Video: Choosing the Right Keyboard App

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Texting is too important to stick with the default keyboard.

Most people use their smartphones to stay in touch, often through texting or emails. And because smartphone users are always composing messages, it makes sense they should explore options beyond the default keyboard.

Swiftkey uses gesture-based typing, which works quicker than standard typing and has a pretty accurate autocorrect.

Gboard from Google works across multiple languages, allowing multilingual users to throw whatever words they want into their conversations and ask a friend "que pasa?" with no trouble.

Another option, Fleksy, works well for those especially prone to typos and also boasts customizable fonts and text sizes.

To learn more, check out the video below, from CNET