Latest SwiftKey beta adds support for 13 local Indian languages and more

BY Rajesh Pandey

Published 9 Oct 2014

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The team behind SwiftKey today rolled out a new (v5.1) beta of their keyboard app for Android with support for 13 new local Indian languages. 

The beta release is mainly focused towards Indian users and also includes a new Diwali inspired theme — a festival which is also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’ to many.

SwiftKey_Diwali_theme

Check out the full list of local Indian languages supported in this beta release below.

  • Assamese
  • Bengali
  • Gujrati
  • Kannada
  • Malayalam
  • Marathi
  • Oriya
  • Punjabi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Urdu
  • Nepali
  • Sinhala

SwiftKey is among the very few keyboard available on the Play Store that already has support for Hindi and Hinglish languages. The other minor changes in this update include a new SSL certificate for a robust connection to SwiftKey’s backup server and a quicker installation process.

With this new beta, SwiftKey is also switching to offering beta updates directly from the Play Store instead of releasing standalone APKs. You can enter the new beta group by joining this Google Group first followed by this beta program on the Play Store.

[Via SwiftKey]