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SwiftKey is an input method for Android devices such as smartphones and tablets.
SwiftKey uses a blend of artificial intelligence technologies that enable it to predict the next word the user intends to type.
SwiftKey learns from previous SMS messages and output predictions based on currently input text and what it has learned.
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The company behind SwiftKey was founded in 2008 by Jon Reynolds and Dr Ben Medlock.
It now has over 100 staff, its head office in Southwark, London, and other offices in San Francisco, US and Seoul, South Korea.
In September 2013, SwiftKey announced a series B finance round totaling $17.5m and led by Index Ventures.
SwiftKey has been described as being part of a trend towards "magical computing" by technology writer Om Malik.
The Prediction Engine used allows SwiftKey to learn from usage and improve predictions.
This feature allows the tool improve with usage,learning from SMS, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and an RSS feed.
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SwiftKey for iOS
Further development:
On February 27, 2012 the SwiftKey SDK was launched.
This allows developers on multiple platforms and programming languages to access SwiftKey's core language-engine technology for their own UI or virtual keyboard.
In June 2012 SwiftKey released a specialized version of its keyboard called SwiftKey Healthcare.
It is a virtual keyboard for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices that offers next-word predictions based on real-world clinical data.
In October 2012 SwiftKey Healthcare won the Appsters Award for Best Enterprise App 2012
Awards:
SwiftKey has received many awards since its release in 2010.
Meffy Award for mobile innovation 2013
Appsters Champion and Best Consumer App 2013
Lovie Award People's Lovie for mobile innovation 2013
Most Effective Mobile Application - b2c, Mobile Marketing Magazine 2010
Community Choice, AppCircus at DroidCon 2010
CTIA E-Tech Award 2011, CTIA 2011
Jury Award, Mobile Premier Awards 2011 Winners of AppCircus Events
Most Innovative App at the Global Mobile Awards, Mobile World Congress 2012
The People's Voice Webby Award for Experimental and Innovation 2012
Best Startup Business, Guardian Innovation Awards 2012
While not a formal award, SwiftKey was "honoured" with a mention in XKCD on June 13, 2012
SwiftKey is an input method for Android devices such as smartphones and tablets.
SwiftKey uses a blend of artificial intelligence technologies that enable it to predict the next word the user intends to type.
SwiftKey learns from previous SMS messages and output predictions based on currently input text and what it has learned.
The company behind SwiftKey was founded in 2008 by Jon Reynolds and Dr Ben Medlock.
It now has over 100 staff, its head office in Southwark, London, and other offices in San Francisco, US and Seoul, South Korea.
In September 2013, SwiftKey announced a series B finance round totaling $17.5m and led by Index Ventures.
SwiftKey has been described as being part of a trend towards "magical computing" by technology writer Om Malik.
The Prediction Engine used allows SwiftKey to learn from usage and improve predictions.
This feature allows the tool improve with usage,learning from SMS, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and an RSS feed.
Versions
Beta
SwiftKey X
SwiftKey 3
SwiftKey 4
SwiftKey for iOS
Further development:
On February 27, 2012 the SwiftKey SDK was launched.
This allows developers on multiple platforms and programming languages to access SwiftKey's core language-engine technology for their own UI or virtual keyboard.
In June 2012 SwiftKey released a specialized version of its keyboard called SwiftKey Healthcare.
It is a virtual keyboard for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices that offers next-word predictions based on real-world clinical data.
In October 2012 SwiftKey Healthcare won the Appsters Award for Best Enterprise App 2012
Awards:
SwiftKey has received many awards since its release in 2010.
Meffy Award for mobile innovation 2013
Appsters Champion and Best Consumer App 2013
Lovie Award People's Lovie for mobile innovation 2013
Most Effective Mobile Application - b2c, Mobile Marketing Magazine 2010
Community Choice, AppCircus at DroidCon 2010
CTIA E-Tech Award 2011, CTIA 2011
Jury Award, Mobile Premier Awards 2011 Winners of AppCircus Events
Most Innovative App at the Global Mobile Awards, Mobile World Congress 2012
The People's Voice Webby Award for Experimental and Innovation 2012
Best Startup Business, Guardian Innovation Awards 2012
While not a formal award, SwiftKey was "honoured" with a mention in XKCD on June 13, 2012
