![]() ![]() It means that iPhone users could no longer download and install the keyboard software from the App Store. So some folks have assumed that it has been discontinued already, albeit no official word yet from its owner.īut this time, Microsoft has spoken, and it is officially discontinuing the Swiftkey for iOS. ![]() The last time Microsoft pushed an update for it was roughly more than a year already. The Verge notes in its report that numerous users of SwiftKey for iOS have been complaining that the keyboard software is no longer getting timely updates. We'll keep waiting.The director of product management at SwiftKey, Chris Wolfe, says that "as of October 5, support for SwiftKey iOS will end, and it will be delisted from the Apple App Store." Microsoft must still be working out how to harness the powers of SwiftKey. Autocorrect exists, but is minimal: I had to capitalize my 'I's and add apostrophes when needed. In fact it feels like typing on a Windows Phone. It's compatible with web addresses or simple text, (if it's an Office 360 thing, then it's also signposted with the right icon.) When it comes to the keyboard itself, still as barebones as its Google iteration at launch. Without putting its hooks into your Office 365 login, the only feature left is a convenient shortcut bar that shows your last "copy". But, if you're not an Office 365 user, like me, then there's less here to pull you away from either the baked-in iOS keyboard or Swiftkey - now a Microsoft thing itself. It's like function keys, reinvented in a world of mobile typing. If you're using Office 365 regularly, the ability to search and pull from your documents and your contacts (from just above the keyboard), is a timesaver - no more switching between your work apps and email. ![]() This time, it's brought the Hub Keyboard (previously seen on Android) to the iPhone. Sometimes, they're a different approach to connected life, other times it's a mystery why Microsoft made them in the first place. Microsoft's Garage team makes all kinds of experiment apps and then usually puts them out onto competitors' devices. ![]()
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