So some folks have assumed that it has been discontinued already, albeit no official word yet from its owner.īut this time, Microsoft has spoken, and it is officially discontinuing the Swiftkey for iOS. The last time Microsoft pushed an update for it was roughly more than a year already. The Verge notes in its report that numerous users of SwiftKey for iOS have been complaining that the keyboard software is no longer getting timely updates. Microsoft may have simply decided it could no longer deliver the product and experience that it can on Android.The director of product management at SwiftKey, Chris Wolfe, says that "as of October 5, support for SwiftKey iOS will end, and it will be delisted from the Apple App Store." In the name of privacy Apple restricts access to core elements of iOS, making it difficult for a product like SwiftKey to integrate as fully as the built-in keyboard. Microsoft refused to provide any comment as to the reason for the change of plans, but ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley theorizes the decision may be in response to Apple’s walled garden policies. For those customers who have SwiftKey installed on iOS, it will continue to work until it is manually uninstalled or a user gets a new device. Microsoft will continue support for SwiftKey Android as well as the underlying technology that powers the Windows touch keyboard. “As of October 5, support for SwiftKey iOS will end and it will be delisted from the Apple App Store. Chris Wolfe, Director Product Management at SwiftKey, gave the following statement to the outlet: It appears Microsoft is now ending support for the iOS version of SwiftKey, according to ZDNet, removing it from the App Store as of October 5.
In recent years Apple’s own iOS keyboard has included many of the features SwiftKey became famous for, such as predictive text and swipe gestures. SwiftKey is a predictive keyboard that gained popularity on Android and iOS before being bought by Microsoft.
Microsoft is killing off its SwiftKey predictive keyboard for iOS, with plans to remove it from the App Store as of October 5.
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