Anyone who uses a touch screen mobile is surely missing their old and trusted tactile keyboard. Typing on a touch screen takes longer than typing on a regular mobile. However, a popular app called Fleksy has changed it all. Believe it or not , typing on a touch screen is a complete delight now. In fact it is many times better than even using a hard keyboard. This app is available for IOS and works on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Basically, Fleksy uses an ultra-powerful predictive text typing technology which is optimised for touch screens. The user has to tap the screen approximately trying to hit the desired key. Don't worry, you have to tap approximately where you imagine the letter is on a qwerty keyboard. The app detects the relative taps and miraculously guesses the correct word. Adding punctuations, spaces, deleting or changing words are all achieved using simple swipe gestures. You can even type custom words like Indian names which are not there in the app dictionary. Do you use some words which are not there in the app dictionary often? No problem. The app lets you add new words to the dictionary, again using simple gestures. Put all these features together, and you have one of the most intuitive typing experience on any smart phone. And the best part is that this app works seamlessly with voiceover. The app comes with easy to understand detailed instructions. What's more, the app is free so that you can try it without any risk. However, in the free version, you can just experiment with the typing and can't do anything much. To use the app to send messages, emails, tweets etc., you will have to upgrade by making an in app purchase. The upgrade will cost you around Rs. 200, but it will be the best Rs. 200 you would have spent. To see a video demonstration of fleksy, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YP5goKA4dQ Overall, the app works like magic and has a very short learning curve. It is so good that you would want to send text messages just so that you can use this app. This app gets 5 stars from me. To get the app from iTunes, visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fleksy-happy-typing/id520337246?mt=8 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
