New stable update now available for all mobile users

Feb 5, 2019 10:00 GMT  ·  By

A new update for the stable version of SwiftKey finally brings support for the incognito mode to Android devices and tablets.

The incognito mode has until now been a feature of the beta builds of SwiftKey, as the development team wanted to make sure it works correctly before rolling it out to all users.

With such an update, SwiftKey should now protect any sensitive data all automatically when typing in fields like passwords. Furthermore, the application can detect whenever you are using an application running in private mode, and SwiftKey can thus automatically switch to the incognito mode.

For example, if you’re using a browser that features a private browsing mode, like Google Chrome, whenever you open a new page, SwiftKey should enable this behavior as well to protect the sensitive information that you may type in that screen.

Furthermore, SwiftKey automatically enables the incognito mode in private chats, like in Telegram secret chats, so whatever you type there is always protected.

Android-exclusive

This update also includes a new incognito theme and icon, as well as refinements to the search screenshot cropping, which Microsoft says should be smoother.

What’s important to know is that this feature is currently exclusive to Android devices, so you can download SwiftKey right away to see it in action. There’s no ETA as to when it could go live on iPhones too, but the SwiftKey team is probably working on it already and further news in this regard should be shared soon.

SwiftKey is currently one of the top mobile keyboards out there, and the Google Play Store stats are nothing more than living proof. At this point, the app has more than 100 million downloads from the store alone, without including APK installs, and an overall rating of 4.5 out of a maximum of 5.