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SwiftKey's Systemwide Gesture Keyboard Launching Alongside iOS 8 for Free
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It's called trying to appeal to as large a base as possible. Some people have never gotten an iPhone for something as simple as it not having the ability to have a feature like this. Gain a new customer with the iPhone and they tell someone else about their positive experience...
Dissapointed Swiftkey Flow not being available for the iPad!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8525/testing-swiftkey-for-ios-8
-Kevin
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8525/testing-swiftkey-for-ios-8
-Kevin
I just invert my colors and use grayscale.
It works well if you have it on triple click.
I'm probably going to buy a friend's 5s when he upgrades. Almost all my tech toys are Apple. I have an iPad Mini, a couple AppleTVs and a pair of Macs. Heck, I even have an Airport Extreme Base Station so my family's Macs can get Time Machine backups at my place
However I've been using Android phones since the G1. At first it was because I had little choice (I will not do business with AT&T) but as time went on there were iOS issues that kept me from switching. The keyboard was number one. Even before Swype type inputs I've found the stock Android keyboard to be vastly superior.
What app do I interact with more than the keyboard?
On top of that, for better or for worse, staying entirely inside Apple's ecosystem has a lot of advantages. (I'm also really excited about Coherence.)
However I've been using Android phones since the G1. At first it was because I had little choice (I will not do business with AT&T) but as time went on there were iOS issues that kept me from switching. The keyboard was number one. Even before Swype type inputs I've found the stock Android keyboard to be vastly superior.
What app do I interact with more than the keyboard?
On top of that, for better or for worse, staying entirely inside Apple's ecosystem has a lot of advantages. (I'm also really excited about Coherence.)
Apple says keyboard extensions are sandboxed and developers cannot access it unless you give them permission.
i like swiftkey itself but i have no use for suggestions or auto correct at all. by the time i check the suggestions, i am already done writing a whole sentence myself.
didnt even know that was possible lol thanks
didnt even know that was possible lol thanks
But what if you don't use anyone if them ? Then there is nothing to learn, so why must I still use them to sign in ?
Indeed. The man could read from the phone book and I would still listen to him.
I am still a swipe-keyboard-virgin because I actually never typed on another phone than the iPhone. :O
So I will give it a go. Wanna see what all the cool kids talk about.
A little question mark about the free price tag as there was talk about key-press-mining capability on 3rd party keyboards. Whether this is true or not. And I don't like apps that wave with all the social media logins.
if that is necessary then I won't be able to use it even.
We will see in a few hours. Hope all the problems with extensions are fixed!
So I will give it a go. Wanna see what all the cool kids talk about.
A little question mark about the free price tag as there was talk about key-press-mining capability on 3rd party keyboards. Whether this is true or not. And I don't like apps that wave with all the social media logins.
if that is necessary then I won't be able to use it even.
We will see in a few hours. Hope all the problems with extensions are fixed!
FYI - SwiftKey will be making its moolah with themes. If it's anything like Android they will come in a few packs, the basics being free.
And you will be suckered into them.
And you will be suckered into them.
I don't think you need SwiftKey Cloud for them to know what you are typing. In order to have full functionality after you install you have to give it permission to have full access to your device which includes network.
Cloud is just so it can be stored for syncing....and it's supposed to be encrypted.
If anything your normal typing is more in the clear than the backup to Cloud I would guess.
-Kevin
That would be great....if the developers coded for it. But I think the only sync functionality is with their own service.
Plus I think with the Cloud sign in it learns from other sources you have like FB and Gmail etc.
-Kevin
Swiftkey, which has been around on Android for years, collects all kinds of data as you type. That is how they make money. They also have various themes for the keyboard which they charge for. I used to use it on my android devices till I saw all the permissions it was requiring to use. Full access to my emails, text messages, tweets etc.....No thank you.
Commercials like this are so frustrating. These companies a so focused on making a beautiful commercial that you learn NOTHING about the product.
If you just saw this commercial and never heard of swift key before,what did you learn in this ad? NOTHING!
Here's a great idea. Show us in the commercial how it works and the benefits of your product to make me want it.
If you just saw this commercial and never heard of swift key before,what did you learn in this ad? NOTHING!
Here's a great idea. Show us in the commercial how it works and the benefits of your product to make me want it.
Well, sure, it was a great ad for Stephen Fry's voice. It told me very little about the actual app and showed about 1 second of use in the 1.5 minutes of time I spent watching it.
That kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?