SwiftKey has rolled out an update for its Android app that adds support for 11 Indian
languages that was earlier only available in the beta version. The
update also improves the typing speed and overall performance of the
popular third-party Qwerty keyboard.
SwiftKey update includes
support for 11 new Indian languages - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and
Sinhala. It is worth noting, that these new languages were released in a
beta keyboard app for Android last month.
The additional 11 Indian languages have resulted in a total of 81
supported languages on SwiftKey.
The update also brings
performance improvements. SwiftKey for Android, would now take 15
to 20 percent lesser time to appear on the screen and 20 to 30 percent
time has been cut down while the app disappears, as per the tests
carried out by the firm. Also, the app will now let users switch between
different fields faster by around 15 to 50 percent and type with faster
response time of 10 to18 percent, said
Steve Spence, Vice President of Engineering in a blog post announcing
the update.
SwiftKey for Android's freemium version was launched
back in June
this year. Previously, the app charged Android users $3.99 (roughly Rs.
250).
SwiftKey's competitor, Swype recently updated
its third-party keyboard application for the iOS platform by adding 16
new languages and intuitive emoji support. The app maker claims that
with the new update, Swype will predict emojis based on the words users
enter, and supports six languages - English (UK and US), French,
Italian, German and Spanish.
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