{"id":37186,"date":"2022-09-29T16:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=37186"},"modified":"2022-10-07T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:23:33","slug":"microsoft-discontinuing-swiftkey-for-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/29\/microsoft-discontinuing-swiftkey-for-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Discontinuing SwiftKey for iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Roth<\/a> (via Tom Warren<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Microsoft confirmed<\/a> that it’s removing SwiftKey from the Apple App Store and ending support for the iOS version of the keyboard app on October 5th.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The move to discontinue SwiftKey on iOS comes after months of<\/a> user<\/a> complaints<\/a> that seemingly went unresolved. On top of that, users noticed<\/a> that Microsoft hasn’t updated the SwiftKey app on iOS in over a year, prompting suspicion over whether the app had been quietly discontinued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Haseeb<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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True reason: Apple API are not developer friendly anymore. Even for a mega corp.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Kosta Eleftheriou<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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If you’re wondering why SwiftKey is being discontinued on iOS but not on Android, look no further than Apple’s absolutely, insanely terrible 3rd-party keyboard APIs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n