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SwiftKey v4.3 keyboard app out of beta, released on Google Play store

SwiftKey v4.3 keyboard app out of beta, released on Google Play store

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 6 November 2013 19:32 IST

SwiftKey, a popular Android keyboard app has now been officially released on Google Play Store after being available for a long time as a beta program. The full release can now be purchased for Rs. 99. The company has also announced that SwiftKey users will get the Google Play store version as a free upgrade.

"SwiftKey is currently 50% off in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Australia, Russia and New Zealand as part of Google's Autumn promotion," company notes in a press release.

The company calls the latest update (version 4.3) as 'Layouts for Living' and claims that the new keyboard layouts can be moved and even resized on a device, regardless of the display size. The all new SwiftKey app brings three new keyboard modes which can be undocked, moved and resized, keeping in mind the devices of all sizes.

The three preset keyboard modes on SwiftKey Keyboard v4.3 are Compact mode, which reduces the width of the keyboard and allows one hand or gesture typing through SwiftKey Flow; Full mode, which offers full-width keyboard with left-right cursor control keys and the mode, also apes the experience of two-handed typing on a physical keyboard; and Thumb mode, which offers splits keyboard into two sections for fast typing using both thumbs.

Commenting on the launch, Ben Medlock SwiftKey co-founder and CTO said, "Layouts for Living makes it easier and more comfortable to type, whatever you are using and whatever you are doing. The choice is yours - your SwiftKey, your way. We received an overwhelmingly positive response from our beta testers and we are excited to bring SwiftKey 4.3 to all our users."

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