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Best keyboard apps for Android in 2023
Improve the typing experience on your Android phone with the best keyboard app.
The keyboard is undoubtedly one of the most used apps on the best budget phones to amazing phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, but it's also the one that often gets overlooked by most users. It's one of those things that can entirely make or break your experience of using a phone, so why not spend some time picking the right keyboard app that works for you? The stock keyboard app that's pre-installed on smartphones these days is plenty for most users, but there are a ton of great keyboard apps on Android that can elevate your typing experience with some unique features.
SwiftKey for Android and iOS gain Microsoft Bing Chat integration
You can now harness the power of Bing Chat from SwiftKey, giving users the ability to change their tone.
Last week, Bing Chat integration arrived on Android for SwiftKey beta users, and now this week, the feature is making a wide release, now arriving to both Android and iOS devices. If you've been using the beta, not much has changed with the official release, but it's good that more users will gain access to the unique features of Bing Chat. If you're a SwiftKey user, you'll simply need to update the app to the latest version and if you're new to SwiftKey, you'll need to download the app from the App Store or Google Play.
SwiftKey for Android beta gets a boost with Microsoft Bing Chat integration
SwiftKey is now harnessing the power of Microsoft's Bing Chat, bringing tonal assists and easy access to its chatbot.
Microsoft's Bing Chat AI has made an appearance in a place you'd least expect it, and comes as part of the latest beta for SwiftKey keyboard for Android. SwiftKey beta users that opt into the feature will be able to harness the power of Bing Chat, in any app that utilizes the keyboard.
SwiftKey returns to iOS by ‘popular demand’, Microsoft promises increased investment
Weeks after taking it down, Microsoft has re-listed SwiftKey for iOS on the Apple App Store. The company has also promised to invest heavily in it.
Back in 2014, with the launch of iOS 8 and its support for third-party keyboards, SwiftKey made a debut on the iPhone. Prior to that, the popular keyboard had been exclusive to Android, giving users a solid alternative to first-party options. After all, SwiftKey offers themes, glide-to-type, a solid performance, and much more.
Microsoft has announced that the SwiftKey keyboard for iOS devices will no longer be available to download starting next month. The information comes from Mary Jo Foley of ZDNET, who received confirmation from the company that the app will be delisted as of October 5th.
Microsoft Swiftkey for Android prepares to add clipboard sync with Windows 10
Swiftkey could be working on a cloud-based universal clipboard feature between Android devices and the Windows 10 Desktop.
It might not be the flavor of the month since Google’s GBoard arrived on the scene, but Microsoft-owned Swiftkey still continues to bring improvements to its own Android keyboard experience. The next major feature looks like be clipboard sync for Windows 10.
SwiftKey Beta now colors the navigation bar to match the keyboard
Swiftkey Beta is now getting a new option to color the navigation bar automatically to match the keyboard's primary theme color.
Swiftkey keyboard is among the most popular and most used third-party keyboards available for Android. Besides making predictions accurately and learning your typing preferences, Swiftkey offers many themes and customization options like the ability to create your own themes. Swiftkey is now getting a new option to color the navigation bar automatically as per the keyboard's theme, some new features for the Incognito mode, and support for a new language.
SwiftKey keyboard is coming to desktops and laptops running Windows 10
SwiftKey keyboard is coming to desktops and laptops running Windows 10 and is already present in the Insider builds. Check it out here!
SwiftKey is a hugely popular third-party keyboard, being one of the first keyboards to allow for swipe typing on your Android device. It was also one of the first to support having two languages enabled at a time. Both of these features have since been succeeded by Gboard, and its popularity has been in somewhat of a steady decline ever since. The developers have realigned their focus, and SwiftKey is coming to desktops and laptops running Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 (Redstone 5). Should testing be successful, it will make its way to a stable release build in the future.
A few days ago, I wrote an article here discussing some changes in Google Play Store permissions handling, and how these changes may have adverse privacy risks for users. The comments on that article indicated an overwhelming amount of concern from readers as to the permissions being used by applications, with many looking to use App Ops or XPrivacy to protect themselves.