• Swype gestures

    Swype Gestures are shortcuts on the keyboard to quickly accomplish common tasks.


    This feature is not available when system accessibility service TalkBack is on.


    • Getting to the Edit Keyboard

      To get to the Edit keyboard, Swype from the to the Symbols key (?123) on the keyboard.

    • Getting to the Number Keyboard

      To quickly go to the Number keyboard, Swype from the to the number 5.

    • Hiding the Keyboard

      To easily hide the keyboard, just Swype from the Swype key to the backspace key.

    • Turn off Automatic Spacing

      Suppress automatic spacing before the next word by Swyping from the Space key to the Backspace key.

    • Editing the Case of a Word

      Change the case of a word after you enter it by tapping the word and then Swyping from the to the Shift key . A Word Choice List with capitalisation options will display, allowing you to choose lower case, Capitalised, or ALL CAPS.

    • Punctuation

      A simple way to enter punctuation is to Swype from the question mark, comma, full stop or other punctuation to the Space key instead of tapping it.

    • Select All, Cut, Copy and Paste Select All: Swype from the to the 'a'
      Cut: Swype from the to the 'x'
      Copy: Swype from the to the 'c'
      Paste: Swype from the to the 'v'
    • Application shortcuts

      Google Maps: Swype from the to the 'g', then 'm'

    • SearchHighlight some text and Swype from the to the S to do a quick web search.
    • Switching to the last language usedWhen using multiple languages, a fast way to switch back to the previous language is to Swype from the to the Space key.