Ask a toddler — sharing is tough stuff. And it hasn’t always been easy for tech companies, either. Take Apple, for example. For years, the company got zinged for not sharing iOS with third-party keyboard developers. Finally, with the release of iOS 8 in September 2014, Apple opened its gates. Any keyboard could be downloaded, opened, and used with Apple’s apps — even its core iOS apps like Mail, Messages, Phone, and Contacts. People who were fans of popular keyboards like Swype and SwiftKey rejoiced. Most recently, Microsoft released Word Flow, an iOS version of the Windows Phone keyboard, and Google brought out Gboard, its keyboard with built-in search.
But none of these third-party keyboards can use my favorite keyboard tool,...
via The Verge
