Users of the Swype keyboard have reportedly run into trouble this weekend, as the beta version's certificate expired. A post on the Nokia Beta Labs forum confirmed that it would expire sometime after the 19th of September this year. Now that the certificate has finally expired, users who follow the prompt to upgrade to the full version find that the end result has been an unusable installation of the alternative keyboard. We have however, found that the version of Swype on the Nokia Store does in fact install and function properly. We suspect there is a broken link in the upgrade code.
Despite the upgrade issues, there is a version of Swype on the Nokia Store which we have successfully tested here at All About Symbian, both with a Nokia N8 (running Nokia Belle Refresh) and an Nokia 808 Pureview (Belle FP2); as pictured.
Therefore, our recommendation to those experiencing upgrade difficulties is to uninstall the beta version and reboot their device. Then, load the Nokia Store client, search for Swype, and install.
Once installed, you'll be prompted to reboot your device. We noted that Swype's installer did this even when the installation did not appear to be complete. Also note that Swype does not support split-screen input.