by George Heymann
If you are a Swiftkey user Touchtype has opened its private VIP only beta to the public. The Swiftkey X beta is now available from the Android Market.
If you haven’t tried the excellent Android replacement keyboard before you’re in for a treat. TouchType has taken its already class leading predictive text algorithm to the next level with the introduction of its next generation cloud based fluency inference engine.
You personalize Swifkey X to your writing style by letting it learn from what you’ve written before. You can tailor Swifkeys predictions by optionally giving it access to your SMS, Gmail, Facebook and Twitter information. You can also choose a typing style, rapid or precise to further maximize typing efficiency.
New features in Swiftkey X include:
- Next generation Fluency inference engine
- Personalization from Facebook, Gmail, Twitter
- Machine learning based adaptive interaction modeling framework
- Advanced language detection
- Redesigned installer process
- Redesigned settings menu
- SwiftKey shortcut launcher on keyboard
- New typing styles framework
- New robust text handling framework
- Keyboard theme framework
- Improved response times
- Improved battery usage
- Navigation keys
- New line key always available (via long press on smiley button)
- Redesigned Language Module download service
- Enhanced typo and spelling correction
- Select primary prediction on punctuation
- Improved email address entry
- Accented characters now populated dynamically
- Remove any word from predictions, not just learned words
- New dark theme
- Numerous bug fixes and general improvements
According to the Swifkey it also employs a technique called personal input modeling.
“SwiftKey X dynamically adapts the touch-sensitive area of its keys, based on your actual touchscreen input actions, resulting in predictions that are based not just on the words you tend to use, but also the way you type.”
The Swiftkey X Beta version 2.0.2.26 is a limited version that expires August 14. If you are not currently a TouchType customer do yourself a favor, download the free beta and I’ll bet that you soon will be.
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