Microsoft is bringing its Windows Phone keyboard to the iPhone

MICROSOFT is planning to bring its popular Windows Phone keyboard – dubbed World Flow – to the iPhone, according to WinBeta.

 

Microsoft is testing its award-winning Word Flow keyboard on iOS

 

Microsoft is believed to be working on an iOS version of the Word Flow keyboard it created for Windows Phone.

According to WinBeta, the Redmond technology firm is reaching out to enlisted beta testers with an iPhone 5S or later to try its first iOS keyboard.

Word Flow is an incredibly flexible keyboard with a number of standout features.

Microsoft’s keyboard supports gesture-based typing, similar to third-party alternatives like Swype, where the user drags their finger across the keys.

The intelligent software will also make suggestions, so you don’t always need to finish typing to get the word you need.

 

Word Flow was used to break the Guinness World Record for fastest texting

 

Microsoft’s clever keyboard suggests words, and relevant emojis as your type and swipe

 

And the Word Flow keyboard will also suggest emojis. For example, if you type the word “wink” or “dog” – you’ll get the relevant emoji amongst other suggested words.

It also support traditional taps on the same interface, too. 

Microsoft has also built-in a digital version of the red pointing stick embedded in ThinkPad keyboards, hold and drag and the cursor moves through the text one character at a time.

The Word Flow keyboard is so good at typing, it was used to set the Guinness World Record for fastest texting.

 

Microsoft is recruiting beta testers for the iOS port of its keyboard with the following email –

“Word Flow keyboard has long been one of the highly praised features on Windows Phone and was used to break the Guinness World Record for fastest texting. 

“We are now working on extending this keyboard to other platforms, starting with iOS.

 

“Before publicly releasing this keyboard to the App Store, we’d love to give Insiders like you a preview. 

“With your feedback, we’ll build a roadmap of improvements to the keyboard over time.”

Apple introduced support for third-party keyboards alongside iOS 8. Microsoft currently has around 60 apps in the Apple App Store.