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SwiftKey's iOS 8 Keyboard Hits One Million Downloads in Under 24 Hours

Thursday September 18, 2014 10:20 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Earlier today, we highlighted how a number of new third-party systemwide keyboard for iOS 8 are topping the App Store charts, with SwiftKey Keyboard [Direct Link] displacing Facebook Messenger from the top spot on the free iPhone app chart in the United States.

Moving beyond the charts to look at raw download numbers, the success of these new keyboards is even more clear, with SwiftKey telling MacRumors that its iOS 8 keyboard has just passed one million downloads in less than 24 hours.

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SwiftKey saw a brief launch delay yesterday due to App Store processing, and thus it did not go live until around noon Pacific Time, meaning that it has reached the milestone in roughly 22 hours.

SwiftKey is certainly benefiting from its positioning as a free app compared to competitors such as Swype and Fleksy, but it offers users a good opportunity to try out an alternative to Apple's default keyboard. SwiftKey will continue to upgrade its keyboard over time, no doubt at some point adding in premium features to generate income for the company.
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arian19
49 months ago
Worst part about this keyboard, is that it requires full access for word prediction... which means the keyboard is no longer sandboxed.






This keyboard is also completely free, which begs the question how are they making money. They are probably data-minning the words we type. Like Apple said we are its product.
Rating: 36 Votes
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gpat
49 months ago
"Who needs alternative keyboards? Lol Android customization is so useless"
-Any iOS zealot 6 months ago
Rating: 31 Votes
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Trapezoid
49 months ago

"Who needs alternative keyboards? Lol Android customization is so useless"
-Any iOS zealot 6 months ago


"Now that ios has what Android has, I'm throwing a fit"
-Any Android zealot today
Rating: 28 Votes
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poematik13
49 months ago
i would never install a 3rd party keyboard, especially one that wants full access.
Rating: 27 Votes
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bobright
49 months ago
And it sucks deleted it instantly. No question mark on the main keyboard? smh
Rating: 14 Votes
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Brian Buttplug
49 months ago
Swiftkey was THE only thing I missed from my 'droid days ;)

-Brian
Rating: 10 Votes
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TheBuffather
49 months ago
I'm surprised no one is talking about the lack of the Siri Dictation button. For me, that's an absolute deal breaker.
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Amacfa
49 months ago
Swift kinda sucks, maybe its just me.
Rating: 8 Votes
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caliko
49 months ago

"Who needs alternative keyboards? Lol Android customization is so useless"
-Any iOS zealot 6 months ago


"Who needs a touchscreen smartphone that lacks a physical keyboard?"

-every android phone manufacturer.
Rating: 7 Votes
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vncha
49 months ago
I can't believe there are people in this thread calling others "paranoid" about full access

For Japanese we had a popular keyboard app on android that was found to be sending all of your typed data to Chinese servers, yet this is somehow "paranoid" for thinking US companies will use your data to sell information.

How naive can you be?
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