SwiftKey adds a slew of new emojis for iOS

Third-party keyboard SwiftKey is making it easier to communicate via emojis with its latest update. Version 1.3.3 adds support for iOS 8.3 emojis. You can change the skin tone of the human emojis, and add new flag and family emojis. You can also choose to display the emoji or globe key to the left of the space bar.

Aside from that, the app is also getting general performance boost and will reportedly reduce the number of crashes.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

SwiftKey is now available on iOS 8

One of the most anticipated features of iOS is the ability to replace Apple's stock keyboard with any of the available third party keyboards. SwiftKey, one of our favourite features on Android is now available as a download for iOS 8 and while the SwiftKey app may not initially appear in the App Store, you can get it via a direct link here. SwiftKey allows you to swipe instead of type and it your vocabulary and can predict your next word, it's pretty awesome stuff.

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

SwiftKey Keyboard v5 rolls-out; goes free and includes new theme store

There is a good reason for SwiftKey's massive success over the last few years. They've done what many set out (and failed) to do, but did it right: made on screen typing easy and user-friendly. I've long attested to this app, and strongly believe that every Android user should use it actively, or at least own it.

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