Swiftkey is now testing a feature that might help you type faster even if your already quick with the keyboard. Multitouch is in the works for tablets and smartphones, and it’s being tested in a two-week alpha stage for the developer’s VIP track.

We have made improvements for rapid typists. We now properly support multi-touch so you shouldn’t get accidentally repeated letters or accidentally missed letters when typing at speed with more than one finger. If you could try this out and in particular look out for issues with long-press keys, alternative character selection or keys where the highlighting gets stuck. We are particularly interested in results from tablet users touch typing as well as phone users with two thumbs.

While it’s still in the early stages of testing, expect a lot of bugs. If anyone is a part of Swiftkey’s testing program, please let us know what you think?

[via Swiftkey]

Thomas Abunimeh

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