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"SwiftKey, the popular smart keyboard app for Android devices, is now available as a free download. Users who download the application from Google Play will no longer be charged for it, but in-app purchases have been introduced.  A range of themes and other extras can be purchased from the SwiftKey Store. Those who previously paid for SwiftKey will receive a free theme pack worth $4.99 as a goodwill gesture. &amp;quot;This is the start of an incredibly exciting phase for us as a business. We have made the decision to go free to better enable everyone, everywhere, to use SwiftKey&amp;#039;s market-leading technology without payment being a barrier,&amp;quot; said Jon Reynolds, SwiftKey co-founder and CEO. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re focused not only on reaching more users with our powerful technology, but on building great content and features to engage them.&amp;quot; A raft of additional features have also been added to SwiftKey, including support for more than 800 emoji, the option to add an additional row of keys, and refinement to the prediction engine. Watch a video introducing SwiftKey below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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