Microsoft 's iOS version of SwiftKey third-party keyboard has not been updated for more than a year, which has sparked discussions about the app becoming a scrap software. These rumors have now become reality. Microsoft will remove the iOS version of SwiftKey from the App Store on October 5.
Microsoft acquired the input method application SwiftKey for US$2.5 billion in 2016. A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that the company will remove SwiftKey from the App Store early next month, although the keyboard will continue to work for those who currently use it.
Starting from October 5, support for SwiftKey iOS will end, and it will be removed from the Apple app store. Microsoft will continue to support SwiftKey Android, and the underlying technology that powers Windows touch keyboards will continue to evolve. For those customers who have SwiftKey installed on iOS, it will continue to work until it is manually uninstalled or the user obtains a new device.
If you have installed this input method software, please visit support.SwiftKey.com for more information:
https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/categories/200371942-iPhone-iPad
SwiftKey official support website also confirms this statement, saying that Microsoft will end support for SwiftKey on iOS on October 5, 2022 and delete it from the App Store. Microsoft has not provided any comments on the reasons why it decided to give up the -based -based keyboard on iOS. ZDNet speculates that the decision may be related to Apple's reluctance to give developers access to specific parts of iOS, similar to Apple's refusal to help Microsoft connect with iPhone's Phone Link app. Many users believe that since 2014, the experience of third-party keyboards on iOS has been very average, so it is not surprising that Microsoft does not want to continue investing in SwiftKey on iOS.
