14 DAY TRIAL // A new flavor of the SwiftKey input application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based smartphones and tablet PCs, namely version 4.2.
Released in a beta state not too long ago, the new application iteration brings along a nice range of new features to users, the most important of which is SwiftKey Cloud.
Following the update, users will be able to create a cloud-based hub where to save their personal language profile for the first time.
This means that one’s dictionary will be immediately available when installing SwiftKey on a new device, and that users won’t need to teach the app their typing habits once again.
Additionally, SwiftKey 4.2 features Trending Phrases, so that users could type easier about hot topics of the day, and also packs better personalization capabilities, so as to ensure that next-word predictions and auto-corrections are tailored for the needs of each user.
The Trending Phrases feature was launched with support for English (US), English (UK), English (AU), Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Russian, Spanish (ES), Spanish (LA), Swedish, Turkish.
The release notes for the updated software include:
- Better contextual predictions: SwiftKey will recognize the kind of field you are typing in and suggest more relevant predictions. For example, a contact field will learn contact names over time as they are entered - Smarter learning: recognizes deliberate actions e.g use of punctuation and delete keys and includes these in all suggestions - Fewer keystrokes needed when searching contacts: SwiftKey will now emphasize what was previously typed in name fields - Quickly return to previously entered search terms: Words previously used in URL fields will be emphasized in predictions - New settings for physical keyboards: including space bar behavior and punctuation settings - Improved layouts for Russian (compact and phonetic) and Ukrainian (compact) - New layouts for Bulgarian (BDS), French (Bepo) and Swedish (Svorak) - Improved settings layout - Removed “.com” key from keyboard when typing in a URL bar (at our users’ request)
The new SwiftKey 4.2 was made available for download for free for all Android users who have already purchased the application.
Those who haven’t had the chance to do so as of yet will be able to grab it at only half the price now, as part of a sale that the company has announced, in order to celebrate the release of the new version.
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