard in landscape mode and vice versa. No good.

I like ICS on Fire, and I like Swype. What a dilemma. For now ICS has a couple other issues so I'm Swyping on CM7. Hopefully the Swype issue gets worked out by the time the other issues are fixed.
[Kindle Fire General] quarky42:
How is this guide not a sticky at the top or in a Kindle Fire Essentials thread? My mind is blown. :)

Moderators: Please Sticky this thread, pretty please? I wasn't willing to edit the settings database even though I'm very comfortable editing databases.... I knew there had to be an easier way. I'm so glad I found this.
[Kindle Fire General] Yuma75:
Thank You!!!!

Fantastic. Wrestled with this for three days using various options found in various places. This worked perfectly.

+1 to steps 12-14. Force close first reboot. Reinstall and now typing this with Swype.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[Kindle Fire General] snohio:
Steps 15 & 16

Looks like deleting the apk from /system/app works great so to add to steps 1 - 14

15. After rebooting and it forces close, use Root Explorer (or ES File Explorer) and delete the /system/app/swype*.apk file.

16. Reboot and there should be no more FC's.

I'm running 6.3. Truthfully, I had more trouble rooting and getting ES File Explorer working than I did installing Swype. The instructions are very simple and well done.. Thanks all, I so wanted Swype on the Fire...
[Kindle Fire General] Bizdady:
Great writeup! Got Swype working just fine on the KF!! I tried SlideIT but it just didnt compare!!

Thumbs up!
[Kindle Fire General] Damedus:
I simply installed it from the manufacturers website and it worked without any moving or anything and it has never forced closed on me...
[Kindle Fire General] Bizdady:
My installer would take it since it didn't like my screen resolution size.
[Kindle Fire General] junkmail9:
Thanks all. Combining krelvinaz' excellent instructions with deleting the apk from the system/app folder, the whole Swype install was a snap. I like it even better on the KF than I do on my phone. Simply because the keys are larger and I can hit them every time.
[Kindle Fire General] erad1:
This guide worked for me also...running on CM7. Glad to have Swype working on KF!
[Kindle Fire General] jscott99:
I didn't believe it, either...

I didn't believe it either, but after following steps 1-14, and still getting the FC issue on reboot, I simply deleted the input method apk from the system folder, and it now works. I rebooted and no FC, and I DO still have an operational swype.
[Kindle Fire General] vertcam9:
Alternative installation

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1719648
[Kindle Fire General] Ronin96:
Force close

Seems like an issue to me.
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
I only had to reinstall one time after the first install. I don't have to reinstall every reboot. That'd be an issue for me too.
[HTC EVO 3D] jawad123:
Almost all custom rom have the crt screen off animation. Try custom rom
[HTC EVO 3D] spbobpilot:
I meant the flashable zip files. I have a ROM with a CRT I don't like
[HTC EVO 3D] spbobpilot:
I want to put the stock CRT on my current ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1327237
[HTC EVO 3D] thatguy11285:
Since his roms are built from 3 different phones flashing anything we help you find is only going to get you stuck at the lock screen (if that) I suggest asking the Dev to make a different one and not flashing what you find here

ProTip: dont flash custom lock rings that he doesn't post in his thread otherwise you'll need to nandroid or a new flash
[HTC EVO 3D] spbobpilot:
thanks, so what rom would you recommend? perhaps MIUI or Warm TwoPointThree?
[HTC EVO 3D] dased14:
i like them both but right now running warm most of the time since miui doesnt have 4g( but i have 4(warm,miui,inbreded,and cleanrom) roms on nand backup so it only takes few minutes to switch

Tapa away from a galaxy far away
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ticcan:
Hi,

If i go to contacts it sees those people who are actually my contacts. However if i go to messages - new - contacts it gives me a list of everyone i have ever emailed.

This must have happened without me noticing when i added my address. I tried to remove my gmail and hotmail accounts hoping to remove them and restart the process. It says i have to reset the phone to do this (at least with the gmail one).

Is there any way i can get these 'contacts' off my phone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lakshmideepak.gaddipati:
If you don't want google contacts..do this

1. Take a export of existing contacts to sdcard which you are feeling correct ..this -you can do by contacts -> (left soft key)->Import/export contacts->export to sdcard

2. Now go to more in contacts and in display just tick google contacts and untick everything..this will just display google contacts only in your contacts

3. Once you are sure only google contacts displayed .. select all and delete..

4. again go into contact options-->more-->display and tick phone...

5. to ensure your google contacts will not sync..go to accounts and sync ..select google account and untick contact sync..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ticcan:
It didnt work quite like that but i got the gist of it and figured it out. Thanks a lot
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] KeiranFTW:
Hey!

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The app requires superuser permissions to execute a shell command used to reboot into the recovery.

What it basically does:

You click "Enter Recovery" and it boots you into recovery, or you click exit, and the app exits.

Do I need to do anything else (IE - do I already need to have booted into the recovery before?)

No, as long as you have a recovery installed then this app will boot you into recovery.

Download is in the attachment.

Keiran.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] fma965:
sweet thanks can I make a request ?

add a normal reboot option and a fast boot option :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] neptune:
Get switch pro widget.... awesome app and has those features as well
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ozzmanj1:
Just thought I would point that there is already a app that does all that, and its free, and its made by DoomLord.

Here is the Market Link:

https://market.android.com/details?...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS54Y2hhcmdlIl0.