Fleksy's Predictive Touch Keyboard Comes to iOS Apps with New Developer Tools

[Oletros]

I've yet to like an android keyboard though. I'd rather be stuck with something good than have sub-par options

Are you saying that iOS keyboard is good and all Android keyboards are sub par?

Have you actually used any Android keyboard?


P.S. Not saying that iOS keyboard is not good

 

[Tknull]

You can do this easily: I do this with English and German. Just add a new keyboard language: this produces a "world" button on your keyboard allowing you to easily flip between languages. The spell checker language is tied to the keyboard language.

Im familiar with the world keyboard button... i use it to switch to the emoticon keyboard #. I havent added the spanish keyboard since its... well... almost exactly the same as the english (the few different characters, like ñ, are easily accessed on the default keyboard by just holding the n key for a moment. But if switching back and forth solved the auto-correct issue I may use it.

 

[radiohead14]

For you they may be better. I found the Swype keyboard to be completely useless. I would, however, love to be able to switch to the FITALY keyboard on my iPhone.

yea ok.. how is it useless when you can still peck type if you choose not to swype? or the fact that you can customize their layout and size to tailor to your typing preference.. you also didn't mention both swype and swiftkey's prediction features.. both have been time savers. you sound like you haven't used either fully

 

[yinz]

Nice counterpoint. Not one I agree with, but nice nonetheless. IMO that point of view breaks down after the device has been purchased. Ease of use: Straight out of the box it's all the same. Everyone knows where everything is and how to use it. GREAT. As I start to add apps, I realize app X handles my email better, app Y does better mapping, or app Z gives me a better browsing experience. <-- Here's where my wish of customization comes in. If my user experience is enhanced by apps X,Y, and Z, I would like for those apps to be my default apps. Once I buy the device, what I want it to do and how I want it to function should, in my idealized world, be up to me. Some would argue that Apple keeps us from changing defaults because what we choose may not fully integrate into iOS deeper systems, thus degrading the experience. Balderdash. If I am not using the stock apps why do I care if my preferences, as an example, don't communicate with Siri?

"iOS for everyone" (I really like that, you should get a copyright before Samsung). It's a great concept and great philosophy. IMO it would be even greater if it morphed into "iOS for me" when I took my purchase home.

Red portion of your comment: I wish that mentality would go away. Nowhere in my quote can you find a reference that I don't like iOS. Constructive criticism and negativity aren't the same thing. Wanting something you like to improve (opinion) doesn't mean you don't like it. It means you want it to be better... for you.

I've said it before and it's appropriate here: iOS and Android are not all-or-nothing propositions. It is possible to see the advantages/disadvantages of both and base your decisions on personal use case and not group think.

My kit and a few reasons why:
GS3 - Default app options, screen size, storage expansion. This phone conformed to my specific needs and wants. Not the other way around. Main go to device. Has to operate my way. iPhone did not meet any of those requirements. It's a great phone; just doesn't meet my needs.

iPad2 - Does everything well. 99.99% consumption device. Family shared access. No need for customization. I've tried others, and for my family, iPad can't be beaten.

MBA - Not iOS

Multiple PC's - Not iOS.

My tag says it best for me. Also apologies for length

To clarify, by "ease of use" I didn't mean for the initial user. Of course customisation will give users a greater sense possession and personalisation, but I don't think that's what Apple is catering to here.

I think what the idea behind "ease of use" here is for those that use an iPhone, it's easy. If the same person picks up their next iPhone, it'll be the same. If the same person lost his phone and needed to borrow his friend's iPhone, then the iPhone can be used easily as well. This is apparent when you give an elderly person a jailbroken iPhone. Suddenly, it's much more difficult to use for them. As a more common example, iOS 7 caused a lot of grief in older users as things began to look different and options were moved around.

Regarding the red portion of the quote: I think this part means exactly the same thing as the quote in your signature. Regardless of manufacturer, you should choose whatever suits your needs. I totally agree. That's why the red portion makes sense. If iOS doesn't suit you (for that device), then you should move on to a different device that doesn't run iOS, but suits you. So I think the red portion that you quoted and your signature mean the same thing. After all, you are the customer and have a choice of what to buy.

 

[tMac7]

for your information:

The app "Wordbox" just became free in the AppStore (full price 5$), it's the first app that uses the Fleksy Keyboard. So if you want to try the keyboard for free be fast!

I tried it and it's nothing special. Just another T9 auto-correct keyboard with a new design.

 

[C DM]

for your information:

The app "Wordbox" just became free in the AppStore (full price 5$), it's the first app that uses the Fleksy Keyboard. So if you want to try the keyboard for free be fast!

I tried it and it's nothing special. Just another T9 auto-correct keyboard with a new design.

Not really T9 as it doesn't use number buttons, but a similar concept with a QWERTY keyboard in a sense.