The first third party keyboard I want, is one that actually changes the letter case on the keys depending on shift mode... just like every other software keyboard on the planet.
It's always been insane that, especially after mocking physical keyboards, Apple's own soft keyboard acts like a physical one by staying in uppercase.
(Plus I've lately had to explain to new iPad users why they're not typing what they think. Especially when iOS goes into auto-uppercase at the beginning of a sentence. That's can be very confusing to new iOS users, because while it's nice when you get used to it, it's unexpected, and they try to hit Shift which actually puts in back into lowercase mode.)
You had to secretly watch the keynote?!
This, times 100000000%. I cannot stand that it always stays in uppercase.
Does Google own Swype? It's just a third party keyboard that is available in Android and now will become available in iOS. It's got nothing to do with anything Android vs. iOS.Yes but the difference is google likely won't sure apple over swype.
Yes but the difference is google likely won't sure apple over swype.
This is welcome news! Two things I miss from Android. Bigger screens and swipe keyboards! Looks like I'll have both this fall. I'm happy
Yes but the difference is google likely won't sure apple over swype.
I was just about to say this. Swype typing is so hard to give up. And if a bigger iphone comes out, they will have me as a customer for life (especially if they figure out the Reminders app bugs)
Google didn't invent Swype typing.....that would be Nuance - at least their app, Swype, was around before Google added it to the default Android keyboard.
indeed ... thats why i will keep mine for now
Can someone please explain the excitement over this?
Basically I would just love to know some examples of why this is a big deal. Might just be something awesome about which I have no idea.
i wonder how that will work thought. devs can offer a keyboard in the appstore and it somehow gets deeper access into ios to make it work anywhere? or will apple pick some keyboard by devs and allow them as an option built into ios8
Basically I would just love to know some examples of why this is a big deal. Might just be something awesome about which I have no idea.
It has all worked perfectly on Android for several years. We can change the launcher, too.
Yep, this is one of my favourite pieces of iOS news today. I miss being able to change keyboards from stock (one things i did enjoy about Android), and id love to revisit swype. Although i'll definitely give the new default iOS keyboard a go, that also looks interesting.
Im liking Apples new direction. For me i went to Android for a bit as i wanted a bit of choice (in things like the keyboards), but in the end the messiness of this implementation made me come back to Apple, so now we're getting choice, with the lovely Apple implementation.