I HATE the default Apple keyboard so very much - mostly because they don't have an additional row numbers above the existing layout. This CONSTANT switching back and forth just to get numbers in inexcusable given that the keyboard hasn't changed it's layout since the long ago days of much smaller screen sizes. A total well deserved pox on Apple for their utterly crappy keyboard.
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Microsoft to Kill Off SwiftKey for iOS and Delist From App Store on October 5
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Fantastic thanks - I was in the 'Device' tab instead of 'Library' 🙄
Same here; my brother and I were so excited for iOS 8 adding the third party keyboards
Yeah that’s what I meant
Also yeah, it’s the reason why I never use Siri for more than setting timers and turning my lights on and off, not being able to tell it the name of a song makes it borderline useless.
Such a shame. This was my second favourite keyboard after Samsung's and I used it on all my iOS devices because the Apple keyboard is pony. No number row and a lousy predictive engine. Why on earth is it so archaic?
If you've been with Apple a long time then why would you. It's only after owning a Samsung device that you realise just how lousy the iOS keyboard is. That's when you visit the App store and start trying out alternatives. The thing is, SwiftKey was the only viable alternative and now it has gone.
After this article, I revisited Gboard, and I find it decent for swiping in 3 languages, while SwyftKey on iOS only supported 2 languages at a time. I even started typing more on iPhone, while with Apple keyboard, I preferred dictating or typing very short messages.
But nothing compares to Swype+Dragon on Android, and it was basically stagnating since 2012 until its death in 2018! Swiping was very comfortable, but its gem was the dictation in 80+ languages with custom dictionaries and accuracy close to Dragon on Windows. It's a shame that Microsoft might never bring it back, although they own the company now.
But nothing compares to Swype+Dragon on Android, and it was basically stagnating since 2012 until its death in 2018! Swiping was very comfortable, but its gem was the dictation in 80+ languages with custom dictionaries and accuracy close to Dragon on Windows. It's a shame that Microsoft might never bring it back, although they own the company now.
Thanks for the tip,I was really struggling with juggling 3 languages all the time. And the built in GTranslate is epic.
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Damn, this is bad news. I've been using SwiftKey for the past three and a half years, since I got my first iPhone. I can't imagine using my phone without it. 
If I said the stock iOS keyboard isn't a suitable replacement, that would be a massive understatement. A more accurate statement would be that it's an absolute piece of trash, a hideous abomination that should have gone extinct years ago. I can't believe this utter garbage still exists in 2022.
How does Gboard compare to SwiftKey? Is it worth looking into?
If I said the stock iOS keyboard isn't a suitable replacement, that would be a massive understatement. A more accurate statement would be that it's an absolute piece of trash, a hideous abomination that should have gone extinct years ago. I can't believe this utter garbage still exists in 2022.
How does Gboard compare to SwiftKey? Is it worth looking into?
Apparently it isn't. I've just looked at it. No separate numbers row; that's a complete show stopper for me.
Bummer.
This absolutely does not work for Swedish and English.
What’s worse, auto-correct on Mac has now started insisting on capitalizing “i” (which means “in” in Swedish) which is something that had annoyed me on Microsoft products for decades.
"Multilingual Typing" does not yet cover Swedish. Maybe in iOS 17 next year? Hopefully sooner...
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The so-called "multilingual typing" that Apple brags about is a sick joke. It doesn't even come close to being even remotely comparable to what a multilingual keyboard really means. SwiftKey was multilingual. You can't use "iOS keyboard" and "multilingual" in the same paragraph, let alone the same sentence.
Besides, even if it were truly multilingual, that wouldn't solve the main issue, namely that it's a sorry piece of crap.
Besides, even if it were truly multilingual, that wouldn't solve the main issue, namely that it's a sorry piece of crap.
It would be nice if you could elaborate a bit on why you think it's crap.
”Backup your claims with reasons” as they say.
First and foremost, no separate number row. Then, as if this weren't enough, the symbols are split into two different screens. SwiftKey also has two symbol screens, but at least those symbols that are most used are in the same screen.It would be nice if you could elaborate a bit on why you think it's crap.
”Backup your claims with reasons” as they say.
Whenever I have to type a password (which is when iOS blocks SwiftKey and forces its own keyboard to come up), I spend more time switching between screens than actually typing the password itself.
Then, most diacritics are only available in the keyboard for a specific language. In order to use, say, Romanian and German diacritics, I must install a German keyboard and a Romanian keyboard and switch between them all the time. Whereas in SwiftKey if I hold a letter pressed I will see all the possible diacritics for that particular letter, be they German or Romanian or French or whatever.
There may be other quirks, but these are my main gripes. Especially the number row; that's a killer.
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That is truly valid criticism!
Should be sent to Apple: https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone/
You are right about the diacritics – for example for the letter C when using the Swedish keyboard I can only see one diacritics when holding down the C key whereas if switching to the English US keyboard I get three.
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You can at least hold down the letters (and then release) on the upper row to get a number.Apparently it isn't. I've just looked at it. No separate numbers row; that's a complete show stopper for me.
Bummer.
I moved to Gboard as soon as Microsoft made the announcement, just to get on that learning curve. It's ok. I mostly struggle with the location of the delete key, I keep hitting it without meaning to. Nor does it have as competent word suggestions as SwiftKey. Amazingly, it still hasn't learnt my name for example, after now some weeks of use. I miss the number row. Yes you can hold down the letter but I find it's too error prone for me (I often get the letter instead of the digit) so I switch to numbers. BTW I don't swipe, could never get used to it.
Overall, it's a clear downgrade from SwiftKey.
On the bright side, it does support 3 simultaneous languages, which is useful for me. And of course it's miles better than the Apple default keyboard which I frankly cannot type on unless very, very slowly, and would make me give up the iPhone thing entirely if forced upon me.
Overall, it's a clear downgrade from SwiftKey.
On the bright side, it does support 3 simultaneous languages, which is useful for me. And of course it's miles better than the Apple default keyboard which I frankly cannot type on unless very, very slowly, and would make me give up the iPhone thing entirely if forced upon me.
GBoard has a learning curve when you are used to SwiftKey, but it outperforms it eventually in its accuracy (after it has learned your individual imprecise swipes or taps). You are right though that it has these ironic privacy features that make it on purpose not remember names, emails, and even medication names (which I need as someone in the medical field), with seemingly no way to add them, even after several entries and confirming the word by pressing it. One workaround is to create shortcuts in Keyboard for things GBoard won't remember. Other than swiping several times to get my name right, it's really the only viable option for daily writing in my 3 languages (one with barely any support by iOS itself) without having to think which keyboard to select. As for the number row, the hidden feature in today's MacRumor also works with Gboard: you can start from 123 and swipe up to bring the numbers without a tap.
SwiftKey is back!
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SwiftKey is unexpectedly back on iOS
You can download it from the App Store once again.
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Wonder why they changed their mind?SwiftKey is back!
SwiftKey is unexpectedly back on iOS
You can download it from the App Store once again.