SwiftKey Goes FREE with Theme Store, Takes Care of Previous Buyers Too

SwiftKey is one heck of a replacement keyboard for your Android device. It has been around for ages. It has been on sale, it has been updated with new features and more. It hovers at 4.7 star rating and the Play Store puts it between 1 million and 5 million downloads. SwiftKey is one keyboard that many have tried and that many still use today. I am here to let you know that a pretty damn great update is hitting SwiftKey that will make many of you extremely happy, I hope.

As of today, the official paid version of the keyboard, which is usually $3.99, is shedding its price tag and going totally free. No, this isn’t the current free limited version, nor is it a promotion of any kind. As of today, SwiftKey will cost users nothing out of pocket to own the full version. Before all you guys out there that paid for the app at $3.99 get all hot and bothered and feeling cheated, there is news for you too. All current owners of the keyboard app will be given access to a 10 pack of premium themes that cost $4.99, for absolutely free. The FREE premium theme pack is only for past users who have bought the keyboard. New owners will have to pony up the pocket change for them.  Personally, I think it is a very good move on SwiftKeys part to repay the ones that paid and have helped them be successful.

The move to free isn’t the only news though. The update also brings in support for over 800 Emoji’s that are directly integrated into the keyboard functionality. If that isn’t enough, there is also a new prediction feature that learns how you use Emoji’s and will predict them as you type.

SwiftKey co-founder and CTO Ben Medlock said: “With the latest version of SwiftKey Keyboard, we’re providing an even more intuitive and personalized experience for our users, which they’re increasingly expecting. We’ve expanded our design team to focus on developing creative and beautiful user experiences. Our commitment to innovation has never been stronger and we are looking forward to sharing more exciting developments in the future.”

SwiftKey co-founder and CTO Ben Medlock said: “With the latest version of SwiftKey Keyboard, we’re providing an even more intuitive and personalized experience for our users, which they’re increasingly expecting. We’ve expanded our design team to focus on developing creative and beautiful user experiences. Our commitment to innovation has never been stronger and we are looking forward to sharing more exciting developments in the future.”

The remaining particulars of what is now included in the new free and updated version of SwiftKey are as follows:

SwiftKey Store

Stocked at launch with over 30 brand new themes, the SwiftKey Store will be regularly updated with fun customizable content.

New default theme

In addition to the new themes in the Store, SwiftKey Keyboard now features a clean new default theme design, ‘Nickel’, available free to all users. Nickel was designed to be a modernization and ergonomic improvement to SwiftKey’s ever-popular Cobalt theme.

Emoji Prediction

SwiftKey’s trademark prediction technology learns and proactively suggests from more than 800 emoji which are most often used with specific words and phrases.

Number row

Due to popular demand, this latest update introduces an optional number row for quick access without switching layouts or using long-press.

Improved prediction engine

Investment in SwiftKey’s core technology is higher than ever with a host of prediction engine improvements, including better support for complex languages and multilingual typing. Capitalization has also been enhanced, as well as the technology’s overall learning ability.

New language support

Support for Belarusian, Mongolian, Tatar, Uzbek and Welsh has been added.

New and improved flow trails

This gesture-based feature has been improved for better visibility and faster, more accurate input.

*Emoji are only supported on Android versions 4.1 and above. To enable emoji prediction, go to Settings > Advanced, and select the box marked “Emoji prediction.”

So, if you have SwiftKey already, go update and be sure to grab your new 10 premium theme pack. For those of you that just couldn’t convince yourself to buy it at $3.99, or when it was on sale a dozen or more times, now is your chance to get it. Hit the link below and enjoy.