Chrooma Keyboard now comes as free download on Google Play Store

If you’re constantly in search of a keyboard that fits your needs, one Android keyboard you might want to check out is Chrooma Keyboard. Its latest update turns it from a paid app (at $1.49 USD) to a free one. For those who previously bought the app, you’ll be able to restore purchases and keep the premium features that other new users won’t have. But what comes with the latest update include a new look for settings, new color styles to choose from, and multi-language support so the predictions adapt to the language you use. The keyboard also has a new algorithm to better improve its predictive capabilities.

Source: Android Community | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

SwiftKey beta fixes font bug on Android Marshmallow

SwiftKey updated its beta app to fix a bug that rendered the key fonts and icons hardly readable for some Android Marshmallow preview builds. Now, it’s back to normal size, making it easier for you to type/swipe away on your keyboard. The latest beta also stops support for Gingerbread or other older devices. If you’re interested in being part of the SwiftKey beta program, you have to join this Google Group and select the “Become a Tester” link.

Source: Android Police

Android keyboard SwiftKey is now free for all users

Before SwiftKey makes its official iOS debut, the third-party keyboard is taking care of its original customers—Android users. The US$4 app is now free to download on the Android platform. Legacy users will get a $5 theme ten-pack for free for their loyalty. This refresh will introduce the SwiftKey store which will have 30 themes by the time of the launch, over 800 emojis, and a number row.

Source: Engadget

Minuum keyboard challenges the QWERTY layout

Toronto-based startup Whirlscape not only wants to replace the native keyboard on your Android device, they want to change the way keyboards look by completely disregarding the QWERTY layout. The three rows layout is gone and it has been replaced by a single line of letters. The app compensates for the inherent imprecision of typing the layout brings about with an intelligent prediction algorithm that figures out what you are typing at the same time minimizing the number of taps on the screen. Its compact design even leaves you with more space to see the displayed content.

Minuum is currently available on the Google Play Store for $3.99.