# Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard

> AI-powered Copilot. Personalized keyboard with gifs, stickers & themes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchtype.swiftkey](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchtype.swiftkey)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.touchtype.swiftkey`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SwiftKey
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 1,944,486,981
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (4,588,596 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.13.13.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2010-09-22
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey)
- **Website:** [https://support.microsoft.com/swiftkey](https://support.microsoft.com/swiftkey)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839)

## Description

Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard is the intelligent keyboard that learns your writing style, enabling faster, more accurate typing. It includes Copilot AI for in-app help and supports swipe or tap typing, AI-powered predictions, and personalized emoji, GIFs, and stickers.

The keyboard offers 100+ themes, custom backgrounds, and multilingual support across 700+ languages (up to five languages at once), plus the ability to create AI-powered images and memes.

## Rankings

- #94 — Overall
- #74 — Personalization (Free)
- #3 — keyboard
- #14 — toolbar
- #15 — insert
- #18 — typing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.swiftkey.languageprovider.READLANG`
- `com.swiftkey.swiftkeyconfigurator.READCONFIG`
- `com.touchtype.swiftkey.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Most reviewers praise SwiftKey for ease of use, strong performance, and rich customization, often calling it one of the best keyboards. However, recurring concerns include privacy issues (Microsoft account requirements and data persistence after uninstall), inconsistent word predictions, UI readability and limited theming, and several bugs or gaps such as GIF support and punctuation handling.

### Pros

- Easy-to-use, smooth typing experience.
- Strong personalization: keyboard learns you and offers customization.
- Competitive performance and features; often praised as among the best or better than rivals (e.g., better than Google’s keyboard).
- Widely positive sentiment and broad appeal across reviews.

### Cons

- Privacy concerns: requirement to sign in with a Microsoft account and data retention / post-uninstall data issues.
- Inconsistent word predictions and learning: some reviews say predictions are garbage or don’t learn well.
- UI/UX/readability issues and dated visuals: small keys, large suggestion text, and limited appealing themes.
- Bugs and missing features: freezes, double word errors, inability to send GIFs, and punctuation recognition problems.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchtype.swiftkey)