Swiftkey Keyboard on my Iphone

SwiftKey Keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is a smart keyboard that learns from you, replacing your device’s built-in keyboard with one that adapts to the way you type. The app learns your writing style to give you super-accurate auto correct and intelligent next-word prediction, reducing keystrokes and getting smarter over time. SwiftKey Keyboard is loaded with features to make typing even easier, including multilingual typing, support for over 800 emoji (emoticons) and speedy swipe typing with SwiftKey Flow. 

(Source :https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swiftkey-keyboard/id911813648?mt=8)

Setup requires you to dive into your settings, and not merely just install an app. Also, SwiftKey's settings are spread out between the Settings app and the SwiftKey app. It can be quite confusing. Some features, like cloud-based dictionary and Facebook integration, require you to opt in. I was pleased to see that Apple's stock keyboard pops up when entering passwords, but bear in mind that SwiftKey does collect data on its users.

Setting up your keyboard is a simple process of adding it to your Keyboards extensions. First, you will need to download the SwiftKey application from the iOS App Store. Once downloaded, simply open the app and follow the instructions on the screen.To enable SwiftKey on your phone, please follow these steps (which are also detailed in the Installer). You can also watch the instructional installation video at the bottom of this article.

1. Open your settings menu and scroll down to General. Tap ‘General'
2. Scroll down and tap to select ‘Keyboard’
3.  In this menu you will need to tap to select another menu for ‘Keyboards'
4. Tap to choose ‘Add New Keyboard’
5.  Select ‘SwiftKey’
6. Tap ‘SwiftKey - SwiftKey’
7.  Tap the toggle switch for ‘Allow Full Access’ then tap ‘Allow’ in the next dialogue box.
8. Open up something that involves writing text, then tap the globe icon on your keyboard until SwiftKey appears. You will be able to tell it is selected because 'SwiftKey' will be written in the space bar.

Please note that once you first click SwiftKey under 3rd party keyboards, you are not yet finished, even though SwiftKey appears in your list of Keyboards. You still need to click into 'SwiftKey - SwiftKey' and enable Full Access to use SwiftKey. This is required to access all the features like predictions, settings, themes, languages, and all Cloud features.

    When you first enable the keyboard, the next time you open a text field, or you see any keyboard pop up, SwiftKey will not be the default. You will need to tap the globe icon to navigate through all your enabled keyboards until SwiftKey is the selected keyboard.

   (Source: https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/articles/201301592-How-do-I-set-up-SwiftKey-Keyboard-on-my-iPhone-iPad-or-iPod-touch-)

        For a full explanation please watch this video:

        

       In my testing, I found that after writing the same sentence four times, SwiftKey had already picked up my words. I was able to write my test sentence "I am enjoying the hams of my ancestors" from SwiftKey's suggestions without every touching the keyboard.

This feature has seen wide adoption by other keyboards, including the stock keyboard from Apple. But I really like that SwiftKey hides these suggestions while I'm gesture typing, instead showing me just what it thinks I am trying to spell. Overall, this application help me to feel type less, type more accurately and type my own way or style.