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What is so great about this that hasn't already been done by all the other 3rd party keyboards on the market?

• teer 11y ago
  I think there are a couple of things. First, it's meant to complement rather than replace your default keyboard, which is where I think most third party implementations go wrong (it's very hard to best Apple's autocorrect and people are used to using the default keyboard for typing). Then I think the advantages with Winston are that it aggregates a number of useful services (Yelp, Giphy, Spotify, etc.), has a simple design with no need to learn anything new (like gestures or swiping), and includes search functionality. But I'd love to get any feedback as well!
  • thecosas 11y ago
    Yeah, I've noticed a tricky part about 3rd-party keyboards is discoverability. Many people get far enough to enable it, but in my own experience, iOS is pretty buggy when it comes to keyboards. I like the approach of augmenting the system keyboard with additional features. When it's done this way, it's not so infuriating that it's not working :-)
    • teer 11y ago
      Agreed, and it doesn't help that it takes about 10 taps to enable keyboards in settings. I think all 3rd party keyboards are actually getting less buggy, especially in my experience since updating to iOS 9.