The keyboard app responsible for making swipeable virtual keyboard an essential feature is going away. Nuance, the company who bought Swype around six years ago, just announced it’s discontinuing the app for both iOS and Android. Users can still use it as normal and will continue to have access to tech support in the coming months despite it being taken out of the app stores. Nuance it seems wants to put its focus on its other products, specifically mentioning their artificial intelligence-powered solutions.
In a statement sent to The Verge, Nuance said, “the core technology behind Swype will continue to be utilized and improved upon across other Nuance offerings—and integrated into our broader AI-powered solutions—most notably in Android-based keyboard solutions for our automotive customers.”