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Swiftkey privacy
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I love swiftkey! Been using it on every android device I use and swift cloud as well.
It is nice being able to move between phones and have all of my words I use on a consistent basis pop right up while typing.
Best keyboard period
It is nice being able to move between phones and have all of my words I use on a consistent basis pop right up while typing.
Best keyboard period
Hey, I'm one of the SwiftKey iOS engineers (hit me up on twitter: @czechboy0)
The deal with privacy is as follows:
None of your typing data leaves your device unless you specifically enable SwiftKey Cloud, which is an opt-in feature for backup, sync and personalization (teaching the keyboard how you type so that it can be more accurate and thus useful for you). The Cloud is a great service, but you do not have to use it in order to get predictions, Flow and additional languages.
When it comes to Full Access (poorly named guard, if you ask me) - that means that the keyboard can talk to our container app - so that you can download additional languages, change settings, themes and also, use SwiftKey Cloud, if you want to. That's it.
We take your privacy very seriously - as iOS users ourselves, we know how it feels when you don't know what's happening to your data. That's why we're being very transparent and open about data security.
See an FAQ on full access here: https://iossupport.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/articles/201466641-Why-does-SwiftKey-need-Full-Access-, our privacy policy - stating that we will NOT sell your personal data to third parties (so no worries about ads and other scams), here's the link: http://swiftkey.com/en/privacy/
When you do decide to use SwiftKey Cloud (which greatly improves the quality of predictions, plus syncs your data between iOS and Android devices), all data is encrypted and secure and you can always turn off and delete all your data, if you decide to do so - it's YOUR data and you have control over it. We're just helping you to keep it in sync between all your devices and backed up, in case you lose your phone.
There's been a great deal of talk around these things - and we definitely welcome this. People should always understand what's happening to their data. And we are committed to preserving your privacy while at the same time enabling you to use great features such as personalization and sync
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to head to our support forums or tweet at me directly. We're just trying to make a great product for as many people as possible
So is every single keystroke encrypted and saved in the cloud, for as long as cloud access is enabled?
Hey, I'm one of the SwiftKey iOS engineers (hit me up on twitter: @czechboy0)
The deal with privacy is as follows:
None of your typing data leaves your device unless you specifically enable SwiftKey Cloud, which is an opt-in feature for backup, sync and personalization (teaching the keyboard how you type so that it can be more accurate and thus useful for you). The Cloud is a great service, but you do not have to use it in order to get predictions, Flow and additional languages.
When it comes to Full Access (poorly named guard, if you ask me) - that means that the keyboard can talk to our container app - so that you can download additional languages, change settings, themes and also, use SwiftKey Cloud, if you want to. That's it.
We take your privacy very seriously - as iOS users ourselves, we know how it feels when you don't know what's happening to your data. That's why we're being very transparent and open about data security.
See an FAQ on full access here: https://iossupport.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/articles/201466641-Why-does-SwiftKey-need-Full-Access-, our privacy policy - stating that we will NOT sell your personal data to third parties (so no worries about ads and other scams), here's the link: http://swiftkey.com/en/privacy/
When you do decide to use SwiftKey Cloud (which greatly improves the quality of predictions, plus syncs your data between iOS and Android devices), all data is encrypted and secure and you can always turn off and delete all your data, if you decide to do so - it's YOUR data and you have control over it. We're just helping you to keep it in sync between all your devices and backed up, in case you lose your phone.
There's been a great deal of talk around these things - and we definitely welcome this. People should always understand what's happening to their data. And we are committed to preserving your privacy while at the same time enabling you to use great features such as personalization and sync
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to head to our support forums or tweet at me directly. We're just trying to make a great product for as many people as possible
Thank you. Disabled it and now I can go back to use it. A bit buggy in some areas where the keyboard doesn't show up sometime.
You're going to have to give some private information to someone at some point. Most people using an iOS device is going to enter some private or security information on that device. Properly built apps and web sites will use some type of encryption or other secure techniques to keep your data safe.
People who do enter information using the stock iOS keyboard must have some level of trust with Apple to keep that information safe. What will a third party keyboard developer have to do in order for you to have a level of trust high enough to use it without worrying? I think the SwiftKey developer who responded to this thread gave a good description of how SwiftKey works. If you have suggestions and have designs on using a third party keyboard, I suggest you contact those developers and let them know. They want your business, so if it is a reasonable request, they may add those features to make you more comfortable when using a third party keyboard.
People who do enter information using the stock iOS keyboard must have some level of trust with Apple to keep that information safe. What will a third party keyboard developer have to do in order for you to have a level of trust high enough to use it without worrying? I think the SwiftKey developer who responded to this thread gave a good description of how SwiftKey works. If you have suggestions and have designs on using a third party keyboard, I suggest you contact those developers and let them know. They want your business, so if it is a reasonable request, they may add those features to make you more comfortable when using a third party keyboard.
The sync is very lightweight, shouldn't have any influence on the battery life. If you use the keyboard a lot, sync only gets triggered a couple of times a day. If you ever notice anything unexpected, let us know at our support forums: iossupport.swiftkey.com
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You get switched to the iOS keyboard only for password fields, so this is expected behavior. However, SwiftKey is designed to never learn sensitive information such as credit card numbers. See point 7 of our privacy policy: http://swiftkey.com/en/privacy/
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Sorry you had problems installing the keyboard (I agree, the process is a bit too complicated :-/ ). Whenever you want to give it a try again, here's a detailed description with a video on how to do it: https://iossupport.swiftkey.com/hc/...Key-Keyboard-on-my-iPhone-iPad-or-iPod-touch-
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Totally understandable. Here's a bit more reading about full access: http://swiftkey.com/en/blog/swiftkey-require-full-access/
Whenever you feel comfortable, give us a try again. We'll be here: appstore.com/swiftkeykeyboard ;-)
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Yes, this is a bug that seems to be affecting all third party keyboards. Hopefully will be fixed soon.