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Shift Keyboard provides a new way to write messages on the Apple Watch

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Although it has always been possible to send messages via Apple Watch, the experience is not easy for all users, mainly due to the small screen size. Well, to solve this problem developer Adam Foot created Shift Keyboard, an app that puts a virtual keyboard on a smartwatch screen.

What the app does is make available to Apple Watch users a full-screen keyboard, with all the letters appearing on their phone. In addition, the app offers two types of keyboard, complete and intuitive, so that users can choose which one they want to use when opening the program, with the opportunity to convert it later in the process.

The option is & # 39; Correct & # 39 ;, for example, It is the most obvious and simple option, with all capital letters, numbers and special characters. This keyboard is perfect for those who know exactly what and how they want to type. You can also choose whether you want the keyboard to be available in alphabetical order, QWERTY or AZERTY.

But the most interesting option for this app is the full keyboard, which shows the keyboard exactly the way it looks on iOS. Since the Apple Watch is very small, this keyboard works with predictions and suggestions to improve the text message.

Some limitations

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Like everything else in the technological world, the Shift keyboard is interrupted and, due to the limitations of the Apple Watch SDK, this service It works as a standalone system and not as a third-party keyboard. This means that it is currently possible to use only the traditional messaging app to send iMessage and SMS messages.

If you want to try the Shift keyboard on your Apple Watch, the app is available in the App store for 2.29 euros. Required for Apple Watch to install have watchOS version 6.0 or later.

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