Mobile keyboard app Swiftkey has released a major update, including four new languages and the ability to type in up to five languages all at once. Swiftkey Beta is aimed to be a hit with multilingual users, as these added features will make typing easier and faster than before.
Along with the multi-language toggling comes four new languages: Sindhi Pakistan, Pashto, Scottish Gaelic, and Uyghur. Its Neural Network Prediction feature, which takes prediction with context cues rather than the last two words typed, is now available in French, German, and Spanish. The nifty prediction was originally only available in English.
The company also teased that more languages are coming soon. In a blog post, the company said: "As a language-based company, bringing SwiftKey's mind-reading technology to as many languages and people as possible is central to our mission. We hope to bring SwiftKey Neural to even more languages - stay tuned!"
Here are the complete update details of Swiftkey Beta:
- You can now type in 5 languages all at once!
- We've added 4 new languages: Sindhi Pakistan, Pashto, Scottish Gaelic, and Uyghur
- New Neural Net languages: French, German, & Spanish
- You can now turn on/off key press popups
- New setting in a tablet layout to turn on/off dedicated emoji key that appears to the left of the space bar
- No more red underlines when typing in multiple languages
- Bottom row now visible on stroke + emoji + arrow + landscape layout
Swiftkey's dedication to improving its features has been tremendous and continues to be a trailblazer for other keyboard app developers. The company was acquired by Microsoft in February this year, but it appears that it wasn't because of its keyboard app, but because of its expertise in Artificial Intelligence.
Swiftkey Beta is a separate app from the stable version, and you can download it from the Google Play Store.
