If you missed yesterday’s news, Microsoft accidentally released internal Windows 10 test builds for both mobile and PC users. And as one should expect, some eagle-eyed individuals have spotted that Redmond is planning to upgrade the virtual keyboard available on PCs and tablets. It is finally expected to gain the
The most notable thing about this update will be the fact that it is finally expected to gain the ‘WordFlow’ technology, Microsoft is commended for developing for the mobile keyboard. This means the swipe typing capabilities are now being ported over to PC and tablets. It will immensely simplify the daily life of Windows 10 tablets users, who have to struggle to type with the virtual keyboard. They will soon be able to just swipe their way through the text they input on the device.
As spotted by Twitter user WalkingCat, who’s well-known in the Windows community, the new virtual keyboard appears to be part of the Composable Shell (aka CShell). This means the keyboard will be a universal component of the Windows 10 experience and it will be made available across all devices. It has gone as far as to suggest that the swipe gestures will be based on SwiftKey’s tech, the keyboard company acquired by Microsoft for around $250 million earlier last year.
16212 comes with a ComposableShell TextInput component and its based on Swiftkey
— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) June 2, 2017
Further, Windows Central was able to download and install the internal preview build, version number 16212, on their Windows 10 PC and have shown off the new features and updates that Microsoft is currently working on. It has prepped a video showing off the features and you can see that the on-screen virtual keyboard is not opening and crashes. This gives us a hope that Microsoft is definitely cooking something new for the virtual keyboard.
Are you excited that Microsoft is finally porting the best capability of its mobile keyboard over to the core Windows 10 builds for use on PCs and touch-screen tablets? Comment your thoughts down below.
