Swiftkey 4.3 is something that you can download for various android devices. The purpose of swiftkey is so that you can choose what keyboard you want to use in different scenarios. Swiftkey comes with three presets: The compact setting which lets you use your phone for one hand, The full which is pretty much the default for more devices, and the thumb which splits the keyboard in two 'thumbable' halves. If you are only able to use the device with one hand, You can change is so that the keyboard is easily useable with one hand. I think that this is a really smart thing to make because nowadays, many people use their android devices with one hand almost everywhere. Everyone is into using their phone every minute they get and the people who made this application knows this.
Personally, I prefer the default keyboard because I am more used to it but some people may not like have the keyboard split in half. I think that this will be liked by people who are on the go a lot but not as much for the people who type slowly. Swiftkey is in beta at the moment so there might be bugs in the programming. In my opinion, this is only good for the function where you can easily use it with one hand as I think that that is going to be the most used one. If I had Swiftkey I would probably only use that function or the default one given on the device
-Kevin
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I think it's a cool idea. I like how they're inventing a keyboard for one- handed use. Most people do tend to use their phones with one hand, so the new "thumb' keyboard will be really helpful. I could definitely see myself using the Swiftkey 4.3, but as you said,it would take some getting used too.
ReplyDeleteI've used Swiftkey before and unfortunately I had to move on because the application was just too darn big. I would consider using them again if the new variation turns out to be really lightweight. If not, I'll just stick with the pre-installed swipe keyboards when I upgrade.
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