Swiftkey for iOS 8

[anon175469]

delete and reinstall swift key, make sure it has full access, and delete the native english keyboard. Also make sure that swift key is the first keyboard on the list, above the emoji

Thank you. I've been a Swiftkey user for years on Android, so I was pumped about having it on iOS, heck even being able to swipe on iOS. I was worried that it was half-baked implementation, but hopefully this will fix it.

My only qualm is that there's no voice dictation (i.e. no mic) which I used a lot on the stock kb.

 

[anon175469]

I'm having the same thing happen to me.

It also doesn't come up in password boxes - it defaults to the system keyboard... I have Swiftkey as my default, and even deleted the main Kb.

 

[Antron]

Is it safe to enable full access to SwiftKey?


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[Ledsteplin]

I have found SwiftKey does not work well in some places. When trying to review an app in the App Store, I could not see the text field. Also issues in other apps. Have gone back to stock predictive keyboard. Maybe SwiftKey will update to resolve the issues.


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[Antron]

I have found SwiftKey does not work well in some places. When trying to review an app in the App Store, I could not see the text field. Also issues in other apps. Have gone back to stock predictive keyboard. Maybe SwiftKey will update to resolve the issues.


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My sentiments exactly.


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[blueszz]

Does anyone one know any SwiftKey is active in the background?

 

[Steve Penny]

I have found SwiftKey does not work well in some places. When trying to review an app in the App Store, I could not see the text field. Also issues in other apps. Have gone back to stock predictive keyboard. Maybe SwiftKey will update to resolve the issues.


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Deleted it this morning - utterly infuriating! If it was installed with the default keyboard, I would just get the default keyboard all the time (despite SK being prioritised above it in the keyboard settings. If I deleted the stock keyboard, I wouldn't get any keyboard in most apps. Might go back if they sort the issues out in the next week or two.

 

[Sekelani Zwambila]

Switkey is going to be a pleasure to use on the 6+

That's what I use on my 6+. D" so handy with the big screen

 

[mikeo007]

So tried it for a few days and while I like the typing experience, Swiftkey seems way too resource hungry for a keyboard. It's often quite laggy to display compared to other add-on keyboards and it's constantly showing up high in my battery usage list. I've decided to stick with Swype for the time being, much lower resource usage and the keyboard appears much quicker.

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

I have found SwiftKey does not work well in some places. When trying to review an app in the App Store, I could not see the text field. Also issues in other apps. Have gone back to stock predictive keyboard. Maybe SwiftKey will update to resolve the issues.


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I found Swift Key to be quirky also when I tried it. The very first keyboard I downloaded as soon as I installed iOS 8 was Swype, I then ventured after a day or so to try SwiftKey but I didn't like it as much. I LOVE using Swype tho☺ it's what works best for me

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

I'm using Swype and the only issue I have is the limited emoji options. But I'm not going to sweat it. This is three first version. They will add more features and fix the bugs soon. I will wait. Been wanting the Swype keyboard on iOS for so long, not going to complain now.


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[Ledsteplin]

Deleted it this morning - utterly infuriating! If it was installed with the default keyboard, I would just get the default keyboard all the time (despite SK being prioritised above it in the keyboard settings. If I deleted the stock keyboard, I wouldn't get any keyboard in most apps. Might go back if they sort the issues out in the next week or two.

Did you give it full access?



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[Steve Penny]

Did you give it full access?
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Yep!

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

Anyone know why there is only one emoticon on the Swype keyboard?

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

Anyone know why there is only one emoticon on the Swype keyboard?

I was wondering that myself but when I'm typing and need to use a few hundred in my texts LOL I just toggle between Swype and the native keyboard☺

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

Saw on the forums, that the voice dictation isn't going to be incorporated into the keyboard at all. That's kind of a dealbreaker. I was fine with the feature being absent for the moment, but to not have it ever is a no go.


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[mikeo007]

Saw on the forums, that the voice dictation isn't going to be incorporated into the keyboard at all. That's kind of a dealbreaker. I was fine with the feature being absent for the moment, but to not have it ever is a no go.


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I wouldn't say never. Currently Apple hasn't opened up the microphone API to keyboards, but what's to say it won't be available in a future iOS update?

 

[Honey Beagle]

I'm starting to rethink my need for swiftkey. The native keyboard does pretty much the same thing and seems to have my typing habits already down. Plus I can use my keyboard shortcuts. I think I might delete it for now. Anyone else come to the same conclusion?

No because the numbers do not show up along with the letters. I wrote elsewhere I installed a keyboard but do not know how to make that my default keyboard.


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[tharley46]

Hey Honey Beagle---Go to your keyboards in settings and click on edit. Then hold down on hash marks of the keyboard that you want to make default and move to the top then click done. It should then be default. That's what I did with mine.


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[Honey Beagle]

I want to add the one called Fast Keyboard but I do not see that one in the available keyboards.


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