Android-based super-keyboard SwiftKey is not anymore under the beta label as the company has now released the newest version of the third party app in its newest big iteration - SwitKey 3.
Adding more to the good news is that the app is now available on Google Play, and that too at a discounted price of $1.99 (however for a limited period). Further, it would be a free upgrade for current users.
Key Specs
The main feature is what has been already seen in the beta, an "intelligent" auto-predict which automatically insert spaces, even if the user does not hit the spacebar.
In addition, SwiftKey has tweaked many features, depending on the user's feedback. Here is quick peek into the new features being introduced by the app.
- Smart Space: As already mentioned SwiftKey's Smart Space detects mistyped or omitted spaces across strings of poorly typed words in real-time.
- Two new themes: App will come with a new theme, 'Cobalt', to match SwiftKey's new look and feel, and an Ice Cream Sandwich-styled 'Holo' theme, as voted for by SwiftKey's VIP community.
- An enhanced UI: the users will get to witness a much larger space bar and smart punctuation key help improving accuracy and making it quick and easy to access common punctuation.
- Additional languages: SwiftKey 3 will also support an additional seven languages, bringing the total up to 42 languages. The new languages included in the app are Korean, Estonian, Farsi, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian and Serbian.
In addition, the company has reportedly mentioned to go beyond the consumer space and start offering keyboards to enterprise customers, specifically in healthcare. The company is loading up custom healthcare dictionaries for client (including those persnickety medication names). The company will be selling the app as a "Software as a Service" basis directly to healthcare providers.
Further, SwiftKey 3 would also include the following list of improvements:
- A dedicated comma key, and the <123> key in the bottom-left corner.
- Refined Smart Punctuation pop-up for better, more consistent behaviour.
- Improved Smart Space functionality for easier email addresses and URL entry.
- Reduced lag on some devices for a more responsive experience.
- Reintroduction of the long-press duration setting by popular request.
- Further improved prediction algorithms for even more accurate next word suggestions.
- Updated gestures for easier shortcuts.
- Several bug fixes.
With this next generation version of the award winning keyboard app for Android devices, SwiftKey 3 claims to deliver the "most accurate and complete auto-correction and prediction available on any smartphone or tablet."
Let us know how you found the find the new app, by sharing your opinion in the comments section below. For now it's time to hit the Google Play Store to download the discounted app. Here's the link.
