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Browse articles on smartphone keyboard apps, artificial intelligence, privacy, autocorrect and more.

Danish, Dutch, and Two Million Dollars; what’s new at Typewise

November 8, 2021

What we achieved during October 2021 and what's next for Typewise

Typewise x Daily Prompt Writing App Collab

November 8, 2021

Are you a budding writer? Try out this great writing app and get 12 months free subscription to Typewise PRO

How To Type Faster On Smartphone: 10 tips for high-speed texting

November 3, 2021

Speedy smartphone typists reveal ther top tips for increasing typing speed

Typewise Wins Silver w3 Award 2021

October 12, 2021

Typewise adds to trophy collection with new award for its downloadable keyboard app

Interviews, Autocorrection & Being Big in Peru: what’s new at Typewise?

October 11, 2021

What we achieved in September and what's coming up on our roadmap

Downloadable Keyboards: 17 point guide to smartphone keyboards

October 7, 2021

17 pieces of advice, tips and information on smartphone keyboards, aka downloadable keyboards, keyboard apps or virtual keyboards

SafeType Ergonomic Keyboard: Keyboard of the Month

October 6, 2021

The SafeType Ergonomic Keyboard – a keyboard so strange, it needs wing mirrors.

Typewise raises €1.7m ($2m) to build B2B autocorrect AI

September 28, 2021

Typwwise have raised €1.7m ($2m) from more than 650 investors, in a successful crowdfunding campaign

Inside The AI: how we build our autocorrect, emoji and text prediction engine

September 21, 2021

George Roberts, Senior AI Engineer, reveals how we build Typewise AI to beat the competition

Hiring, Fundraising & Fixing: what’s new for Typewise?

August 31, 2021

What went down at Typewise HQ during August, and what we're working on next

Earn $2000 Bounty By Helping Typewise Recruit Great People

August 24, 2021

Share open Typewise job roles and earn $2000 if we hire

Typewise Launches Seedrs Crowdfunding Campaign: Over €1 million already raised!

August 23, 2021

Typewise crowdfunding campaign hits overfunding within 24 hours of public launch

Privacy at Typewise: why our keyboard is secure

August 12, 2021

Why your typing data is always safe with Typewise privacy keyboard

Improved Autocorrect Accuracy & Pre-shipped Word Suggestions: what’s new for Typewise?

The latest Typewise keyboard features and fixes completed, plus what’s next on our roadmap

From Homeless to Hopeful: how a smartphone keyboard helped turn a life around

How a 36-year-old with progressive rheumatoid arthritis used Typewise keyboard to get his life back

Texting Vs Typing: why the smartphone keyboard needs an upgrade

We are yet to see anyone touch typing with ten digits on their phone. Why texting and typing are very different animals.

Does autocorrect help you learn a language? Pros & cons of predictive text for linguists

We spoke to language learners and multilinguists to find out if smartphone autocorrect was a help or hindrance when it came to learning a new lingo

Smartphone Texting Tips: Typewise cheat sheet (with gifs)

Our top Typewise tips for better, faster typing on your smartphone keyboard.

QWERTY Killer: How Typewise’s Novel Hexagon Keyboard App Is Replacing Legacy Smartphone Keyboards

We dig into the history of the QWERTY keyboard and explain why it’s high time to update the smartphone keyboard.

Smartphone Keyboards: The Achilles Heel of Data Privacy

Christian Wollny

With the recent WhatsApp policy change and the ongoing debate about data privacy, smartphone keyboard privacy is becoming an increasingly pressing security issue. The keyboard essentially can capture everything you type, even if you are using supposedly privacy-friendly apps such as Signal or your personal banking app.