Users on Vivo devices are unable to access the 'Sound & Vibration' menu. Upon tapping this button the user is returned to the main SwiftKey menu instead.
We believe the bug occurs because of recent changes Vivo made to its Funtouch OS.
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We all know that typing can be frustrating at times - dealing with typos, long words, and the inevitable autocorrect fails. We’ve put together this handy guide to help you get SwiftKey set up and working seamlessly.
One of our top tips to get SwiftKey working for you is to really get to know your way around the Toolbar and Settings - i.e. the command centre.
Toolbar is designed to be the home for all of the content and features you use most often. You can tap or slide on the ‘hamburger’ menu on the top left of the keyboard for quick access to Stickers, GIFs, Themes, Calendar, and other Settings.
For more detailed information on Toolbar please see this article.
Many of the settings you'll use on a day-to-day basis can be found in Toolbar. But for complete control you'll want to open the SwiftKey Settings proper.
From Toolbar:
Or:
Within these settings, you’ll be able to really fine-tune SwiftKey and also set up things such as your language packs/layouts, your sound/vibration options, and your text correction preferences.
SwiftKey supports in excess of 300 languages, so, even if you speak more than one, there’s a good chance we support yours! Also, you can type in up to five languages at once, so this means less frustrations switching and more time spent typing to the ones you love.
First things first, where to download and enable your languages?
You'll be presented with a long list of available languages. Tap on a language to download it.
Any downloaded languages will be enabled by default (up to a maximum of five at once). You'll also be given the option to change your keyboard layout should you so wish.
It may be that you wish to type in German, but with a QWERTY keyboard layout, or in English with a QWERTZ layout. 
Once you download a language pack, tap the box underneath to see a list of available layouts and pick the one you want. Alternatively tap the 'Keyboard' icon found on your Toolbar.
Read more: How do I change the keyboard layout (e.g. QWERTY to AZERTY)?
Turbo charge your SwiftKey experience right from the beginning with a SwiftKey Account.
Your SwiftKey Account is a free opt-in service that enhances SwiftKey Keyboard by leveraging the power of the cloud. As part of this, you can:
All you need to perform this magic is to:
It’s important for you to know that we take privacy and data security extremely seriously. The SwiftKey Account is an opt-in, secure, encrypted service and gives you full control over your data. Our robust Privacy Policy explains and protects your rights and privacy.
For further general reading about the SwiftKey Account, Personalization and Backup & Sync, please continue here.
SwiftKey offers many options when it comes to customizing your typing experience.
SwiftKey not only corrects your typos, but it also predicts your *next* word (i.e. reads your mind!). Your spacebar plays a big role here, you can set it so it does one of the following:
Tip: in each case, you’ll still always be able to enter predictions directly from the prediction bar.
These settings can be found in the ‘Typing’ settings page when opening the app from your device.
If you would like to type by seamlessly gliding your finger across the keyboard, then SwiftKey Flow is something you’ll want to check out. If you want to give it a spin, you can do so from the Typing > Gesture input setting page (accessed by opening the app from your device).
Learn more about Flow here.
From the Typing > Voice & Other Input settings you can also choose whether or not you’d like to enable the voice input key to make voice dictation possible.
You'll also want to check out the ‘Keys’ settings page - accessible by opening the app from your device and tapping Typing > Keys. From here you can choose to add options to your keyboard such as:
In addition you can choose the position of your number pad (left or right), and select whether you would like easier access to the enter key or the emoji panel.
For all of you who have a love for precision, you’ll be pleased to know that we also provide you with the option to select your long-keypress duration (i.e. the amount of time you need to press a key to access the secondary key options) - get this, down to the millisecond.
Whether you love or hate the idea of hearing a sound every time you tap a key, you can adjust your keypress sound and vibration settings under ‘Sound & Vibration’ in the SwiftKey Settings (accessed by opening the app from your device and navigating to Typing > Sound & Vibration). This includes choosing the volume and duration of the sound/vibration, as well as disabling or enabling.
Want to learn more? Head to our ‘Using the Keyboard’ tutorial.
This guide to ‘Using the Keyboard’ will take you through the following:
SwiftKey is designed to improve the ease and accuracy of your typing, no matter how (or what) you type!
We use advanced error correction to make grammar and spelling errors a thing of the past.
We predict your NEXT word so you won't need to press more than two letters!
We learn as you type and remember how you write. This means that over time our prediction engine creates a dynamic contextual understanding of your writing style to boost the accuracy and speed of the predictions.
We don’t want you hunting for the percentage key, or wondering where the hashtag went. So here’s a little roundup of where things are located on the keyboard for the QWERTY layout using English US (depending on whether you’ve added a number row, arrow keys etc. your keyboard may look different).
First keyboard pane:
Second keyboard pane (accessed by tapping '123' key):
Third keyboard pane (accessed by tapping '{&=' key):
Emoji Panel (accessed by tapping/long pressing the enter/emoji key):
SwiftKey Flow essentially allows you to type by gliding your finger across the keyboard. As you glide across the letters, you’ll see predictions appearing on the prediction bar - as soon as you see the word you’re after, just lift your finger and the word will be inserted!
SwiftKey Flow also allows you to glide through space, meaning that you can flow a word, move down to the spacebar, and flow the next word - all without lifting a finger.
Tip: You can switch seamlessly between flowing and tapping - there’s no need to change modes.
If you’re not a fan of SwiftKey Flow and have disabled it (see how to do so here), then you will have the option to use the following gestures with SwiftKey:
Additionally, if more than one language is in use, and both are using a different layout or alphabet, you can slide left or right on the spacebar to change layout (e.g. from English to Greek). Note: This is still usable with SwiftKey Flow enabled.
Tip: Gestures are activated by the speed of the gesture, rather than distance. If you are having problems with your gestures, please try sliding your finger a bit faster across your keyboard.
SwiftKey is clever by default, but occasionally odd, offensive or just plain weird words slip through the net. Don’t panic - it's easy to remove words you don't want to see.
The next time this word shows up as a prediction, simply long press the prediction and you’ll see a pop up notification asking whether you’d like to remove the prediction. Just press ‘OK’ and the word will be removed from your language model.
This word won’t be predicted again unless you retype the word, or SwiftKey relearns it from any of your Personalization sources (e.g. sent SMS, email, Facebook etc).
We know you’re a clever bunch, and many of you speak two, three or even more languages. SwiftKey enables you to effortlessly type in up to five languages at once.
If your selected languages use the same alphabet and you have selected the same layout for all of them (i.e. QWERTY), then all you need to do is... type! It doesn't matter which language you start typing in, SwiftKey can detect the one you’re using and offer you predictions/corrections accordingly.
Even if you are using languages with different layouts or alphabets, you can switch between them at the mere swipe of a finger. Simply press on the spacebar and then slide left or right to change up your language/layout.
Tip: If you want easy access to all accented characters, just navigate to the ‘Keys’ settings page in the app by tapping Typing > Keys and check ‘Accented Characters’.
SwiftKey provides you with the option to both resize and change the layout of your keyboard.
SwiftKey offers you three layout options:
SwiftKey also enables you to ‘float’ the keyboard from the base of the screen, allowing you to move and position your keyboard wherever you like.
You can change the layout of your keyboard in a matter of seconds - simply open Toolbar, tap the 'Settings' cog, then ‘Layout’, and choose one.
If you want a floating, movable keyboard just open Toolbar, choose the 'Settings' cog and tap ‘Float’. If you want to go back to a fixed keyboard, simply drag it down to the bottom of your screen.
Note: if you’re using SwiftKey on a tablet or large screen device, you also have the additional ‘Extended Layout’ and a ‘Thumb Layout Numpad’ options which can be accessed from SwiftKey Settings > Typing.
SwiftKey enables you to choose from five keyboard sizes - just open Toolbar, tap the 'Settings' cog, then tap ‘Resize’, and choose the size that works for you.
You can also resize your keyboard from within SwiftKey settings in the following way:
We genuinely want to facilitate you in expressing your uniqueness, and so we decided to invest in designing and creating the very best quality themes for your keyboard.
SwiftKey has a plethora of themes for your keyboard, whatever your style may be! We’ve got beautiful, stylish, minimal, fun, crazy and everything in between.
For those of you already signed up to a SwiftKey Account, just open Toolbar, go to the ‘Themes’ pane, and tap ‘View more themes’. From here you can browse through our themes to your heart’s content, and when you see one you like, simply tap to download. Next time you open your keyboard, your brand new theme will be shining back at you in all its glory.
If you haven’t yet created a SwiftKey Account, now is a good time to do so - especially if you’d like to try out our lovely themes.
If you’d like to read more about the SwiftKey Account before signing up, you can do so here.
Open Toolbar, go to the Themes pane and you’ll see our theme carousel. Here you can scroll through some of your downloaded themes, and tap an image to switch to a new one.
SwiftKey Keyboard is all about prediction, and, most importantly, predicting the words that you are going to want to write next (next word prediction).
SwiftKey has a 'prediction bar' along the top of the keyboard that offers you three options to choose from. To enter these words into your text field, you can either tap the word on the prediction bar or press the spacebar to insert the middle prediction.
Teaching SwiftKey to speak the way you do is easy. If you have used the personalization options to get SwiftKey to learn from your sent SMS, emails, Facebook, etc. then your predictions should be pretty much up to speed already. However, SwiftKey also learns from you as you type, and you can always teach SwiftKey a new word.
If you have selected 'Autocorrect' and/or the 'Quick prediction insert' option within SwiftKey Settings > Typing & Autocorrect, then SwiftKey will automatically insert a prediction for you when you tap the spacebar. If you are trying to type a new word that SwiftKey hasn't learned before (and therefore won't predict), all you need to is tap the left hand or middle prediction (depending on text field) which will contain your verbatim text.
If you have chosen not to select 'Autocorrect' or 'Auto insert prediction' then pressing spacebar will insert a space for you instead of inserting a prediction. In that case, to enter your verbatim text you simply need to type the word and press space.
If you accidentally insert an incorrect word and realize right away, then there's a quick fix that saves a lot of time and hassle:
Even if you spot a typo earlier on in your text, it's very easy to correct in a similar way:
SwiftKey doesn't offer a dedicated spell check option within the app. However, SwiftKey should offer you correctly spelled predictions based on the word you are typing: for example, if you start typing 'neces' you should be offered predictions such as 'necessary', 'necessarily', or 'necessity'. In this way, SwiftKey does help to insert correctly spelled words.
If you have mistyped something or SwiftKey has learned something you'd prefer to keep hidden, it's very simple to remove a word from being predicted on your prediction bar:
SwiftKey Keyboard for Android doesn't currently offer a dedicated 'undo' button. However, if you realize you have made a mistake, you can press backspace to see the previous selection of predictions. If your desired word is one of the predictions, just tap to replace the incorrect word.
You can also tap in the text field to place the cursor.
In SwiftKey, you can switch between caps and lower case characters simply by tapping the shift key. The shift key has three states which are easily identified by a change in design:
While the cursor is touching any word, you have the option to tap ‘shift’ to cycle through different caps cases, Title Case, ALL CAPS, and lowercase. This will help you fix the word without having to re-type it.
Additionally, you can choose to have SwiftKey automatically capitalize the first letter after a period/exclamation mark/question mark by selecting 'Auto capitalize' in SwiftKey Settings > Typing & Autocorrect.
From time-to-time (and for reasons unknown), this may happen. To remedy:
SwiftKey Flow allows you to write by gliding your finger on the keyboard. This is also referred to as "swiping."
You can disable/enable Flow with SwiftKey Keyboard for Android by following the below steps:
With Flow enabled you have the option to toggle between two different behaviors.
By default SwiftKey will show you a set of corrections after Flowing a word, or you can choose to display a set of next word predictions. Both options insert the appropriate spacing after.
When the toggle is set to 'Off':
When the toggle is set to 'On':
When you want to flow double letters (i.e. 'tt' in 'letters'), just hold your finger over the letter you want to type twice a little bit longer than normal.
If you wish to retroactively correct a word you've just flowed, just tap the backspace key and you'll see three different word predictions in the prediction bar.
You can switch seamlessly between flowing and tapping the keys at any time - there’s no need to switch input modes.
SwiftKey Flow also allows you to Flow through space. You can glide your finger over a word, move down to the spacebar, and flow the next word, all without lifting a finger.
If you continue to have problems or your issue isn't listed, please submit a support ticket.
Using "Classic SwiftKey" (SwiftKey Flow disabled):
If more than one language is in use, you can slide on the spacebar to change layout (e.g. from QWERTY to Greek).
Gestures are activated by the speed of the gesture, rather than distance. If you are having problems with your gestures, please try sliding your finger a bit faster across your keyboard.
Please note that slide down to minimize, and slide up to capitalize gestures are not available for tablet or large screen devices, but using the back button on your device will still work to minimize the keyboard.
While SwiftKey Flow is enabled, all of these gestures are deactivated.
Holding down the delete key deletes word-by-word; the longer you hold it, the faster it deletes.
SwiftKey does not have a dedicated minimize keyboard button. Instead, if you slide a finger down the keys from top to bottom, SwiftKey is minimized. Alternatively, pressing your phone’s back key will minimize SwiftKey.
Please note that if SwiftKey Flow is enabled, you can't slide down the keys to minimize the keyboard. When using SwiftKey Flow, please press the back button on your device to minimize the keyboard.
This gesture is not available for tablet or large screen devices, but using the back button on your device will still work to minimize the keyboard.
See the how-to video below:
The SwiftKey Account is a free service that enhances SwiftKey Keyboard by leveraging the power of the cloud.
Having a SwiftKey Account benefits you in the following ways:
Personalization: Get better predictions by letting SwiftKey learn from the way you type on a range of social networks. This improves SwiftKey Keyboard's accuracy as the app understands the words and phrases that matter to you.
Backup & Sync: Your SwiftKey Account safely stores your learned language data and syncs it across your devices. If you lose your phone or get a new one, you won’t need to retrain the keyboard - signing into your SwiftKey Account will bring all your personalized insights right back.
Themes: With the SwiftKey Account, you have access to free themes to change the appearance of your keyboard. Theme downloads are tied to your Account, meaning they stay secure and you can use them across all of your devices.
SwiftKey Stats: A lowdown on the different subjects you type about the most, the emoji you use most often, and how many words SwiftKey learned from you.
There is the option to create a SwiftKey Account as part of the installation process. After completing the first three steps of the installer, you will be given the option to create a SwiftKey Account. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete this process.
If you don’t wish to sign up at this stage, just choose ‘Not now’. You can always sign up later from within SwiftKey settings.
To find your SwiftKey Account ID, please follow the steps below.
The SwiftKey Account works to seamlessly sync your personal language model as well as all your themes. You just need to sign into your SwiftKey Account using your Google Account details.
If you would like to change the account associated with your SwiftKey Account, then you can do so by following the below steps:
If you no longer wish to use your SwiftKey Account, or would like to change the account associated with SwiftKey Account, then you can do so by following these steps:
Please note that this will unregister all of your connected devices, and also delete your backed-up data from your SwiftKey Account.
We take our users’ privacy very seriously and ensure your data is protected and safely stored.
The SwiftKey Account is an opt-in, secure, encrypted service and gives you full control over your data. Our robust privacy policy explains and protects your rights and privacy. You can also read more about our approach to data security in our Data Security Statement.
If you no longer wish to use your SwiftKey Account, or would like to change the account associated with SwiftKey Account, then you can do so by following these steps:
Please note that this will unregister all of your connected devices, and also delete your backed-up data from your SwiftKey Account.
Personalization allows you to “teach” SwiftKey Keyboard more about your personal dictionary and style by learning from your social accounts. SwiftKey will use your message archives from Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Google+, and SMS to better offer your tailored predictions and corrections.
To set up the Personalization options, you will need to sign into your SwiftKey Account. If you haven't already done so, this article will show you how.
You have the option to personalize right away as part of the signup process, or can do so at a later date by following the below steps:
Please note that personalizing from one of these accounts learns data from what you have done in the past. It will not continue learning. Therefore you may periodically want to update your language model - to do this just tap the account to re-personalize.
In order to deliver the benefits of the SwiftKey Account, certain personal data may be shared with our servers. For example, this allows your personal language profile and theme records to be synced across devices. This is an opt-in service, and any user profile may be deleted at any time.
You can learn more by reading our article on Privacy Questions and Your Data.
If you are signed in to your SwiftKey Account and have enabled Backup & Sync then the words and phrases that matter to you are backed up securely and seamlessly synced across all of your devices. If your mobile or tablet is upgraded, lost or stolen, your personal profile is kept safe in the cloud, giving you the personalized SwiftKey experience within seconds of installing the keyboard on a new device.
Backup:
Never again lose your learned language and words! Even if you update or uninstall SwiftKey, or lose/upgrade a device, with Backup & Sync enabled, your SwiftKey Account will retain all your personal language data. The next time you use SwiftKey, all you need do is sign into your same SwiftKey Account and get typing!
Sync:
Your most current words and phrases will be available on all devices signed into your SwiftKey Account. Entering a new word or phrase on one device will automatically sync up to all of your other connected devices.
To enable/disable Backup & Sync:
The Backup & Sync screen will tell you when your data was last saved to the Cloud.
To manually perform a sync just tap the circular arrow icon.
Please note that disabling Backup & Sync will not automatically remove your SwiftKey Account data.
If you would like to clear your data, you will need to do this separately. For information on how to do so, please see the article, How do I clear my learned language data?.
First, please note that unless you have opted in to use a SwiftKey Account on your Android device, all personal and language data generated by SwiftKey is stored locally on your device and is never transferred.
SwiftKey does not learn anything from fields marked as password fields, nor does it remember long numbers such as credit card numbers.
The warning message from Google that says SwiftKey may be able to collect ‘all the text you type, including personal data like passwords and credit card numbers’ (pictured below) is a part of the Android operating system that appears when any third party keyboard is enabled.
SwiftKey is designed never to learn from or predict what you enter in a specified password text field. It is up to the website or application you are logging into to build that specification into the field.
However, there are some situations out of our control where your password might be remembered by the prediction engine. The usual culprits are:
If you find your password is being predicted, you can easily remove the word from SwiftKey’s dynamic language model by longpressing on the word in the prediction bar when it is shown and tapping ‘Remove’.
You can be signed up for a SwiftKey Account to access your Themes, but disable other cloud services that may involve sharing potentially personal data with our servers. To do this follow these steps:
If you don't want any future data to be learned, then you will need to log out of your SwiftKey Account which you can do so by following the below steps:
To unsubscribe, please follow the steps below.
Additionally, you can also unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the email you receive after installing SwiftKey.
There are occasionally notifications for tips (how to get the most out of SwiftKey) and achievements (how many keystrokes SwiftKey has saved you).
You can turn these off by following the steps below:
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires controllers like Microsoft to have authorization from parents to get a child’s consent where that consent is required for personal data processing in the context of Microsoft products and services, including SwiftKey.
You will be prompted to verify your age when opening the SwiftKey Keyboard. Tap on the button to sign in to your SwiftKey Account and verify your details.
If you choose to ignore the prompt we will remind you on several more occasions.
Alternatively you can trigger verification by:
EU users under 16 will not be able to create a SwiftKey Account.
Yes, your SwiftKey keyboard will work on your device as normal and will adapt to your typing style even without a SwiftKey Account. That will be true of all devices on which you use the SwiftKey Keyboard. The only difference is that your typing model won’t be backed up in the cloud and available for new or other devices on which you use the SwiftKey Keyboard.
If you don’t qualify for a SwiftKey Account, you can’t use personal data from other accounts (e.g., Facebook) to train your model. This does NOT mean that you can’t use SwiftKey, it only means that you won’t be able to use the personalization feature to train your model.
The SwiftKey Keyboard for Android currently supports the following languages, and you can enable up to 5 languages at once.
The following list is regularly updated.
- Acehnese
- Afar
- Afrikaans
- Aja
- Akan (Twi)
- Albanian
- Alsatian
- Amharic
- Arabic *
- Arabic (Egypt)
- Arabic (Levant)
- Aragonese
- Aramaic (Sureth)
- Aramaic (Turoyo)
- Armenian *
- Assamese *
- Assamese (English)
- Asturian
- Ayizo
- Aymara
- Azerbaijani *
- Bambara
- Banjarese
- Bariba
- Bashkir
- Basque
- Bavarian
- Belarusian
- Bengali *
- Bengali (English)
- Bengkulu
- Bhojpuri
- Bicolano Central
- Bislama
- Blackfoot
- Bodo *
- Bosnian
- Breton
- Bulgarian
- Burmese *
- Burmese (Zawgyi)
- Catalan
- Cebuano
- Chamorro
- Chechen
- Chichewa
- Chinese (HK) !
- Chinese (PRC) !
- Chinese (TW) !
- Chinese (YUE)
- Chuvash
- Coptic
- Cornish
- Corsican
- Croatian
- Czech *
- Dagbani
- Danish *
- Dhivehi (English)
- Dhivehi (Maldivian)
- Dinka
- Dogri *
- Dutch (Belgium) *
- Dutch (Netherlands) *
- Edo
- English (Australia) ^
- English (Canada) ^
- English (India)
- English (United Kingdom) ^
- English (United States) ^
- Esperanto
- Estonian *
- Ewe
- Faroese *
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish *
- Fongbe
- French (Belgium)
- French (Canada) ^
- French (France) ^
- French (Switzerland)
- Frisian *
- Friulian
- Fulani
- Ga
- Gagauz
- Galician
- Gallo
- Garifuna
- Gayo
- Georgian *
- German (Germany) ^*
- German (Switzerland) *
- Gilaki
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Griko
- Gujarani
- Gujarati *
- Gujlish *
- Haitian Creole
- Hausa
- Hawaiian
- Hebrew
- Hiligaynon
- Hindi *
- Hinglish *
- Hokkien
- Hungarian *
- Icelandic *
- Igbo
- Ilocano
- Indonesian *
- Inuktitut (Latin)
- Irish Gaelic
- Italian ^
- Jamaican Creole
- Japanese !
- Javanese
- Jèrriais
- Jola-Fonyi
- Ju|'hoan
- Kabardian
- Kabyle
- Kannada *
- Kannada (English)
- Kapampangan
- Kashmiri (India) *
- Kashubian
- Kazakh
- Kazakh (Latin)
- Khasi
- Khmer *
- Khoekhoe
- K’iche
- Kikongo
- Kikuyu
- Kiribati
- Kirundi
- Kituba
- Konkani *
- Konkani (Kannada) *
- Korean *
- Kurdish (Kurmanji)
- Kurdish (Sorani)
- Kurpian
- Kyrgyz
- Lao *
- Latgalian
- Latin
- Latvian
- Limburgish
- Lingala
- Lingua Franca Nova
- Lisu
- Lithuanian
- Lombard
- Low German *
- Lower Sorbian
- Luganda
- Luo (Dholuo)
- Luxembourgish *
- Macedonian
- Madurese
- Maithili *
- Makassarese
- Makhuwa
- Malagasy
- Malay
- Malayalam *
- Malayalam (English)
- Maltese
- Mam
- Mandingo
- Manipuri *
- Manipuri (Meitei Mayek)
- Manx
- Maori
- Maranao
- Marathi *
- Marathi (English)
- Marshallese
- Marwari
- Mauritian Creole
- Meadow Mari
- Megrelian
- Minangkabau
- Mirandese
- Miskito
- Mizo
- Mongolian (Cyrillic)
- Mongolian (Traditional)
- Mossi
- Nahuati
- Naro
- Nauruan
- Neapolitan
- Nepali *
- Nepali (English)
- Nias
- N'ko
- Norman
- Northern Sami
- Northern Sotho
- Norwegian (Bokmål) *
- Norwegian (Nynorsk) *
- Nuosu
- Occitan
- Odia (English)
- O'odham
- Oriya *
- Oromo
- Ossetic (Digor)
- Ossetic (Iron)
- Palauan
- Pangasinan
- Panglish
- Papiamento (Aruba)
- Papiamento (Curaçao)
- Pashto
- Persian (Farsi) *
- Persian (Latin)
- Piedmontese
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil) ^
- Portuguese (Portugal) ^
- Punjabi *
- Punjabi (Pakistan)
- Quechua (Southern)
- Rapa Nui
- Romanian *
- Russian
- Rusyn
- Rwanda
- Sakha
- Sami (Northern)
- Samoan
- Samogitian
- Sango
- Sanskrit *
- Santali *
- Santali (Ol Chiki script)
- Saramaccan
- Sardinian
- Sassarese
- Scots
- Scottish Gaelic
- Serbian
- Serbian (Cyrillic)
- Sesotho
- Seychellois Creole
- S'gaw Karen
- Shona
- Sicilian
- Silesian
- Sindhi (India) *
- Sindhi (Pakistan)
- Sinhala *
- Sinhala (English)
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Somali
- Southern Ndebele
- Spanish (Latin America) ^
- Spanish (Spain) ^
- Spanish (United States) ^
- Sundanese
- Swahili *
- Swazi
- Swedish *
- Sylheti
- Syriac
- Tai Nüa
- Tajik
- Tamazight
- Tamil *
- Tamlish
- Tatar
- Telugu *
- Telugu (English)
- Tetum
- Thai *
- Tibetan
- Tigrinya
- Tok Pisin
- Toki Pona
- Tongan
- Tsonga
- Tswana
- Tulu
- Turkish *
- Turkmen
- Udmurt
- Ukrainian *
- Upper Sorbian
- Urdu *
- Urdu (English)
- Uyghur
- Uzbek
- Venda
- Venetan
- Vietnamese
- Võro
- Walloon
- Waray
- Welsh
- Wolof
- Xhosa
- Yiddish
- Yoruba
- Yucatec Maya
- Zazaki
- Zulu
(^ = neural, * = no smart space, ! = no Flow)
If your language is not listed you can ask for it to be added by clicking here.
SwiftKey allows you to use up to five languages simultaneously.
We’ve enhanced our multilingual support framework to make it even more effective, by constantly scanning input text to estimate which of the enabled languages are being used, and adjusting predictions accordingly.
SwiftKey currently supports 300+ languages on Android. Click here to see the full list.
To add a Language Pack, either:
Or
Then:
For languages with the same alphabet/layout, there is no need to switch between languages - you just start typing and SwiftKey figures out which language you are using!
For languages with different alphabets (i.e. English and Russian), simply slide left or right on the spacebar to switch between them.
To update your installed Language Packs, either:
Or
Then:
To delete/uninstall a Language Pack, either:
Then:
In order to accommodate for multiple languages SwiftKey offers a number of different keyboard layouts.
Read more: How do I change the keyboard layout (e.g. QWERTY to AZERTY)?
If SwiftKey Keyboard has stopped predicting your learned language data, it means that your language model has gotten corrupted. This requires that we restore a previous version of your language model that does work. Please try these simple steps to force a restore:
This should help restore your learned language data.
In SwiftKey, the transliteration feature allows you to type phonetically using the Latin or QWERTY keyboard layout, and show script predictions that match the word being typed. You can make your selections by tapping on a word in the prediction bar.
For these languages, SwiftKey will automatically offer you two layout keyboard options:
QWERTY layout
And Native script layout
We currently support transliteration in the following languages:
- Bangla
- Hindi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Odia
- Persian
- Punjabi
- Tamil
- Telugu
If you have newly installed SwiftKey or downloaded one of these languages, then you will automatically be using the new layout. However, if you were previously using any of these languages, you will need to manually switch to the new layout if you wish to use it.
To do this please:
You can easily shift between QWERTY and Native Script layouts by either swiping left or right on the spacebar, or by tapping and holding the spacebar and selecting the layout you would like.
Note: SwiftKey's Tamil layout follows the Tamil 99 Convention.
When you are in the QWERTY layout, you will see both Latin script predictions and native script predictions. When in the Native Script Layout, you will see only predictions in that script language.
You're not limited to just using one at a time either. If using the QWERTY layout, you will see Transliteration predictions for scripts of your currently-enabled languages.
With Transliteration there is often a need to offer more predictions. While using these languages, SwiftKey offers-up more space for this very purpose. Just tap the arrow to the far right of your prediction bar, then add words as normal by tapping to select.
The top row of the keyboard is a vowel row, that displays correct Matra as you type the letters:
As you start typing, the very first key on the first row shows the relevant half letter:
You can access additional letters and difficult characters by pressing the 'Ksha Tra Gya' key:
And access a number pad by pressing the 123 key, and then the local number 123 key:
Quick punctuation can be inserted using the punctuation slider like this:
SwiftKey will still learn words you type and add them to your dictionary (or language model), but currently will not learn new transliteration maps. This means that if you teach SwiftKey a new word in Hindi, it will not be able to match that automatically against a phonetic-based QWERTY script entry.
Many words will be automatically corrected to include accents, so there is no need to do anything special.
To manually add accents to your words, long press (press and hold) on the letter and choose the accented character by sliding your finger to the letter of your choice.
SwiftKey automatically detects which accents are used in the languages you have enabled. If you wish to enable all accented characters:
For users typing in Spanish, once you have downloaded the Spanish language pack, if you are not seeing a dedicated Ñ key, just long press on the N key and you will see it appear.
If you wish to have a dedicated Ñ key, follow the steps below.
When you next use the keyboard your keyboard should show QWERTY (Spanish) with a dedicated Ñ key.
You can customise your keyboard experience even further by enabling keypress sounds.
There are four keypress sound profiles in total to choose from: ‘Modern’, ‘Android’, ‘Traditional’ and ‘Blip’.
To select your sound simply:
You can turn sounds on and off, turn haptic (vibration) feedback on and off, change the sound your keypress makes and the length of vibration.
To access 'Sound & Vibration' settings:
To change volume or vibration:
To change the keypress sound:
SwiftKey works with some physical (Bluetooth) keyboards, but with hundreds of different models available functionality will vary.
Once you've successfully paired your keyboard to your device you'll be able to access the physical keyboard settings from within SwiftKey.
Your physical keyboard doesn't inherit SwiftKey's layout settings. Instead you have to set them separately.
To do this:
You're still able to select up to five languages for use through the SwiftKey 'Languages' menu.
While typing you can switch between languages by either:
Or
SwiftKey also has its own 'Physical keyboard' settings. To access these, either:
Or:
We've added a number of keyboard shortcuts to SwiftKey when using an external keyboard.
From Android 7.0 onwards your device will also have its own selection of shortcuts available. To see a full list tap on the 'Keyboard shortcuts helper' prompt in the Android Keyboard assistance menu.
If your Bluetooth keyboard experience looks different or your keyboard shortcuts aren't working, please ensure you're using the latest version of SwiftKey available in the Google Play Store.
To hide the onscreen SwiftKey Keyboard please see this article.
Using a BlackBerry? These keyboards don't fall into our Bluetooth/physical keyboard classification and therefore can't be used in this way.
To turn off autocorrection, follow the below steps:
Within SwiftKey for Android, there are three available options with regards to how the spacebar functions.
To change the function of your spacebar (adjust your autocorrection settings), please follow the below steps.
You can turn Autocaps on and off by following the below instructions:
Toolbar is the new way to get faster and easier access to your favorite SwiftKey features.
Toolbar is available to all users running SwiftKey 7 and above.
Toolbar replaces the SwiftKey Hub. All the features previously found in the Hub are still available in Toolbar.
Toolbar is easily accessible from your SwiftKey Keyboard. Just tap the '+' to the left of the prediction bar.
Toolbar is the new home for the following features:
Add and send animated images from all your favorite apps. Use the search function to find that perfect GIF for every occasion.
Read more: How to add and search for GIFS
If you like GIFS you'll love Stickers too! Add some virality to your conversations with both static and animated Stickers.
Read more: How to use Stickers
This area houses all of the SwiftKey settings and options you use most often. It provides quick access to the following:
If a setting isn't listed - tapping the 'Cog' icon will take you into the SwiftKey app proper.
Read more: How to access SwiftKey Settings
SwiftKey offers many themes to enable you to truly make your keyboard your own.
Tap the 'Palette' icon to scroll through our default themes, or press 'View more Themes' to be shown every design currently available to download.
The SwiftKey Clipboard houses all of the text you've copied for later use. The Clipboard allows you to copy and paste clips or create Shortcuts for faster insertion.
Read more: How does the Clipboard work?
Tapping the 'Pin' icon will take you to your Collection. Your Collection is a place where all of the Stickers you've saved and created live.
Read more: How to manage your Collection
Easily share your Location with family and friends. Just tap the 'Location' button and SwiftKey will insert your current address. You can choose from various nearby locations too.
Read more: How to share your Location
Easily share meeting times and appointments to your contacts with just a few taps.
Read more: How to use Calendar
Tapping the 'Keyboard' icon allows you the freedom to change your Languages and Layouts without opening the SwiftKey app fully.
Read more: How do I change the keyboard layout (e.g. QWERTY to AZERTY)?
We’ve now integrated Microsoft Translator into SwiftKey. This gives you a fast and seamless way to use translations features in the context of what you’re already doing. No more switching apps or copying and pasting back and forth.
The Toolbar Customizer allows you to tailor your Toolbar just how you want it. Show and hide icons, plus rearrange the order.
Toolbar replaces the SwiftKey Hub that was previously accessible by tapping on the ‘hamburger’ menu on the far left of the prediction bar.
When typing with SwiftKey Keyboard for Android, you have the option to copy text and save it for later use. This could be for a quick copy/paste job or something longer form like an email or social media update. Whatever the case, it works for a short term or long term saving of text selections on your phone.
Next we'll guide you through all of the Clipboard's useful functions.
There are two ways to copy text.
Tap into a text field, highlight the text you want copied and select 'Copy'.
Alternatively:
From the Clipboard itself, a quick swipe left or right will delete a saved clip. This can be reversed by tapping 'Undo' immediately after.
Your clips can be pinned to the top of your Clipboard by selecting the pin icon to the right of each selection. Pin copied clips to stop them expiring after 1 hour.
You can also reorder your clips by long-pressing and dragging up or down in the list.
This feature allows you to create a shortcut to any phrase you've saved on the Clipboard. So if you tire of typing out your address why not add it as a shortcut instead? It doesn't need to be limited to that, use it for any of your most commonly-used phrases to save even more time.
When you type a shortcut your clip content will appear on the prediction bar. Tap on it to insert it into the conversation.
It's possible to use your own photos to create, save, and share personalized Stickers.
You can now send locations to anyone without leaving the keyboard.
The location feature is now available in the US, India, Russia, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, France, Turkey, United Kingdom, Poland, Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia, Austria, Netherlands, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland and Hong Kong.
Your Collection is a place to store all the stickers and photos you've personalized.
To access your Collection:
Any Stickers you've created using your own images will be saved to your Collection by default.
If you've added text to a sticker from a pack (and wish to save it for later use), tap the 'Pin' icon to save to your Collection.
If you no longer wish to display the Sticker in your Collection, long press on it and choose 'Delete' when prompted.
For those times when text just isn't enough, stickers are just one of the ways SwiftKey allows you to express yourself in more than just words.
Stickers are available from SwiftKey 7 onwards.
It's easy to get at all the cool stickers SwiftKey offers:
Toolbar can be opened by tapping the '+' to the left of the prediction bar.
Select the 'Stickers' icon.
The dedicated emoji key is located on your keyboard, tap it and choose the 'Stickers' icon.
Before you begin to delight your friends with stickers you'll first need to download some sticker packs or design one yourself.
At the time of writing we offer xx different sticker packs. Plus there's the option to use your own image to create something unique, so you'll be discovering new favorites all the time!
Scroll left and right to view the sticker packs available.
Press the 'Download pack' prompt (you'll only have to do this once for each pack).
Tap on a sticker to select it from the pack.
You can also add text or pin your sticker to your Collection for later use. Press the blue 'Send' icon when you're done.
Because stickers are built into your SwiftKey Keyboard, you can use them in practically any app you like.
Tap the 'T+' icon to add text to your sticker.
Tap into the text box that appears.
Type your caption. Press 'Done' when you're finished.
Drag the boundary box to reposition your text on your Sticker. You can resize the text by long-pressing the small blue square.
Tap the 'X' to close the Sticker preview.
Your Collection is a place where all of the Stickers you've saved and created live.
Any Stickers you've created using your own images will be saved to your Collection by default.
If you've added text to a sticker from a pack (and wish to save it for later use), tap the 'Pin' icon to save to your Collection.
If you no longer wish to display the Sticker in your Collection, longpress on it and choose 'Delete' when prompted.
If you love GIFs as much as we do, you'll be pleased to learn that from SwiftKey 6.6.6 we've made it possible to search, discover and share your favorite GIFs directly from your SwiftKey Keyboard.
GIFS can be found by opening your Emoji panel.
To do this, either:
Or
Adding and selecting a GIF works in exactly the same way as Emoji.
GIFs are housed in a number of different categories - these can be scrolled left and right.
Just tap on your GIF of choice to insert it into your message.
If you're struggling to find that perfect GIF, you might want to take advantage of the search tool.
As with any rich media, if you're concerned about the effect GIFs might have on your data allowance we'd recommend switching to WiFi while browsing and sending GIFs.
At this moment in time there are a few limitations when adding GIFs. For instance it's not possible to attach them to a text message on some devices.
This happens because they exceed the maximum allowable file size, so we encourage users to download and use an alternative to their stock messaging app. A popular recommendation is Google's Android Messages app.
You'll find that GIFs are fully supported elsewhere such as in WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook etc.
It's not currently possible to change the emoji style within SwiftKey itself. SwiftKey uses the standard Android/iOS emoji font, which means that the emoji style you see within SwiftKey (emoji panel/emoji predictions) is dependent on your OS or the app you are using.
However, in most messaging apps you can choose which emoji style you see once you have input an emoji or sent/received a message.
For more information on why emoji look different within different apps, please see this article.
If it looks like your themes are missing please follow the steps below:
To aid us in our investigations please could you provide the following details:
Photo themes for Android were introduced in SwiftKey 6.7.1 as we believe you should be able to express your style in more than just words.
The feature allows you to design your own keyboard theme by picking any of your photos as the background. Personalise your theme further by resizing the photo, choose background darkness, plus toggle key borders and symbols.
Here we'll guide you through all of the steps necessary to design your own Photo theme(s):
Or
Then
Next, we'll take you through the various adjustment options available. When you've finished, remember to hit 'Done' or your design will disappear.
You can:
it's not possible to rotate your photo at present.
The background brightness can be controlled by dragging the slider left and right. This setting determines how much of the photo is visible behind the keys. It defaults to 45%.
Choose between showing borders around your keys.
You can specify whether you want your Photo theme to include symbols on the keys.
Please note that once you delete a theme you won't be able to get it back. Instead you'll need to begin your design again from scratch.
To delete:
You cannot delete a theme that's currently in use.
SwiftKey will ask for your permission to access your photos when you enter the Photo themes wizard for the first time. You'll need to confirm and accept in order to create your own.
For more information on our Privacy Policy please visit this link: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement
If you haven't yet amassed a photo collection of your own, here is some inspiration from a world famous National Geographic photographer:
https://blog.swiftkey.com/exclusive-nature-photos-swiftkey-adventure-photographer-keith-ladzinski/
It is not currently possible to use Backup & Sync to save your Photo themes to your SwiftKey Account. Therefore if you remove SwiftKey from your device you'll lose any themes you previously created.
This also means that your themes cannot be transferred between Android and iOS devices.
There are differences between Photo themes on Android and iOS. The SwiftKey team monitor all feedback closely and will make changes accordingly.
All our SwiftKey themes are now free, but occasionally we may give away exclusive designs as part of a promotion.
Promotional codes do expire, so keep an eye on the blog or follow us on Twitter to be the first to hear about exclusive themes.
Here's a list of currently-active promo codes:
BERRY001 Berry
ICETHEME Ice
PITCH001 Pitch
NEON0001 Neon
DUSK0001 Dusk
COBALT01 Cobalt
HOLO0001 Holo
REGAL001 Regal
LIGHT001 Light
DARK0001 Dark
NICKEL01 Nickel
FOREST01 Forest
PUMPKIN1 Pumpkin
FUCHSIA1 Fuchsia
SKYTHEME Sky
To redeem and cash in your code please follow the steps below:
SwiftKey has many themes available to download - all for free - so you can customise your keyboard how you want.
To see the themes currently installed on your device, open the SwiftKey app and tap 'Themes'.
Tap 'All' to view all the other designs currently available.
We are adding more themes all the time so be sure to check back often.
You can also view and change themes from Toolbar:
Your purchased themes and content are all backed up to your SwiftKey Account. Just as apps you download from Google Play are assigned to a Google account, your SwiftKey Keyboard content works the same way.
When you download SwiftKey Keyboard on your new phone, be sure to sign into the same SwiftKey Account that you used to purchase your content from the SwiftKey Store. Your purchased themes should show as available to download.
Note: All SwiftKey themes are now available free of charge. Read more here.
Please note that themes cannot be synced across Android/iOS platforms.
Date: October 2017
Platform: Android
Version affected: 6.6.8
Description of the problem: Some users are unable to download themes since updating SwiftKey to 6.6.8.
When this happens the following message is displayed: "Your theme could not be downloaded. Please try again later."
Current status: Under investigation.
Please click [here] to send us an email if you're experiencing this issue. To aid us in our investigations please could you answer the following questions:
We'll notify you when we've isolated the cause.
Date: August 2017
Platform: Android (any)
Devices reported: Various
Description of the problem: Upon opening the SwiftKey app you'll see a message that reads: "Oops. something went wrong on our side. Please check back later."
Current status: Under investigation.
Please click [here] to send us an email if you're experiencing this issue.
We'll notify you when we've isolated the cause.
If it appears that SwiftKey is draining your battery, you're experiencing keyboard lag, or frequent crashes, then please follow the troubleshooting steps laid out below.
We focus quite heavily on performance and speed in every build of the app. To ensure you get the very best experience we recommend you've installed the most current update available in the Google Play Store.
If your SwiftKey Keyboard is slowing down this may be due to one of several reasons:
If you use certain battery saving or monitoring apps with SwiftKey Keyboard for Android to track your device's power usage, such as Battery Doctor or Greenify, you may have been reported a high percentage of power consumption.
Please be aware that these kind of reports only refer to percentage of the battery loss associated to each app in use.
In contrast, to find out what percentage of the battery's actual capacity every app is using, you should check your Android settings in Settings > Battery.
For example, if your battery is fully charged, there are only two apps running each one responsible for half of that battery loss, and your battery power drops to 98%, Battery Doctor will report both apps with a 50% consumption each, whilst the Android settings will report both apps with 1% each.
However, if you have noticed a power consumption of over 1% in your Android settings or your battery actually drains faster than usual, please submit a support ticket and provide the following info:
If SwiftKey isn't behaving like it should, you could try clearing the data and performing a fresh install.
Make sure you are signed into your SwiftKey Account, and you have Backup & Sync enabled.
Tap the refresh button to force a Backup.
Then:
1. Go to your Device Settings
2. Locate 'App Manager' or 'Apps'
3. Scroll down to 'SwiftKey Keyboard' and select it from the list
4. Choose 'Storage', then tap to clear cache and data
5. Uninstall SwiftKey
6. Download SwiftKey again from the Google Play Store (not from a backup)
If the steps above didn't correct SwiftKey's behaviour, please report this to our Support Team by submitting a support ticket here.
In your description please be sure to include:
If you feel that your predictions are poor or SwiftKey has stopped 'learning' from your writing style, we recommend the following steps to kickstart the learning process again.
Before you begin
Please make sure you are always running the latest version of SwiftKey.
You need to have created a SwiftKey Account and be signed-in, as part of this process will clear all data and saved language from the application.
Ensure 'Backup & Sync' is also enabled.
First:
Second:
Sometimes the cloud connection gets lost and needs to be re-connected. To fix this:
This should force a re-sync and bring all your custom predictions back.
Third:
If the previous did not work, give SwiftKey a fresh install. Doing this can iron out any random bugs that might be impacting SwiftKeys performance.
Still having problems? Please submit a support ticket and provide any screen shots that help show the issue.
We've compiled some of our most frequently-asked questions around downloading and installing SwiftKey on Android.
What versions of Android OS does SwiftKey Keyboard support?
Currently the SwiftKey Keyboard for Android supports version 5.0 (Lollipop) and above. If your device is running an older version of the Android OS the app will continue to work as expected into the future, but unfortunately new features like Toolbar or Stickers may not be available.
How do I find which version of SwiftKey I’m using?
How do I upgrade to the latest version of SwiftKey?
To check for a newer version:
If you wish to setup automatic updates for SwiftKey:
I’ve installed SwiftKey, so why does the keyboard on my phone look the same?
Please make sure you've finished the installation process after downloading the app from the Google Play Store. Click here for more information.
Note: To switch between keyboards while typing, just tap the keyboard icon in your notification bar.
Why can't I see SwiftKey in the Google Play Store?
If you can’t see SwiftKey in the Google Play Store, this most likely means that you're in a territory where the Google Play Store is not offered.
You can find the list of supported countries here.
Can I install SwiftKey on more than one device?
SwiftKey is a free app, so you can install it on as many devices as you like. As long as you are signed into your SwiftKey Account you can sync your language model and themes to the new device as well.
To install SwiftKey on a new or secondary device follow these steps below:
Can I move SwiftKey onto my SD card?
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to move any input method like SwiftKey onto the SD card. This is an Android restriction, rather than a limitation on SwiftKey's end.
Amazon App Store
If you previously downloaded SwiftKey from the Amazon App Store you should be aware that this version has long been discontinued. Although it may still work to a degree, we don’t actively offer support and therefore recommend you download the latest market release from the Google Play Store.
Will SwiftKey Keyboard work with a custom ROM?
SwiftKey does not officially support custom ROMs. As the Android ROM community is constantly growing, it makes it difficult for our teams to troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve issues.
SwiftKey may work with your custom ROM, but unfortunately, we’re unable to guarantee any level of service or provide support beyond what you find in this knowledge base for standard versions of Android.
In the settings area for WhatsApp you can adjust the behavior for the return/enter key.
The below steps will likely resolve this for you:
1 - Go into WhatsApp settings
2 - Open Chats
3 - Uncheck the box at the top that says 'Enter is send'
The information in this article is for archival purposes only, we are unable to offer any support.
Thank you for your interest in Swiftmoji. Swiftmoji is no longer available in the Google Play Store.
We recommend all Swiftmoji users try SwiftKey Keyboard for Android instead.
Many of Swiftmoji's features can now be found in SwiftKey Keyboard, so we would strongly recommend giving it a try for all your emoji needs.
This was a strategic decision by our team as we focus our resources on building the best possible experience with SwiftKey Keyboard for Android.
If you’ve already downloaded the Swiftmoji app it will continue to work on your Android device. The only difference is it's not considered an “officially supported” app and you won't receive any new updates.
Thank you for using Swiftmoji and we hope you enjoy using SwiftKey Keyboard for Android.
Swiftmoji used worldwide emoji trends to offer relevant emoji predictions based on what you typed.
Swiftmoji only looked at the words in the current text field, i.e. wherever your cursor was placed, and not in a message you'd previously sent.
To get an idea of how it worked:
If you found the emoji you wanted wasn't appearing on the emoji bar, tap the plus button to the right of the emoji bar to access more relevant emoji predictions and additional emoji categories.
Swiftmoji was designed to be used with English only. It was available to download in the following countries UK, US, CA, AU, India, Ireland and New Zealand.
Swiftmoji offered a range of customization options including themes, dark mode, resizing, keypress sounds/vibration, autocorrect settings, and Flow (swipe) among others.
Access to these settings was achieved either by tapping the Swiftmoji icon on your home screen, or by long pressing the '123' key from the Swiftmoji keyboard.
The Swiftmoji Account was a free service that enhanced Swiftmoji by leveraging the power of the cloud. It did this using:
Personalization: Swiftmoji learnt from the way you typed across a range of social networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google+). This improved Swiftmoji's accuracy (leading to better predictions!) as the app understood the words and phrases that mattered to you.
Backup & Sync: Your Swiftmoji Account safely stored your learned language data and synced it across your devices. If you lost your phone or got a new one, you wouldn't need to retrain the keyboard - signing into your Swiftmoji Account brought all your personalized words right back.
To sign into your Swiftmoji Account:
It's possible to delete your Swiftmoji Account (and your stored language data) at any time from the Account section in Swiftmoji Settings. To do so:
You will construct your sentence in the sentence strip, shown highlighted below. Symbols can be added manually, or alternatively the app will predict the symbol you’re most likely to want next. 
Tap into a category.
Select a symbol to add to your sentence strip. If you make a mistake tap the 'Backspace' icon to remove your symbol.
The 'Return' key will take you back to the main categories view.
Repeat the above steps to complete your sentence OR select from predicted symbols that appear underneath the sentence strip.
Your completed sentence will appear in the sentence strip. If you want SwiftKey Symbols to read it aloud, just press the 'Play' button.
Note: SwiftKey Symbols also factors the time of day and day of the week so symbol predictions are as accurate and personalized as possible . For example, if the child has music class on Tuesdays at 11:00am, and has previously selected symbols during that time, these will appear as predicted symbols
Categories can be added, removed and rearranged via the SKS: Admin app.
It doesn't matter if you want to add a new category or symbol, the process is exactly the same for both.
To remove one of the pre-configured categories or symbols:
You don't have to stick with the default SwiftKey Symbols layout.
By using drag and drop you are able to organise your symbols collection to your choosing. You can rearrange both categories and symbols in this way.
It is possible to change the colour of SwiftKey Symbols through the SKS: Admin app.
To do this:
Alternatively the 'Restore to default colour' option will revert any changes you've made.
Changes to your colour palette will only appear in the main SwiftKey Symbols app. SKS: Admin will always remain pink.
SwiftKey Symbols is currently available for Android only. It can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store.
Support for the following languages is built in:
Arabic (SA)
Chinese (CN, TW)
English (UK, US)
French (FR)
Gujarati
Hindi
Italian
Polish
Portuguese (BR)
Spanish (ES)
Once installation is complete you'll be presented with two app icons:
Both apps default to landscape view. Portrait is not supported.
SKS: Admin allows a user to add new categories and individual symbols, rearrange categories and change the colour of the main app.
If you see a message "voice engine not enabled", please refer to the walkthrough found after this link.
To exit SwiftKey Symbols, swipe up from your Android navigation bar. The navigation bar is hidden while the app is running.
Learn a bit more about SwiftKey's assistive app for good.
SwiftKey Symbols is a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android.
It learns from you in order to predict the symbol you’re most likely to want next, saving time and helping you to communicate faster and more easily.
It is targeted at (but not limited to) young, non-verbal individuals with special needs.
It started life as a SwiftKey Greenhouse project when a small team of SwiftKey staff, some with experience with autism in their families, came up with the idea of developing an assistive app powered by SwiftKey’s core contextual language prediction technology.
Despite sharing the same SwiftKey DNA, SwiftKey Symbols should be viewed as a standalone app.
A lot of the current communication tools on the market are often too slow to select a particular image a child might choose. We realized that SwiftKey’s core prediction and personalization technology – which learns from each individual as they use it – would be a natural fit for people on the autistic spectrum who respond particularly well to routine-based activity.
Although other apps make it easy to define favourites, only SwiftKey Symbols attempts to simplify finding the right symbols through machine learning prediction. The ability to provide the technology free is also a huge benefit to this community where assistive tools can be costly and inaccessible.
Instead of words, SwiftKey Symbols uses images to construct sentences.
SwiftKey Symbols offers a selection of pre-built categories like feelings, clothing, activities and animals, to sentence builders, chat (conversational), numbers and descriptors.
Users can build sentences themselves by selecting images, or utilise the prediction slider powered by the SwiftKey SDK.
The app’s tech complements routine-based activity and learns from each individual’s behaviour to surface images relevant to them quickly.
For individuals with verbal impairments SwiftKey Symbols also offers audio playback. It achieves this by utilising a devices' text-to-speech engine to read sentences aloud.
A complementary SwiftKey Symbols Admin app allows the adding of custom photos as categories or individual symbols.
SwiftKey Symbols for Android is compatible with many popular text-to-speech engines, not limited to Acapela, eSpeak, Vocalizer, and Google.
If you're not hearing any audio or receive a "voice engine not enabled" notification, please follow the troubleshooting steps below:
Next time you open SwiftKey Symbols audio playback should now be enabled, and the app will read back your sentences.
