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SwiftKey Keyboard Free @ Android PlayStore

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Ali1988 on 11/06/2014 - 16:25 play.google.com (5298 clicks)
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Was waiting for a discount on SwiftKey Keyboard but its available for free currently on Android Playstore.

SwiftKey Keyboard is an intelligent app for Android that upgrades your device's on-screen keyboard, making it faster and easier for you to type. This free, award-winning app delivers smarter autocorrect and next-word prediction in over 60 languages. It’s packed full of customization features, including over 30 colorful themes, layouts for all screen sizes and devices, support for over 800 emoji, emoji prediction and much more!

SwiftKey is now being offered for free indefinitely by the developers

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  • darpy01 on 11/06/2014 - 16:30
    +15

    I purchased it previously and reckon it sucks. Much prefer the free one that comes from Google

    • Scaregdearimasu on 11/06/2014 - 16:32
      +10

      Have you given Swype a try yet. Default Google is ok but these keyboards are still better than what Google offers.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2014 - 18:28
        +7

        Swype is now officially crap. So slow to the point of unbearable. I am using the Kii keyboard at the moment. Not perfect but better than Swiftkey and closer to the old Swype. Plus it has all the emoji characters.

      • bchliu on 11/06/2014 - 19:57
        +1

        I had to go back two revisions of Swype in order for it to be quicker in response. The latest versions are unusable on at least two of my devices. This came just in time as I was about to buy it outright to see if it would be any better.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2014 - 09:55
          +1

          Do you have a link for where i can get hold of older versions? Cheers

    • jasopan on 11/06/2014 - 17:42
      +9

      Wow, why is this guy being downvoted to hell for stating he prefers the Google keyboard? o_O

    • aim54x on 11/06/2014 - 17:49
      +7

      Have a +on me. You definitely should not be down vote d expressing your opinion

    • phor8 on 11/06/2014 - 18:07
      +5

      agreed. swiftkey is laggy and sometimes unresponsive (im s3, same happened with S2), and when i switch back to the normal stock keyboard it is like i can write twice as fast and confidently in comparison.

      • aim54x on 11/06/2014 - 19:07
        +3

        My experience today…. I have already uninstalled Swiftkey. It asked me as it was auto correcting words after I had manually inserted a space

    • giventofly on 11/06/2014 - 18:26
      +2

      I'm on it now and it's definitely gone downhill. The accuracy and predictions are way off

    • lisss on 11/06/2014 - 18:32
      +2

      Same - paid for it and ended up deleting it and using the freebie from Google. It was laggy on my S4.

    • supersabroso on 11/06/2014 - 22:48

      Yes, I agree it sucks. I've tried a lot of them and I think Nuance's FlexT9 is the best one aside from it crashing very rarely. However they've moved on and taken over Swype.

      Swiftkey is shocking compared to the Samsung Stock keyboard (GS3 v4.3), Google Keyboard and Flex T9. Haven't tried Swype after it was bought out because I didn't want to pay for it when FlexT9 is so amazing. Google's a very close second and it would win if they suggested words and learnt your words rather than have to input each one manually.

      Personally, if the Samsung Stock keyboard could learn your words then they would be the best ones. I can't believe how good it is especially if you use more than 2 languages, so convenient to switch between the two and you can swype everything. Goes to show what you don't know when you never use it assuming that it sucked and you couldn't swype on it.

  • Scaregdearimasu on 11/06/2014 - 16:31
    +4

    What are the in app payments for?

    • Tm15 on 11/06/2014 - 16:35
      +3

      new keyboard themes, 99c

      • Scaregdearimasu on 11/06/2014 - 16:37

        Cool neat currently a Swype user but for free I'll give them a try.

      • Tm15 on 11/06/2014 - 16:41
        +6

        this just poped up "by being a loyal user the premier pack is now free" nice!

        • zzyss on 11/06/2014 - 17:00
          +1

          Yep. Just found this too - Premier pack is free for all existing users (presumably anybody who already owns the app).

        • deeevan on 11/06/2014 - 18:28

          I don't know why I was surprised to find this includes those who purchased through Amazon.

          I got this when it was free but uninstalled and got it through Play Store (assuming Play Store will get updated more frequently). So free app and free premier pack, woohoo!

        • bamzero on 12/06/2014 - 22:02

          I bought the tablet version way back, but didn't get this popup. Did you sign in to SwiftKey cloud? Maybe it's only for purchasers of the non tablet version..

        • zzyss on 13/06/2014 - 10:40

          There's no popup. Just go into the theme shop and look for the Packs section. Premium pack will be free.

        • bamzero on 13/06/2014 - 12:39

          Hmm, ok. Mine still shows a price for it..
          You bought the non-tablet version?

        • zzyss on 13/06/2014 - 14:23

          Oh, you've got the old, old tablet one? I thought they merged the two into a single app a while ago… that would explain it.

        • bamzero on 13/06/2014 - 16:49

          Yeh they did, still had to download via the tablet link though as thats the one I paid for before the merge. Became the same app though.

          Guess tablet users just not loyal enough :)

    • barrymcbruce on 11/06/2014 - 16:50
      +25

      Buy a vowel etc

  • MadMaxBargainRoad on 11/06/2014 - 16:36
    +2

    They deliberately excludes Chinese for god-knows-what reason. I also tried Swype but it turns out to be a resource hog. Currently using Google pinyin and I gotta say it's as good as a free app could be.

    • scrimshaw on 11/06/2014 - 17:57

      Google Pinyin is probably one of the best Chinese IME out there.

      GO Keyboard on the other hand is a bloody nightmare with it's additional features.

      • wing32 on 11/06/2014 - 20:39

        Agree, shame though that they only offer simplify Chinese. =(

        • MadMaxBargainRoad on 11/06/2014 - 23:48

          Google Pinyin has a toggle for simplified and traditional Chinese. Not sure about handwriting though.

  • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2014 - 16:37

    Google keyboard.

  • paddy567 on 11/06/2014 - 16:38

    How does it compare to swype?

    • EarlyBird on 11/06/2014 - 16:52
      +1

      The predictive text is better after you have used it for a while.

    • zzyss on 11/06/2014 - 16:57
      +2

      I can't live without my Swype shortcuts, so whereas the predictions tend to be a little better I still find it slower to use than Swype in general.

      • Tm15 on 11/06/2014 - 17:53
        +1

        what shortcuts do you mean?

        • OzBen on 11/06/2014 - 21:26
          +2

          Some handy gestures. For example:

          Swype key to Shift: Easily change case
          Swype key to 5: Get full numeric keypad
          Swype key to symbol key: Get arrow keys, cut, copy, paste
          Swype key to x,c,v: Cut, copy, paste

          Love 'em!

    • lostn on 11/06/2014 - 20:57
      +1

      Swype has more word suggestions. Swiftkey only has 3, and the first one is always the one you just typed unmodified, so really only 2 suggestions.

    • FirstWizard on 06/07/2014 - 00:07

      I hate how Swiftkey thinks it has the best word for you and doesnt let you change the prediction most of the time. I like the way Swype lets you choose words without using the backspace. but it lacks the emoji support that I really like

  • m1nh on 11/06/2014 - 16:40

    I use TouchPal. It supports Chinese, even handwriting, and a whole bunch of other languages. Works perfectly for me even on my Alcatel OneTouch (such a crappy phone, bad mistake for listening to OzBargain).

    • carwashhair on 11/06/2014 - 16:45
      +5

      Please don't badmouth Lord OzBargain…

    • OzBen on 11/06/2014 - 17:07

      TouchPal has a Windows version which I tried briefly. Works like Swype and Swiftkey with swiping input.

      • Cybertron on 11/06/2014 - 19:25

        I have been using touchpal for over a year now.. It's great and very responsive..

        • OzBen on 11/06/2014 - 21:28

          Is that on Android or Windows?

    • SirNed on 12/06/2014 - 09:00

      Have just started using Touchpal myself and it seems pretty good. Nice and quick and generally gets the words right. + from me for this one.

  • Make it so on 11/06/2014 - 16:41
    +2

    I used Swiftkey for a long time, but am now using the Google one, which is much better if you frequently switch between languages.

    • jzdhgkd on 11/06/2014 - 16:56
      +3

      Swiftkey allows for multiple dictionaries at the same time. i.e. you can have both english/spanish/italian/what have you within the ONE SENTENCE and without having to swap dictionaries.

      I only ever type in English, but I wonder how would the google one could be superior in that regard?

      • Make it so on 11/06/2014 - 17:15

        I haven't used Swiftkey for a while, so maybe it's better now. With the Google one, there is a single button to switch language. I prefer this, because it is not going to have a very high success rate for guessing words if it has three dictionaries to pick from simultaneously. Too many words mapped to the same "swype pattern".

      • kbzj on 11/06/2014 - 19:20

        This.

        Swiftkey was the best keyboard I could find that allowed for multiple language dictionaries simultaneously. Bought both the tablet version and the phone version. (waaay back when)

    • zzyss on 11/06/2014 - 16:58
      +1

      Swype has a pretty good multilanguage implementation (swap languages with a swipe gesture) and also support for dual languages using the one keyboard (e.g. fr/en will incorporate the dictionaries for both languages into the one layout, whether QWERTY or AZERTY), allowing you to type any word from either language.

  • Windows98 on 11/06/2014 - 16:47

    best keyboard available

  • sleepyowl on 11/06/2014 - 16:51
    +3

    Used Swiftkey for over a year now and I feel like it has gotten way worse over time (just like swype) it just can't predict words any more. Fleksy is where its at now!

    • Astro551 on 12/06/2014 - 01:12
      +1

      Oh yeh I remember using Fleksy a while ago. Might give it another shot. Dem big keys.

      Oy yeh i remember why I stopped using Fleksy. I missed using swipe for one handed input :p

  • chonghe on 11/06/2014 - 16:53

    I've purchased this in Amazon using the free coins.
    Still a good deal!

  • aim54x on 11/06/2014 - 16:58

    Downloading… I'm sure it will be useful someday

    • montorola on 11/06/2014 - 17:02

      Someday? I'm taking it you don't text alot (if at all)…do you really need a phone? lol

      • illumination on 11/06/2014 - 17:14
        +11

        Maybe he uses the phone for phoning?

        • stig on 11/06/2014 - 17:50
          +4

          You can do that??

      • aim54x on 11/06/2014 - 17:52
        +1

        I use my phone a lot…. And I do text but the stock Google keyboard does a good job for me.

  • Unorthodox on 11/06/2014 - 17:03
    +1

    Feels a bit weird after using the stock google keyboard for so long…

    • TheOneWhoKnocks on 11/06/2014 - 17:11

      Agreed. Also that the fact that their is no vibration is hard to get use to.

      • get-innocuous on 11/06/2014 - 17:17
        +3

        You can turn vibration on in the settings menu.

  • RedHab on 11/06/2014 - 17:06
    -4

    Careful, if you look at the permissions, it needs access to your email and lots of other things. With many of these free apps they sell your personal information as the product.

    • OzBen on 11/06/2014 - 17:09
      +3

      The ostensible reason for accessing your email and text messages is so that it can learn your language and input style to give your better predictions. I believe Swype does the same thing.

      Depends on whether you trust the app developer.

    • scrimshaw on 11/06/2014 - 17:17
      +3

      , it needs access to your email and lots of other things.

      this is standard for keyboards that 'learns' from your previously typed SMS's and emails. That is why it requires permissions to look at your Gmail posts and your SMS posts. You can choose to block these permissions using App Ops, if you have App Ops installed (look on the Play store for it).

      The content is stored locally. Once you delete your appdata, it's gone.

      Unless you choose the cloud sync feature in which case your data is kept on the cloud.

  • cruise control on 11/06/2014 - 17:07
    +1

    If you're deciding between Swiftkey and Swype, this might help:

    (From previous ozbargainer):
    Swiftkey is amazing for predicting words, if you type the letters one by one
    Swype is great if you use the swyping motion when entering text.

    • oringal on 11/06/2014 - 17:10

      and also swype has more supported languages e.g. chinese. only if swiftkey had chinese…..

    • illumination on 11/06/2014 - 17:15

      Was that me?
      Swype is also better for swyping with one hand.. while your other hand is… swyping something else.

      • cruise control on 11/06/2014 - 18:06

        Found it: This comment was what i was referring to

        • sirdinotheice on 11/06/2014 - 21:51

          Hurray! Someone actually read my old comment :) this made my day!

          For what it's worth, I'm now using the stock Google keyboard because I found Swype lagged too much and Swiftkey predictions when 'swyping' didn't quite hit the mark for me.

        • cruise control on 12/06/2014 - 01:39

          lol! Your comment had been very helpful when I was deciding which keyboard to use.
          I also find that Swype lagged a lot. It freezes up my phone a lot when I was swyping.

          Another issue I had was that some custom words I added to the dictionary would get deleted periodically. I never found out why…

  • Unorthodox on 11/06/2014 - 17:10

    Uninstalled… Took way too long to predict words when swiping. That split second delay feels bad.

    • Astro551 on 12/06/2014 - 01:13

      Yeh I was wondering about that. Last time I used SwiftKey I don't remember that being present but it's bad now

  • ddhytz on 11/06/2014 - 17:14
    -1

    "This input method may be able to collect all the text you type,including personal data like passwords and credit card numbers……"

    This is a bit too much, isn't it?

    • get-innocuous on 11/06/2014 - 17:19

      It's because the keyboard is designed to learn your typing habits to provide better predictions. It doesn't mean that it does store your passwords and credit card details, just that (if it were malicious) it could.

    • scrimshaw on 11/06/2014 - 17:20
      +3

      This message appears for EVERY third party keyboard you install, it's a standard message. Doesn't matter if it's Swype, Swiftkey or SlideIt, all keyboards require access to your input data. It's more of Google's precaution rather than a guarantee that the keyboard will steal your information.

    • dazweeja on 11/06/2014 - 17:32
      +3

      It's a standard warning. Obviously any keyboard will be have the ability to collect anything you type.

  • gsrt22 on 11/06/2014 - 17:18

    I prefer Swype because of its easy copy paste function.
    but swiftkey has better world prediction.

    • Gav on 11/06/2014 - 17:31
      +3

      I predict the world will end in 2099. :)

      • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2014 - 04:10
        +1

        End swiftly or an abrupt Swype?

  • chonghe on 11/06/2014 - 17:19
    +1

    I actually installed and use, but I find it not that useful, especially Swiftkey auto-space IMMEDIATELY after you type a word.
    While Swype only auto-space AFTER you try type another word.

    This makes difference tough, cause the dictionary that I use cannot auto-complete/find the word when I use Swiftkey which auto-space after I type a word, and that's really annoying.
    So I use Swype back.

  • DrStinge on 11/06/2014 - 17:30
    +1

    I love this keyboard but I really wish they would add in the option to turn off Letter Pop-Ups like Swype does; when you're speed typing it makes it look ridiculous.

  • DEvok on 11/06/2014 - 17:43
    -4

    It's free so many time on android, when does iPhones get a go?

    • DJ on 11/06/2014 - 17:48

      Umm.

      It is. Swiftkey Note.

      If you're looking for a replacement keyboard for iPhone, you'll have to wait until iOS 8 is out.

      • DEvok on 11/06/2014 - 17:52

        Oh cheers mate, that app wasnt there last year.. So apple actually allowed this app to finally be on the App Store.

        • scrimshaw on 11/06/2014 - 17:55
          +2

          Swiftkey Note is a note-taking app, not a replacement keyboard.

    • bamzero on 12/06/2014 - 20:21

      I believe IOS 8 is the first to allow replacement keyboards..

  • O15 on 11/06/2014 - 17:48

    I feel like a bit of a twit. I paid for this over a month ago, but haven't used it at all because only their free beta has had the features I actually wanted.

    • DJ on 11/06/2014 - 17:50
      +13

      You rewarded a developer for their hard work - don't feel like a twit.

  • helnandez on 11/06/2014 - 17:48
    +1

    baidu input,LOL

  • keeplooking on 11/06/2014 - 18:01

    wow thanks :D

  • yoshiyoshi on 11/06/2014 - 18:19
    +5

    This is the best keyboard hands down

  • WeiKaiLe on 11/06/2014 - 19:00
    +2

    No Japanese is what killed this keyboard for me and moved me to swype. So much easier switching language within a keyboard rather than having to actually change keyboards.

    still + vote though as for English I found it to be a solid keyboard.

  • pweeheffa on 11/06/2014 - 19:11

    Great keyboard !! Btw anyone find scrolling between emoji's slow? im on the Nexus 5.

  • bohn on 11/06/2014 - 19:44
    +2

    No lag on my Nexus 5 using Swifkey.

    • ctrlaltdel on 11/06/2014 - 21:45

      no lag on my One M8 too. have been a paid swiftkey user for a long time. today, they gave me free theme pack.

  • StarkIndustries on 11/06/2014 - 19:58

    hm

  • eneloop on 11/06/2014 - 21:11

    Oh yeah

  • Diji1 on 11/06/2014 - 21:32

    This is my preferred keyboard albeit that I use the Legacy (ie. tablet) version. I'm not 100% sure what the difference between the newer versions are however as I'm sure you can use this on tablets.

    Swype got too bloated for me after the Dragon integration.

    • deeevan on 12/06/2014 - 22:38

      They unified the phone and tablet versions. So you can use the one version on both eg. Full width on phone, compact layout on tablet.

  • giventofly on 11/06/2014 - 21:35

    I read in the email they sent me that this is now going to be free with in-app purchases.

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