We recently brought Cursor Control to your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard for Android. This much-requested feature had previously only ever been available on iOS.
If you haven't tried it out you can do so by tapping & holding your spacebar to move the cursor.
If you use multiple languages, cursor control will need to be turned on first; this setting can be found in your ‘Typing’ menu.
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We'd love to know what you think. This is YOUR opportunity to help us shape the future of Cursor Control, e.g. is it useful? Does it work as you expect? Could it be improved? Do you love/hate it?
Whatever your opinion, we will take all feedback seriously.
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Matt - SwiftKey Community Lead
Ask the community your SwiftKey for Android related questions
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SwiftKey Q&A: Week 1 - Cursor Control Pinned Featured
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How to submit a Feature Request And/Or Ask a Question Pinned
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Hi guys,
How to submit a feature request
If you've had a really good idea and want SwiftKey to hear all about it, the best way to do that is to submit it via the 'Feature Request' form here:
https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
We look forward to reading all your requests and improvements.
The best way to post a question
The community can help you answer your question with speed and quality. We highly recommend you always add this information to your post:
- Device make and model
- Device Android version
- Current SwiftKey version
- Steps to reproduce
- Any screen shots / video clips that help show the issue
The more information you can leave means the quicker your answer can get answered.
Best,
Ryan, SwiftKey Community Manager
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I uninstalled the updates and my all predictions deleted Answered
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Hello i am recently uninstalled the updates for SwiftKey now some predictions still working but much of them not working, i am not deleted any data just uninstalled the updates what i need to do to restore my data ajd predictions, i am not singed in to SwiftKey
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Keyboard Shortcuts Android 11 Answered
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I can't seem to be able to get SwiftKey to recognize custom dictionaries and personalized text shortcuts. Anyone run into this?
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[Feature Request] Turn off auto spaces
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How can I turn off the feature which adds a space after every predicted word I select, or punctuation mark? It should only insert a space if I then decide to add another word. Having to delete excess spaces at the ends of things, or sometimes after the "#" in a hash tag, is really getting old quickly.
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Turn off auto - cursor move Answered
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Hi
The feature that I find the most annoying, and would like the option to turn off, is the auto move of the cursor to the end of the word. When I want to insert/correct a character, I press on the location within the word, and the cursor moves to the end of the word! I have all the arrow keys displayed at the bottom of the keyboard, so pressing on the location & adjusting with the arrow keys is super fast. Except the cursor jumps to the end of the word! I think this feature was added a couple of years ago. It still gets in the way. I haven't found a fast workaround, so an option to turn it off would be much appreciated. -
Signature Answered
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I want my signature to appear at the bottom of all emails that I create and respond to others.
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Deactivate auto spacing after inserting a period ('.')
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typing web addresses into the address bar of the browser always inserts an auto space after hitting the dot key. Thus I always have to correct by using backspace and type again.
Same problem with other situations, where I do not automatically need an auto space after the dot, e. g., when typing mail addresses.
there a way ariund it and have a setting option, allowing to deactivate auto spaces after a dot?
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Wierd typo in Gpay Answered
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I have been using SwiftKey keyboard for a long time but recently I have encountered a wierd error in SwiftKey keyboard while trying to make payments using Gpay. It keeps inputting random numbers when I try to enter any amount... Very difficult to correct it too.
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after lastest updated. it's can't autucorrect by words but all sentence. Answered
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after lastest updated. it's can't autucorrect by words but all sentence. before that I'm very happy with SwiftKey because there's correct me word by word. but now there's chance or I can't find the old ways. there can't correct my words anymore. so can you help me pls.
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Support Android 11 Auto-fill API
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Why doesn't SwiftKey support the new Android 11 Auto-fill APi for passwords?! It's been almost 1 year since Google announced the feature. Gboard supports it.
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Farsi keyboard problems Answered
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There is no پ ژ ظ ض ث in farsi keyboarf and we have to hold keys to type these letters! This problem is not exist on ios version jist android version have this problem. I used ios version but in android i havs to use another keyboards... And. Another problem in showing + @ # and... Above the letters that is so much useless.
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Feature request: Text edit, app shortcuts, emoji bar Answered
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I think text edit like gboard will help me write and edit faster. Adding app shortcuts like Fleksy would help me open apps faster. Adding option to show emoji bar which is predicted by SwiftKey would make me type emoji faster.
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Delete SwiftKey Answered
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Can't get SwiftKey deleted permanently from my andr phone I hate it
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How do I customize the layout of my buttons Answered
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Hi,
I was wondering if there was anyway to switch the "," button with the "." button? Also is there a way I could change the default "." button to be a "?"
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Undo and redo Answered
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Why the keyboard not have undo and redo the text.
Pls if this characters in SwiftKey. Pls let us now about it if not then why?
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«Correct quotation marks» in Scandinavian missing since forever. Answered
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They have as far as I know never been included in SwiftKey.
They look like this « » and ought to be accessible from some special keys (by long-press).
Thank you.
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Can't see spacebar in dark mode Answered
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I'm in dark mode on my smartphone and have MSSK Keyboard 'Feather Dark Red'. I can't see the spacebar because it's all black. Like to make the word on the spacebar, SwiftKey, also in Red. Or make one side of the spacebar red, I prefer under.
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How to get more than 5 languages Answered
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Hi there!
Is there anything I can do to add more than 5 languages? While I can add more to my list, I cannot activate more than 5 at any given time.
It is also quite a nuisance that you cannot instruct SwiftKey to restrict suggestions to a single language. If languages share the same fundamental layout principles, auto suggestions (auto-correct) will consider several languages at once which can make life quite hard.
For instance, German, French, English (UK) and Dutch will be "running" simultaneously, sometimes producing ridiculous suggestions.Cheers,
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How to completely disable personal dictionary popup ? Answered
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I've OPPO A52 and everytime I a typo it gives me a red line under it and when I click on it it shows a popup of suggested words from my personal dictinary
How can I disable spellcheck and the popup completely??
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Can't sign in Answered
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Long-time user. Last night I got an error saying that I needed to sign in. I can't remember if I was signed in with my Microsoft account or Google account, but I can't sign in with either. "There seems to have been an unexpected problem, please try again in a moment." I've deleted and reinstalled the app. Argh.
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Disable flow AND gesture.
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Could it be possible to add a option to disable gesture input altogether?
I do not like using flow as it makes me type slower, so I put it in gesture and because of that, sometimes deletes words or lowers the keyboard which is very annoying.
I am just wanting you to add a option to disable it entirely. I know I would use it, and there has someone else out there too!- Joe
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Switching between Languages Answered
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Is there any shortcut to Switch Between Languages? Every time I have to go to settings to select required Language. Very Lengthy Process.
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Back up my setting to new S20 phone Answered
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I bought a new S20. I transferred all applications from old S8 to the new device. Unfortunately, my data and typing behaviour are not working in the new devise. What can I do to restore it? Please gelp
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Swipe left to delete gesture not working everytime Answered
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Swiping left to delete gesture isn't triggering consistently (I'm getting 3/10 successful gestures).
I'm observing this using a Pixel 5 with SwiftKey 7.6.6.11 (tried the beta as well which had the same problem too). Also been able to reproduce this in a Pixel 3a and Xiaomi Poco X3.
Link to video reproducing the problem: https://youtu.be/pALNMFL-NvE
Related posts with the same unaddressed problem:
- https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360047987532-swipe-to-delete-not-working-but-swipe-down-is-working
- https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115004291069-Do-Swipe-to-delete-really-work-
- https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360068118632-Not-being-able-to-use-swipe-back-from-left-right-gesture-anymore-on-Oneplus-6T
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Can't Make Keyboard as big as before`
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I've been using Swiftkey since it was first introduced. I've loved the keyboard the entire time. However, recently, after accidentally having my phone wipe itself because I forgot my PIN. Yeah, I'm a dumb dumb. After reinstalling everything and going through and setting up Swiftkey again, I can no longer make the keyboard as big as it was before. The largest setting is now only about a third of the screen when just minutes before the largest size took up half my screen. The keys were nice and big and I loved it.
Is this something that was grandfathered in because I had such early versions of the app? Is there something I am missing? The largest size is quite terrible now.
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Swiping left to delete works poorly Answered
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Hello, SwiftKey keyboard in normal gesture mode allows to delete words with swiping to the left. This works on poco X3 only in approx. 20 percent of the cases as it always needs several tries. My assumption is that it has to do with the display sensivity. It's the same issue on a second poco X3 which I have as well. Regards
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Symbol entry adds spaces wrongly Answered
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There is ZERO reason for a space to be inserted before a colon. Maybe some symbols are ok with an inserted space but never that one. I spend a lot of effort removing spaces added before dashes as well. This has been a problem for YEARS and I would like an explanation as to why you would insert spaces that have to be removed and why you haven't corrected this. I assure you, there is no justification for this keyboard behavior -- it would be much better for users to have to enter the spaces they want before symbols than to remove the ones they don't -- so please make a fix.
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Voice button placement
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SwiftKey is the best. The only thing I wish I could change was the voice dictation button placement. On big phones it is hard to get to. Give me the option to place on right side if screen (like gboard).
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I or i
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I have Danish and English language installed and everytime I write "i" is the middle word on my keyboard "I" (capital letter). How do I change this, so "i" is the preferred middle letter on the keyboard?