


And this fall, iOS 13 will add swipe typing. That all changed in 2014 with iOS 8, which finally introduced third-party keyboards. Long ago, Android could thumb its nose at the iPhone for a very basic reason: the default, on-screen keyboard for iOS sucked and could not be changed while Android users were replete with customizable keys that could do much more than get tapped-users could swipe from letter to letter!


"We are ending support for Microsoft SwiftKey iOS. In September this year, the tech giant had announced it would end support for SwiftKey on iOS devices and remove it from the Apple Store on October 5, after facing several user complaints. "Stay tuned to what the team has in store," said Vishnu Nath, Microsoft's vice president and general manager of OneNote and the Office product group.Īccording to Microsoft's chief technical officer (CTO) of its maps and local services division, Pedram Rezaei, the company will be "investing heavily in the keyboard." "Please visit for more information," Roulston added.ĭespite the comeback, SwiftKey's latest update is still dated August 11, 2021.
