The stock Android keyboard is quite good and offers all the features required for daily typing. However, most Android users love Android for its customizable nature, so having a custom keyboard is a common need. Fortunately, there are many third-party keyboards available in the Google Play Store that offer different features to satisfy different needs.
If you are looking for a good Android keyboard, then you are in luck, as we list here the best Android Keyboard apps which will surely satisfy your typing needs.
1. Chrooma Keyboard
The first thing that pops out about Chrooma Keyboard is the lovely selection of radiant colors it lets you use. Beyond that, it has a pretty Gboard feel to it but offers plenty more options for those who want to delve a bit deeper.
It has all the bells and whistles of contextual prediction and AI learning, so that it makes predictions based on your specific use of grammar and language. It also lets you customize its size, swipe-type, and add in dividers between keys should you find yourself pressing the wrong letters a little too often.
So think of this as a slightly more flashy and vibrant version of Gboard (especially if you try the new multi-colored ‘rgb’ theme). And if you’re into cutting down on blue light at night, there’s even a night mode too!
2. SwiftKey
SwiftKey is considered the best Android keyboard that offers all around features which most Android users love. It has one of the best prediction capabilities with over 800 prediction-based emojis in its arsenal. It learns from your typing style and provides suggestions according to it, so the more you type, the better it gets.
Furthermore, it is completely free to use along with tons of purchasable theme packages. Its other notable features include the ability to customize the keyboard look, swipe or type capability, 100+ languages support, ability to type with 3 languages at the same time, cloud-sync, and precise auto-correct.
3. Fleksy Keyboard
Another feature-rich Android keyboard app that offers tons of reliable features with the ability to send GIFs is Fleksy Keyboard. It’s free, but it offers in-app purchases in the form of extensions to add further functionality. It is also known for faster typing using its next generation auto-correct feature and gestures.
Fleksy adds fun to typing by giving badges and rewards for using Fleksy. You can achieve badges and rewards for completing different tasks and certain milestones. This makes typing fun and rewarding as well as helps you to type faster.
4. MultiLing O Keyboard
If you are looking for a Android keyboard app that is light and feature-rich at the same time, then MultiLing O Keyboard is for you. It might not be as feature-rich as the above two, but it holds quite a punch with tons of unique features. It has support for 200 languages with PC keyboard layout, making it easy to adapt.
It offers all the standard features like swipe-to-type, auto-correct, gestures, themes, emoticons, etc. Apart from that, it has a built-in calculator, text transformation tool, DIY keyboard layout, customizable keyboard layout, edit mode and external keyboard support. However, you will have to download plug-ins to activate most features.
5. Gboard
It is actually a stock Android keyboard for Nexus devices, but it has some great features, making it worth trying out on other devices as well. Gboard offers all the important everyday use features such as Swipe-to-type, auto-correct, prediction, emoticons support, multi-language support, and different keyboard layouts.
Apart from these basic features, you can voice type using Google’s own text-to-speech engine, and it will also learn from all your Google apps and sync all data over your other devices.
Conclusion
Most of the above mentioned keyboards can be used to their full extent for free, so there should be no problem in trying them out to see which one works best for you. Let us know in the comments which Android keyboard app you use on your Android device.
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