After facing several user complaints, Microsoft is ending support for SwiftKey on iOS devices and removing it from the Apple Store starting October 5. The Keyboard app, if already downloaded, will still be available on iPhones unless users decide to uninstall it.
“We Are Ending Support For Microsoft SwiftKey iOS
Thank you for being a user of our product. The app will be removed from the App Store on October 5, 2022,” Microsoft said in an update.
The company said that for customers who have SwiftKey installed on iOS, it will continue to work until it is manually uninstalled or the user gets a new device.
Users have complained that Microsoft has not updated the SwiftKey app on iOS for over a year.
SwiftKey Has Been Downloaded over 50 Million Times on Android
The app will continue to be available and supported for Android users.
In May, SwiftKey received its last update for Android that made it easier to delete text and also added an option to disable automatic spaces after punctuation.
SwiftKey Was Launched on Android in 2010 and Came to iOS in 2014
SwiftKey for iOS Predictive Keyboard will be removed from the Apple App Store starting October 5.