Microsoft Hub Keyboard Comes To Android With All Things Microsoft In Tow

But above the keyboard there are a series of special icons.

The Hub Keyboard belongs to Microsoft’s acclaimed Garage project which is behind the Next Launcher screen, Arrow launcher, Torque (Bing search assistant for Android) and Reach Me (for sharing directions and location) apps. However, it is presently maintained by Microsoft Garage team that recently developed an AI app to identify dog breeds using photos and brought WhatsApp competitor Send email app.

Microsoft’s Hub Keyboard is available as a free download from the Google Play Store.

On the heels of its SwiftKey acquisition, Microsoft has launched a new Android keyboard app that lets you share documents and contacts, and instantly translate messages. If a friend is asking for someone’s contact details, the keyboard understands the context and allows you to quickly send across the information without diving into the contact menu. Unlike the default Android clipboard, the Hub keyboard clipboard will show multiple items and not just the last thing you copied. Apple Inc, ‘s Slash keyboard, released late previous year, works as a time-saving app that allows users to stay in the conversation and access other apps. “We’re giving users a wider gamut of tools”. You can login to your Officce 365 account and then share URLs of those documents in SharePoint and OneDrive via URLs. “Sign in with your Office 365 work or school account to unlock access to more information”, says the app’s description. “But all these different apps on a smartphone, they have to conform to rules of a keyboard, and that got me thinking about the project as an interesting idea I wanted to explore more”. The first is for the clipboard, which allows users access to previously copied texts. Earlier this week, Microsoft rolled out Sprightly app for people who run their business on phones; the app helps users create digital content for their businesses.

Translate: translate the word written on another language to english. The application should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 4.3 and up.