The company did not officially address the harsh user feedback, but experts believe that the company could be shuttering the app as a result of stringent permission policies on iOS which are enforced by Apple. “ I’m guessing the decision had as much to do with Apple’s policies around safeguarding its walled garden as anything. They complained of fewer updates, lack of feature improvements, and even a lack of security fixes. The shutting down of the app follows a year of user feedback by iOS users questioning the pace of development of the app. Microsoft’s director of product management for SwiftKey, Chris Wolfe, said that the company will continue to support SwiftKey Keyboard and the underlying technology on Android devices. A company spokesperson confirmed that Microsoft is pulling out its third party mobile keyboard app from the App Store. Additionally, the software giant is redirecting users to a support page with help on how to manage data after the app is killed off. Microsoft announced this week that the SwiftKey keyboard will be delisted from the iOS App Store on Octoin a rather abrupt move.

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