<story><title>iOS 8 reviewed</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/ios-8-thoroughly-reviewed/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Someone1234</author><text>Credit where credit is due, the lack of customisable keyboards was a major gripe of mine when people asked me why I&amp;#x27;d never buy an iOS device.&lt;p&gt;A Swype-like keyboard (I actually use Google Keyboard&amp;#x27;s Swype mode, even though I own Swype) is a &amp;quot;must have&amp;quot; on my phone and has been for over three and a half years (since Swype beta was available on the original Galaxy Note).&lt;p&gt;While there are definitely thumb typists who can type quite fast, for me personally Swyping is significantly faster than tapping. I refuse to go back to that, it is bad enough things like passwords require tapping (although thanks to LastPass working with Chrome on Android, that too might be a thing of the past).&lt;p&gt;Now all we need is Microsoft to get with the program. Windows 8&amp;#x2F;8.1 still lacks a Swype-like keyboard and third party keyboards don&amp;#x27;t really exist. Kind of sucks on the Surface (you don&amp;#x27;t ALWAYS have the keyboard cover on).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>drzaiusapelord</author><text>Two things have kept me away from iOS: the tiny phone screens and the lack of Swype.  I can see myself moving back since I switched to Android from my old 3GS.  The Android fragmentation is out of control, the app quality is usually sub-par, and making sure to keep buying a Nexus to avoid OEM crapware gets tiresome.&lt;p&gt;I also find that bugs that would have gotten Apple mocked in the press and caused a massive outrage are ignored in the Android world. Namely the year or so Google Play Services would randomly lose its mind and drain your battery and the never ending Chrome bug where clicking a link just leads to an immediate page not loading condition (blank page appears and the spinning loading icon stops immediately). Heck, even the new version of Chrome does this. Thankfully not as often.&lt;p&gt;If either of these happened in the iOS world, there would be a lot of yelling a demands for fixing, as opposed to the current state where serious bugs persist for months at a time.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m willing to give Android L a chance before I leave. Hoepfully, we&amp;#x27;ll be seeing a higher quality of product here.</text></comment>
<story><title>iOS 8 reviewed</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/ios-8-thoroughly-reviewed/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Someone1234</author><text>Credit where credit is due, the lack of customisable keyboards was a major gripe of mine when people asked me why I&amp;#x27;d never buy an iOS device.&lt;p&gt;A Swype-like keyboard (I actually use Google Keyboard&amp;#x27;s Swype mode, even though I own Swype) is a &amp;quot;must have&amp;quot; on my phone and has been for over three and a half years (since Swype beta was available on the original Galaxy Note).&lt;p&gt;While there are definitely thumb typists who can type quite fast, for me personally Swyping is significantly faster than tapping. I refuse to go back to that, it is bad enough things like passwords require tapping (although thanks to LastPass working with Chrome on Android, that too might be a thing of the past).&lt;p&gt;Now all we need is Microsoft to get with the program. Windows 8&amp;#x2F;8.1 still lacks a Swype-like keyboard and third party keyboards don&amp;#x27;t really exist. Kind of sucks on the Surface (you don&amp;#x27;t ALWAYS have the keyboard cover on).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>guardian5x</author><text>Interestingly Windows Phone 8.1 already has a Swype-like keyboard which works really well. I hope they will include it in Windows 8.1 or maybe Threshold as well.</text></comment>